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MFC - 75 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allejo Madera (ranked 2151 p4p, 24314 weight class) and Dwight Shrute (ranked 237 p4p, 463 weight class). Shrute has chosen Battlestart Galactica theme as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allejo Madera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 50 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Shrute!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrute is looking to clinch but Madera is avoiding it.
Madera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shrute tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Madera is in Shrute's guard.
Madera lands a couple of digs.
Madera postures up and lands a big shot to Shrute's brow.
Madera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Madera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shrute for as long as he can get away with.
Madera stands up and waves to Shrute to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madera closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shrute is fighting off a takedown attempt but Madera is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shrute to the mat. Shrute regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Madera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shrute is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madera is controlling him.
Madera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Madera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shrute keeping moving, preventing Madera from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madera lands a couple of elbows.
Shrute trying to keep a closed guard but Madera is proving a slippery customer.
Madera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madera is working Shrute over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Madera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Madera continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Madera moves into the clinch successfully.
Madera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shrute can't fight it off and eventually Madera manages to take the fight to the floor. Shrute looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Madera gets to his feet - Shrute follows without any prompting.
Madera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shrute.
Madera looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Madera drives through with a takedown into Shrute's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Madera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madera wants to control from the top but Shrute keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrute is trying to keep Madera in close.
Madera distracts Shrute with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madera works over Shrute with some ground and pound from guard.
Madera chips away with some ground and pound.
Madera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Madera lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shrute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Allejo Madera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shrute shoots for a double leg takedown but Madera sprawls well. He's pushed Shrute's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Madera.
Madera pushes Shrute up against the cage in a clinch.
Madera looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Madera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Madera has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shrute defend it? Madera steps over the head and cranks it - Shrute is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Madera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Allejo Madera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anor Vosa (ranked 25453 p4p, 1626 weight class) and Roy Strickland (ranked 349 p4p, 136 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anor Vosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland misses with a two punch combination.
 Vosa is rocked!
Vosa gets tackled into the cage by Strickland. Strickland maintains the clinch.
Oh Vosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strickland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vosa backwards.
Strickland just leaning against Vosa, taking a breather.
Strickland creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vosa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vosa drops to his knees and Strickland pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Strickland!
The defeated Anor Vosa had this to say: 'Frendy Saputra.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2267 p4p, 21450 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 231 p4p, 427 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 42 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 47 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hageman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tarlah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tarlah.
Tarlah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tarlah cracks Hageman with a solid left hand.
Tarlah landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarlah postures up and lands a big shot to Hageman's brow.
Tarlah with a nice head shot there.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
Tarlah cracks Hageman with a solid left hand.
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!
Tarlah connects with a couple of short punches.
 Hageman is rocked!
Tarlah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hageman is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarlah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hageman's head.
Hageman looks winded!
Tarlah loads up on a big left hand. Hageman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tarlah looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hageman can't hide his disappointment, as Tarlah celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Justen (ranked 1336 p4p, 25346 weight class) and Dustin Giles (ranked 154 p4p, 464 weight class). Justen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Chargers. Giles has chosen Beckham as his entrance music. Herbert Justen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Giles!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giles as he avoids it easily.
Giles is looking for the big counter here.
Justen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justen pushes Giles up against the cage in a clinch.
Justen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Justen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Justen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Justen controls Giles momentarily but Giles frees himself.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Justen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justen is on top in guard.
Justen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Justen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Giles dives on top into guard.
Justen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Giles should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Justen has tightened it up now! Giles should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herbert Justen!
Herbert Justen gave a mention to Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dustin Giles was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to thank Dana White and my opponent for giving me this opportunity.. that's it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1304 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 164 p4p, 364 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 55 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima wants to clinch
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Shima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Shima misses
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
Shima slips under a jab.
Nimoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Shima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimoy misses with a left hand
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima looks to land a combination but Nimoy avoids it well.
Shima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shima throws a combination that misses
and Nimoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shima thinking.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimoy tries a quick counter leg kick but Shima is wise to it.
Nimoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shima forces Nimoy back against the cage and clinches.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Nice body punch from Nimoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shima.
Shima blocking some punches.
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!
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
Nimoy gets through Shima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shima controls his hands.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima is trying to stall.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
A short uppercut from Nimoy.
