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SYN 1148 Kamara vs. Macaco II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 779 p4p, 1437 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 79 p4p, 147 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Right On/ Showcore. Miroslav Drozd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drozd.
Palhares wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palhares with a jab.
Palhares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drozd's guard.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palhares stops Drozd from standing up.
Palhares with a nice head shot there.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Palhares throws a strike but Drozd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drozd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palhares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drozd stopping the sweep attempt from Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drozd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drozd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palhares 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.
Palhares has a closed guard, preventing Drozd from standing up.
Palhares throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Drozd wants to stand but Palhares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Palhares is looking for a triangle but Drozd pushes his legs off easily.
Drozd stands up from Palhares's guard - Drozd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drozd throws a body punch but Palhares moves out of range.
Crunch! Palhares slams his shin into Drozd's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Drozd just misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Drozd's leg. Drozd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd misses with a hook to the body
and Palhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miroslav Drozd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drozd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drozd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick there by Palhares.
Drozd misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Palhares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drozd, pushing him back against the cage.
Palhares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palhares scores a nice knee to the body.
Palhares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palhares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Palhares lands a nice uppercut.
Drozd is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Palhares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drozd or not.
Palhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palhares misses with a knee to the head.
Palhares lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drozd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drozd throws a head punch that misses.
Palhares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares wants to control the position but Drozd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Palhares tries to get to full guard but Drozd has control of the leg.
Drozd stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Palhares misses the target.
Drozd moves away from the strike by Palhares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Drozd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drozd throws out a counter right but Palhares avoids it with no problem.
Drozd leaves Palhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
Palhares motions for Drozd to come forward. Palhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd digs a good body shot into Palhares's ribs.
Palhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drozd.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
Drozd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palhares throws out the jab.
Drozd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drozd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palhares rather than just go for the knockout.
Palhares ducks right into an uppercut from Drozd.
Drozd throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range.
Drozd misses with a hook.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palhares drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Palhares creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drozd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Palhares throws an elbow but Drozd slips to the side and avoids it well.
Palhares working the head and body with strikes.
Drozd pushes Palhares away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palhares gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Palhares works to advance to full mount. Drozd defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Palhares with good strikes from the mount here!
 Drozd is rocked!
Palhares trying to control but Drozd is having none of it.
Drozd is still in real trouble! Can Palhares finish him?
Palhares raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares looking to control but Drozd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drozd seems to have recovered his senses.
Palhares with the ground and pound from mount.
Palhares postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Drozd is out cold - huge knockout for Palhares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 1682 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two (ranked 223 p4p, 140 weight class). Faolin comes to the cage accompanied by It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Sturmovik Two has chosen Russki Style by Russkaja as his entrance music. Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturmovik Two sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturmovik Two cracks Faolin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturmovik Two throws a leg kick that misses.
Sturmovik Two waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faolin.
Sturmovik Two throws a head kick that half lands.
Sturmovik Two throws a combination that misses
and Faolin counters by moving into the clinch.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturmovik Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sturmovik Two makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmovik Two is defending well for now.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faolin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two has been cut.
Sturmovik Two looks winded!
Faolin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faolin prevents a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faolin.
Faolin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturmovik Two lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturmovik Twos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin crunches a lovely knee into Sturmovik Two's ribcage.
Sturmovik Two blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faolin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
Faolin scores a nice knee to the body.
Faolin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sturmovik Two in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sturmovik Two has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faolin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sturmovik Two can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Faolin.
Faolin lands a body punch.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturmovik Twos head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
Faolin gets through Sturmovik Two's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin scores a nice knee to the body.
Faolin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Faolin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturmovik Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
Faolin presses Sturmovik Two against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sturmovik Two misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faolin.
Faolin prevents a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sturmovik Two avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Faolin misses with some punches.
Sturmovik Two misses with some punches.
Sturmovik Two managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sturmovik Two fails to land.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks it.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturmovik Two avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturmovik Twos head.
Sturmovik Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturmovik Two avoids the damage to the body.
Faolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sturmovik Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sturmovik Two throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Sturmovik Two.
A short right from Faolin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Faolin.
Faolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sturmovik Two backwards.
Sturmovik Two lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
A short right from Sturmovik Two on the inside.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin gets through Sturmovik Two's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Sturmovik Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin lands with a light punch inside.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturmovik Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sturmovik Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturmovik Two lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Faolin lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faolin moves into the clinch.
Faolin pushes Sturmovik Two back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sturmovik Two lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin working aggressively here.
