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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaeden Saunders (ranked 3644 p4p, 5168 weight class) and Theodor Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii (ranked 358 p4p, 423 weight class). Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii has chosen Shine - Bishop Gunn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaeden Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodor Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii presses Saunders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saunders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saunders wants to get back to striking at distance but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii won't allow it.
Saunders stalling.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to circle away but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii has him pinned against the cage.
Saunders tries to pull guard but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii won't allow it.
A short left from Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands with a left to the head.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Saunders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii stops a takedown attempt from Saunders.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaeden Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a shot to the body.
Saunders looking for a takedown.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands an elbow inside.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saunders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Saunders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii clinches up with Saunders and pushes him back against the cage.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a nice elbow.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saunders.
Saunders can't get the takedown.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Saunders tries to score a body lock takedown but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 Saunders is rocked!
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Saunders! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii is unloading with more strikes now! Saunders drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodor Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii!
Theodor Capitani Von Kurnatowski Iii took some time post fight to say the following; 'They had a dude in our town with no arms, used to fuckin' fight everybody. You know that dude. He would getchu with that lurch. He would catch you between his chin and his chest. Then he'd fuckin' snack you like a snake. Gert was his name.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matias Fialkowska (ranked 4673 p4p, 4675 weight class) and Leroy Dumas (ranked 404 p4p, 405 weight class). Fialkowska's entrance music is The Dragonborn Cometh. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matias Fialkowska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Dumas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fialkowska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dumas manages to avoid it.
Dumas throws out a counter right but Fialkowska avoids it with no problem.
Fialkowska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumas.
A slow jab from Fialkowska misses its intended target.
Dumas clinches with his opponent.
Fialkowska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fialkowska blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dumas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dumas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fialkowska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dumas lands an uppercut.
Dumas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dumas on the inside.
Dumas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas working aggressively here.
Fialkowska breaks the clinch.
Fialkowska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumas tries to counter with a clinch but Fialkowska shakes him off and moves away.
A punch combination from Fialkowska misses.
Fialkowska misses with a double jab
and Dumas counters with a right hand to the body.
Fialkowska is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fialkowska gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dumas gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fialkowska is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Dumas!
During a confident post fight interview, Leroy Dumas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Bear (ranked 3394 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Ho Kogan (ranked 332 p4p, 338 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaggy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ho Kogan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogan clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Kogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kogan can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kogan tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Kogan lands an uppercut.
Kogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 It looks like Shaggy Bear has been cut.
Kogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kogan.
Kogan controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bear is defending well for now.
Kogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kogan cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Bear is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kogan.
Kogan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Kogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kogan.
Kogan is working Bear over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kogan - that landed with a thud.
Kogan lands an uppercut.
Kogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kogan works on Bear's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Kogan.
Kogan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kogan as the two fighters clinch.
Kogan drops Bear onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bear is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bear is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kogan.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kogan mutters something to Bear before pushing him back against the cage. As Bear comes back towards him, Kogan unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Bear clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ho Kogan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parkinson (ranked 3033 p4p, 3368 weight class) and Cristian Miculescu (ranked 307 p4p, 331 weight class). Peter Parkinson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Miculescu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miculescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Parkinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miculescu.
Parkinson throws a hook but Miculescu avoids it easily.
It seemed like Miculescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parkinson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Miculescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Parkinson has Miculescu up against the cage in a clinch.
Miculescu misses with a punch to the body.
Miculescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miculescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miculescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miculescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Miculescu fails to land.
Miculescu trying to land knees to the body.
Parkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miculescu scores a nice knee to the body.
Parkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkinson is leaning against Miculescu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miculescu can't find room to land a body shot as Parkinson controls the action.
Parkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parkinson managing to block the knees to the body from Miculescu.
Parkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Miculescu.
Parkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miculescus head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miculescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parkinson.
Miculescu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parkinson avoids it.
Miculescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Parkinson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Parkinson fails to land.
Parkinson pushes Miculescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miculescu tries a knee to the head but Parkinson blocks it.
Miculescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miculescu blocking some punches.
Parkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miculescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parkinson backwards.
Parkinson lands a left hand.
