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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Baetens (ranked 4640 p4p, 24999 weight class) and Kino Martinez (ranked 269 p4p, 308 weight class). Kino Martinez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Baetens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a series of punches but Baetens avoids them all with ease.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baetens tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez is looking for the big counter here.
Baetens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Baetens backs off Martinez throws a huge counter combo but Baetens manages to avoid it all.
Baetens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Martinez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Baetens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baetens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baetens.
As Baetens backs off Martinez throws a huge counter combo but Baetens manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Baetens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baetens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baetens.
Martinez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baetens checks a leg kick.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baetens was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baetens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baetens has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez throws a combination. Baetens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kino Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Baetens dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baetens circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baetens moves into the clinch successfully.
Baetens successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baetens working a defensive guard here.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Baetens blocks nicely.
Baetens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Baetens has locked up a guillotine! Baetens's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Martinez is holding on here and Baetens must be using up a lot of energy. Martinez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Baetens gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lorenzo Baetens!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Prescott (ranked 3516 p4p, 3654 weight class) and Rado Kapusta (ranked 218 p4p, 222 weight class). Prescott comes to the cage accompanied by John Cena - The Time Is Now. Samuel Prescott could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rado Kapusta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Prescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rado Kapusta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapusta closes the distance but Prescott moves to the side
and Prescott counters with a takedown into side control.
Prescott is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kapusta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kapusta is trying to buck Prescott off.
Prescott is working to tighten his grip on Kapusta's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kapusta has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Prescott is really squeezing tight and eventually Kapusta passes out! Prescott breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samuel Prescott!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Prescott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asahi Inoue (ranked 3311 p4p, 3204 weight class) and Valentin Sutton (ranked 335 p4p, 327 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Asahi Inoue has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Asahi Inoue seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue rushes Sutton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inoue blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inoue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inoue lands a shot to the body.
Inoue lands with a left to the head.
Inoue working aggressively here.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sutton blocking some punches.
Sutton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sutton's elbow.
Sutton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue scores with a shot to the side of Sutton's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sutton.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Sutton.
Sutton lands an elbow that stopped Inoue in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutton manages to break the clinch.
Valentin Sutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutton works over Inoue's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue moves into the clinch successfully.
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sutton tries to pull guard but Inoue forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Inoue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inoue lands a right hand.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Sutton pushes off an throws an elbow but Inoue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Sutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Inoue uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutton is trying to control the position but Inoue postures up.
Sutton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sutton gets tackled into the cage by Inoue. Inoue maintains the clinch.
Inoue blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inoue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inoue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sutton is trying to break the clinch but Inoue has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Inoue.
Sutton is trying to push Inoue away but Inoue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inoue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sutton has hold of one of Inoue's legs. Inoue is fighting the takedown attempt but Sutton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Inoue wants to get back to his feet but Sutton passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sutton there.
Inoue is pressing down on Sutton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Inoue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sutton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sutton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sutton lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sutton with a nice head shot there.
Inoue is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutton is in close to Inoue's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Inoue on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inoue tries to get out of the position.
Sutton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sutton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sutton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sutton is working Inoue over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sutton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sutton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sutton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sutton connects with a couple of short punches.
Inoue is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutton works over Inoue with some ground and pound from guard.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Sutton from controlling successfully.
Inoue throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sutton uses it to pass to side control.
Sutton working the ground and pound.
Sutton scoring with punches from side control.
Inoue is trying to get back to his feet.
Inoue is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asahi Inoue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inoue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sutton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Inoue connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sutton scrambles back to his feet.
Inoue scores with a hook.
Inoue tries to clinch but Sutton is having none of it.
Sutton throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Inoue throwing a counter right hand but Sutton manages to avoid it.
Sutton lands with an overhand left.
Valentin Sutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Sutton tenderised Inoue's leg. Inoue is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sutton throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Sutton takes one on the button.
Inoue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inoue cracks Sutton with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Sutton misses.
Sutton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inoue sets himself, and Sutton steps forward looking for the clinch! Inoue avoids it this time.
Inoue scores with a nice strike.
Inoue tries to clinch there but Sutton circles away.
Sutton moves into range and clinches up with Inoue.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sutton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Inoue as the two fighters clinch.
