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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arelvam Sadrano (ranked 2400 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Isaac Keys (ranked 161 p4p, 126 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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7 - 5 - 1 |
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166 cm
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141
12 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arelvam Sadrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sadrano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keys manages to circle out of the way.
Sadrano tries a head kick but it misses.
Sadrano slips a straight right by Keys.
Sadrano avoids the head kick by Keys.
Sadrano is looking to counter the offense by Keys and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Keys throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadrano instigates a clinch.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadrano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sadrano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Sadrano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sadrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keys trying to land knees to the body.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Isaac Keys has been cut.
Sadrano blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Sadrano has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sadrano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Sadrano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Sadrano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keys stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keys will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sadrano up against the cage.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Keys with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Arelvam Sadrano has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano prevents a body shot from Keys.
Keys lands a hook that snaps the head of Sadrano backwards.
Nice elbow from Sadrano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadrano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Sadrano pushes off an throws an elbow but Keys leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sadrano misses with a knee to the head.
Keys lands a nice elbow.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Sadrano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sadrano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sadrano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keys.
Keys tries to land a knee to the head but Sadrano blocks with his arms.
Sadrano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keys.
Sadrano looking to throw knees to the head but Keys is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sadrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keys's brow.
Sadrano misses with a knee strike.
Sadrano lands a damaging elbow.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Keys tries a knee to the head but Sadrano blocks it.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Sadrano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keys dodges an elbow strike from Sadrano.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Keys stalls.
Keys is looking to control Sadrano's arms but Sadrano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keys has his back to the cage.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Keys stalling in the clinch but Sadrano improves position.
Sadrano landing knees to the head.
Keys doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keys lands a hook that snaps the head of Sadrano backwards.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadrano avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadrano.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sadrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keys's brow.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys has a couple of punches blocked by Sadrano.
Sadrano blocks an elbow strike from Keys.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keys lands a nice shot to the body.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Sadrano lands a damaging elbow.
Sadrano lands a nice elbow.
Keys is trying to stall.
Keys controlling the action here for a moment.
Keys softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sadrano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Sadrano.
That has opened up Isaac Keys's cut even more.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Sadrano misses with a knee to the head.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys trying to land knees to the body.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the head but Keys blocks with his arms.
Keys with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keys using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadrano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadrano lands an elbow that stopped Keys in his tracks for a moment.
Sadrano lands a good knee to the midsection. Keys won't want to take too many of those.
Keys misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadrano avoids the damage to the body.
Keys dodges an elbow strike from Sadrano.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys tries a knee to the head but Sadrano blocks it.
Keys doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keys tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keys can't find room to land a body shot as Sadrano controls the action.
Keys has Sadrano pressed against the cage.
Sadrano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keys lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keys tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadrano avoids it.
Sadrano lands a knee to the body.
Keys is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sadrano is defending well for now.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys presses Sadrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keys fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keys blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadrano avoiding damage as Keys throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sadrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keys's brow.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadrano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keys has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keys missing with knees to the body.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keys scores with a hook to the body.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadrano is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Keys.
Keys landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keys digs a right hand into Sadrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sadrano's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Keys - that landed with a thud.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keys doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keys is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sadrano is keeping busy.
Keys scores with a hook to the body.
Keys lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keys misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keys stalling in the clinch but Sadrano improves position.
Keys misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadrano.
Keys crunches a lovely knee into Sadrano's ribcage.
Keys tries a body shot but Sadrano blocks it.
Sadrano scores a nice knee to the body.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano lands a nice knee to the body.
Keys misses with a knee to the head.
Keys is trying to maintain a safe position but Sadrano gets an underhook and turns Keys into the cage.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Keys landing knees to the body.
Sadrano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadrano blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Keys.
Sadrano misses with a knee strike.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keys avoids it.
Sadrano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keys with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sadrano throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keys.
Nice body punch from Keys - that landed with a thud.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadrano avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Keys.
Sadrano with a knee to the head.
Keys leaning against his opponent.
Sadrano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arelvam Sadrano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keys missing with a left hand there. Sadrano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sadrano is looking to counter the offense by Keys and move into the clinch.
Sadrano misses with a head kick.
Sadrano throws a head kick that misses.
Keys steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sadrano.
A leg kick checked by Keys.
Keys comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick by Sadrano misses
and Keys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sadrano slips a jab from Keys.