Parkinson lands a nice shot 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!
Miculescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Parkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Parkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parkinson blocking some punches.
Miculescu misses with the head strike.
Parkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miculescu tries a body shot but Parkinson blocks it.
Miculescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miculescu's elbow.
Parkinson lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parkinson.
Parkinson lands an uppercut.
Miculescu throws a head punch that misses.
Miculescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Parkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Miculescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parkinson.
Parkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miculescu tries a body shot but Parkinson blocks it.
Miculescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parkinson is defending well for now.
Miculescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parkinson.
Miculescu blocking some punches.
Parkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miculescu backwards.
Miculescu prevents a body shot from Parkinson.
A shot in the inside from Miculescu.
Parkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Miculescu struggles to land a body shot inside as Parkinson controls his hands.
Miculescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miculescu stalls.
A short right from Parkinson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miculescu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miculescu working Parkinson over with knees to the body.
Miculescu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miculescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miculescu throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Miculescu.
Miculescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Parkinson backwards.
Parkinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miculescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parkinson scores with a shot to the side of Miculescu's head.
Parkinson is working Miculescu over against the cage.
Miculescu looks winded!
Miculescu misses with some punches.
Miculescu scores with a hook to the body.
Miculescu tries to throw a body punch but Parkinson avoids it by throwing Miculescu back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parkinson working aggressively here.
Parkinson avoiding damage as Miculescu throws knees to the body.
Miculescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miculescu missing with knees to the body.
Miculescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Parkinson.
Miculescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Miculescu tries to work over Parkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parkinson presses Miculescu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miculescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parkinson is defending well for now.
Parkinson presses Miculescu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parkinson lands a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Cristian Miculescu has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Miculescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parkinson managing to block the knees to the body from Miculescu.
Parkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Parkinson lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Miculescu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parkinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miculescu doesn't seem bothered though.
Parkinson drives through and clinches with Miculescu against the cage.
Parkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miculescu backwards.
A shot in the inside from Parkinson.
Parkinson cracks Miculescu with a nice body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miculescu 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.
Miculescu takes a shot to the head.
Parkinson lands an uppercut.
Parkinson gets through Miculescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parkinson works on Miculescu's body with a couple of short punches.
Parkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parkinson misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parkinson.
Parkinson pushes Miculescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Miculescu is rocked!
Parkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Miculescu is still on wobbly legs! Can Parkinson finish him?
Parkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parkinson lands an uppercut.
Miculescu prevents a body shot from Parkinson.
Parkinson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Miculescu with a big uppercut! Miculescu tries to clinch up but Parkinson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Miculescu to the mat! Miculescu covers up and Parkinson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Parkinson!
After the big win, Peter Parkinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Feeble Fightware and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kacper Kowalczyk (ranked 2513 p4p, 3140 weight class) and Jeff Bennett (ranked 261 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kacper Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk misses the body punch
and Bennett counters with a takedown into side control.
Kowalczyk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Bennett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kowalczyk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kowalczyk manages to get back to half guard.
Bennett prevents Kowalczyk from improving his position.
Bennett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kowalczyk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bennett is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett is looking to advance position but Kowalczyk won't allow it.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to full guard.
Bennett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kowalczyk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bennett is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to full guard.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Bennett has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kowalczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowalczyk is looking for a sweep. Bennett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kowalczyk is working hard here to advance position.
Bennett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kowalczyk is just riding it out for now. Bennett eventually gives up the hold.
Bennett prevents Kowalczyk from improving his position.
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.
Bennett is trying to work for a kimura but Kowalczyk is defending well.
Bennett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennett wants to work for an arm triangle but Kowalczyk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bennett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to full guard.
Kowalczyk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but Kowalczyk is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalczyk.
Bennett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowalczyk looking for a guillotine here but Bennett defends easily.
Kowalczyk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kowalczyk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalczyk working for a triangle but Bennett defends it easily.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep here but Bennett controlling him for the moment.
Bennett throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep here but Bennett controlling him for the moment.
Kowalczyk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bennett is aware though and is defending well.
Bennett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to pass the guard.
Bennett won't allow Kowalczyk to sweep him here.
