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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dio Escudero (ranked 1706 p4p, 3191 weight class) and Jessie Krueger (ranked 131 p4p, 198 weight class). Escudero comes to the cage accompanied by El Sonidito- Hechizeros Band. Jessie Krueger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Escudero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Escudero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escudero.
Krueger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escudero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escudero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Escudero blocks a head kick by Krueger.
Krueger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krueger ducks right into an uppercut from Escudero.
A jab lands there for Escudero.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escudero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Escudero as he connects with a hook.
Krueger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger blocks a jab.
Krueger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escudero throws a right hand that misses
and Krueger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escudero lands with a right hand.
Escudero connects with a single shot there.
Krueger staying out of range there.
Krueger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escudero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Escudero lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Krueger.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Escudero avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Escudero.
Escudero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escudero misses with a straight right.
Krueger lands a nice shot that snaps Escudero's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escudero. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escudero avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Escudero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krueger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krueger slips a jab from Escudero.
Krueger takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escudero throws a lazy right hand but Krueger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escudero misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses.
Escudero digs a good hook to Krueger's body.
Escudero misses with the combination.
Krueger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escudero throws a body shot but no joy.
Krueger throws a body punch but Escudero moves out of range.
Escudero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krueger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krueger punishes Escudero's body with a nice straight punch.
Escudero misses with a lunging right hand
and Krueger moves into the clinch.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Escudero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escudero.
Krueger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Krueger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escudero tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escudero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Escudero. Those never looked like landing.
Escudero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Escudero misses with a straight left.
Escudero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krueger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 good leg kick by Krueger.
Escudero throws a hook but Krueger blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krueger blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krueger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
Krueger throws an overhand right that lands on Escudero's shoulder, as Escudero tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Escudero misses.
A little jabbing left from Krueger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escudero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Krueger.
Escudero throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Escudero misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krueger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krueger throws a lazy right hand but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escudero misses with a series of wild punches.
Escudero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krueger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krueger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escudero.
Escudero with a jab.
Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escudero.
Krueger has closed the distance and engaged Escudero in a clinch.
Escudero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krueger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escudero throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
Escudero feints a jab promting Krueger to slip. Escudero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krueger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Krueger slips a jab from Escudero.
A swing and a miss from Escudero.
Krueger throws a fast counter high kick but Escudero manages to duck under it in time.
Krueger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escudero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krueger flicks out a counter leg kick but Escudero steps away.
Krueger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escudero.
A little jabbing left from Krueger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from Escudero.
Escudero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruegers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escudero misses with an uppercut
and Krueger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escudero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - Krueger coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger slips a straight right by Escudero.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escudero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escudero throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
Krueger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escudero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escudero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escudero moves out of range of the strikes.
Escudero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escudero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krueger shapes to counter with a head kick.
Krueger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krueger with a nice calf kick.
Krueger lands a head kick. Escudero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escudero gets tackled into the cage by Krueger. Krueger maintains the clinch.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio Escudero is winning the standup battle so far.
Krueger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krueger is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Escudero avoids the body shot from Krueger.
Dio Escudero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escudero throws an overhand right that lands on Krueger's shoulder, as Krueger tries to avoid the shot.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Escudero.
Escudero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Krueger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escudero misses with a looping right.
Escudero looks to land a right hand but Krueger moved out of range.
Krueger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Escudero finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Escudero. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escudero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escudero looks to land a right hand but Krueger moved out of range.
Krueger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escudero.
A little jabbing left from Krueger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Escudero misses.
Escudero lands a jab.
Escudero throws a combination that misses
and Krueger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escudero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escudero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krueger can do to turn this around?
Krueger needs to keep his hands up - Escudero had a free shot at his head there.
Krueger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krueger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escudero counters with a right hand to the body.
Krueger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dio Escudero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Krueger blocks a jab.
Krueger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jessie Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger lands with a kick to the temple. Escudero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Krueger slips a jab and a cross from Escudero.
Escudero scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
A punch combination from Escudero misses.
Krueger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escudero throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.
Escudero tries to keep at a distance but Krueger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escudero works the jab nicely.
Escudero lands a nice looking body shot.
Escudero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escudero scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escudero scores with a jab to the body.
Escudero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escudero lands an overhand right.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escudero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krueger counters with a crisp one two that drops Escudero! Krueger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Escudero to his feet! Escudero is in big trouble!
 Escudero is rocked!
Escudero cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Escudero finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escudero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escudero missing with a left hand there. Krueger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krueger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escudero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries a low kick but Escudero avoids it.
