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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 3964 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 431 p4p, 354 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina stuffs the takedown.
Farina throws out a counter right but Turmarrov avoids it with no problem.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Turmarrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farina pushes Turmarrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Turmarrov takes a shot to the head.
Farina lands a shoulder strike.
Turmarrov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Farina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turmarrovs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turmarrov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Turmarrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turmarrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farina lands an uppercut.
 Turmarrov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Turmarrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farina jumps guard.
Farina pulls Turmarrov in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Farina has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Farina doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Turmarrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Farina wants to sweep here but Turmarrov controlling him for the moment.
Turmarrov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farina manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turmarrov has Farina in his guard.
Turmarrov has his feet on Farina's thighs here. He's pushed Farina off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Farina screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Turmarrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Mountain (ranked 3070 p4p, 18879 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 312 p4p, 474 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kari Mountain has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kari Mountain seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovacs throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovacs is just out of range.
Kovacs wants to counter with a clinch but Mountain pushes him away.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacs.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kovacs misses with a low kick.
Kovacs throws a leg kick but Mountain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovacs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mountain backs up against the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovacs.
Mountain tries to work over Kovacs's front leg with a kick but Kovacs checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Kovacs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mountain.
Some wild striking there from Mountain.
Kovacs lands a high kick!
Mountain checks a leg kick nicely.
Mountain throws a jab when Kovacs was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a chopping leg kick but Mountain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovacs throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Kovacs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mountain throws a hook but Kovacs blocks it.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mountain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kovacs tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovacs throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
Mountain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Kovacs tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mountain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovacs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Kovacs avoids them all with ease.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovacs. Kovacs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mountain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovacs circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Mountain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovacs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Mountain lands a head kick!
Kovacs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kovacs back to the cage. Mountain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mountain slips a jab and a cross from Kovacs.
Mountain connects with a crisp jab.
Mountain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mountain keeps Kovacs at a distance using the push kick.
Kari Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountain looks to land a combination but Kovacs avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Mountain.
Kovacs misses with a leg kick
and Kovacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain misses with a hook. Kovacs ducked under it nicely.
Kovacs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovacs can do to turn this around?
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacs.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Kovacs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mountain jabs Kovacs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mountain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain tests Kovacs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mountain clobbers Kovacs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a left hand
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovacs thinking.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain sizes up Kovacs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Kovacs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovacs is looking to score with low kicks.
Kovacs slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kovacs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovacs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kovacs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mountain throws a right hand that Kovacs ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovacs also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mountain clobbers Kovacs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Kovacs misses.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
Mountain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kovacs under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a straight left.
Kovacs just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMountain.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kovacs throws a combination that misses
and Mountain counters with a one-two to the body.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs blocks the body kick.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovacs misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Kovacs thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a left and a right that stings Kovacs.
Mountain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Kovacs backs away looking to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovacs misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Kovacs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mountain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacs throws out the jab.
Mountain moves out of range of the leg kick from Kovacs.
Mountain swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mountain keeps Kovacs at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Kovacs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mountain.
Mountain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovacs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountain throws a push kick but Kovacs slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Kovacs is predictable there
and Mountain counters by moving into the clinch.
Kovacs manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Kovacs misses
and Mountain counters with a series of strikes. Kovacs will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovacs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kari Mountain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mountain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kovacs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovacs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mountain scores with a one two! Kovacs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Mountain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mountain.
Kovacs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovacs is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mountain misses with a kick to the body.
Kovacs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mountain counters with a two punch combo.
Mountain looks to land a combination but Kovacs avoids it well.
Kovacs tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Jab from Mountain.
Good shot there by Kovacs.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kovacs blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mountain slips a straight right by Kovacs.
Kovacs motions for Mountain to come forward. Kovacs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Kovacs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mountain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain throws a hook but Kovacs blocks it.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kovacs counter with a right hand.
Kovacs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mountain throws a big counter combination but Kovacs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andor Kovacs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountain throws a hook but Kovacs avoids it easily.
Kovacs misses with a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mountain 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Mountain!