Kowalczyk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennett's guard.
Bennett is looking for a triangle but Kowalczyk pushes his legs off easily.
Bennett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kowalczyk trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Kowalczyk postures up and lands a big shot to Bennett's brow.
Kowalczyk trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett working for a triangle but Kowalczyk defends it easily.
Kowalczyk scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Bennett 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.
Jab, jab by Kowalczyk - just one landing.
Kowalczyk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Kowalczyk catches Bennett right on the button with a cross.
Jeff Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennett.
Kowalczyk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalczyk.
Bennett throws a big counter head kick but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennett shoots and misses
and Kowalczyk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kacper Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Bennett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bennett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalczyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kowalczyk jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett tries for a takedown but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kowalczyk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalczyk punishes Bennett's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalczyk rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kowalczyk works on Bennett's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk presses Bennett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk presses Bennett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalczyk pulls guard successfully.
Kowalczyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennett manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalczyk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalczyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalczyk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Kowalczyk cracks Bennett with a solid left hand.
Kowalczyk chips away with some ground and pound.
Kowalczyk cracks Bennett with a solid left hand.
Kowalczyk cracks Bennett with a solid left hand.
Kowalczyk landing some decent shots from guard.
Bennett is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking for a guillotine here but Kowalczyk defends easily.
Bennett is still in real trouble! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Kowalczyk wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalczyk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kowalczyk stands up over Bennett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kowalczyk 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.
Kowalczyk postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bennett covers up, he's hurt! Kowalczyk keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kowalczyk and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kowalczyk can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kacper Kowalczyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chito (ranked 2276 p4p, 3242 weight class) and Bronson Cobb (ranked 231 p4p, 324 weight class). Bronson Cobb is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Chito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bronson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chito lands with a hook. Cobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cobb looking to score a takedown here. Chito is defending well but Cobb drives through and ends up in Chito's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb slips nicely into half guard.
Cobb looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chito looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cobb passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chito is trying to improve his position.
Chito throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Chito manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cobb's best efforts.
Chito looking for subs from the bottom but Cobb mounts him!
Chito tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Cobb has taken his back.
Chito is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chito breaks Cobb's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chito chips away with some ground and pound.
Chito throws a sloppy strike and Cobb has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Chito is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Cobb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bronson Cobb!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzesimir Boryszko (ranked 1855 p4p, 3506 weight class) and Larry Wheels (ranked 197 p4p, 341 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Larry Wheels was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzesimir Boryszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Wheels!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheels lands a slapping body shot.
Boryszko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wheels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wheels connects with a right hand. Boryszko shakes it off.
We've been hearing reports that Boryszko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wheels ducks under a wild hook from Boryszko.
Boryszko takes the fight into the clinch.
Boryszko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boryszko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boryszko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wheels struggles to land a body shot inside as Boryszko controls his hands.
Boryszko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wheels jumps into guard, dragging Boryszko to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boryszko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wheels, up you get!
Larry Wheels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boryszko throws an overhand right that lands on Wheels's shoulder, as Wheels tries to avoid the shot.
Boryszko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boryszko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boryszko cracks Wheels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Larry Wheels has been cut.
Boryszko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wheels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryszko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wheels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boryszko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Boryszko.
Wheels looks winded!
Good body shot from Boryszko.
Boryszko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boryszko.
A hook to the body from Boryszko.
Boryszko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boryszko presses Wheels against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boryszko lands a nice shot to the body.
Boryszko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boryszko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boryszko is leaning against Wheels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boryszko lands a body punch.
Boryszko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Boryszko.
Boryszko lands a right hand.
Boryszko lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Boryszko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boryszko lands a left hand.
Wheels is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Boryszko.
Wheels is still on wobbly legs! Can Boryszko finish him?
Boryszko works on Wheels's body with a couple of short punches.
Boryszko lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wheels to his knees! Boryszko keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzesimir Boryszko!
A very excited looking Krzesimir Boryszko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tea (ranked 2224 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Hirohito Yamato (ranked 226 p4p, 241 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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165
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156
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamato throws a body shot but no joy.
Tea slips a jab from Yamato.