Escudero misses with the combination.
Escudero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krueger.
Escudero lands with an uppercut that bounces Krueger off the cage and back into range.
Escudero throws a big shot that misses.
Krueger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Escudero looks to land a right hand but Krueger moved out of range.
Escudero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Escudero misses.
Krueger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Krueger darts in trying to clinch
and Escudero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escudero tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
Krueger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escudero lands with a hook. Krueger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krueger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krueger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escudero.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
Escudero misses with an uppercut.
Krueger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escudero connects with a single shot there.
Escudero misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krueger! But no joy.
Escudero stalks Krueger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krueger's face. Krueger staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escudero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escudero swings widly with a right hand
and Krueger counters with a left to the body.
Escudero lands a nice hook to Krueger's body. Krueger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escudero misses the jab.
Escudero swinging wildly here.
Escudero misses with a lunging right hand
and Krueger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escudero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dio Escudero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escudero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dio Escudero!
Dio Escudero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cruz (ranked 2155 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Nolan Diaz (ranked 238 p4p, 271 weight class). Nolan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nolan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz looks winded!
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
 Diaz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Diaz covers up, he's hurt! Cruz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cruz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cruz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Cruz!
Victor Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Going The Distance in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sage Jensen Jr (ranked 2111 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Viktor Sokolov (ranked 233 p4p, 281 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sage Jensen Jr!
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, Viktor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen Jr wants to clinch up but Sokolov keeps it at a distance.
Jensen Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sokolov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jensen Jr's guard.
Jensen Jr kicks Sokolov off and gets to his feet.
Sage Jensen Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokolov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Sokolov tries to counter it with a takedown but Jensen Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jensen Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokolov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jensen Jr.
Sokolov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen Jr wants to clinch.
Jensen Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokolov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokolov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sokolov stalks Jensen Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jensen Jr's face. Jensen Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Jensen Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokolov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokolov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sokolov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jensen Jr's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov stops Jensen Jr from standing up.
Sokolov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sokolov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jensen Jr screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sokolov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Viktor Sokolov!
Viktor Sokolov very nearly forgot to thank Warpath Wear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Barnes (ranked 2161 p4p, 3300 weight class) and John James (ranked 242 p4p, 331 weight class). Scott Barnes 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John James!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from James.
Barnes is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws a counter combo.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
 It looks like John James has been cut.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James wants to break free but Barnes has control.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Barnes to work.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James manages to break the clinch.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up John James's cut even more.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
James tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Scott Barnes has been cut.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes is stalling here.
James blocks an elbow strike.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes stalling against the cage.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
James is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
James avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
James can't break the clinch.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Barnes prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
James is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes avoiding damage.
James is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Barnes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
James lands a left and a right that send Barnes crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barnes is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James Throws a clean left jab. James Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Barnes's chin! Barnes crumbles to the ground and James follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John James!
John James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Demirov (ranked 1350 p4p, 2471 weight class) and Zeke Yurchon (ranked 149 p4p, 241 weight class). Demirov comes to the cage accompanied by Sudno. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Demirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon moves into range and clinches up with Demirov.
Demirov blocks an uppercut.
Yurchon keeps control of Demirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demirov working hard to break the clinch.
Yurchon can't get the takedown.
Yurchon looking for a takedown.
Yurchon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Demirov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Amir Demirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Yurchon.
Demirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yurchon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demirov as he avoids it easily.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
Yurchon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Demirov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yurchon wants to clinch
and Demirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demirov thuds his right hand into Yurchon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon has his takedown stuffed
and Demirov counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Demirov.
Zeke Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demirov swings for the body but Yurchon moves out of range.
Demirov lands a jab to Yurchon's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demirov throws an overhand right that lands on Yurchon's shoulder, as Yurchon tries to avoid the shot.
Yurchon misses with a takedown attempt
and Demirov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demirov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yurchon looks winded!
Demirov dips to his left and cracks Yurchon with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Demirov.
Yurchon gets a takedown into half guard.
Demirov has one foot on Yurchon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demirov misses with a body shot.
Yurchon darts in trying to clinch
and Demirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yurchon closes the distance and clinches.
Demirov blocks an uppercut.
Demirov tries to circle away but Yurchon has him pinned against the cage.
Demirov blocks an uppercut.
Yurchon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurchon can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yurchon has him pressed against the cage.
Yurchon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demirov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yurchon lands with a right to the head.
Yurchon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yurchon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as Demirov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yurchon doesn't seem phased though.
No luck for Yurchon with that takedown attempt.
Yurchon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yurchon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Yurchon.