Shima blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nimoy lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nimoy up against the cage.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Shima avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonard Nimoy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shima cracks Nimoy with an open hand slap.
Shima throws a series of punches but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nimoy throws the left hand but Shima avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Shima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nimoy.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Nimoy.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a shoulder strike.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shima controls his hands.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Shima blocks it.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Nimoy pushes Shima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shima has Nimoy pushed against the cage.
Shima blocking some punches.
Shima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nimoy is keeping busy.
Nimoy breaks the clinch.
Shima tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy staying out of range there.
Nimoy feints a counter leg kick.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Shima.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shima tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
A big left from Nimoy misses.
Shima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoy walks into a straight right hand from Shima.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima scores with a nice head shot.
Nimoy fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Shima with a jab.
Shima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nimoy counter with a right hand.
Shima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nimoy takes one on the button.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Shima misses with an uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shima throws out the jab.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimoy thows a leg kick but Shima checks it
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shima has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shima.
Shima clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shima tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shima throws a series of punches but Nimoy avoids them all with ease.
Nimoy misses with a body kick.
Shima connects with the punch.
Shima misses with a combination
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shima counters with a three punch combo that has Nimoy backing up. Nimoy nods at Shima to acknowledge the strikes.
Shima clinches up against the cage.
Shima'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.
Shima is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shima for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shima prevents Nimoy from breaking the clinch.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Shima blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nimoy as Shima tries to tie him up.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
Shima is stalling here.
Shima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima looking to slow down the pace here.
Shima trying to control the position but instead, Nimoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shima into the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
A nice left hand lands by Shima.
Shima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoy or not.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy lands a body punch.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nimoy as Shima tries to tie him up.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Nimoy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
Shima stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nimoy pushes Shima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimas head.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima tries to stall but Nimoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima trying to control the position but instead, Nimoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shima into the cage.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shima uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nimoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
Tetsuo Shima spoke after the fight, saying 'Off to the next, I thought I would have beat this bum but shit happens'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Adams (ranked 840 p4p, 832 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 97 p4p, 95 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by No Noncesense. Legs has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. 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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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs misses with a hook
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid body kick from Legs.
Legs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams throws a quick counter head kick but Legs was just out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Legs's ribcage but misses.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Legs does it's job there.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legs connects with a right hand. Adams shakes it off.
Legs swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Legs misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Legs.
Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Legs is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams slips under a jab from Legs.
Legs looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adams moves away from the strike by Legs.
Legs misses with a looping left.
Adams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Legs throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Legs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adams swings for the body but Legs moves out of range.
Legs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Legs throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams misses with a body punch
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs throws a low kick but Adams avoids it.
Legs misses with a lunging right hand
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
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 telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Adams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legs. That did some damage!
Legs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Legs misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Legs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legs missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Adams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Adams catches Legs right on the button with a cross.
Legs misses with a wild body shot.
Adams quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Legs.
Adams avoids the body shot from Legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adams.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Legs throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams moves out of range of the leg kick from Legs.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Legs ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Legs throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Legs is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Legs lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Legs misses
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Legs throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Legs throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with an outside leg kick.
Legs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legs swings widly with a right hand
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
Legs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adams doesn't seem bothered though.
Legs jabs Adams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 Callum Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crazy Legs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Legs misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Legs throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Legs looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Legs misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams lands a big uppercut and Legs crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Legs looks OK. Adams waves Legs back to his feet!
The cut above Crazy Legs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Legs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Legs.
Legs with a hook.
Legs swings widly with a right hand
and Adams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Legs really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams drops Legs with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Legs! Adams dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Adams!
During a confident post fight interview, Callum Adams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Crazy Legs was interviewed post fight and said 'I got paid, I win'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1154 p4p, 2188 weight class) and Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 141 p4p, 238 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pick up man. Sparta Jr has chosen Just like you imagined as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sparky Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diziz Sparta Jr's chin.
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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 51 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diziz Sparta Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Sparta Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparta Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sparta Jr misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sparta Jr sprawls well initially but Anderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Sparta Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparta Jr pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparta Jr is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Sparta Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparta Jr misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Sparta Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparta Jr cracks Anderson with an uppercut from hell and Anderson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sparta Jr's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Anderson is rocked!
