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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tama Tupua (ranked 2800 p4p, 5014 weight class) and Suki Suzuki (ranked 321 p4p, 444 weight class). Tupua's entrance music is They Locked Me Up. A fine choice. The key to victory for Tama Tupua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Tupua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tupua to the mat! Tupua manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki drops back looking for a leg! Tupua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tupua manages to kick Suzuki off! Suzuki jumps back into Tupua's guard.
Suzuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suzuki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tupua is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Suzuki frees his head nicely. Oh but Tupua has switched to an armbar! Suzuki is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tama Tupua!
A very excited looking Tama Tupua rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Moreira (ranked 2791 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Taneli Salo (ranked 320 p4p, 307 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salo's choice of entrance music: Master of Puppets. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taneli Salo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira tries to bum rush Salo with a series of wild strikes but Salo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salo gets a takedown into half guard.
Salo is working for a submission of some sort.
Salo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moreira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moreira sees it coming and defends easily.
Salo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salo is looking to take a break and control but Moreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moreira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Salo moves into full mount!
Salo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moreira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Salo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Moreira is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Salo yanks on the arm and Moreira is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Salo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taneli Salo!
Taneli Salo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig OHara (ranked 2101 p4p, 2145 weight class) and Jakob Woods (ranked 232 p4p, 242 weight class). Stig OHara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stig OHara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Woods!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OHara cracks Woods with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woods shoots and misses
and OHara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Jakob Woods has been cut.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but OHara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from OHara misses its target.
Stig OHara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Woods.
OHara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woods gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OHara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been told by OHara's head coaches at Physical Graffiti that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by OHara, which made it look bad.
OHara lands a right hook to the body.
OHara sends Woods crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! OHara is motioning to the referee to let Woods up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Woods is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from OHara.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can OHara finish him?
Woods looks winded!
OHara is stalking Woods. Woods circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from OHara, and it's lights out! Woods really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stig OHara!
Stig OHara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Wang (ranked 2291 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Juhani Nurmi (ranked 238 p4p, 183 weight class). Juhani Nurmi 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ikuhisa Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juhani Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmi misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Nurmi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wang keeps Nurmi at a distance using the push kick.
Nurmi misses with a hook.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Nurmi moved out of range.
Nurmi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
Wang cracks Nurmi with an open hand slap.
Wang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nurmi.
Nurmi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmi lands an overhand right.
Nurmi misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Wang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmi misses with a double jab.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmi.
It looked like Wang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurmi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Nurmi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmi throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Nurmi lands.
Nurmi slips under a jab.
Nurmi throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Wang misses with a hook.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Nurmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurmi. That snapped Wang's head back.
Wang is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nurmi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmi moves away from the strike by Wang.
Nurmi misses with a double jab.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Nurmi.
Wang tries to clinch but Nurmi moves out of range.
Nurmi misses with a hook.
Wang throws a hook but Nurmi avoids it easily.
Wang lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmi's head.
Nurmi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wang has time to react.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmi moves away from the strike by Wang.
Nurmi takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang throws the left hand but Nurmi avoids the punch easily.
Nurmi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang blocks a jab.
Nurmi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ikuhisa Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmi tests Wang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wang momentarily.
Nurmi slips a straight right by Wang.
Wang misses with a hook. Nurmi ducked under it nicely.
Wang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nurmi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wang throws the left hand but Nurmi avoids the punch easily.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Nurmi is out of range.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmi throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Wang tries to clinch but Nurmi moves away
and Nurmi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang darts in and clinches Nurmi up against the cage.
Wang keeps control of Nurmi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Wang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nurmi as Wang tries to tie him up.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nurmi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurmi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurmi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wang lands a left hand.
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmi is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wang.
Wang lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
Nurmi can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmi is trying to break free.
Wang trying to control the position but instead, Nurmi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wang into the cage.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Wang to work.
Nurmi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nurmi is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurmi tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmi.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wang up against the cage.
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 Ikuhisa Wang will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang works Nurmi's body with a nice hook.
Wang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nurmi takes one to the side of the head.