Faolin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin is leaning against Sturmovik Two and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Sturmovik Two blocks an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin with a knee to the head.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sturmovik Two misses with the head strike.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Sturmovik Two is breathing heavily.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmovik Two lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturmovik Twos head.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik Two.
Faolin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sturmovik Two can do to turn this around?
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin lands a knee to the body.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faolin obliges.
Sturmovik Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Faolin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faolin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faolin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Faolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturmovik Two.
Faolin prevents a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sturmovik Two fails to land.
Sturmovik Two takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Faolin.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturmovik Two backwards.
Sturmovik Two tries to throw a body punch but Faolin avoids it by throwing Sturmovik Two back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks it.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
Faolin lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturmovik Two managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Good body shot from Sturmovik Two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
A right hook to the body lands for Sturmovik Two.
A body shot lands from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Faolin misses with the head strike.
Sturmovik Two tries to throw a body punch but Faolin avoids it by throwing Sturmovik Two back against the cage.
Joey Faolin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
A shot in the inside from Sturmovik Two.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faolin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Sturmovik Two - that landed with a thud.
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturmovik Two lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Sturmovik Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin prevents a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Sturmovik Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faolin works on Sturmovik Two's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faolin.
Faolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturmovik Twos head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Sturmovik Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Faolin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sturmovik Two counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturmovik Two connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faolin misses with an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two looks to land a right hand but Faolin moved out of range.
Sturmovik Two is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sturmovik Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Faolin throws a body punch but Sturmovik Two moves out of range.
Sturmovik Two avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faolin connects with a nice looking jab.
Faolin moves forwards but Sturmovik Two connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmovik Two misses with a looping left.
Sturmovik Two throws an overhand right that lands on Faolin's shoulder, as Faolin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sturmovik Two misses with a body punch.
Faolin lands an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sturmovik Two lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturmovik Two blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmovik Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturmovik Two has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Faolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sturmovik Two throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin lands a shot to the body.
Faolin lands a body punch.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Sturmovik Two throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two blocks a body shot from Faolin.
Sturmovik Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two lands with a left to the head.
Faolin lands a left hand.
Faolin takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturmovik Two on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sturmovik Two.
Faolin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturmovik Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturmovik Two managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin scores with a shot to the side of Sturmovik Two's head.
Sturmovik Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two is leaning against Faolin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sturmovik Two.
A short left from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faolin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sturmovik Two lands with a left to the head.
Sturmovik Two scores with a hook to the body.
Sturmovik Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sturmovik Two managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sturmovik Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Faolin misses with some punches.
Faolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturmovik Two blocks it with crossed arms.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin takes a shot to the head.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sturmovik Two lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturmovik Two lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturmovik Two backwards.
Still in the clinch, Faolin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two.
I think Faolin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Faolin!
After winning the bout, Joey Faolin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Parmesan Cheese (ranked 1121 p4p, 756 weight class) and Stevie Hanselman (ranked 94 p4p, 60 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Parmesan Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanselman throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Hanselman.
Hanselman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanselman.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanselman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Hanselman.
Hanselman scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Hanselman misses.
Hanselman misses with a looping left.
Cheese misses with a wild combination.
Hanselman shoots for a takedown but Cheese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanselman misses with a takedown attempt
and Cheese counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanselman closes the distance and pushes Cheese back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cheese.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanselman is trying to stall.
Hanselman takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanselman backwards.
Hanselman can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanselman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cheese.
Hanselman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanselman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hanselman fails to land.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cheese.
Hanselman looking to slow down the pace here.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Hanselman's head.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanselman controls his hands.
Hanselman tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Hanselman back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hanselman fails to land.
Cheese lands a body shot.
Hanselman tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese misses with some punches.
Hanselman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike.
Cheese lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanselman backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheese.
Hanselman is trying to trip Cheese. He has hold of a leg but Cheese is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hanselman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanselman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanselman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cheese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanselman is one step ahead there.
Cheese looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanselman cracks Cheese with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanselman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Hanselman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanselman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cheese has Hanselman pulled in close to control his posture.
Hanselman throws an elbow that misses. Cheese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanselman's guard. Nice move by Cheese!
Cheese controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hanselman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cheese has passed into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanselman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cheese's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hanselman wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Hanselman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cheese has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cheese controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Parmesan Cheese dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanselman scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese scores with a three punch combo!
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Hanselman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Hanselman.
Hanselman throws a right hand that Cheese ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheese also avoids with ease.
Hanselman misses with a right hand
letting Cheese counter with a right hand.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanselman can do to turn this around?