Sadrano tries to counter by clinching up but Keys breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadrano moves out of range of the body kick from Keys.
Sadrano avoids the body shot from Keys.
Keys bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys lunges at Sadrano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sadrano's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sadrano.
Keys throws a nice looking combination but Sadrano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadrano is looking to counter the offense by Keys and move into the clinch.
Sadrano wants to slow Keys down by chopping away at his legs.
Sadrano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arelvam Sadrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadrano throws a head kick but Keys moves out of range.
Keys tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Keys misses its intended target.
Sadrano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sadrano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keys tries to counter with a clinch but Sadrano shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano misses with an uppercut. Keys saw that one coming.
Sadrano sets himself, and Keys steps forward looking for the clinch! Sadrano avoids it this time.
Sadrano throws a head kick but Keys moves out of range.
Sadrano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keys is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sadrano with a body shot.
Sadrano misses with a low kick.
Sadrano forces Keys back against the cage and clinches.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys can't find room to land a body shot as Sadrano controls the action.
Sadrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keys digs a right hand into Sadrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sadrano's gas tank.
Keys missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keys just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sadrano's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys taking a breather.
Sadrano working Keys over with knees to the body.
Sadrano throws an elbow that misses.
Arelvam Sadrano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sadrano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the head but Keys blocks with his arms.
Keys scores with a hook to the body.
Sadrano misses with a knee strike.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Sadrano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keys.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but Keys blocks it.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keys avoids it.
Keys tries to throw a body punch but Sadrano avoids it by throwing Keys back against the cage.
Keys landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keys working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keys lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keys lands a body punch.
Keys lands a damaging elbow.
Arelvam Sadrano's cut is getting worse.
Sadrano throws an elbow that misses.
Keys using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadrano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keys lands a body shot.
Keys dodges an elbow strike from Sadrano.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys scores with a shot to the side of Sadrano's head.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keys tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sadrano's elbow.
Sadrano misses with a knee to the head.
Keys trying to stall but Sadrano improves his position.
Keys throws an elbow that misses.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys pushes Sadrano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keys throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadrano blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadrano looking to throw knees to the head but Keys is blocking nicely.
Keys with a knee to the head.
Sadrano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keys has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sadrano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keys misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys pushes Sadrano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keys stalls.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadrano avoids the damage to the body.
Keys looking to throw knees to the head but Sadrano is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keys throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sadrano misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sadrano throws an elbow but misses.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keys creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keys comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keys lands an elbow inside that Sadrano shrugs off.
Arelvam Sadrano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Keys slowing the pace effectively.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the head but Keys blocks with his arms.
Sadrano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Keys holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sadrano prevents a body shot from Keys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sadrano.
Keys misses with an elbow strike.
Keys avoids the elbow strike from Sadrano, against the cage.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keys misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keys.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Sadrano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keys effectively controlling the action here.
Keys scores with a shoulder strike.
Keys goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadrano working Keys over with knees to the body.
Sadrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Sadrano.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano takes an elbow to the temple.
Keys blocks an elbow strike from Sadrano.
Keys tries to work over Sadrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Keys avoids the elbow strike from Sadrano, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys misses with a punch to the body.
Keys stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sadrano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keys swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadrano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadrano lands an elbow inside.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano blocks an elbow strike from Keys.
Keys crunches a lovely knee into Sadrano's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Keys.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano misses with a knee to the head.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but Keys blocks it.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Sadrano misses with an elbow over the top.
Keys working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Keys.
Keys pushes Sadrano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keys avoids it.
Keys stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Keys goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keys scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keys lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sadrano or not.
Keys misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadrano.
Keys stalling in the clinch but Sadrano improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keys creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Keys showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Keys blocks a head kick by Sadrano.
Keys avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keys misses with a body shot.
Sadrano tries to move into range but Keys moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Sadrano misses
and Sadrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sadrano.
Sadrano throws a leg kick but Keys moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keys throws a jab when Sadrano was well out of range.
Keys loads up on a big right hand but Sadrano slips the punch.
Keys misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys connects with a single shot there.
Keys misses with a wild body shot.
Keys throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadrano tries to counter by clinching up but Keys breaks away and moves out of range.
Sadrano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keys throws a counter combo.
Sadrano clinches up against the cage.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Sadrano.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Keys tries a knee to the head but Sadrano blocks it.