Amir Demirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurchon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yurchon fails with a takedown attempt.
Demirov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon darts in and clinches Demirov up against the cage.
Demirov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yurchon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Demirov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Demirov working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yurchon.
Yurchon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yurchon can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Yurchon.
Demirov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demirov gets underhooks to prevent Yurchon's takedown attempt.
Demirov is trying to break free.
Yurchon has a couple of punches blocked by Demirov.
Yurchon wants to take the fight to the mat but Demirov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Demirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demirov scores with a hook to the body. Yurchon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon with a poor takedown
and Demirov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yurchon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Demirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yurchon shoots in but Demirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demirov scores with a nice head shot.
Yurchon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yurchon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demirov throws a shot to the body.
Yurchon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Demirov to the mat! Demirov manages to get full guard.
Demirov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yurchon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Demirov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yurchon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yurchon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Demirov.
Yurchon misses with a takedown attempt
and Demirov counters with a straight right hand.
Yurchon takes one to the side of the head.
Yurchon is rocked!
Demirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurchon moves away.
Yurchon is still on wobbly legs! Can Demirov finish him?
Yurchon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demirov but Demirov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Demirov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yurchon seems to have recovered his senses.
Yurchon fails with the takedown
and Demirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yurchon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yurchon pushes Demirov up against the cage in a clinch.
Demirov blocking some punches.
Yurchon tries to score a body lock takedown but Demirov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Demirov is pressed up against the cage. Yurchon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demirov down to the mat. Demirov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir Demirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Yurchon.
Yurchon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demirov defends it nicely.
Yurchon takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Demirov catches Yurchon right on the button with a cross.
Demirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurchon is breathing heavily.
Demirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yurchon.
Donk. Demirov catches Yurchon right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Demirov.
Demirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yurchon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demirov.
Demirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yurchon can do to turn this around?
Demirov lands with a cross.
Yurchon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurchon moves away.
Yurchon misses with a takedown attempt
and Demirov counters with a nice body shot.
Demirov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurchon under the eye.
Demirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demirov tests Yurchon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demirov lands a jab to Yurchon's midsection.
Amir Demirov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demirov cracks Yurchon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demirov lands a nice looking body shot.
Yurchon tries to clinch but Demirov moves out of range.
Yurchon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Demirov clobbers Yurchon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Demirov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demirov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Demirov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yurchon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yurchon at a distance.
Yurchon walks into a left hand.
Demirov cracks Yurchon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yurchon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Demirov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yurchon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Demirov!
Amir Demirov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Hendricks (ranked 1428 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Damien Sandow (ranked 173 p4p, 260 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orlando Hendricks!
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, Damien Sandow!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandow misses with a hook.
Sandow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks tries to keep at a distance but Sandow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hendricks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hendricks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandow wants to clinch
letting Hendricks counter with a right hand.
It looks like Damien Sandow has been cut.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hendricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Sandow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendricks jabs Sandow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damien Sandow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandow tries to clinch but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sandow tries to clinch but Hendricks moves away
and Hendricks counters with a crisp one two that drops Sandow! Hendricks thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sandow to his feet! Sandow is in big trouble!
Sandow is rocked!
Sandow dives in for a single leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Sandow throws out a counter right but Hendricks avoids it with no problem.
Sandow moves into the clinch.
Sandow misses with some punches.
Sandow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendricks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandow tries to clinch but Hendricks is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandow wants to clinch.
Sandow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hendricks wants to break free but Sandow has control.
Hendricks can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch but Sandow keeps him there for the moment.
Sandow breaks from the clinch.
Hendricks punishes Sandow's body with a nice straight punch.
Sandow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendricks swivels and escapes.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandow closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hendricks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orlando Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Sandow.
Sandow has a couple of punches blocked by Hendricks.
Sandow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hendricks is keeping busy.
Sandow tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Sandow back against the cage.
Hendricks breaks the clinch.
Sandow fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandow tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Hendricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sandow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendricks is looking to counter punch.
Sandow is looking to clinch.
Orlando Hendricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandow tries for a takedown but Hendricks circles away easily
letting Hendricks counter with a right hand.
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 Orlando Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Sandow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sandow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandow lands with a right to the head.
Hendricks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sandow prevents Hendricks from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hendricks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hendricks breaks from the clinch.
Sandow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
It seemed like Sandow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendricks counters with a nice right hand that sends Sandow toppling to the canvas! Sandow scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hendricks finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hendricks was covering up waiting for the punch and Sandow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks has his hands on Sandow's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandow won't allow Hendricks to sweep him here.