Tea lands with an overhand left.
Tea slips a jab from Yamato.
Yamato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tea.
Tea misses the shot to the body.
Tea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tea definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tea moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tea doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Tea.
Oooooh!!! Tea has knocked Yamato down with a huge combo! Tea steps away and waves a wobbly Yamato back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Yamato is rocked!
It looks like Hirohito Yamato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tea slips a straight right by Yamato.
Yamato is still on wobbly legs! Can Tea finish him?
Yamato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yamato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tea dips to his left and cracks Yamato with an uppercut!
Yamato leaves his chin hanging out and Tea seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Yamato crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Tea!
A victorious Tyler Tea thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1109 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Dick Brower (ranked 132 p4p, 241 weight class). Brower has chosen Bone Cracker/ Shocore as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Brower!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brower shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kvaratskhelia but Kvaratskhelia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brower gets caught napping as Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown. Brower manages to retain guard.
Brower is trying to keep Kvaratskhelia in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brower is on top in guard.
Kvaratskhelia keeping moving, preventing Brower from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brower scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kvaratskhelia looking to control.
Kvaratskhelia keeping moving, preventing Brower from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brower is looking to work some ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia has wrist control.
Kvaratskhelia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to sweep but instead, Brower has passed into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia wants to improve his position but Brower is controlling well.
Brower working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia gets full guard.
Brower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Brower postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a triangle but Brower pushes his legs off easily.
Brower thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kvaratskhelia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brower is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kvaratskhelia pulls his head out easily.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brower is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brower wants to improve his position but Kvaratskhelia is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia lands strikes from half guard.
Kvaratskhelia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kvaratskhelia is nestled in close to Brower, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kvaratskhelia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to take a break and control but Brower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brower looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brower looking for submissions off his back.
Kvaratskhelia is thwarting Brower's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brower manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kvaratskhelia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brower wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Brower is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brower has an active guard here but Kvaratskhelia has managed to pass into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the action but Brower is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia 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.
Kvaratskhelia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brower was covering up waiting for the punch and Kvaratskhelia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Brower is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brower throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brower can do to turn this around?
Brower trying to keep a closed guard but Kvaratskhelia is proving a slippery customer.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brower is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
Brower is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brower can't keep his opponent in guard - Kvaratskhelia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kvaratskhelia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brower doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kvaratskhelia.
Brower trying to control from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is nestled in close to Brower, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kvaratskhelia is working for a kimura but Brower is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Kvaratskhelia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia lands with a punch from half guard.
Kvaratskhelia winds up and cracks Brower with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brower is trying to control but can't.
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. Kvaratskhelia connects with a nice short shot to Brower's temple.
Brower has hold of Kvaratskhelia's hands but Kvaratskhelia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kvaratskhelia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is controlling the pace.
Brower manages to get to full guard.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Brower's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands a big shot to Brower's brow.
Kvaratskhelia works over Brower with some ground and pound from guard.
Kvaratskhelia works over Brower with some ground and pound from guard.
Brower is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvaratskhelia controls the pace.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Brower with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Brower is rocked!
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brower's head.
Brower is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
Kvaratskhelia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Brower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brower covers up, he's hurt! Kvaratskhelia keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kvaratskhelia and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kvaratskhelia can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
A very excited looking Giorgi Kvaratskhelia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Robben (ranked 807 p4p, 1656 weight class) and Juan Alro (ranked 83 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robin Robben!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Alro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alro scores with a hook.
Robben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alro manages to avoid it.
Robben moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robben creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alro wants to break free but Robben has control.
Robben lands a hook that snaps the head of Alro backwards.
It looks like Juan Alro has been cut.
Alro manages to break the clinch.
Robben lands a big right hand that sends Alro crashing to the mat! Robben stays standing though and waves Alro back to his feet!
Alro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alro tries to keep at a distance but Robben has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alro is still on wobbly legs! Can Robben finish him?
Robben creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alro with a big uppercut! Alro tries to clinch up but Robben pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alro to the mat! Alro covers up and Robben unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robin Robben!
Robin Robben retains his lightweight title!
Robin Robben 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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