Sparta Jr wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta Jr stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.
Sparta Jr throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Sparta Jr cracks Anderson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Anderson falls backwards against the cage. Sparta Jr follows up with more strikes that drop Anderson to his knees. Sparta Jr keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Anderson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diziz Sparta Jr!
Post fight, Diziz Sparta Jr took to the microphone: 'THIS IS SPARTA !!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 791 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 103 p4p, 157 weight class). Jesse Custer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jesse Custer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Custer wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Custer throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Custer takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Custer swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Custer sees coming a mile off.
Custer with the counter takedown but Wright avoids it easily.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Wright throws a push kick but Custer slaps the foot to one side.
Custer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright thuds a left hand into Custer's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Custer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Custer can't get the takedown.
Carter Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Custer.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Custer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Custer is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Wright 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.
Custer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Custer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Custer has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Custer breaks from the clinch.
Custer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Custer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Custer ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wright appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Wright pushes Custer away with a front kick.
Custer looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wright both land. Nice combination.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Custer darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns Custer into the cage.
Wright connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Custer.
Custer is looking to clinch.
Wright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Custer shoots and misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Custer lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Custer fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Custer.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright is looking to wear down Custer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Custer on that attempt.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Custer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright cracks Custer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Custer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright stalks Custer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Custer's face. Custer staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Custer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Custer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Custer wants to clinch
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Custer is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Wright uses the oldest trick in the book to send Custer tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Wright is absolutely delighted - when Custer wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carter Wright!
An out of breath Carter Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 132 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 19 p4p, 133 weight class). Atunes has chosen Makeba as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
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22 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hopper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes darts in and clinches Hopper up against the cage.
Hopper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopper scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes looking to throw knees to the head but Hopper is blocking nicely.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Hopper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopper as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper breaks the clinch.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopper is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Hopper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopper misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopper manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Hopper counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Hopper moved out of range.
Hopper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopper misses with a wild combination.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopper. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes walks into a left hand.
Hopper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopper is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Hopper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopper misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Hopper misses with a hook.
Hopper misses the jab.
Hopper looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopper finds it's way round the side to connect with Atunes's head.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopper.
Hopper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Hopper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Hopper ducks down to avoid it.
Hopper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Cavalho Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper slips under a jab from Atunes.
The fighters circling - Hopper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Will Hopper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopper is looking to counter punch.
Hopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Hopper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Hopper throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Hopper avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Hopper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopper blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Hopper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes throws the left hand but Hopper avoids the punch easily.
Atunes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper moves away from the strike by Atunes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopper. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Atunes 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.
Hopper moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Hopper thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopper.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopper is just out of range.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Hopper counters with a left to the body.
Atunes throws a lazy head kick
and Hopper counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper lands a big right hand that sends Atunes crashing to the mat! Hopper stays standing though and waves Atunes back to his feet!
Atunes is rocked!
That has opened up Cavalho Atunes's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Hopper tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Hopper drops Atunes with a naaaaasty hook - Atunes is in real trouble here! Hopper dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Hopper!
Will Hopper retains his light heavyweight title!
Will Hopper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 282 p4p, 856 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 39 p4p, 99 weight class). Gangster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Gangster has knocked Zakharov down with a huge combo! Gangster steps away and waves a wobbly Zakharov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Leonid Zakharov has been cut.
Zakharov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zakharov drives through and clinches with Gangster against the cage.
Zakharov lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Zakharov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gangster struggles to land a body shot inside as Zakharov controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Zakharov.
Zakharov is looking for a takedown.
Zakharov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zakharov looking for a takedown.
Vahid Gangster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Zakharov.
Zakharov wants to take the fight to the mat but Gangster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zakharov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gangster's elbow.
Gangster prevents a body shot from Zakharov.
Zakharov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gangster slows down the pace here.
Gangster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zakharov being controlled against the cage.
Zakharov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gangster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gangster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Zakharov fails to land.
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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gangster.
Zakharov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gangster lands with a left to the head.
Gangster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zakharov is rocked!
Gangster pushes Zakharov against the cage and as Zakharov bounces back, Gangster cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Gangster follows up with more strikes but Zakharov was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Vahid Gangster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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