Wang clobbers Nurmi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wang misses with a hook. Nurmi ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmi! But no joy.
Wang tries to clinch up but Nurmi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang drops his hands momentarily and Nurmi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nurmi throws a one two combo.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Nurmi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Nurmi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang tries to clinch but Nurmi moves out of range.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmi throws out the jab.
Nurmi jabs Wang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wang walks into a stiff left hand from Nurmi.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmi is just out of range.
As Wang backs off Nurmi throws a huge counter combo but Wang manages to avoid it all.
Nurmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmi.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wang takes a swing at Nurmi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmi throws a good cross that connects.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmi.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmi moves out of range easily.
Nurmi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
Nurmi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Nurmi scores with the left hand. Wang knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Nurmi misses with a looping left.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Nurmi.
Wang throws a head kick that Nurmi semi-blocks.
Nurmi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wang's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Wang misses.
Nurmi slips under a jab.
Nurmi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmi.
Wang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nurmi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wang scrambles back to his feet.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Nurmi moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws the left hand but Nurmi avoids the punch easily.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmi avoids the head kick by Wang.
Nurmi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmi. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang throws a hook but Nurmi avoids it easily.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang takes one to the side of the head.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Nurmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Nurmi misses with a wild body shot.
Wang is looking to counter punch.
Wang misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nurmi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nurmi.
A jab from Nurmi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmi.
Nurmi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
Nurmi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmi blocks an uppercut.
Nurmi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurmi has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Nurmi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmi.
Nurmi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang tries a body shot but Nurmi blocks it.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmi tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Nurmi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Wang tries to work over Nurmi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ikuhisa Wang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nurmi blocking some punches.
Wang keeps control of Nurmi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nurmi blocking some punches.
Nurmi wants to break free but Wang has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang.
Wang prevents Nurmi from breaking the clinch.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wang misses with some punches.
Nurmi lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ikuhisa Wang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wang wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Nurmi.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Nurmi is out of range.
Nurmi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Nurmi moves away and avoids it.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Nurmi moved out of range nicely.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmi.
Nurmi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wang. Wang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nurmi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Wang misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmi throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Nurmi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmi throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmi scores with a nice strike.
Nurmi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Nurmi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nurmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Nurmi moved out of range.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmi.
Wang takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Nurmi misses.
Nurmi moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Nurmi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmi moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmi.
Nurmi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang cracks Nurmi with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang lands a jab to the nose.
Nurmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Nurmi throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Nurmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmi.
Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Juhani Nurmi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Nurmi moved out of range nicely.
Juhani Nurmi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmi works the jab nicely.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmi.
Wang avoids the body shot from Nurmi.
Wang throws a body punch but Nurmi moves out of range.
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Nurmi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmi.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nurmi lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurmi. That snapped Wang's head back.
Wang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wang swings for the body but Nurmi moves out of range.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Nurmi is out of range.
Wang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nurmi lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmi throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Wang is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Nurmi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang moves away from the strike by Nurmi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmi throws out the jab.
Nurmi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmi misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Wang misses with a right hand
enabling Nurmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmi misses with a low kick as Wang jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Wang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wang lands with a straight right. Nurmi didn't see that one coming.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Nurmi moved out of range nicely.
Wang slips under a jab from Nurmi.
An attempted straight right counter from Wang misses the target.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmi.
Nurmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang moves into the clinch.
Wang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang misses with some punches.
Nurmi is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ikuhisa Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurmi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juhani Nurmi.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ikuhisa Wang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vane Alexander (ranked 803 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Miljan Zdravkovic (ranked 77 p4p, 206 weight class). Alexander's entrance music is Corbin - Pain Addict (Ft. The Kid LAROI, BobbyRaps). A fine choice. Vane Alexander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miljan Zdravkovic's 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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vane Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miljan Zdravkovic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Zdravkovic moves out of range easily.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander throws a head kick but Zdravkovic moves out of range.
Zdravkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Zdravkovic backs away, Alexander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alexander is looking to score with low kicks.
Vane Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zdravkovic scores with a jab. Alexander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexander.
Zdravkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zdravkovic throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Zdravkovic moves out of range easily.
Alexander walks into a straight right hand from Zdravkovic.
Alexander looks for the body kick but Zdravkovic saw that one coming.
Zdravkovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zdravkovic instigates a clinch.
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!
Zdravkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander throws a low kick, looking for Zdravkovic's leg but Zdravkovic calmly moves out of range.
Zdravkovic throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zdravkovic looks to land a body kick but Alexander moved away.
Zdravkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Zdravkovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexander. Zdravkovic shrugs it off though.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Zdravkovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexander looks to land a body kick but Zdravkovic moved away.
Zdravkovic swinging wildly here.
Zdravkovic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlexander.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zdravkovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zdravkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexander lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zdravkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zdravkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Zdravkovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zdravkovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zdravkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zdravkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zdravkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Zdravkovic moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Zdravkovic moves out of range easily.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zdravkovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alexander throws a low kick, looking for Zdravkovic's leg but Zdravkovic calmly moves out of range.
Alexander plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Zdravkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zdravkovic.
Zdravkovic tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zdravkovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zdravkovic throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Zdravkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zdravkovic looks to land a combination but Alexander avoids it well.
As Zdravkovic backs away, Alexander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zdravkovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zdravkovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zdravkovic misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
Alexander lands with a kick to the temple. Zdravkovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexander.
Zdravkovic lands a body shot.
Alexander tries to land a leg kick but Zdravkovic saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zdravkovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander misses with a leg kick
and Zdravkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexander throws a leg kick
and Zdravkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zdravkovic is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander throws a counter high kick but Zdravkovic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Zdravkovic throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zdravkovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
Zdravkovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander thuds his shin into the meat of Zdravkovic's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zdravkovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 Vane Alexander will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zdravkovic looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Zdravkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander staying out of range there.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zdravkovic throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Zdravkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander looks for the body kick but Zdravkovic saw that one coming.
Zdravkovic unleashes a big counter combination but Alexander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zdravkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zdravkovic cracks Alexander with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zdravkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
That kick from Alexander tenderised Zdravkovic's leg. Zdravkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zdravkovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zdravkovic throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Miljan Zdravkovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Zdravkovic avoids it.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander throws a head kick but Zdravkovic moves out of range.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Alexander misses
and Zdravkovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
Donk. Zdravkovic catches Alexander right on the button with a cross.
Zdravkovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zdravkovic punishes Alexander's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexander is looking to chop away at Zdravkovic's legs.
Zdravkovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexander connects with a solid leg kick.
Zdravkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexander doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tried to score with a low kick but Zdravkovic checks it.
Alexander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zdravkovic tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a thumping low kick.
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Zdravkovic. Those never looked like landing.
Zdravkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexander at a distance.
Zdravkovic blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Zdravkovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zdravkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Zdravkovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zdravkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zdravkovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zdravkovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alexander.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zdravkovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zdravkovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic is looking to clinch.
Alexander fakes the leg kick and cracks Zdravkovic in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zdravkovic. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zdravkovic tried to score with a low kick but Alexander checks it.
Zdravkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Zdravkovic.
Alexander looks to land a body kick but Zdravkovic moved away.
Zdravkovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zdravkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zdravkovic avoids the head kick by Alexander.
Alexander plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zdravkovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zdravkovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zdravkovic checks it well.
Zdravkovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses
letting Zdravkovic counter with a right hand.
Zdravkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zdravkovic blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexander is looking to chop away at Zdravkovic's legs.
Zdravkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Zdravkovic misses with a few strikes there.
Zdravkovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miljan Zdravkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Zdravkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Zdravkovic moves out of range easily.
Miljan Zdravkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zdravkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexander looks to throw a body kick
and Zdravkovic counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zdravkovic's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alexander.
Zdravkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Zdravkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zdravkovic misses with the combination.
Zdravkovic avoids the head kick by Alexander.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Zdravkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zdravkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexander.
Zdravkovic is looking for the big counter here.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Zdravkovic.