Sadrano misses with a knee to the head.
Keys trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadrano.
Keys dodges an elbow strike from Sadrano.
Keys lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sadrano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keys is defending well for now.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keys lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadrano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keys misses with some punches.
Keys with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Arelvam Sadrano's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Keys lands a left hand.
Sadrano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keys.
Keys lands a shoulder strike.
Sadrano landing knees to the body.
Sadrano lands a knee to the head.
Sadrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Keys scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadrano taking a breather.
Sadrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Keys digs a right hand into Sadrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sadrano's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keys.
Keys using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadrano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadrano tries a knee to the head but Keys blocks it.
Keys misses with a knee to the head.
Keys gets through Sadrano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keys misses with some punches.
Sadrano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keys blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadrano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Sadrano.
Sadrano stalling.
Keys effectively controlling the action here.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands a shoulder strike.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Keys tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sadrano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keys.
Sadrano looking to throw knees to the head but Keys is blocking nicely.
Sadrano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keys avoids it.
Keys blocks the elbow strike.
Keys pushes Sadrano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Keys.
Sadrano tries to land knees in the clinch but Keys avoids the damage to the body.
Sadrano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keys lands an elbow that stopped Sadrano in his tracks for a moment.
Keys blocks the elbow strike.
Keys tries a knee to the head but Sadrano blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keys landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keys scores with a shot to the side of Sadrano's head.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadrano avoids the damage to the body.
Keys tries to work over Sadrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadrano lands a knee to the head.
Sadrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keys blocks the elbow strike.
Keys blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keys avoiding damage as Sadrano throws knees to the body.
Sadrano managing to block the knees to the body from Keys.
Sadrano missing with knees to the body.
Keys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keys lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keys presses Sadrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano prevents a body shot from Keys.
Keys managing to block the knees to the body from Sadrano.
Keys dodges an elbow strike from Sadrano.
Keys is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sadrano is defending well for now.
Keys pushes Sadrano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Sadrano trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keys as Sadrano tries to tie him up.
Keys has a couple of punches blocked by Sadrano.
Sadrano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keys will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sadrano up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keys.
Keys landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Keys.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arelvam Sadrano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Isaac Keys!
After the fight, Isaac Keys 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genyo Takeda (ranked 1196 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Jambo Nagato (ranked 62 p4p, 81 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Genyo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jambo Nagato!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takeda throws a nice looking combination but Nagato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nagato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Nagato misses its intended target.
Takeda connects with a body shot that sends Nagato's belly button to the back.
Takeda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Genyo Takeda has been cut.
Nagato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takeda misses with a low kick.
Nagato lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nagato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeda.
Takeda looks to throw the jab but Nagato is out of range.
Takeda throws a leg kick
and Takeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagato. Takeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagato's hands.
It looks like Jambo Nagato has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagato ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
Nagato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagato slips a jab from Takeda.
Takeda looks to land a left hand but Nagato moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda throws a right hand that misses
letting Nagato counter with a right hand.
Nagato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Nagato tries to get set, Takeda tries to push him back and clinch up but Nagato manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Takeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Nagato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Nagato.
Takeda blocks a jab.
Takeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagato.
Nagato scores with a jab.
Takeda misses with a looping left.
Nagato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takeda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Genyo Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Nagato.
Takeda throws a hook to the side of Nagato's head but Nagato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagato misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagato is just out of range.
Takeda throws a hook but Nagato blocks it.
A big right from Takeda misses.
Nice cross by Nagato.
Genyo Takeda's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nagato looks to land a left hand but Takeda moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagato drops Takeda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takeda looks back up at him and smiles so Nagato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Takeda is rocked!
Takeda gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Nagato gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambo Nagato!
A victorious Jambo Nagato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremors (ranked 506 p4p, 517 weight class) and Kelly Van Soest (ranked 44 p4p, 45 weight class). Van Soest comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Tremors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremors seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tremors looks to throw a body kick
and Van Soest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tremors's guard.
Tremors wants to stand but Van Soest is controlling the position.
Van Soest trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tremors wants to stand and escape but Van Soest is having none of it.
Van Soest controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremors wants to stand but Van Soest is controlling the position.
Van Soest throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Tremors avoids it easily.
Tremors throws a sloppy head kick and Van Soest moves out of range easily.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Tremors.