Sutton jumps guard but Inoue stands there with Sutton around his waist. Sutton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Inoue.
Sutton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inoue misses with some punches.
Inoue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inoue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutton can do to turn this around?
Inoue lands with a light punch inside.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue can't find room to land a body shot as Sutton controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Sutton.
Sutton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sutton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sutton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inoue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sutton tries to pull guard but Inoue won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inoue.
Sutton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoue moves in looking to clinch but Sutton pushes him off.
Sutton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inoue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Inoue takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Sutton misses with an elbow over the top.
Inoue working aggressively here.
Inoue misses with the head strike.
Sutton tries to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling the position.
Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Sutton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sutton lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a body punch.
Inoue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inoue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Sutton.
Inoue scores with a shoulder strike.
Sutton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoue scores with a jab. Sutton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valentin Sutton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sutton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inoue.
Sutton connects with a jab.
Inoue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sutton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Inoue.
Inoue lands a nice hook to Sutton's body. Sutton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Inoue.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sutton.
Inoue scores with a jab to the head.
 Sutton is rocked!
Inoue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Inoue. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inoue.
Sutton is still on wobbly legs! Can Inoue finish him?
Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sutton.
Inoue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sutton seems to have recovered his senses.
Sutton misses with a body punch
and Inoue counters with a stiff right hand.
Sutton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sutton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inoue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton thumps Inoue with a low kick.
Inoue scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sutton.
Sutton misses with a head kick.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Sutton.
Sutton throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Inoue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sutton tries to bum rush Inoue with a series of wild strikes but Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Inoue wants to clinch.
Sutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutton misses with a head kick.
Inoue cracks a nice hook into Sutton's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue moves in looking to clinch but Sutton pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sutton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sutton misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asahi Inoue dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Inoue lands a nice shot that snaps Sutton's head back.
Inoue moves out of range as Sutton strikes.
Jab from Inoue.
Sutton throws a head kick that misses.
Inoue cracks Sutton with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sutton falls to his knees and Inoue doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asahi Inoue!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Viktor (ranked 2534 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Chad Price (ranked 222 p4p, 272 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Price's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones Jr. - Can't Be Touched. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balogh Viktor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Price!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktor closes the distance and pushes Price back into the cage.
Price is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Viktor can't fight it off and eventually Price manages to take the fight to the floor. Viktor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Price looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Viktor keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Viktor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viktor tries to get out of the position.
Viktor wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
Viktor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Price has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Viktor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Viktor lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Viktor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Price is trying to drag Viktor to the mat but Viktor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Price jumps guard but Viktor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Chad Price has been cut.
Viktor lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
Viktor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viktor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balogh Viktor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Price.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Viktor.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Viktor, against the cage.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Viktor pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Price jumps guard but Viktor stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Viktor pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Viktor lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Viktor lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
Viktor lands a damaging elbow.
Price is rocked!
Viktor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Viktor pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Price! Viktor unloads with more strikes and Price sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balogh Viktor!
Balogh Viktor is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Balogh Viktor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davi Rocha (ranked 2512 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Salvatore Hardy (ranked 165 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davi Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Salvatore Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha checks a low kick from Hardy.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Rocha shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rocha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
As Hardy looks to move away, Rocha throws a big counter combo but Hardy just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Rocha on that attempt.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocha dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Rocha's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rocha shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Rocha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Rocha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Hardy is pressing down on Rocha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Rocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rocha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
Rocha stops Hardy from standing up.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rocha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rocha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rocha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is pushing down on Hardy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hardy is fighting to maintain full guard but Rocha has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy trying to control here.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rocha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Rocha is controlling him well.
Rocha winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rocha postures up and lands a big shot to Hardy's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocha is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rocha postures up and lands a big shot to Hardy's brow.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Rocha controlling him for the moment.
Hardy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rocha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocha chips away with some ground and pound.
Rocha stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Salvatore Hardy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Rocha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rocha connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Hardy tries to buck Rocha off but Rocha is having none of it.
Hardy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rocha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rocha winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha lands strikes from half guard.
Rocha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Rocha blocks the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
Hardy is looking for a sweep. Rocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rocha working Hardy over with strikes.
Rocha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rocha winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rocha tries to pass to full mount but Hardy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Rocha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Rocha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rocha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rocha drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Rocha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy wants to control but Rocha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rocha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rocha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Rocha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the position.