Good work by Zdravkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Alexander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
As Alexander backs off Zdravkovic throws a huge counter combo but Alexander manages to avoid it all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zdravkovic.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Zdravkovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zdravkovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexander on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Zdravkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zdravkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Zdravkovic moved away.
Despite the aggression on Zdravkovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zdravkovic lands a nice hook to Alexander's body. Alexander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Zdravkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zdravkovic.
Alexander on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zdravkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zdravkovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zdravkovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Zdravkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Zdravkovic lands with a cross.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zdravkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alexander throws a head kick but Zdravkovic moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Zdravkovic misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zdravkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zdravkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander throws a head kick but Zdravkovic moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkovic throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zdravkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alexander looks to throw a body kick
and Zdravkovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander throws a push kick but Zdravkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Zdravkovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexander throws a low kick but Zdravkovic avoids it.
Zdravkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Zdravkovic stuns Alexander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zdravkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miljan Zdravkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zdravkovic 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miljan Zdravkovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milos Janicic (ranked 3375 p4p, 874 weight class) and Anders Thornberg (ranked 312 p4p, 97 weight class). Anders Thornberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milos Janicic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Thornberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Janicic needs to keep his hands up - Thornberg had a free shot at his head there.
Janicic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thornberg misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Janicic misses.
Janicic connects with a body shot.
Thornberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Janicic in his tracks.
 It looks like Milos Janicic has been cut.
Thornberg scores with the left hand. Janicic knows he should have avoided that one.
Janicic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janicic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thornberg counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornberg misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Thornberg.
 Janicic is rocked!
Thornberg drops Janicic with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Janicic! Thornberg dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Thornberg!
Anders Thornberg got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Miranda (ranked 865 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Camren Mccarthy (ranked 93 p4p, 248 weight class). Felipe Miranda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Camren Mccarthy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda throws a hook but Mccarthy avoids it easily.
Mccarthy cracks Miranda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miranda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Camren Mccarthy has been cut.
Miranda stuffs the takedown.
Miranda closes the distance and clinches.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miranda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miranda lands with a right to the head.
Mccarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
Miranda gets through Mccarthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miranda misses with a body punch.
Miranda cracks Mccarthy with a nice body shot.
Mccarthy blocks an uppercut.
Miranda working aggressively here.
Mccarthy pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Mccarthy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miranda defends it easily.
Miranda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miranda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miranda postures up.
Mccarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miranda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Miranda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mccarthy on the ground.
Mccarthy keeping full guard, as Miranda tries to pass.
Mccarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miranda controls the pace.
Miranda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mccarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miranda wants to control from the top but Mccarthy keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Miranda darts in and clinches Mccarthy up against the cage.
Miranda misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felipe Miranda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camren Mccarthy.
Miranda misses with some punches.
Miranda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miranda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miranda prevents the takedown attempt.
Miranda is working Mccarthy over against the cage.
Miranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mccarthy is trying to break free.
Miranda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mccarthy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Miranda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mccarthy working hard to break the clinch.
Mccarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mccarthy jumps guard and drags Miranda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miranda is looking to pass into half guard but Mccarthy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mccarthy is in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mccarthy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miranda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miranda tries to get out of the position.
Miranda is trying to hold Mccarthy in close to prevent damage but Mccarthy has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miranda is concentrating on defense, preventing Mccarthy from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to get back to full guard but Mccarthy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miranda tries to improve his position but instead Mccarthy has taken his back!
Mccarthy gets his hands free as Miranda looks to control.
I really don't envy Miranda right now.
Mccarthy connects with a big shot to the side of Miranda's head.
Mccarthy tries to keep control of the position but Miranda is staying busy.
Miranda wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Miranda avoids the strikes from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Miranda. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Miranda prevents Mccarthy from getting a body triangle.
Mccarthy avoiding Miranda 's attempts to control his hands.
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 Felipe Miranda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camren Mccarthy'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.
Mccarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miranda defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Miranda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miranda.
Mccarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miranda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Felipe Miranda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camren Mccarthy.
Miranda drops Mccarthy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Miranda follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Miranda!