The fighters circling - Tremors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tremors scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tremors on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Tremors misses the target.
Tremors slips under a jab from Van Soest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tremors.
Van Soest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tremors.
No joy there for Tremors, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Tremors avoids it easily.
Van Soest blocks a head kick by Tremors.
Tremors thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Soest if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Tremors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Soest's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Soest duly obliges.
Van Soest avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Van Soest avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Tremors drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Tremors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Van Soest.
Van Soest digs a good body shot into Tremors's ribs.
Van Soest scores with a nice head shot.
Tremors on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Soest tests Tremors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tremors misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tremors digs a good hook to Van Soest's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Van Soest lands a head 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!
Tremors misses with a few strikes there.
Van Soest lands a body shot.
Tremors throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Soest lands with a right hand.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremors was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Tremors throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest misses with a hook. Tremors ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Van Soest catches Tremors right on the button with a cross.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Tremors moves out of range.
Van Soest on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Soest scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tremors in his tracks.
Van Soest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tremors.
Van Soest cracks Tremors with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tremors throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Soest counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tremors!
Tremors wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest slows the pace down.
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!
Van Soest wants to control but Tremors is keeping him busy.
Tremors avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Van Soest.
Tremors is not content to let Van Soest control the position.
The strikes coming from Van Soest are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremors parries the strikes from Van Soest easily there. Van Soest is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tremors to escape.
Tremors parries the strikes from Van Soest easily there. Van Soest is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tremors to escape.
Tremors seems a little lost for a moment, as Van Soest dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremors is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Van Soest asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Tremors.
And Van Soest tries to counter it with a takedown but Tremors pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Soest is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tremors had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tremors misses with a wild body shot.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tremors throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest thuds his right hand into Tremors's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tremors throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Soest blocks a head kick by Tremors.
Tremors paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Tremors
and Van Soest counters with a single leg into guard. Tremors didn't expect that.
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!
Van Soest wants to control from the top but Tremors keeps moving.
Tremors is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Van Soest dives into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tremors's legs.
Tremors defending against the ground and pound.
Tremors is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Soest looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tremors is avoiding damage well.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tremors keeps working.
Van Soest lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that 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.
Tremors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tremors misses the jab.
Tremors throws a push kick but Van Soest slaps the foot to one side.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Tremors avoids it easily.
Tremors drops his hands momentarily and Van Soest takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Van Soest.
Tremors just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremors takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tremors is looking to land body kicks.
Tremors tries to land a front kick but Van Soest steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest missing with a left hand there. Tremors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Van Soest. Beautiful body shot.
Van Soest keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tremors pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tremors looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Soest stuns Tremors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Tremors misses.
Van Soest drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tremors defends it well.
Van Soest stuns Tremors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tremors slips a jab and a cross from Van Soest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest throws a series of punches but Tremors moves out of range.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Tremors avoids it easily.
Van Soest swings for the body but Tremors moves out of range.
Tremors throws out a loose jab but Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Soest tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Soest lands a jab.
Tremors gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Soest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tremors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses.
Van Soest drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tremors defends it well.
A big right from Van Soest misses.
Tremors throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van Soest avoids it.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Soest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Soest thuds a left hand into Tremors's body.
Tremors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
Tremors is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremors.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tremors, as that shot connected.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Van Soest blocks a head kick by Tremors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a wild body kick that Van Soest sees coming a mile off.
Tremors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Van Soest tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Tremors misses.
Van Soest throws a head kick but Tremors moves out of range.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tremors moves away.
Van Soest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Soest lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Van Soest misses its intended target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tremors.
Tremors misses with a two punch combination.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Tremors is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Soest.
Tremors tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Soest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tremors takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Soest misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Van Soest finds it's target.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Tremors.
Tremors scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Soest.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Tremors, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Soest's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Soest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Soest lands a jab to Tremors's midsection.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremors blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tremors.
Tremors appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Soest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tremors buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tremors throws a head kick but Van Soest moves out of range.
Tremors shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tremors misses with a left hand
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tremors won't be happy with that.
Van Soest tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tremors is pushing Van Soest's head away, looking to escape. Van Soest manages to hold on to the position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Van Soest is putting a hurting on Tremors here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremors being controlled for a moment.
Van Soest cracks Tremors with a big right hand but Tremors just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Van Soest crashes against the mat.
Van Soest misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Van Soest scoring with punches from side control.