Rocha stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rocha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rocha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocha landing with the ground and pound.
Rocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha chips away with some ground and pound.
Rocha throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Rocha slips an elbow through the middle.
Rocha stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rocha throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocha scoring with some ground and pound.
Rocha is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Rocha with a nice head shot there.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Rocha postures up.
Rocha throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocha lands a couple of digs.
Rocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy is adopting a defensive guard.
Rocha postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Rocha dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rocha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Rocha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rocha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Rocha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rocha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Rocha ends up having to push Hardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha is looking for a takedown.
Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rocha is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha letting Hardy take a breather here.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocha wants to take the fight to the mat but Hardy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rocha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Rocha is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Rocha seems to have got his legs back now.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Rocha is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rocha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy steps in with a hook that catches Rocha right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hardy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rocha looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Hardy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 2605 p4p, 2004 weight class) and Dylan Graves (ranked 272 p4p, 208 weight class). Cosby's entrance music is Cosby Show Opening. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Bill Cosby has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bill Cosby seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Graves!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cosby sprawls well. Cosby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Graves tries for a takedown but Cosby circles away easily
and Cosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Graves.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cosby as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Cosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cosby wants to stand up but Graves is controlling him.
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cosby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graves distracts Cosby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Cosby, not yet.
Cosby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graves on the ground.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graves connects with a couple of short punches.
Cosby looking to control.
Cosby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby wants to stand up but Graves is controlling him.
Cosby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cosby tries to get out of the position.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
Cosby wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Graves is working Cosby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graves stops Cosby from standing up.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Cosby is looking to stand up but Graves isn't so interested in that idea.
Graves won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
Graves cracks Cosby with a solid left hand.
Cosby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graves works over Cosby with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves postures up and lands a big shot to Cosby's brow.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cosby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graves chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosby manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A jab from Cosby finds it's way through Graves's defenses.
Cosby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cosby looks to land a combination. Graves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Cosby.
Graves shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosby sprawls well. He's pushed Graves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown. Cosby tries to sprawl out of it but Graves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cosby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Cosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Graves.
Graves looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves shoots in and bounces Cosby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cosby has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Graves has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Graves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cosby ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cosby no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Cosby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graves is controlling him.
Graves is looking to work some ground and pound but Cosby has wrist control.
Cosby wants to get back to his feet but Graves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cosby is looking to stand up but Graves isn't so interested in that idea.
Graves won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
Graves works over Cosby with some ground and pound from guard.
Cosby wants to stand but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves is working Cosby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Graves works over Cosby with some ground and pound from guard.
Graves lands a couple of digs.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graves is controlling him.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cosby wants to get up but he can't break Graves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cosby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
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.
Graves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cosby manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Graves wants a takedown but no success here.
Graves has Cosby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cosby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Graves.
Cosby gets underhooks to prevent Graves's takedown attempt.
Cosby has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Graves regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cosby wants to stand and escape but instead Graves has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cosby wants to get back to his feet but Graves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cosby doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Graves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graves won't allow Cosby to get back to his feet.
Graves with a nice head shot there.
Cosby wants to stand and escape but Graves is having none of it.
Graves cracks Cosby with a solid left hand.
Cosby wants to get back to his feet but Graves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cosby has his feet on Graves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cosby lands a jab to the nose.
Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graves is breathing heavily.
Cosby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graves is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan Graves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graves slips nicely into half guard.
Cosby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cosby tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Graves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cosby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cosby looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cosby tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
Cosby is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graves lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cosby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cosby has one foot on Graves's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cosby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graves.
A quick step to the side and Cosby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cosby is fending him off so far but Graves persists. Nope, Cosby circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cosby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cosby.
Cosby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graves backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Cosby.
Cosby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Cosby.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosby throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Graves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Cosby stuffs the takedown.
Cosby scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Cosby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves dives in and grabs Cosby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cosby pushes down on Graves's head and hops out.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown. Cosby tries to sprawl out of it but Graves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cosby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby throws out a powerful jab.
Cosby connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Cosby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Graves walks into a stiff left hand from Cosby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Cosby.
Graves with a poor takedown
and Cosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that second round.
That's time! Cosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cosby lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Graves shoots in but no luck this time.