Felipe Miranda was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Pereira (ranked 832 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Kevin Tyson (ranked 113 p4p, 168 weight class). Pereira's entrance music is SEPULTURA - ITSARI. A fine choice. Tyson has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem as his entrance music. Kevin Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Pereira on that attempt.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyson!
Tyson tries to escape but Pereira is in control.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Pereira 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.
Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pereira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyson, who protects the arm well.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Pereira drags him back down.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Tyson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lands a few punches from side control.
Tyson pushes Pereira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pereira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tyson sneaks out the side door and pushes Pereira away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Pereira passes into half guard.
Pereira is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tyson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Tyson.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Pereira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson leaves Pereira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pereira.
Pereira clinches.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pereira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira 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.
Pereira passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Pereira is looking for a kimura but Tyson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pereira to get the leverage.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pereira wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Pereira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pereira controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pereira is on him like a limpet, forcing Tyson back against the cage.
Pereira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tyson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but Pereira has full control of the position and if anything, Tyson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tyson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pereira's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pereira struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Tyson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Pereira shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira slips a straight right by Tyson.
Kevin Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira tries to counter by clinching up but Tyson breaks away and moves out of range.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson lands a big uppercut and Pereira crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pereira looks OK. Tyson waves Pereira back to his feet!
Pereira is rocked!
Crack! Tyson connects with the perfect overhand right and Pereira falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Tyson!
A very excited looking Kevin Tyson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Magomed Pereira stepped up to the mic, saying 'No Chama!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Wagner (ranked 473 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Rustam Turaev (ranked 67 p4p, 183 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rustam Turaev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turaev shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
We've been hearing reports that Wagner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Turaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wagner avoids it really well and circles away.
Turaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Turaev.
Wagner gets caught napping as Turaev dives in and scores a takedown. Wagner manages to retain guard.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wagner is on top in guard.
Wagner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is working Turaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turaev keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wagner chips away with some ground and pound.
Wagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turaev trying to keep a closed guard but Wagner is proving a slippery customer.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner distracts Turaev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wagner throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Turaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turaev throws an elbow that misses. Wagner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turaev's guard. Nice move by Wagner!
Turaev has control of Wagner's left arm, preventing Wagner from doing any damage.
Turaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turaev is keeping the position for now.
Wagner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wagner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a couple of digs.
Wagner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner 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.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner 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.
Wagner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turaev's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turaev is trying to maintain the position but Wagner is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wagner.
Wagner is pressing down on Turaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turaev is holding on for now.
Turaev trying to control but Wagner postures up.
Wagner is keen to just control but Turaev is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turaev is in Wagner's guard.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wagner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turaev somewhat.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turaev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Brad Wagner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turaev preventing the sweep.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Turaev from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turaev is one step ahead there.
Turaev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turaev manages to get himself to full guard.
Turaev has his hands on Wagner's head, controlling the position.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wagner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wagner looking to pass the guard.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Turaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Wagner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wagner is looking to work some ground and pound but Turaev has wrist control.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner is looking to work some ground and pound but Turaev has wrist control.
Turaev keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wagner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wagner moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner working the ground and pound but Turaev is defending the strikes.
Wagner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wagner in side control, throwing shots but Turaev defends.
Turaev struggling a bit here.
Wagner trying to control the action but Turaev is working from the bottom.
Turaev defending against the ground and pound.
Wagner landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turaev regains half guard.
Wagner trying to control the pace.
Wagner wants to free his trapped foot but Turaev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Turaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wagner.
Wagner trying to control the action but Turaev is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wagner is trying to control the action in half guard but Turaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Wagner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wagner misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turaev! But no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Turaev. No joy for Wagner on that attempt.
Turaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wagner as he jumps to the side.
Brad Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wagner rushes Turaev and presses him up against the cage.
Turaev misses with some punches.
Turaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turaev can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wagner tries to stall but Turaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turaev can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turaev misses with a body punch.
Turaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Turaev fails to land.
Turaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Wagner wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner has Turaev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turaev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Turaev working aggressively here.