Van Soest sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tremors is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Van Soest lands an elbow.
Tremors is rocked!
Van Soest is putting a hurting on Tremors here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh Tremors is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Soest in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tremors looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Van Soest turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Van Soest!
A relieved looking Kelly Van Soest thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 1472 p4p, 994 weight class) and Mad Panda (ranked 119 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Panda!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda scores with a takedown into Pacman's guard.
Pacman wants to stand and escape but Panda is having none of it.
Panda stays in close to Pacman's body and controls the position.
Pacman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Panda is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman wriggles free and stands up.
Panda moves into the clinch successfully.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacman smiles and moves away.
Panda gets the takedown into side control.
Panda swings around for an armbar but Pacman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Panda's guard.
Panda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Panda has his feet on Pacman's thighs here. He's pushed Pacman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pacman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mad Panda!
The defeated Money Pacman had this to say: 'Defeat is just part of the journey—what truly matters is how you rise again.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yin Mao (ranked 739 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 59 p4p, 109 weight class). Mao comes into the arena with HonestKey- Pass blaring out of the sound system. Blankenship comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MXC Most Extreme Challenge kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yin Mao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenny Blankenship's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blankenship misses with a few strikes there.
Mao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blankenship throws out the jab.
Blankenship doesn't manage to clinch there - Mao circles away.
Blankenship tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blankenship misses with a hook
and Mao counters with a head kick.
Blankenship throws out a loose jab but Mao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mao looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Blankenship scores with a hook.
Mao lands a big head kick that sends Blankenship tumbling to the mat! Mao takes a step backwards and waves Blankenship back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Blankenship is rocked!
It looks like Kenny Blankenship has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mao counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yin Mao!
A relieved looking Yin Mao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kenny Blankenship spoke after the fight, saying 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Seal (ranked 981 p4p, 589 weight class) and Lucas Clinton (ranked 82 p4p, 52 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Seal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seal closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton swings wildly with an uppercut but Seal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seal looking for a takedown.
Seal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clinton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clinton has a couple of punches blocked by Seal.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Seal has Clinton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clinton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Clinton on the inside.
I was talking to Seal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Matt Seal has been cut.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
Seal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal pulls guard effortlessly.
Clinton controlling from the top position.
Seal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Seal can't keep his opponent in guard - Clinton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seal makes his way to full guard, as Clinton worked for a kimura.
Clinton trying to control but Seal is working from the bottom.
Clinton postures up in Seal's guard and throws a big left but Seal blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Seal keeps moving.
Seal is trying to keep Clinton in close.
Seal looking for a sweep. Not yet Seal, not yet.
Seal is adopting a defensive guard.
Clinton is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seal wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal wants to clinch.
Clinton looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Seal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clinton was covering up waiting for the punch and Seal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal wants to control from the top but Clinton keeps moving.
Seal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clinton has Seal pulled in close to control his posture.
Clinton looking to control.
Clinton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seal looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clinton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seal.
Seal is trying to ground and pound but Clinton uses the momentary lack of control by Seal to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seal in particular looking to stall.
Clinton trying to hold on to Seal's head to control him but Seal postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seal wants to pass to mount but Clinton is defending the position.
Seal tries to stand and escape but Clinton is controlling the position.
Seal prevents Clinton from improving his position.
Seal tries to pass to full mount but Clinton defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clinton as he jumps to the side.
Seal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seal tries to clinch but Clinton moves out of range.
Seal misses with a few strikes there.
Clinton throws a fast counter high kick but Seal manages to duck under it in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seal.
Seal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clinton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Clinton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seal or perhaps it was just good defense by Clinton, which made it look bad.
Seal wants to clinch but Clinton slips to the side
and Clinton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a body kick.
Seal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Seal wants to stand but Clinton has his arm trapped.
Clinton tries to improve position but can't.
Seal working away.
Seal looking to control but instead Clinton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Seal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Seal is just content to waste time from the top position. Clinton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Clinton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clinton controls Seal momentarily but Seal frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clinton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seal.
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 Matt Seal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Seal's cut.
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.
Clinton scores with a nice body kick.
Seal with a poor takedown
and Clinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Clinton looks for the body kick but Seal saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Seal.
Seal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton throws the left hand but Seal avoids the punch easily.
Seal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
Seal rushes Clinton and presses him up against the cage.
Seal blocks an elbow strike.