Hanselman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese is looking for a counter combo.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanselman.
Cheese scores with a hook.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Hanselman's legs.
Hanselman just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanselman misses with a jab to the body
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot.
Hanselman throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Hanselman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cheese rather than just go for the knockout.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
Hanselman takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Hanselman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Hanselman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Hanselman.
It appears Cheese was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hanselman works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Hanselman does no damage.
Parmesan Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanselman moves out of range of the body kick.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanselman shoots in and bounces Cheese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hanselman throws a strike but Cheese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Hanselman.
Hanselman is still trying to improve position.
Hanselman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheese wants to pass the guard but Hanselman is keeping the position.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanselman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese has his hands clasped together around Hanselman's back. He's all about the action.
Hanselman is looking to advance position but Cheese won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanselman lands a nice short elbow.
Hanselman thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Hanselman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanselman throws a strike but Cheese avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hanselman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheese trying to control the position.
Hanselman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cheese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanselman is one step ahead there.
Cheese controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanselman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanselman throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
Hanselman throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanselman misses the shot to the body.
Cheese thumps Hanselman with a low kick.
Hanselman misses with a wild body shot.
Hanselman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cheese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanselman throws a nice looking combination but Cheese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hanselman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanselman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevie Hanselman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Hanselman.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman misses with a two punch combination.
Hanselman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheese counters with a good low kick that Hanselman was not able to check.
Hanselman throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hanselman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanselman throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cheese.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cheese slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanselman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cheese - the referee stops the clock and Hanselman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cheese. Hanselman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanselman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanselman misses with a looping left.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanselman.
A swing and a miss from Hanselman.
Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanselman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Hanselman moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese catches Hanselman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanselman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanselman walks into a straight right hand from Cheese.
Hanselman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanselman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cheese throws a push kick but Hanselman slaps the foot to one side.
Hanselman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cheese but Cheese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hanselman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cheese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanselman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cheese has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hanselman wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Hanselman throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
Hanselman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cheese is trying to hold Hanselman in close to prevent damage but Hanselman has managed to pass into half guard.
Cheese is trying to maintain the position but Hanselman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanselman is just content to waste time from the top position. Cheese takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hanselman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanselman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanselman throws a strike but Cheese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hanselman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Hanselman.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Parmesan Cheese.
I think Cheese has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Parmesan Cheese!
Parmesan Cheese 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 360 p4p, 683 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 34 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Widforss at a distance.
Widforss lands a jab to the nose.
Widforss walks into a straight right hand from Gong.
Tyres Widforss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Widforss misses with a body shot.
Gong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gong throws a head kick that half lands.
Widforss misses the body punch
and Gong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Widforss is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong throws out a leg kick but Widforss moves out of range and Gong only half commits.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gong defends it well.
Widforss is still on wobbly legs! Can Gong finish him?
Widforss slips a straight right by Gong.
Widforss seems to have recovered his senses.
Widforss lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gong misses with a head kick.
Gong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Widforss misses with a body shot.
Widforss dives in and grabs Gong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gong pushes down on Widforss's head and hops out.
Widforss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gong.
Widforss swings for the body but Gong moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gong, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Widforss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gong at a distance.
Gong scores with a shot to the body.
Widforss misses with a straight left.
Gong throws a body punch but Widforss moves out of range.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gong defends it well.
Gong throws a low kick but Widforss moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Widforss misses the target.
Gong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Widforss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Widforss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gong swivels and escapes.
Widforss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Gong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Widforss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gong digs a good body shot into Widforss's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Widforss. Gong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Widforss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
Widforss works Gong's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gong misses with a hook. Widforss ducked under it nicely.
Widforss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Li Gong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Widforss misses with a body punch
and Gong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Widforss lands with a shot to the body.
Widforss just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Widforss does it's job there.
Gong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throws a body punch but Gong moves out of range.
Gong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Widforss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it.
It looked like Gong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Widforss.
Gong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Widforss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong cracks Widforss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Widforss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Widforss shoots in but no luck this time.
Li Gong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Widforss connects with a jab.
Gong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widforss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Widforss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widforss connects with a looping right hand.
Widforss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Widforss lunges at Gong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gong's hand.
Widforss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some wild striking there from Widforss.
Widforss slips under a jab.
Widforss misses with a body shot.
Gong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gong slips a jab from Widforss.
As Widforss backs away, Gong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Widforss digs a good body shot into Gong's ribs.
Widforss slips under a jab from Gong.
