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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Hill (ranked 25424 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 361 p4p, 269 weight class). The key to victory for Drew Hill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Pan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill moves out of range as Pan strikes.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Drew Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Pan misses its intended target.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Peter Pan has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill moves away from the strike by Pan.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Pan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Pan cracks Hill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Pan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill misses with a leg kick.
Pan throws a big shot that misses.
Hill appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Pan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hill cracks Pan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hill has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pan to stand back up!
 Pan is rocked!
Hill cracks Pan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drew Hill!
After winning the bout, Drew Hill 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamark Pantofflett (ranked 2984 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Gurkha Ghan (ranked 305 p4p, 263 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pantofflett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Straight Out the Gate. Gurkha Ghan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamark Pantofflett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gurkha Ghan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantofflett rushes Ghan and presses him up against the cage.
Pantofflett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghan's elbow.
Pantofflett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ghan pulls guard effortlessly.
Ghan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ghan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pantofflett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pantofflett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pantofflett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pantofflett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pantofflett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pantofflett wanted to stand there but Ghan had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pantofflett doesn't defend quickly enough and Ghan has managed to lock this one up! Can Pantofflett escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ghan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gurkha Ghan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wallace (ranked 2198 p4p, 2114 weight class) and Giannis Script (ranked 218 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giannis Script!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Script.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Script throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Wallace there.
Script misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Script moves away.
Wallace scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Wallace appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Script looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Script lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Script knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace slips a jab from Script.
Script misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Script misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace.
Script lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 Wallace is rocked!
Script throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Script lands with a thumping leg kick.
Script misses with a looping left.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Script under the eye.
Script misses with a jab, cross combination.
Script throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace slips a jab from Script.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wallace avoids the body shot from Script.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Script uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Script moves away and avoids it.
Script unleashes a big counter combination but Wallace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Script circles away quickly and effectively.
Script throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace stuns Script with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Script is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Script uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Script dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Script steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Script on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wallace cracks Script with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Script on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Script scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Script gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giannis Script!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lionheart (ranked 1857 p4p, 1740 weight class) and Owen Vasker (ranked 220 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Lionheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Vasker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lionheart.
Lionheart with a nice cross.
Vasker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lionheart misses with some punches.
Lionheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Lionheart stops a takedown attempt from Vasker.
Lionheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lionheart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lionheart connects with a looping right hand.
Vasker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasker misses with a hook.
Vasker misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasker slips a straight right by Lionheart.
Vasker moves away from the strike by Lionheart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lionheart enables Vasker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lionheart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vasker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vasker stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lionheart has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Vasker manages to get his head free but now Lionheart has transitioned to an armbar! Vasker grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lionheart! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Lionheart!
A relieved looking Richard Lionheart 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wong (ranked 2260 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Devraj Rathore (ranked 258 p4p, 249 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devraj Rathore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rathore swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Rathore throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Wong has a takedown stuffed.
Wong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rathore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rathore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rathore sprawls well. Rathore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rathore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Rathore, which made it look bad.
Rathore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong walks into a left hand.
Wong shoots and misses
and Rathore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rathore's waist but Rathore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wong off to one side.
Rathore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wong fails with the takedown
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wong is rocked!
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!
Wong shoots and misses
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore stuffs the takedown attempt from Wong. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rathore catches Wong napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Wong to the canvas!
Wong is looking to sweep but instead, Rathore has passed into half guard.
Rathore trying to control from half guard but Wong is working away.
Wong wants to control but Rathore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong is looking to improve his position.
Rathore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wong trying to control but Rathore postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves into full guard.
Rathore won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
Wong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wong tries to get out of the position.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rathore is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rathore, as that shot connected.
James Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Nice takedown defense from Rathore. No joy for Wong on that attempt.
Rathore has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devraj Rathore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rathore connects with a nice looking jab.
Wong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rathore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rathore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rathore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wong somewhat.
Rathore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wong gets a takedown into half guard.
Wong throwing shots but Rathore is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is looking to improve his position.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rathore wants to improve his position but Wong is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wong lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
Wong drops an elbow to the side of Rathore's head.
Wong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rathore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devraj Rathore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rathore counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong has his takedown stuffed
and Rathore counters with a stiff right hand.
Rathore lands a jab to Wong's midsection.
Rathore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rathore scores with a body shot.
Rathore loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Wong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rathore pinned against the cage. Rathore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice side step and Rathore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rathore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wong fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore lands an overhand right.
Rathore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong shoots in but Rathore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wong shoots for a double leg takedown but Rathore sprawls well. He's pushed Wong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rathore clobbers Wong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wong is rocked!