Seal wants to take the fight to the mat but Clinton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton is pushing Seal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clinton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Seal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clinton to keep the fight standing.
Seal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clinton walks away with a smile on his face. Seal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clinton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seal.
Seal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clinton connects with the punch.
Seal throws a chopping leg kick but Clinton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Clinton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clinton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clinton lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Seal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clinton avoids it really well and circles away.
Lucas Clinton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clinton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seal ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Seal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Seal shoots in looking for a takedown but Clinton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seal fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
Seal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clinton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clinton misses the jab.
A left lands for Clinton.
Clinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seal.
Seal has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinton as Seal tries to tie him up.
Seal pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal fails to pull guard.
Clinton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Clinton to work.
Seal tries for a takedown but Clinton manages to get underhooks.
Clinton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clinton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seal's elbow.
Seal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clinton prevents it.
Seal lands a nice uppercut.
Clinton gets underhooks to prevent Seal's takedown attempt.
Seal blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clinton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seal avoids a wild elbow strike from Clinton.
Clinton prevents a body shot from Seal.
Clinton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seal dodges an elbow strike from Clinton.
Seal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clinton gets tackled into the cage by Seal. Seal maintains the clinch.
Clinton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinton tries a body shot but Seal blocks it.
Seal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clinton throws a punch but it's blocked by Seal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clinton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clinton has a couple of punches blocked by Seal.
Seal tries for a takedown but Clinton manages to get underhooks.
Clinton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seal trying to control the position but instead, Clinton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seal into the cage.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seal tries to pull guard but Clinton won't allow it.
Clinton taking a breather.
Seal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clinton tries to throw a body punch but Seal avoids it by throwing Clinton back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Seal 's eye.
Seal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clinton smiles and moves away.
Seal wants to clinch.
Seal fails with a takedown attempt.
Clinton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clinton misses its intended target.
Clinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seal tries to counter with a takedown but Clinton is quick to defend against it.
Clinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Clinton misses with a double jab
and Seal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seal misses with a wild combination.
Clinton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Seal blocks it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seal shoots in looking for a takedown. Clinton tries to sprawl out of it but Seal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clinton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Clinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Seal'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. And we move into the final round!
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seal blocks a head kick by Clinton.
Matt Seal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seal shoots for a takedown but Clinton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clinton looks to land a right hand but Seal moved out of range.
Clinton keeps Seal at a distance using the push kick.
Clinton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Seal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Seal shoots and misses
and Clinton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seal avoids the head kick by Clinton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clinton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clinton is looking to land body kicks.
Seal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clinton is fending him off so far but Seal persists. Nope, Clinton circles away and we're back to standing.
Clinton is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seal misses with a takedown attempt
and Clinton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clinton pinned against the cage. Clinton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Clinton.
Seal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clinton defends well and Seal ends up having to push Clinton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clinton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lucas Clinton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clinton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clinton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clinton misses with some punches.
Seal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clinton blocks an elbow strike from Seal.
Clinton lands an elbow inside.
Seal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seal jumps guard but Clinton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seal manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Clinton misses.
Seal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seal misses with a head shot. Clinton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Clinton trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clinton is keeping the position for now.
Seal wants to control from the top but Clinton keeps moving.
Clinton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clinton is trying to control the position but Seal postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seal lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick by Clinton misses
and Seal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clinton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seal closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Seal 's eye.
Clinton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seal is trying to break the clinch but Clinton is controlling him.
Seal pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clinton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clinton.
Seal blocks the elbow strike.
Seal pulls guard successfully.
Matt Seal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinton is in close to Seal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seal working for a triangle but Clinton defends it easily.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Seal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Seal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Seal keeps moving.
Clinton won't allow Seal to get back to his feet.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Seal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clinton leaves Seal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clinton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Seal misses with a body kick.
Clinton throws a big counter head kick but Seal avoids it with no problem.
Seal tries to clinch up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clinton fakes the leg kick and cracks Seal in the body.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Seal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seal throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Clinton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seal ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clinton as he avoids it easily.
Seal is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Seal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clinton quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Clinton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clinton 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Clinton!
After winning the bout, Lucas Clinton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 450 p4p, 1160 weight class) and Ray White (ranked 39 p4p, 97 weight class). Greene's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stepdad- Eminem. White has chosen HonestKey- Change as his entrance music. Ray White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with a straight left.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greene fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greene trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Greene off! Greene jumps back into White's guard.