Sandow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendricks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sandow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sandow is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Hendricks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sandow tries to clinch
and Hendricks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandow.
Despite the aggression on Sandow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sandow clinches up with Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage.
Hendricks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandow fails with the takedown
and Hendricks counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendricks staying out of range there.
Hendricks throwing a counter right hand but Sandow manages to avoid it.
Sandow moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
Sandow feints a counter leg kick.
Sandow tries to clinch up but Hendricks circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Hendricks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sandow forces Hendricks back against the cage and clinches.
Hendricks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendricks lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sandow is looking to close the distance but Hendricks sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sandow crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sandow is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Orlando Hendricks!
Our winner, Orlando Hendricks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yurem Bird (ranked 2120 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Paul Mathis (ranked 236 p4p, 184 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 Paul Mathis 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurem Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Mathis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathis throws a lazy body kick
and Bird counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathis throws out the jab.
Bird looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mathis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird sends Mathis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bird is motioning to the referee to let Mathis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mathis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bird.
Mathis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathis. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mathis.
Mathis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Bird moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMathis.
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mathis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird is looking to counter punch.
Bird moves forwards but Mathis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Mathis tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Mathis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bird throwing a counter right hand but Mathis manages to avoid it.
Mathis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bird's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis misses with a head kick.
Mathis lands with a shot to the body.
Mathis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mathis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Bird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mathis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mathis seems to have recovered his senses.
Bird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathis.
Bird scores with a jab to the head.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathis.
Paul Mathis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis throws a head kick that misses.
Bird definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mathis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mathis blocks the body kick.
Mathis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird throws a counter high kick but Mathis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mathis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bird paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mathis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird throws an overhand right that lands on Mathis's shoulder, as Mathis tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird cracks Mathis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mathis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bird pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mathis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yurem Bird!
A very excited looking Yurem Bird 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cordova (ranked 2040 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Abubakar Gadzhiyev (ranked 172 p4p, 136 weight class). Cordova's entrance music is Youngest Doughter. A fine choice. The key to victory for Marcello Cordova has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcello Cordova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abubakar Gadzhiyev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordova clinches with his opponent.
Cordova manages to break the clinch.
Cordova drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cordova tries to move to mount but Gadzhiyev blocks the move with his legs.
Cordova working the ground and pound but Gadzhiyev is defending the strikes.
Gadzhiyev stops Cordova from passing to mount.
Gadzhiyev struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadzhiyev tries to improve position but can't.
Cordova definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cordova trying to control the position but Gadzhiyev is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordova working the ground and pound but Gadzhiyev is defending the strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Gadzhiyev is right now.
Gadzhiyev tries to bench press Cordova off him but Cordova keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Cordova are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cordova decides to stand back up. Cordova steps back and let's Gadzhiyev get back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Cordova.
Cordova looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gadzhiyev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cordova wants to control from the top but Gadzhiyev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gadzhiyev is keeping the position for now.
Gadzhiyev controlling the position.
Cordova wants to control from the top but Gadzhiyev keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadzhiyev pulls Cordova in close to his closed guard and prevents Cordova from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gadzhiyev misses with a takedown attempt - Cordova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cordova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cordova is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gadzhiyev's half guard.
Cordova seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cordova prevents Gadzhiyev from improving his position.
Cordova wants to stand but Gadzhiyev has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordova not doing much here.
Gadzhiyev keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Cordova there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gadzhiyev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cordova is working away from the top position though.
Gadzhiyev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Cordova dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gadzhiyev swinging wildly here.
Cordova has closed the distance and engaged Gadzhiyev in a clinch.
Cordova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cordova dives in and scores a takedown into Gadzhiyev's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gadzhiyev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gadzhiyev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cordova gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gadzhiyev regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gadzhiyev has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cordova should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gadzhiyev has tightened it up now! Cordova 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 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abubakar Gadzhiyev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Gadzhiyev (ranked 1241 p4p, 1708 weight class) and Ezra Alter (ranked 158 p4p, 204 weight class). Alter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TEENAGE HEAD- LITTLE BOXES. 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abubakar Gadzhiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezra Alter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadzhiyev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gadzhiyev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gadzhiyev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gadzhiyev throwing strikes but missing.
Gadzhiyev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gadzhiyev with a nice head shot there.
Alter keeping moving, preventing Gadzhiyev from controlling successfully.
Gadzhiyev chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadzhiyev distracts Alter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gadzhiyev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alter is trying to keep Gadzhiyev in close.