Cosby throws a shot to the body.
Cosby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Nice sprawl there from Cosby as Graves shoots in.
Cosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Graves should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cosby, as that shot connected.
Cosby cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Graves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cosby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Graves.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosby stuffs the takedown attempt from Graves. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Cosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cosby lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Cosby connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cosby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cosby scores with a hook.
Cosby throws a series of strikes that have Graves backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cosby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosby wants it to stay on the feet.
Graves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Graves walks into a jab.
Cosby sizes up Graves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves is rocked!
Bill Cosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Cosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Cosby cracks Graves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cosby counters with a straight right hand.
Cosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosby scores with a hook.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves dives in and grabs Cosby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cosby pushes down on Graves's head and hops out.
Cosby lands with a right hand.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves has his takedown stuffed
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cosby misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cosby, as that shot connected.
Graves shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosby sprawls well. He's pushed Graves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cosby scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Cosby lands.
Bill Cosby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosby lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Cosby.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cosby as he avoids it easily.
Cosby lands with a nice body punch.
Cosby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cosby throws a good cross that connects.
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cosby.
Cosby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cosby jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cosby.
Cosby thuds his right hand into Graves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graves has his takedown stuffed
and Cosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cosby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cosby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Cosby jabs at Graves's body.
Cosby with a hook.
Cosby with a nice cross.
Cosby lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby throws a shot to the body.
Graves fails to land the takedown.
Bill Cosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cosby lands a jab to the head.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Cosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cosby.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Cosby.
Cosby tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cosby lands a slapping body shot.
Graves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cosby counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosby digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Graves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cosby but Cosby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dylan Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosby punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cosby, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby 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 Angelo Martinez (ranked 2266 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Chan Sung Jung (ranked 203 p4p, 335 weight class). Jung has chosen Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Jung shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into Jung's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Jung working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez passes Jung's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jung trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Jung's hands, connecting with Jung's forehead.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
Jung won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Jung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez lands strikes from half guard.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez working over Jung with some ground and pound. Jung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jung knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Jung wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Jung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jung looks a forlorn figure.
Martinez prevents Jung from getting the reversal.
Martinez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez landing shots from mount.
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Jung is rocked!
Martinez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jung is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jung is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez cracks Jung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
Jung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
Jung wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martinez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jung scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Martinez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Martinez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Martinez!
Angelo Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Gibbs (ranked 1836 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Faustyn Fleszar (ranked 133 p4p, 123 weight class). Gunner Gibbs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustyn Fleszar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleszar punishes Gibbs's body with a nice straight punch.
Fleszar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibbs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fleszar lands a right hook to the body.
Fleszar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fleszar lunges at Gibbs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gibbs's hand.
Fleszar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fleszar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibbs on the side of the head.
Fleszar lands an overhand right.
Fleszar lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleszar lands a nice hook to Gibbs's body. Gibbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibbs has his takedown stuffed
and Fleszar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleszar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fleszar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibbss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fleszar with a jab.
Gibbs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fleszar scores with a decent looking hook.
Fleszar dips to his left and cracks Gibbs with an uppercut!
Fleszar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibbs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fleszar connects with a nice looking jab.
Fleszar lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Fleszar as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleszar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleszar works Gibbs's body with a nice hook.
Fleszar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gibbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs walks into a stiff left hand from Fleszar.
Fleszar scores with a decent looking hook.
Fleszar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gibbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fleszar counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleszar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fleszar throws a good cross that connects.
Gibbs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gibbs is rocked!
Faustyn Fleszar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleszar walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gibbs drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fleszar swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gibbs's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faustyn Fleszar!
Faustyn Fleszar very nearly forgot to thank BANZAI NUTRITION amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Li (ranked 2658 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Beetle Juice (ranked 175 p4p, 161 weight class). Beetle Juice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Beetle Juice!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Li's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Li's back!
Li is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Li is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Li tries to roll but Juice sticks to his back.
Juice is not going to allow Li to sit and survive in this position.
Juice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Li has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juice is hanging on to Li's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Li is trying to defend against the choke here but Juice has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Juice Tightens the hold and Li taps out furiously! Juice displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Beetle Juice!
A very excited looking Beetle Juice made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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