Greene preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
White has an active guard here but Greene has managed to pass into half guard.
Greene is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Greene eventually gives up the hold.
Greene is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
White controlling the position well.
Greene prevents White from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
White is staying active underneath Greene, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Greene looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Greene is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greene is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greene.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greene defends it well.
Greene misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene throws a big shot that misses.
White feints the counter takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
White is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to control but White postures up.
White is looking to take a break and control but Greene is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Greene's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greene tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but White presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Greene is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene tries to hold on but White postures up.
White lands a big elbow.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
White looking to control but Greene is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White punishing his opponent with strikes.
White looking to control but Greene is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by White.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Greene is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greene really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Greene that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
White cracks Greene with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White working Greene over with strikes here.
White is landing with some decent strikes but Greene is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
White looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Greene is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Greene is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
White looking to control but Greene is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by White.
White has isolated one of Greene's arms. Greene looking to fight him off but White twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray White!
Ray White 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 597 p4p, 698 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 37 p4p, 43 weight class). Yobachukwu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, THE FINAL DRILL - Stiruz. Robby Cloud has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akubundu Yobachukwu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yobachukwu tries to clinch but Cloud is having none of it.
Cloud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yobachukwu is looking to clinch.
Yobachukwu swings for the body but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yobachukwu manages to avoid it.
It looked like Yobachukwu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yobachukwu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Cloud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cloud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yobachukwu wants to clinch
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yobachukwu clinches up with Cloud and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Yobachukwu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yobachukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cloud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yobachukwu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yobachukwu.
Cloud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yobachukwu clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cloud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yobachukwu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yobachukwu is trying to break the clinch but Cloud has him pressed against the cage.
Yobachukwu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloud cracks Yobachukwu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yobachukwu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Cloud finish him?
It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yobachukwu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloud defending well as Yobachukwu loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud lands a big right hand that sends Yobachukwu crashing to the mat! Cloud stays standing though and waves Yobachukwu back to his feet!
Yobachukwu is rocked!
Yobachukwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cloud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yobachukwu tries to clinch up.
Yobachukwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cloud counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu throws a right and a left that Cloud avoids nicely.
Yobachukwu tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yobachukwu tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cloud lands a big uppercut and Yobachukwu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yobachukwu looks OK. Cloud waves Yobachukwu back to his feet!
Oh Yobachukwu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akubundu Yobachukwu's cut is getting worse.
Yobachukwu throws a body shot but no joy.
Yobachukwu seems to have got his legs back now.
Yobachukwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yobachukwu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yobachukwu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cloud pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yobachukwu! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Robby Cloud!
Robby Cloud is the new super heavyweight champion!
Robby Cloud bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Akubundu Yobachukwu had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 240 p4p, 303 weight class) and Volodymyr Kersikov (ranked 22 p4p, 29 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Kersikov has chosen DEF LEPPARD - Pour Some Sugar On Me 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volodymyr Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubble misses the target.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rubble throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Kersikov feints the counter takedown.
Rubble's corner calls for a 1-2. Rubble obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubble lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Rubble rushes Kersikov and presses him up against the cage.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
I was talking to Rubble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov jumps guard and drags Rubble to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is controlling Rubble's posture.
Rubble showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kersikov is trying to keep Rubble in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rubble from controlling successfully.
Kersikov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rubble defends well.
Kersikov pulls Rubble in close to his closed guard and prevents Rubble from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rubble has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Rubble tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Kersikov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rubble slips nicely into half guard.
Rubble wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Kersikov wants to control but Rubble is keeping busy.
Rubble passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble controlling the position easily from mount.
Kersikov tries to control Rubble's body but Rubble pushes him off. Kersikov squirms to his side and now Rubble has his back!
Rubble not allowing Kersikov to control his hands.
Rubble is trying to stick to Kersikov's back but Kersikov is turning into Rubble. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rubble's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
Kersikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Rubble trying to control the position.
Rubble is really struggling to control Kersikov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is working Rubble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rubble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rubble has momentary wrist control but Kersikov slips an elbow through the middle.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rubble is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kersikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubble's hands.
Rubble throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rubble misses with a shot to the body
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Rubble misses with a left hand
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Rubble cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rubble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rubble scores with a hook.
Rubble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubble defends it well.
