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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 139 p4p, 111 weight class) and Diego Macaco (ranked 24 p4p, 18 weight class). Bekzod comes to the cage accompanied by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Macaco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can’t Touch This. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macaco manages to avoid it.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
It looked like Bekzod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bekzod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macaco's sensitive parts.
Diego Macaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod misses with a hook. Macaco ducked under it nicely.
Macaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Macaco misses with a hook.
Bekzod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco throws the kick towards the body but Bekzod avoids it.
Bekzod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macaco throws out the jab.
Bekzod throwing a counter right hand but Macaco manages to avoid it.
Macaco connects with a right hand. Bekzod shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco cracks a nice hook into Bekzod's ribs.
Good work by Bekzod as he checks the leg kick.
Bekzod moves out of range of the strikes.
Bekzod on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Macaco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macaco walks into a straight right hand from Bekzod.
Macaco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macaco misses with a left hand
and Bekzod counters with a left to the body.
Macaco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bekzod moves out of range of the strikes.
Bekzod scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bekzod. Macaco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bekzod throws a right hand that misses
and Macaco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bekzod's knee momentarily.
Macaco looks for the body kick but Bekzod saw that one coming.
Bekzod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bekzod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macaco avoids the head kick by Bekzod.
Macaco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bekzod lands a nice hook to Macaco's body. Macaco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Bekzod as he checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Macaco coming out on top.
Macaco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a looping overhand right but Bekzod ducks down to avoid it.
Macaco throws an off balance right hand
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Macaco does it's job there.
Macaco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Macaco misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bekzod blocks the leg kick.
Macaco takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Macaco misses.
Macaco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bekzod's sensitive parts.
Macaco lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bekzod. Macaco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bekzod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Macaco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bekzod.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macaco misses the jab.
Bekzod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macaco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macaco misses with a looping right.
Macaco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bekzod had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Macaco lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Bekzod slams his shin into Macaco's torso.
Macaco moves away from the strike by Bekzod.
Bekzod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macaco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Bekzod.
Bekzod is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Macaco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bekzod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macaco misses with a hook
and Bekzod counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Macaco misses
and Bekzod makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Macaco throws a leg kick
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macaco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bekzod in his tracks.
Bekzod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the body
enabling Macaco to counter with a crisp jab.
Bekzod stuns Macaco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macaco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macaco takes a swing at Bekzod's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Bekzod.
Macaco with a nice cross.
A cross from Macaco lands.
Macaco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macaco wants to slow Bekzod down by chopping away at his legs.
Macaco swings for the body but Bekzod moves out of range.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
Macaco throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bekzod counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a hook.
Bekzod ducks under a wild hook from Macaco.
Bekzod lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bekzod moves out of range of the strikes.
Macaco throws out a leg kick but Bekzod moves out of range and Macaco only half commits.
Bekzod takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macaco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Macaco finds it's way through Bekzod's defenses.
Macaco throws a hook but Bekzod avoids it easily.
Bekzod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bekzod.
A telegraphed right hand from Macaco misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco connects with a leg kick.
Macaco lands a really nice looking cross but Bekzod seems unphased.
Bekzod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaco throws out a counter right but Bekzod avoids it with no problem.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bekzod might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Macaco lands with a nice body kick.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the head.
Bekzod takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Macaco scores with a sloppy right hand. Bekzod should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Bekzod.
A counter left hand to the body from Bekzod misses its target.
Bekzod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macaco.
A counter left hand to the body from Bekzod misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a body shot.
Macaco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Macaco clobbers Bekzod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macaco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bekzod throws a hook to the side of Macaco's head but Macaco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod takes a swing at Macaco's ribcage but misses.
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!
Macaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macaco throws a good cross that connects.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaco is just out of range.
Macaco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bekzod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Bekzod.
A jab from Macaco finds it's way through Bekzod's defenses.
Bekzod looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bekzod misses with an uppercut.
Bekzod throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Macaco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaco throws a low kick but Bekzod moves out of range easily.
Bekzod swings for the body but Macaco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
Macaco throws a right hand that Bekzod ducks under and follows up with a left that Bekzod also avoids with ease.
Bekzod swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Macaco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bekzod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod defending well as Macaco loads up on a big left hand.
Bekzod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bekzod slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bekzod misses the target.
Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macaco.
Macaco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bekzod ducks right into an uppercut from Macaco.
Bekzod checks a low kick from Macaco.
Bekzod throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Macaco looks to land a left hand but Bekzod moved out of range nicely.
Bekzod throwing a counter right hand but Macaco manages to avoid it.
Macaco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macaco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macaco throws the left hand but Bekzod avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bekzod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macaco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Macaco misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Bekzod misses the target.
Macaco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod swings for the body but Macaco moves out of range.
Diego Macaco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bekzod moves out of range of the leg kick from Macaco.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaco is just out of range.
Bekzod connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macaco.
Macaco misses with a head kick.
Bekzod misses with a straight left.
Macaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Bekzod.
Macaco slips a straight right by Bekzod.
Macaco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bekzod is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bekzod lands a big right hand that sends Macaco crashing to the mat! Bekzod stays standing though and waves Macaco back to his feet!
Macaco is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Macaco misses.
Bekzod throws a counter high kick but Macaco was just alert enough to avoid it.
Macaco is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
Macaco scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Bekzod there.
Decent striking displayed by Macaco there.
A head kick misses from Macaco.
Bekzod drops Macaco with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Macaco! Bekzod dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azad Bekzod!
A very excited looking Azad Bekzod made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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