Rathore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rathore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong fails with the takedown
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rathore lands a really nice looking cross but Wong seems unphased.
Wong slips under a jab.
Wong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rathore cracks Wong with a big right hand and Wong goes down!
Wong trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rathore trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wong is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wong throwing strikes but missing.
Rathore working a defensive guard here.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rathore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Rathore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rathore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Rathore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wong stays in close to Rathore's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rathore cracks a nice hook into Wong's ribs.
Wong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rathore missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt
and Rathore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rathore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rathore throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Wong misses with a takedown
and Rathore counters with a right hand to the body.
Rathore cracks Wong with a good jab.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Rathore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rathore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wong. Wong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wong fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devraj Rathore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wong slips a jab from Rathore.
Wong dives in and grabs Rathore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rathore pushes down on Wong's head and hops out.
Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wong lands in his opponent's guard.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wong throws a strike but Rathore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rathore trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore stopping the sweep attempt from Wong.
Rathore wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Wong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is not content to let Wong control the position.
Rathore manages to get to full guard.
Wong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wong trying to control but Rathore is working from the bottom.
Rathore is trying to keep Wong in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rathore looking for a sweep. Not yet Rathore, not yet.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rathore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Rathore is keeping the position.
Rathore wants to control but Wong passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong thows a huge punch but Rathore dodges it nicely.
Wong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rathore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wong thows a huge punch but Rathore dodges it nicely.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong throwing shots but Rathore is blocking nicely.
Rathore is staying active underneath Wong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rathore 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devraj Rathore!
An out of breath Devraj Rathore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naeem Qassem (ranked 1770 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Peni Vuki (ranked 209 p4p, 186 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naeem Qassem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peni Vuki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qassem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qassem throws a right hand that misses
and Vuki counters with a left and a right that stings Qassem.
Vuki looks to land a right hand but Qassem moved out of range.
Vuki tries to clinch there but Qassem circles away.
A left lands for Vuki.
Vuki connects with a right hand. Qassem shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Vuki.
Vuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qassem.
Qassem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qassem moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Qassem misses its target.
Vuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qassem.
Qassem just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qassem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Peni Vuki has been cut.
Vuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vuki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Qassem eats them both and turns towards Vuki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qassem scores with a jab. Vuki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vuki slips a straight right by Qassem.
Vuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qassem thuds a left hand into Vuki's body.
Vuki ducks under a wild hook from Qassem.
Vuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qassem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Qassem looks to score with a jab to the body but Vuki is just out of range.
Qassem misses with a lunging right hand
and Vuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qassem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vuki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Qassem throws a series of punches but Vuki moves out of range.
Vuki throws a lazy right hand but Qassem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qassem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vuki loses concentration momentarily and Qassem pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Vuki crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Qassem finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Naeem Qassem!
An out of breath Naeem Qassem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Marx (ranked 750 p4p, 3010 weight class) and Matteo Ruffy (ranked 81 p4p, 266 weight class). Ruffy has chosen DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Matteo Ruffy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrey Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Ruffy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marx connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Marx finds it's way through Ruffy's defenses.
Marx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruffy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Marx.
The fighters circling - Marx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marx throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ruffy to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Andrey Marx has been cut.
We've been told by Marx's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marx throws an overhand right that lands on Ruffy's shoulder, as Ruffy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx with a jab.
Marx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marx works Ruffy's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruffy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Ruffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marx misses with a combination
and Ruffy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marx on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marx swings widly with a right hand
and Ruffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruffy slips under a jab from Marx.
No joy there for Marx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marx scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ruffy misses with a hook.
Marx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx cracks Ruffy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruffy.
A little jabbing left from Ruffy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marx throws a shot to the body.
Marx misses with a looping left.
Ruffy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruffy drops his hands momentarily and Marx takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx throws a looping overhand right but Ruffy ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Ruffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruffy blocks a jab.
Ruffy throws a counter combo.
A big left from Marx misses.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
Ruffy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrey Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruffy slips under a jab.
Marx swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruffy.
Marx is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marx works the jab nicely.
Marx misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruffy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marx throws out a loose jab but Ruffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Marx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marx throws an overhand right that lands on Ruffy's shoulder, as Ruffy tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Marx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marx misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruffy! But no joy.
A jab from Marx does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruffy.
Ruffy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruffy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marx connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruffy scrambles back to his feet.
Marx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruffy.
It looked like Marx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marx tests Ruffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruffy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruffy throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruffy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marx misses with a series of wild punches.
Marx misses with a hook. Ruffy ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Ruffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Marx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Marx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marx throws a one two combo.
Marx lands a jab.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruffy moves away.