Gadzhiyev won't allow Alter to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alter 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.
Alter misses with a head shot. Gadzhiyev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gadzhiyev is pulling down on Alter's head. It's preventing any offense from Alter, at least for the moment.
Gadzhiyev trying to control the position.
Alter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alter is looking to work some ground and pound but Gadzhiyev has wrist control.
Alter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alter landing with the ground and pound.
Gadzhiyev controlling the position.
Gadzhiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alter has gone for a leg lock! Gadzhiyev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alter's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alter working for a triangle but Gadzhiyev defends it easily.
Gadzhiyev works over Alter with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhiyev working some strikes from top position.
Gadzhiyev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gadzhiyev works over Alter with some ground and pound from guard.
Alter wants to sweep here but Gadzhiyev controlling him for the moment.
Gadzhiyev trying to control but Alter is working from the bottom.
Gadzhiyev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alter is rocked!
Alter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gadzhiyev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alter is still in real trouble! Can Gadzhiyev finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhiyev gets to his feet and stands over Alter, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Alter felt that one! Gadzhiyev unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Alter from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abubakar Gadzhiyev!
Abubakar Gadzhiyev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Nurmagomedov (ranked 1072 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Rickity Crickity (ranked 141 p4p, 185 weight class). Rickity Crickity is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magomed Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickity Crickity!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Crickity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crickity scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Crickity to counter with a crisp jab.
Crickity looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nurmagomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown
and Crickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Crickity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov moves forwards but Crickity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Magomed Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crickity's guard.
Crickity keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Crickity managing to control the position.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Crickity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crickity keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Crickity is keeping the position.
Crickity wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Crickity controlling Nurmagomedov's posture.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Crickity is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmagomedov walks into a straight right hand from Crickity.
Crickity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
A little jabbing left from Crickity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Crickity counters with a nice body shot.
Crickity is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up but Crickity circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crickity quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crickity keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crickity can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmagomedov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crickity tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov is keen to just control but Crickity is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crickity moves into full guard.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crickity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickity Crickity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Nurmagomedov's cut.
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.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Crickity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crickity throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Crickity tries to bench press Nurmagomedov off him but Nurmagomedov keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Crickity is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crickity is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmagomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
Crickity is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Crickity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crickity knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Crickity's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crickity prevents Nurmagomedov from moving into mount.
Crickity wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crickity has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crickity stops Nurmagomedov from passing to mount.
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.
Nurmagomedov advances nicely into full mount.
Crickity tries to lock up and control but Nurmagomedov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crickity is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nurmagomedov is staying active.
Nurmagomedov tries to control but Crickity wriggling away.
Nurmagomedov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crickity has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nurmagomedov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov looking to control but Crickity is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crickity is desperately trying to improve his position but Nurmagomedov has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmagomedov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crickity really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crickity tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
Crickity tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crickity wants to hold on but Nurmagomedov pushes him away.
Crickity keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov moves to take his opponent's back.
Nurmagomedov looking for the choke from the back.
Nurmagomedov looking for the RNC.
Crickity can't escape the position.
Crickity is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov missing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crickity wants to get back to his feet.
Despite being in a bad position, Crickity is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Crickity just trying to survive but Nurmagomedov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Crickity is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nurmagomedov gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crickity is in bad spot here.
Nurmagomedov looking for the choke but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Nurmagomedov's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crickity scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Crickity has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crickity digs a good body shot into Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Nice cross by Crickity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Crickity counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov dives in and grabs Crickity's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crickity pushes down on Nurmagomedov's head and hops out.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Crickity shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crickity thuds a left hand into Nurmagomedov's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crickity lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown
and Crickity counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Crickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crickity drops Nurmagomedov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nurmagomedov looks back up at him and smiles so Crickity waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Crickity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crickity is defending well.
Crickity blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crickity pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nurmagomedov trying to stall but Crickity improves his position.
Crickity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Crickity breaks from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crickity might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crickity lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Nurmagomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Crickity counters with a nice right hand that sends Nurmagomedov toppling to the canvas! Nurmagomedov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crickity finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Crickity circles away easily
and Crickity counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rickity Crickity!
Rickity Crickity is the new middleweight champion!
In defeat, Magomed Nurmagomedov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Alhamdulillah. Not the result I wanted, but this is the game we play. Respect to my opponent—he was better tonight. I’ll learn, I’ll grow, and I’ll be back stronger. Dagestan, my team, and my people—I fight for you always. This is not the end, just a lesson. We keep moving forward.'.
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