Widforss takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Widforss.
Gong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gong looks to land a left hand but Widforss moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Gong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Widforss scores with a body shot.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gong defends it well.
Widforss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Widforss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Widforss trying to control from Gong's half guard. Gong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Widforss trying to control but Gong is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widforss is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gong has escaped and now he's on top!
Gong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Widforss is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Widforss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Widforss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gong controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gong tries to free his leg and advance position but Widforss is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gong passes Widforss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Widforss has a hand on Gong's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gong takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Widforss is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss wants to control but Gong is having none of it.
Gong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Widforss working to try and regain half guard.
Gong controlling the pace for now.
Widforss wants to control but Gong is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Widforss is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widforss wants to hold on but Gong pushes him away.
Gong controlling his opponent.
Gong wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Widforss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gong takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Widforss is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gong off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widforss wants to escape the position.
Widforss is still trying to improve position.
Widforss is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Gong misses its intended target.
Widforss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tyres Widforss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gong scores with a jab.
Gong scores with a head kick. Widforss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Widforss with the counter takedown but Gong avoids it easily.
Widforss has his takedown stuffed
and Gong counters with a straight right hand.
Gong connects with an inside leg kick.
Widforss throws a body shot but no joy.
Widforss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Gong is looking to chop away at Widforss's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widforss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Widforss scores with a body shot.
Gong cracks Widforss with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Widforss to stand back up!
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!
Widforss misses the shot to the body.
Whack! Gong lands a heavy head kick that drops Widforss. The ref tackles Gong to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Widforss was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Li Gong!
Li Gong tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 500 p4p, 650 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 45 p4p, 53 weight class). Garrincha comes to the cage accompanied by Молодые ветра. Hobo Garrincha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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22 - 15 - 2 |
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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 31 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrincha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo is looking to chop away at Garrincha's legs.
Garrincha blocks a jab.
Garrincha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Garrincha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrincha pulls Rizzo in close to prevent any damage.
Garrincha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha wants to hit a sweep here but Rizzo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garrincha there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo lands a big shot there that rocks Garrincha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha holds on to Rizzo around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Rizzo is landing with some decent strikes but Garrincha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garrincha is looking to improve his position but Rizzo isn't that keen on the idea.
Rizzo avoids the attempt from Garrincha to control.
Garrincha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rizzo with a couple of short strikes.
Rizzo lands a big shot there that rocks Garrincha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is desperately trying to improve his position but Rizzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Garrincha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Garrincha wants to get back to full guard.
Rizzo tries to pass to full mount but Garrincha defends it.
Garrincha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garrincha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rizzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rizzo throwing strikes from guard but Garrincha blocks nicely.
Garrincha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rizzo defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha pulls Rizzo in close to his closed guard and prevents Rizzo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garrincha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garrincha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garrincha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garrincha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rizzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Garrincha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rizzo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garrincha gets full guard.
Rizzo stands up over Garrincha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrincha controlling Rizzo's posture.
Garrincha keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Garrincha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrincha working for a triangle but Rizzo defends it easily.
Garrincha has Rizzo pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Garrincha.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrincha is looking to counter punch.
Garrincha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garrincha misses with a straight right.
Garrincha lands a slapping body shot.
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rizzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garrincha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrincha. That snapped Rizzo's head back.
Rizzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garrincha sprawls well initially but Rizzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha actively working from the bottom here.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep. Rizzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garrincha throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rizzo uses it to pass to side control.
Rizzo advances nicely into full mount.
Garrincha wants to control but Rizzo is having none of it.
Rizzo raining down shots from the mount!
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Garrincha working to try and regain half guard.
Garrincha tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrincha is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garrincha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garrincha wants to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
Rizzo scoring with strikes but Garrincha is staying in there.
Rizzo lands a big shot there that rocks Garrincha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garrincha tries to reverse the position but Rizzo maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo working Garrincha over with strikes here.
Garrincha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rizzo scoring with strikes but Garrincha is staying in there.
Rizzo tries to control but Garrincha wriggling away.
Garrincha is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo avoids the attempt from Garrincha to control.
Rizzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rizzo breaks from Garrincha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rizzo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garrincha slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rizzo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Garrincha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garrincha is working hard here to advance position.
Garrincha trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrincha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rizzo is looking to advance position but Garrincha won't allow it.
Garrincha is trying to control but can't.
Rizzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rizzo is looking to take a break and control but Garrincha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rizzo winds up and cracks Garrincha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rizzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garrincha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hobo Garrincha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frank Rizzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizzo trying to control but Garrincha is working from the bottom.
Rizzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garrincha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rizzo has managed to get both his arms back between Garrincha's legs - danger averted.
Garrincha keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rizzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrincha is keeping the position for now.
Garrincha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Garrincha from controlling successfully.
Garrincha throwing strikes but missing.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Garrincha from controlling successfully.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garrincha wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garrincha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizzo is keeping the position for now.
Garrincha wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garrincha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Rizzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha gets back to full guard.
Rizzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrincha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rizzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrincha is retaining full guard.
Garrincha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrincha working a defensive guard but Rizzo passes into half guard.
Garrincha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rizzo postures up.
Garrincha keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrincha controls Rizzo momentarily but Rizzo frees himself.
Frank Rizzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garrincha looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrincha, not yet.
Garrincha is trying to keep Rizzo in close.
Garrincha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Garrincha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrincha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
Frank Rizzo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Farquharson (ranked 425 p4p, 536 weight class) and Robbie Auston (ranked 57 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Auston!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auston misses with a looping right.
Auston throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Auston motions for Farquharson to come forward. Auston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson tries to counter with a takedown but Auston is quick to defend against it.
Auston misses with a series of wild punches.
Farquharson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Auston sprawls and moves away.
Farquharson takes one on the button.
Auston misses with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson content to control rather than advance.
Farquharson is looking to take a break and control but Auston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson lands strikes from half guard.
Farquharson not doing much here.
Farquharson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Farquharson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Auston is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
Auston is pressing down on Farquharson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Auston pushes Farquharson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Auston closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Auston scores with a shoulder strike.
Auston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farquharson's elbow.
I was talking to Farquharson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farquharson has Auston pushed against the cage.
Auston lands a right hand.
Auston scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Auston as Farquharson tries to tie him up.
Farquharson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Auston throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Auston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Farquharson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Auston smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Auston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Auston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Auston.
A cross from Auston lands.
Auston throws a body shot but no joy.
Farquharson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Auston.
Auston lands with a cross.
Auston is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Auston has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson is trying to pull guard but Auston has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Auston.
Farquharson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Auston pushes Farquharson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Auston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Auston swings wildly with an uppercut but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farquharsons head.
Auston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farquharson goes for a takedown attempt but Auston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Auston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Farquharson's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Auston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Auston.
Farquharson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Auston jabs Farquharson right on the nose. Farquharson blinks but takes it well.
Auston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson attempts a counter takedown but Auston avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Auston misses.
Duncan Farquharson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Auston misses with a head kick.
Auston throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Auston throws out the jab.
Auston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson slips a straight right by Auston.
Farquharson moves out of range as Auston strikes.
Farquharson attempts a counter takedown but Auston avoids it well and moves away.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auston gets a clinch.
Auston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Auston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Farquharson is trying to drag Auston to the mat but Auston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Auston prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Farquharson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Auston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farquharson is trying to push Auston away but Auston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farquharson.
A head punch on the inside from Auston fails to land.
Farquharson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Auston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farquharson taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Auston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Auston scores with a shoulder strike.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Auston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Farquharson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Farquharson wants to take the fight to the mat but Auston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Auston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Auston.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Auston to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Auston lands a shot to the body.
Auston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farquharson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Auston lands a hook that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Auston is leaning against Farquharson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farquharson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Auston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Auston.
Auston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Auston lands a left hand.
Auston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Auston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Auston has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
A short uppercut from Auston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auston working aggressively here.
Auston throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Auston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farquharson tries to pull guard but Auston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Auston misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Auston.
A head punch on the inside from Auston fails to land.
Auston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Auston misses with some punches.
Auston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Farquharson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Auston.
A head punch on the inside from Auston fails to land.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Auston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Auston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Auston looks to throw the jab but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Auston.
Auston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Auston clinches with his opponent.
Auston lands a left hand.
Auston is pressed up against the cage. Farquharson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Auston down to the mat. Auston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Auston throws a left and a right that both miss
so Farquharson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Farquharson trying to control the position from guard on top but Auston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farquharson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Auston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Auston pulls Farquharson in close to prevent any damage.
Auston wants to sweep here but Farquharson controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Farquharson stops Auston from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Farquharson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Auston. Auston obviously looking to wear him down.
Auston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Auston tries to clinch but Farquharson moves away
and Farquharson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Auston's guard.
Auston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farquharson postures up in Auston's guard and throws a big left but Auston blocks it.
Auston is looking to stand up but Farquharson isn't so interested in that idea.