Wagner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wagner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Turaev regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wagner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turaev is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to strike off his back.
Wagner is trying to control the position but Turaev postures up.
Turaev stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
Wagner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wagner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Turaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wagner is one step ahead there.
Wagner scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Turaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wagner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wagner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Turaev keeps moving.
Wagner throwing strikes from guard but Turaev blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Turaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck.
Wagner is trying to control the position but Turaev postures up.
Turaev wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
Wagner striking from his own guard.
Turaev lands a couple of digs.
Turaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wagner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Turaev postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rustam Turaev just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turaev is in Wagner's guard.
Wagner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wagner is trying to control the position but Turaev postures up.
Wagner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wagner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turaev with a nice head shot there.
Wagner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wagner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Turaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner landing some decent shots from guard.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wagner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Turaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wagner wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Turaev is now in half guard.
Wagner manages to get to full guard.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Turaev controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turaev throwing strikes from guard but Wagner blocks nicely.
Turaev postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
Turaev stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
Turaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turaev trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Wagner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turaev's guard.
Wagner is looking to work some ground and pound but Turaev has wrist control.
Wagner is looking to pass into half guard but Turaev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Turaev is in guard.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Turaev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turaev manages to get himself to full guard.
Turaev keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wagner trying to control but Turaev is working from the bottom.
Wagner postures up and lands a big shot to Turaev's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Turaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wagner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brad Wagner will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Turaev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turaev lands in his opponent's guard.
Rustam Turaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner looking to control.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Turaev controlling him for the moment.
Turaev cracks Wagner with a solid left hand.
Wagner lands a decent shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner is trying to keep Turaev in close.
Turaev wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Turaev controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turaev distracts Wagner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wagner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turaev throwing strikes but missing.
Wagner pulls Turaev in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turaev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Turaev controlling him for the moment.
Turaev works over Wagner with some ground and pound from guard.
Brad Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wagner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wagner controlling the pace.
Turaev has hold of Wagner's hands but Wagner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wagner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Turaev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wagner is looking to advance position but Turaev won't allow it.
Wagner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turaev's head.
Wagner controlling the pace.
Wagner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Turaev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wagner biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Wagner!
Brad Wagner retains his light heavyweight title!
Brad Wagner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MC Grindah (ranked 276 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Erick Vaughn (ranked 41 p4p, 191 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grindah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kurupt FM Presents Heart Monitor Riddem: Music Video. MC Grindah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erick Vaughn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, MC Grindah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erick Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grindah blocks a jab.
Grindah misses with a hook.
Vaughn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughn defending well as Grindah loads up on a big left hand.
Vaughn throws a hook but Grindah avoids it easily.
Vaughn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grindah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grindah misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn throws a hook but Grindah blocks it.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Grindah lands with an uppercut that bounces Vaughn off the cage and back into range.
Grindah moves out of range as Vaughn strikes.
Vaughn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grindah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vaughn swings for the body but Grindah moves out of range.
Grindah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grindah missing with a left hand there. Vaughn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grindah throws a hook but Vaughn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn clobbers Grindah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Erick Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grindah manages to avoid it.
Grindah throwing a counter right hand but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
Grindah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grindah avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Grindah defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Grindah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vaughn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grindah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grindah lands a slapping body shot.
Vaughn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grindah lands a head shot.
Grindah cracks Vaughn with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by Grindah's head coaches at Physical Graffiti that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grindah avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grindah.
Vaughn scores with a nice strike.
Vaughn lands a two punch combo.
Grindah keeps Vaughn at a distance using the push kick.
Grindah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vaughn's head.
Grindah blocks a jab.
Grindah misses the shot to the body.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grindah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaughn is rocked!
Vaughn looks to land a combination but Grindah avoids it well.
Grindah misses with a looping right.
Vaughn throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grindah lands a left and a right that send Vaughn crashing to the mat, dazed. Grindah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vaughn is still on wobbly legs! Can Grindah finish him?
Vaughn misses with a double jab
and Grindah counters with a big left hand that crumples Vaughn! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MC Grindah!
MC Grindah retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking MC Grindah 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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