Marx throws out a loose jab but Ruffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruffy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marx misses with a body shot.
Ruffy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruffy can do to turn this around?
Marx throws a big shot that misses.
Ruffy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx looks to land a right hand but Ruffy moved out of range.
Ruffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruffy.
Marx throws a hook but Ruffy avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Ruffy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruffy moves away.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Ruffy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruffy throws out a counter right but Marx avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Marx.
Marx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruffy.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruffy is just out of range.
Ruffy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruffy avoids the body shot from Marx.
Marx looks to land a combination. Ruffy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Matteo Ruffy has been cut.
Marx throws a hook but Ruffy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruffy is just out of range.
It seemed like Ruffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marx lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruffy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruffy slips a jab from Marx.
Danga de danga de dang - Marx scores with a four punch combination!
Marx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruffy.
Ruffy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marx takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marx swinging wildly here.
Ruffy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruffy manages to avoid it.
Marx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruffy counter with a right hand.
Marx misses with an uppercut. Ruffy saw that one coming.
Marx lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruffy's head.
Marx with a hook.
Marx swings widly with a right hand
and Ruffy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrey Marx is winning the standup battle so far.
Marx throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruffy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marx.
Marx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruffy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruffy misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx swings widly with a right hand
and Ruffy counters with a left and a right that stings Marx.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruffy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marx.
Ruffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marx just misses with a punch to the body.
Marx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruffy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marx looks to land a right hand but Ruffy moved out of range.
Marx connects with a body shot.
Marx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruffy counters with a nice right hand that sends Marx toppling to the canvas! Marx scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ruffy finish him?!
Marx is rocked!
Marx lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Marx is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ruffy engages and cracks Marx with a massive lead left hook - Marx tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ruffy is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Ruffy!
Matteo Ruffy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There's no gawd in the cage, just the dawg coming to get you!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Flynn (ranked 2313 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Brady Swayde (ranked 275 p4p, 258 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cameron Flynn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cameron Flynn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brady Swayde!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn shoots in and gets a takedown into Swayde's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swayde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flynn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flynn chips away with some ground and pound.
Swayde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flynn is one step ahead there.
Swayde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flynn landing some decent shots from guard.
Swayde looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Flynn is defending well. Swayde quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Flynn has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Swayde celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brady Swayde!
A victorious Brady Swayde 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 892 p4p, 582 weight class) and Diego Veron (ranked 117 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Veron!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia takes one on the button.
Kvaratskhelia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veron's waist but Veron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kvaratskhelia off to one side.
Veron misses with a looping right.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Veron sprawls well. Veron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvaratskhelia gets slowly back to his feet.
Veron lands a jab to the nose.
Veron cracks Kvaratskhelia with an open hand slap.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kvaratskhelia.
Veron defending against the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Veron parries the strikes from Kvaratskhelia easily there. Kvaratskhelia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Veron to escape.
Veron sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvaratskhelia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veron defending well though.
Kvaratskhelia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kvaratskhelia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veron taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard.
Veron trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia thows a huge punch but Veron dodges it nicely.
Veron has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Veron regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kvaratskhelia.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Veron is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvaratskhelia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvaratskhelia can't keep his opponent in guard - Veron advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kvaratskhelia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia wants to improve his position but Veron is controlling well.
Kvaratskhelia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veron is pressing down on Kvaratskhelia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvaratskhelia is holding on for now.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control here.
Veron is nestled in close to Kvaratskhelia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia wants to improve his position but Veron is controlling well.
Veron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Veron in particular looking to stall.
Veron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Veron wants to control but Kvaratskhelia is keeping him busy.
Kvaratskhelia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veron.
Kvaratskhelia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia is pressing down on Veron's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kvaratskhelia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Veron's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veron managing to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kvaratskhelia throws a big elbow that misses.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veron's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to work some ground and pound but Veron has wrist control.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Veron lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Veron is trying to keep Kvaratskhelia in close.
Kvaratskhelia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Veron controls Kvaratskhelia momentarily but Kvaratskhelia frees himself.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veron's head.
Kvaratskhelia throwing strikes from guard but Veron blocks nicely.
Veron trying to keep a closed guard but Kvaratskhelia is proving a slippery customer.
Kvaratskhelia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kvaratskhelia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kvaratskhelia throwing strikes from guard but Veron blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kvaratskhelia throws a big right hand that misses.
Kvaratskhelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kvaratskhelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veron is trying to keep Kvaratskhelia in close.
Veron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kvaratskhelia postures up.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veron's head.
Kvaratskhelia throws a strike but Veron rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Veron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Veron stays in close to Kvaratskhelia's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kvaratskhelia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Veron is fending him off so far but Kvaratskhelia persists. Nope, Veron circles away and we're back to standing.