Farquharson won't allow Auston to sweep him here.
Auston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farquharson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farquharson wants to control from the top but Auston keeps moving.
Farquharson lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
Auston has control of Farquharson's left arm, preventing Farquharson from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Auston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Robbie Auston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Auston.
Farquharson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Auston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Auston misses with a body shot.
Farquharson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Auston misses with an uppercut.
Farquharson tries to counter with a takedown but Auston is quick to defend against it.
Auston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson attempts a counter takedown but Auston avoids it well and moves away.
Auston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farquharson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Auston closes the distance and pushes Farquharson back into the cage.
Robbie Auston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Farquharson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Farquharson is trying to pull guard but Auston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Auston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Auston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Auston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Nightmare (ranked 319 p4p, 355 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 45 p4p, 49 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Puno throws a jab when Nightmare was well out of range.
Puno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Puno misses with a wild combination.
Nightmare tries to counter by clinching up but Puno breaks away and moves out of range.
Nightmare clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmare prevents a body shot from Puno.
Nightmare prevents a body shot from Puno.
Nightmare pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nightmare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puno.
Nightmare takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Last Nightmare has been cut.
Nightmare just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nightmare in his tracks.
Nightmare tries to clinch up.
Puno counters with a body kick.
Nightmare defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Nightmare has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nightmare thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno connects with a leg kick.
Puno feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nightmare sprawling to the canvas! Nightmare rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Puno finish him?!
 Nightmare is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nightmare crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Puno - the referee stops the clock and Nightmare gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Puno. Nightmare manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Nightmare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nightmare is breathing heavily.
Nightmare walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Nightmare limp body while Puno jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adan Puno!
A relieved looking Adan Puno 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 Temujin Namkhai (ranked 131 p4p, 169 weight class) and Keywon Reeves (ranked 22 p4p, 25 weight class). Namkhai comes to the cage accompanied by Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing. Reeves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace Hood - We Ball. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keywon Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Reeves tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Namkhai to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Keywon Reeves has been cut.
We've been told by Namkhai's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reeves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reeves punishes Namkhai's body with a nice straight punch.
Namkhai moves out of range as Reeves throws a body kick.
Namkhai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reeves avoids the body shot from Namkhai.
Reeves is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Temujin Namkhai has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reeves - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namkhai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Namkhai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reeves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Namkhai is breathing heavily.
Reeves lands a nice shot to the body.
Reeves lunges at Namkhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Namkhai's hand.
Reeves clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reeves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Reeves.
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Reeves.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Namkhai has a couple of punches blocked by Reeves.
Reeves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reeves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reeves is leaning against Namkhai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Reeves.
A body shot lands from Reeves.
Reeves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namkhai.
Reeves lands a shot to the body.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reeves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reeves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves pushes Namkhai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Reeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reeves.
Reeves can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
Reeves lands an uppercut.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Namkhai's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reeves.
Reeves lands a body shot.
Reeves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reeves.
Reeves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reeves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Namkhai takes a shot to the head.
Reeves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Namkhai's head.
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Reeves.
Reeves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Reeves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reeves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reeves works on Namkhai's body with a couple of short punches.
Reeves lands a right hand.
Reeves presses Namkhai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reeves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Namkhai or not.
Namkhai takes a shot to the head.
Reeves lands with a left to the head.
Reeves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Namkhai or not.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
Namkhai prevents a body shot from Reeves.
Reeves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reeves digs a right hand underneath Namkhai's ribcage. Namkhai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reeves lands with a short shot to the head.
Reeves is working Namkhai over against the cage.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Reeves.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
Namkhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reeves pushes Namkhai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keywon Reeves dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reeves wants to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Reeves looks to clinch
enabling Namkhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Reeves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reeves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namkhai lands with a nice body punch.
Reeves has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namkhai managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
Reeves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reeves throws an elbow that misses.
Namkhai works on Reeves's body with a couple of short punches.
Reeves tries to stall but Namkhai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reeves's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Namkhai.
Reeves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reeves tries to work over Namkhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namkhai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reevess head.
Reeves has a couple of punches blocked by Namkhai.
Reeves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reeves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namkhai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Namkhai's head.
Reeves lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Reeves.
Reeves lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves pushes Namkhai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Namkhai takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves lands with a left to the head.
Keywon Reeves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Reeves as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
Good body shot from Reeves.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Reeves.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reeves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Namkhai's brow.
Reeves tries to work over Namkhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namkhai blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Nice body punch from Reeves - that landed with a thud.
