FFC 83 Hanma vs Mercury II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmon Jorjinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buckcherry-Lit Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaster
vs
Jorjinho

184 cm
20
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmon Jorjinho!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster moves out of range as Jorjinho strikes.
Jorjinho throws a jab when Blaster was well out of range.
Blaster slips under a jab from Jorjinho.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jorjinho - that will leave a mark!
Jorjinho lands a high kick!
Jorjinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorjinho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jorjinho thumps Blaster with a low kick.
Blaster misses with a few strikes there.
Edmon Jorjinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jorjinho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jorjinho lands a nice shot that snaps Blaster's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorjinho throws a shot to the body.
Jorjinho lands a really nice looking cross but Blaster seems unphased.
Jorjinho misses with a body shot
and Blaster counters with a two punch combo.
Jorjinho cracks Blaster with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorjinho connects with a single shot there.
Blaster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jorjinho feints a jab promting Blaster to slip. Jorjinho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blaster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaster shoots in looking for a takedown. Jorjinho tries to sprawl out of it but Blaster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jorjinho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorjinho throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jorjinho.
A head kick misses from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho misses with a body kick.
Jorjinho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Jorjinho.
Some wild striking there from Blaster.
Blaster is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorjinho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorjinho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorjinho connects with a looping right hand.
Jorjinho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorjinho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jorjinho lands a really nice looking cross but Blaster seems unphased.
Jorjinho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaster.
Blaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jorjinho lands with a nice body kick.
Jorjinho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jorjinho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jorjinho connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Blaster! He's out on his feet! Jorjinho rushes in and drops Blaster with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edmon Jorjinho!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uran Tine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faber
vs
Tine

168 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uran Tine!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into Tine's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Faber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tine dives on top into guard.

Faber pushes a forearm under Tine's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tine is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonah Faber!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ebersole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Klincko
vs
Ebersole

182 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Ebersole!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ebersole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ebersole swinging wildly here.
Ebersole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klincko counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Klincko.

It looks like Frankie Ebersole has been cut.
Klincko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ebersole is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebersole misses with a low kick.
Klincko with a hook.
Ebersole is still on wobbly legs! Can Klincko finish him?
Ebersole throws a series of punches but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ebersole.
Klincko connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ebersole out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Klincko!
An out of breath Dave Klincko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Piri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiri Piri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Piri
vs
Shin

160 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

180 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

FinnSubs

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiri Piri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Shin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin throws a sloppy body shot
and Piri counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Piri misses.
Piri throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shin swings for the body but Piri moves out of range.
Shin misses with a straight right.

Shin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Piri is trying to defend but Shin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Piri won't allow Shin to pass to mount.
Shin not doing much here.
Piri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piri is looking for a sweep. Shin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shin on the ground.
Shin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Shin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shin controlling the action here.
Shin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shin in particular looking to stall.

Piri is defending against the submission attempts here by Shin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Piri wants to stand and escape but Shin is having none of it.
Shin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piri is trying to control the position but Shin postures up.
Shin is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Piri misses with a straight left.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but Piri slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piri.
Piri throws the left hand but Shin avoids the punch easily.
Piri thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Shin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shin misses with a low kick as Piri jumps back.
Shin slips under a jab from Piri.
Piri looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but Piri slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Piri as he connects with a hook.
Piri throws a jab but it's blocked by Shin.
Piri ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Piri scores with a decent looking hook.
Piri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piri.
Shin staying out of range there.
Shin throws a shot from downtown. Piri moves away and avoids it.
Piri throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Piri there.

Shin is rocked!