Kvaratskhelia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veron's waist but Veron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kvaratskhelia off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgi Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in looking for a takedown. Veron tries to sprawl out of it but Kvaratskhelia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Veron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kvaratskhelia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kvaratskhelia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Veron is fending him off so far but Kvaratskhelia persists. Nope, Veron circles away and we're back to standing.
Veron scores with a jab. Kvaratskhelia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Veron tries to avoid it but Kvaratskhelia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Veron to the ground. Veron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and clinches up with Veron, looking for a takedown. Kvaratskhelia pushes Veron against the cage but Veron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Veron misses with an uppercut. Kvaratskhelia saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veron lands a really nice looking cross but Kvaratskhelia seems unphased.
Veron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veron throws a jab but it's blocked by Kvaratskhelia.
Veron just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKvaratskhelia.
Veron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kvaratskhelia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kvaratskhelia there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Veron misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Veron defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Veron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kvaratskhelia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Veron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kvaratskhelia tries to score a body lock takedown but Veron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Veron turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Veron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veron creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Veron looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Veron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kvaratskhelia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Veron trying to control the position but Kvaratskhelia is working away.
Kvaratskhelia struggling a bit here.
Kvaratskhelia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Veron is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Veron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kvaratskhelia, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to get back to half guard.
Veron tries to move to mount but Kvaratskhelia blocks the move with his legs.
Kvaratskhelia can't do much from the bottom here.
Veron wants to control but Kvaratskhelia is keeping him busy.
Veron in side control, throwing shots but Kvaratskhelia defends.
Veron remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a sweep.
Veron working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvaratskhelia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron taking a breather here.
Kvaratskhelia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kvaratskhelia can't do much from the bottom here.
Veron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kvaratskhelia, who protects the arm well.
Kvaratskhelia tries to buck Veron off but Veron is having none of it.
Veron throws an elbow but Kvaratskhelia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kvaratskhelia tries to bench press Veron off him but Veron keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kvaratskhelia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Veron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Veron trying to control the position but Kvaratskhelia is working away.
Veron tries for a kimura but Kvaratskhelia is defending well.
Veron throws a strike aimed at the side of Kvaratskhelia's head but Kvaratskhelia avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Veron seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Veron just content to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Veron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A cross from Veron lands.
Veron throws a hook but Kvaratskhelia avoids it easily.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown but Veron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Veron defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Veron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Veron works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diego Veron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvaratskhelia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvaratskhelia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvaratskhelia managing to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Veron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kvaratskhelia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has control of Veron's left arm, preventing Veron from doing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia working a defensive guard here.
Veron trying to control but Kvaratskhelia is working from the bottom.
Veron is fighting to break Kvaratskhelia's control of his arms but Kvaratskhelia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep here but Veron controlling him for the moment.
Veron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Veron has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from Veron finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Veron misses with a hook. Kvaratskhelia ducked under it nicely.
Kvaratskhelia gets tackled into the cage by Veron. Veron maintains the clinch.
Kvaratskhelia has Veron pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Veron manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgi Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvaratskhelia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kvaratskhelia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvaratskhelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Veron throwing strikes but missing.
Veron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kvaratskhelia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kvaratskhelia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Veron's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron looking to control.
Veron wants to sweep here but Kvaratskhelia controlling him for the moment.
Veron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veron's head.
Veron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kvaratskhelia.
Veron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veron trying to keep a closed guard but Kvaratskhelia is proving a slippery customer.
Veron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kvaratskhelia.
Veron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kvaratskhelia is fighting to break Veron's control of his arms but Veron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron is trying to control the position but Kvaratskhelia postures up.
Kvaratskhelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veron is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kvaratskhelia throwing strikes from guard but Veron blocks nicely.
Veron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.
Veron 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.
Veron is fighting to break Kvaratskhelia's control of his arms but Kvaratskhelia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvaratskhelia is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Veron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Veron!
A relieved looking Diego Veron 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrank Artu (ranked 533 p4p, 776 weight class) and Andriy Lenkov (ranked 75 p4p, 111 weight class). Artu comes to the cage accompanied by The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) (Official Video). Andriy Lenkov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrank Artu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Lenkov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lenkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Artu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Artu closes the distance and clinches up with Lenkov, looking for a takedown. Artu pushes Lenkov against the cage but Lenkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lenkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrank Artu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lenkov but Lenkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lenkov! But no joy.
Artu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Artu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lenkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artu. Lenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLenkov.
Artu shoots for a takedown but Lenkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lenkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lenkov steps in with a hook that catches Artu right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lenkov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Artu looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Lenkov!
Our winner, Andriy Lenkov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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