Namkhai avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
Reeves misses with some punches.
Namkhai managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Namkhai avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the cage.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Reeves.
Reeves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reeves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Namkhai misses with a body punch.
Namkhai prevents a body shot from Reeves.
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Reeves.
Reeves blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Reeves.
Reeves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reeves can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
A short right from Reeves on the inside.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Namkhai avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the cage.
Reeves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards.
Reeves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reeves presses Namkhai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reeves gets through Namkhai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves pushes Namkhai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reeves lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reeves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Namkhai avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the cage.
Reeves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Namkhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves tries a body shot but Namkhai blocks it.
Reeves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Reeves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reeves throws an elbow but it misses.
Reeves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Namkhai throws a head punch that misses.
Reeves lands a body punch.
Reeves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reeves is leaning against Namkhai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Namkhai fails to land.
Reeves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reeves scores with a hook to the body.
Namkhai takes a shot to the head.
Reeves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reeves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reeves is leaning against Namkhai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keywon Reeves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reeves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reeves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Namkhai is looking for a counter combo.
Namkhai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Namkhai. That did some damage!
Reeves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Namkhai moves out of range of the body kick from Reeves.
Namkhai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reeves throws a body shot but no joy.
Namkhai misses with a hook
and Reeves counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Namkhai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reeves throws a lazy uppercut
and Namkhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reeves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reeves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Namkhai misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reeves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves misses with a punch on the inside.
Namkhai cracks Reeves with a nice body shot.
Reeves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Namkhai lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Namkhai's elbow.
Reeves swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namkhai lands a shoulder strike.
Reeves pushes Namkhai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reeves blocks an uppercut.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Reeves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reeves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Namkhai's brow.
Namkhai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reeves has a couple of punches blocked by Namkhai.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Namkhai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reeves misses with some punches.
Reeves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Namkhai misses with the head strike.
A short right from Reeves on the inside.
Temujin Namkhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Namkhai.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.
Namkhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Reeves.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
Reeves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Reeves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reeves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reeves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reeves lands a shot to the body.
Namkhai misses with a body punch.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reeves can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Namkhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keywon Reeves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reeves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keywon Reeves!
Keywon Reeves 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 75 p4p, 142 weight class) and Jair Brown (ranked 10 p4p, 18 weight class). Bollomard comes to the cage accompanied by Mysterium. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jair Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollomard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollomard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bollomard is defended easily by Brown.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bollomard throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bollomard thinking.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Brown catches Bollomard right on the button with a cross.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bollomard's head but Bollomard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Bollomard misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bollomard doesn't seem phased though.
Bollomard throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown has one foot on Bollomard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown rushes Bollomard and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bollomard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Bollomard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bollomard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollomard jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bollomard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bollomard working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bollomard successfully pulls guard.
Brown wanted to stand there but Bollomard had control of the position.
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bollomard moves away and avoids it.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bollomard is just out of range.
Bollomard darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Bollomard wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bollomard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bollomard backwards.
Bollomard breaks the clinch.
Bollomard looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bollomard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bollomard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown slips a jab from Bollomard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown 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.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bollomard moves away.
Bollomard misses with a hook.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown lands a body shot.
Bollomard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bollomard is controlling him.
Bollomard trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bollomard won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bollomard drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Bollomard off! Bollomard jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bollomard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bollomard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown throws a jab when Bollomard was well out of range.
Brown throws a head kick but Bollomard moves out of range.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bollomard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bollomard 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.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bollomard manages to mount him!
Brown tries to buck Bollomard off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bollomard controlling the pace for now.
Bollomard is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Bollomard landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Jair Brown has been cut.
Bollomard working Brown over with strikes here.
Brown tries to buck Bollomard off but he can't manage it.
Bollomard cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown taking shots to the head.
Bollomard landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bollomard misses the body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bollomard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bollomard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bollomard wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollomard stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Bollomard is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown is looking to escape.
Bollomard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Bollomard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
That's time! Bollomard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Bollomard ducks down to avoid it.
Bollomard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown cracks Bollomard with a good jab.
It looks like Jacques Bollomard has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bollomard moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown motions for Bollomard to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bollomard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bollomard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Jair Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown slips a jab from Bollomard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bollomard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bollomard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Bollomard's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bollomard thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bollomard.
Bollomard throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Bollomard passes into half guard.
Bollomard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is trying to stand.
Bollomard wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Bollomard is controlling him
Bollomard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Bollomard there.