Andor Kovacs was interviewed post fight and said 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan West (ranked 3301 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 304 p4p, 227 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Mehdi Kanaani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alan West had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows West to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kanaani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kanaani wants to stand and escape but West is having none of it.
West has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanaani is keeping the position for now.
West looking to sit in guard and control but Kanaani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani with a nice head shot there.
Kanaani stays in close to West's body and controls the position.
Kanaani throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kanaani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanaani on the ground.
Kanaani stands up from West's guard - Kanaani perhaps looking for a knockout.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kanaani's waist but Kanaani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanaani throws out the jab.
Kanaani closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Alan West has been cut.
Kanaani leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Kanaani misses.
West moves forwards but Kanaani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West is rocked!
Kanaani is looking to chop away at West's legs.
Kanaani fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked West out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mehdi Kanaani!
After winning the bout, Mehdi Kanaani 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 376 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 44 p4p, 181 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 48 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Vieira keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Vieira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Vieira cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vieira looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez throws a good cross that connects.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Vieira misses with an uppercut
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Vieira misses with a looping left.
Martinez rushes Vieira and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Vieira is rocked!
Vieira misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Vieira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Vieira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez has Vieira pushed against the cage.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Vieira misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieira thinking.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vieira. Vieira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieira misses the target.
Martinez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vieira 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.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vieiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez clinches.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vieira swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vieira throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Martinez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira lands a head shot.
Martinez tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira misses with a hook.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage.
Vieira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vieira looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vieira has Martinez pushed against the cage.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vieira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Vieira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vieira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez connects with a jab.
Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira gets a clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira slows down the pace here.
Vieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Vieira's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez 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.
Vieira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vieira is just out of range.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
 It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vieira misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Vieira as he connects with a hook.
Vieira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
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!
Vieira throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
and Martinez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vieira! He's just covering up as Martinez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Javier Martinez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 469 p4p, 773 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 63 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Shakespeare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare throws a poor cross that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Shakespeare lands a jab to the head.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Shakespeare keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakespeare misses with a right hand
letting Bjornsson counter with a right hand.
Shakespeare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjornsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shakespeare counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakespeare throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakespeare misses with a right hand
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut.
Bjornsson missing with a left hand there. Shakespeare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shakespeare takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shakespeare misses with a straight right.
Shakespeare misses with an uppercut
and Shakespeare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakespeare lands with a right hand.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Shakespeare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakespeare throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bjornsson counter with a right hand.
Shakespeare throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Shakespeare misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson moves into range and clinches up with Shakespeare.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shakespeare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bjornsson postures up in Shakespeare's guard and throws a big left but Shakespeare blocks it.
Shakespeare is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakespeare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shakespeare wants to stand and escape but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Shakespeare on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shakespeare tries to get out of the position.
Shakespeare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shakespeare defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjornsson.
Shakespeare connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjornsson. Bjornsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bjornsson misses with a takedown
and Shakespeare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbie Shakespeare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bjornsson pushes Shakespeare up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shakespeare gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bjornsson has Shakespeare pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shakespeare manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bjornsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body.
Shakespeare blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to throw a body punch but Shakespeare avoids it by throwing Bjornsson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tightens his grip and picks Shakespeare up, before dumping him to the ground. Shakespeare manages to land in guard.
Bjornsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bjornsson trying to control but Shakespeare is working from the bottom.
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!
Bjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shakespeare wants to stand and escape but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakespeare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bjornsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shakespeare's guard.
Bjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornsson winds up and cracks Shakespeare with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shakespeare defending well though.
Shakespeare wants to get back to his feet.
Bjornsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shakespeare knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shakespeare!
Bjornsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shakespeare is looking to escape.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Bjornsson is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson wants to finish this one by submission but Shakespeare is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shakespeare is squirming around, avoiding Bjornsson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shakespeare is squirming around, avoiding Bjornsson's attempts to control the action.
Shakespeare wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shakespeare has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bjornsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bjornsson wants to finish this one by submission but Shakespeare is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to control the pace but Shakespeare is squirming around nicely.
Bjornsson landing strikes from the mount.
Robbie Shakespeare's cut is getting worse.
Bjornsson thowing shots but they're missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bjornsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Eddie Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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