Rubble connects with a single shot there.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Rubble.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rubble's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Rubble with a solid left hand.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rubble wants to control the position but Kersikov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kersikov working the head and body with strikes.
Kersikov lands with a punch from half guard.
Kersikov is working for a submission of some sort.
Kersikov is trying to control the action in half guard but Rubble is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kersikov is working for a kimura but Rubble is defending it quite comfortably.
Rubble is controlling Kersikov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kersikov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kersikov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rubble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kersikov seems to be working for a kimura but Rubble defends the submission attempt.
Rubble is pressing down on Kersikov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubble is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
Kersikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kersikov throws an elbow that misses. Rubble uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kersikov's guard. Nice move by Rubble!
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubble is pushing down on Kersikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kersikov is fighting to maintain full guard but Rubble has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov is trying to control but can't.
Rubble wants to pass to mount but Kersikov is defending the position.
Rubble moves into full mount! Kersikov won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volodymyr Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rubble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kersikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
Rubble misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubble loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov feints the counter takedown.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubble.
Rubble throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble throws a sloppy body shot
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Rubble throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubble stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Volodymyr Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubble throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble throws an off balance right hand
so Kersikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble has momentary wrist control but Kersikov slips an elbow through the middle.
Rubble seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kersikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volodymyr Kersikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Rubble.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stands up over Rubble, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rubble looking to control but Kersikov passes into half guard.
Rubble moves into full guard.
Rubble is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
Kersikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rubble controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to control but Kersikov passes easily into half guard.
Rubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubble makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rubble.
Kersikov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kersikov lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Rubble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rubble trying to control the pace.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
Kersikov won't allow Rubble to pass to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kersikov is holding on to half guard well.
Rubble controlling the action here.
Rubble is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kersikov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rubble manages to pass to mount!
Rubble tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Kersikov prevents Rubble from taking his back.
Rubble looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rubble sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kersikov wants to control but Rubble is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to get to half guard.
Rubble tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Kersikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rubble working a defensive guard but Kersikov manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rubble will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rubble takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rubble tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kersikov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kersikov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rubble wants to control but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rubble keeps working.
Rubble is trying to control Kersikov's posture but Kersikov avoids it.
Rubble keeps Kersikov under control for a moment.
Kersikov is chipping away with strikes.
Kersikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rubble knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rubble struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodymyr Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Rubble.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rubble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov cracks Rubble with an open hand slap.
Rubble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubble misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Jab from Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rubble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Rubble throws a good cross that connects.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rubble, as that shot connected.
Rubble misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rubble wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kersikov controls the pace.
Kersikov is working Rubble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kersikov landing with the ground and pound.
Rubble is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Rubble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov catches Rubble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Rubble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov sizes up Rubble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
Rubble swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubble tries to clinch but Kersikov moves away
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubble misses the target.
Rubble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kersikov cracks Rubble with a good jab.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Rubble.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Rubble.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov throws a jab when Rubble was well out of range.
Detritus Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubble throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Rubble clinches up with Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov jumps guard but Rubble stands there with Kersikov around his waist. Kersikov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kersikov is trying to pull guard but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
Kersikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rubble won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Rubble digs a right hand into Kersikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kersikov's gas tank.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov jumps into guard, dragging Rubble to the mat.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubble controlling from the top position.
Kersikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rubble can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rubble sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rubble is one step ahead there.
Rubble is looking to advance position but Kersikov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
A nice elbow there by Kersikov.
Kersikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kersikov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rubble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rubble hang on?
Rubble is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kersikov breaks from Rubble's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kersikov wants to control the pace but Rubble is squirming around nicely.
Rubble keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kersikov is landing with some decent strikes but Rubble is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Rubble that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kersikov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rubble keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kersikov with good strikes from the mount here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
Kersikov cracks Rubble with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kersikov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rubble is desperately trying to improve his position but Kersikov has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Kersikov tries to control but Rubble wriggling away.
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Rubble to control.
Kersikov landing punches.
Kersikov working Rubble over with strikes here.
Rubble is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to control but Rubble wriggling away.
Kersikov lands a big elbow.
Oh Rubble is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rubble?
Kersikov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rubble's face.
Rubble tries to hold on but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kersikov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rubble haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rubble is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volodymyr Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kersikov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodymyr Kersikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Volodymyr Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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