Bollomard stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bollomard connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well.
Bollomard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bollomard is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bollomard manages to move to mount!
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacques Bollomard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bollomard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bollomard lands with a nice body punch.
Bollomard lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Brown misses.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown moves to clinch but Bollomard breaks away
and Bollomard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bollomard from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard lands a couple of digs.
Bollomard stops Brown from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bollomard stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown is trying to buck Bollomard off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries to escape but Bollomard is in control.
Bollomard working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bollomard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bollomard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Bollomard working the body and head with strikes.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Bollomard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bollomard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bollomard with good strikes from the mount here!
Bollomard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bollomard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bollomard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bollomard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown is rocked!
Bollomard with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Bollomard finish him?
Bollomard loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Brown scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bollomard land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bollomard stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Bollomard!
Jacques Bollomard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 26 p4p, 54 weight class) and Diego Macaco (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Kamara comes to the cage accompanied by BLIND SPOTS. The crowd seem to be enjoying Macaco's choice of entrance music: Can’t Touch This. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kamara takes a step back to recover.
Macaco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Kamara is looking to land body kicks.
Macaco tries a low kick but Kamara avoids it.
Macaco with a nice calf kick.
Kamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Macaco connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco is looking to chop away at Kamara's legs.
Kamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macaco throws a low kick but Kamara moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco clinches up against the cage.
Kamara can't find room to land a body shot as Macaco controls the action.
Kamara dodges an elbow strike from Macaco.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Macaco.
Macaco working aggressively here.
Macaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Macaco controls his hands.
I was talking to Kamara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kamara tries a body shot but Macaco blocks it.
Macaco prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Macaco avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Kamara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamara lands a hook that snaps the head of Macaco backwards.
Macaco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macaco lands an elbow inside that Kamara shrugs off.
Macaco takes a shot to the head.
Kamara working Macaco over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamara missing with knees to the body.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara lands a knee to the body.
Macaco looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamara pushes Macaco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamara lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kamara.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macaco's elbow.
Kamara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamara lands a nice uppercut.
Macaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kamara.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Macaco.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kamara obliges.
A shot in the inside from Kamara.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kamara.
Kamara landing knees to the body.
Kamara lands an uppercut.
Kamara blocks the elbow strike.
Kamara gets through Macaco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kamara lands a body punch.
Kamara lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara lands a hook that snaps the head of Macaco backwards.
Macaco struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Macaco struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Kamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamara lands with a right to the head.
Macaco struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaco is defending well for now.
Macaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Macaco.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macaco's elbow.
Kamara digs a right hand underneath Macaco's ribcage. Macaco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamara tries to work over Macaco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kamara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Kamara.
A nice left hand lands by Kamara.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macaco.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macaco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macaco.
Kamara tries a body shot but Macaco blocks it.
Macaco prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Macaco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Macaco.
Macaco lands a nice elbow.
Kamara misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara scores with a shot to the side of Macaco's head.
Macaco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Kamara.
Kamara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macaco avoids it.
Macaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamara lands a left hand.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Macaco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macaco wants to clinch
and Kamara counters with a solid body kick.
Kamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macaco misses with a right hand
and Kamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Macaco.
Kamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Macaco fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macaco can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Macaco.
Macaco connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Macaco tests Kamara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macaco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Macaco misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Kamara misses its target.
Macaco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamara has time to react.
Macaco misses the jab.
Kamara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Macaco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Macaco's knee momentarily.
Kamara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Macaco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamara blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a hook but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara moves into the clinch.
Macaco lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamara's brow.
Macaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
Tagnarach Kamara's cut is getting worse.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Macaco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Macaco.
Macaco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamara's elbow.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Macaco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamara or not.
Kamara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macaco's face.
Kamara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macaco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike.
Macaco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kamara throws a punch but it's blocked by Macaco.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Kamara controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macaco or not.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
Kamara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaco is defending well for now.
Kamara can't find room to land a body shot as Macaco controls the action.
Macaco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macaco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Kamara controls the action.
Macaco lands a damaging elbow.
Tagnarach Kamara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Kamara controls the action.
Macaco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kamara fails to land.
Macaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
Kamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macaco backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Tagnarach Kamara's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macaco pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Macaco tries to throw a body punch but Kamara avoids it by throwing Macaco back against the cage.
Kamara misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike from Macaco.
Macaco working aggressively here.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macaco.
Macaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tagnarach Kamara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Macaco!
Diego Macaco is the new welterweight champion!
Diego Macaco was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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