It looks like Marcus Shin has been cut.
Piri throws a hook but Shin blocks it.
Shin is still on wobbly legs! Can Piri finish him?
Shin misses with a looping right.
Jiri Piri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Piri steps in with a hook that catches Shin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Piri follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shin looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiri Piri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jiri Piri thanked FinnSubs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurin comes to the cage accompanied by Dolphin - I Will Live. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gurin
vs
Marshal

170 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

KAISER
Fighters First Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurin. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurin moves away.
Gurin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gurin cracks Marshal with an open hand slap.
Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gurin.
Gurin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshal counters with a series of strikes. Gurin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Marshal rushes Gurin and pushes him back against the cage in 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!
Gurin tries to pull guard but Marshal holds him up against the cage and eventually Gurin drops back down to his feet.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gurin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Gurin shrugs off.
Gurin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vecheslav Gurin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurin fails to pull guard.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Gurin shrugs off.
Gurin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Gurin jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gurin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gurin jumps guard but Marshal stands there with Gurin around his waist. Gurin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gurin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gurin jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshal is stalling here.
Gurin fails to pull guard.
Gurin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gurin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gurin is breathing heavily.
Marshal working Gurin over with knees to the body.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Marshal presses Gurin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gurin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshal lands a shot to the body.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurin's defenses.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gurin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal is leaning against Gurin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marshal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Gurin's ribcage. Gurin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurin's defenses.
Marshal has Gurin pushed against the cage.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gurin 's eye.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Gurin is rocked!
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal just leaning against Gurin, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Gurin takes a shot to the head.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gurin tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Marshal is pushing Gurin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Gurin's ribcage.
Gurin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Gurin tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Gurin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Gurin won't want to take too many of those.
Gurin seems to have got his legs back now.
Marshal is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gurin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gurin being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marshal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marshal stalling.
Gurin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gurin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Gurin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vecheslav Gurin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal lands a nice hook to Gurin's body. Gurin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gurin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Marshal has Gurin up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshal slowing the pace effectively.
Gurin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vecheslav Gurin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Gurin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marshal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Gurin there.
Gurin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marshal gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gurin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Marshal!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry has chosen Shadow of the Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makhnov
vs
Perry

175 cm
26
170 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Makhnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perry duly obliges.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makhnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry lands a nice looking body shot.
Makhnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Makhnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makhnov misses with a combination
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Makhnov dodges the punch combination from Perry.
No joy there for Perry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perry throws the left hand but Makhnov avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makhnov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perry.
Perry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Makhnov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Makhnov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Perry reverses the position - he's now on top in Makhnov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry controlling from the top position.
Makhnov 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhnov looking to control.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makhnov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Makhnov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perry's head.
Makhnov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Makhnov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perry quickly recovers to half guard.
Perry is trying to maintain the position but Makhnov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Makhnov is working for a submission of some sort.
Makhnov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dimitri Makhnov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perry misses with an uppercut. Makhnov saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Edson Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makhnov counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makhnov counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Perry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perry digs a good body shot into Makhnov's ribs.
Perry looks to throw a body kick
and Makhnov counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry jabs at Makhnov's body.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Makhnov is defended easily by Perry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov slips under a jab from Perry.
Edson Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makhnov.
Perry throws a combination. Makhnov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Makhnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perry connects with a nice looking jab.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry scores with a jab. Makhnov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perry throws a low kick but Makhnov moves out of range easily.
Perry tries to bum rush Makhnov with a series of wild strikes but Makhnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makhnov on the side of the head.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makhnov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhnov.
Makhnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry misses with a few strikes there.
Makhnov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perry scores with a nice right hand.
Perry misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov takes one to the chin there.
Makhnov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Makhnov's knee but Makhnov avoids it well.
Makhnov moves out of range of the strikes.
Makhnov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makhnov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makhnov tries to land a front kick but Perry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makhnov swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry throws a right hand that Makhnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhnov also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Makhnov throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Makhnov off the cage and back into range.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Makhnov off the cage and back into range.
Perry misses with a combination
and Makhnov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry throws a series of punches but Makhnov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makhnov looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edson Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makhnov throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Perry throws a right hand that Makhnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhnov also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makhnov tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makhnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Perry throws a good cross that connects.
Perry lands a jab-cross combination.
Makhnov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Perry misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Makhnov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry tests Makhnov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Makhnov drops Perry with a left and a right! Oh, Perry is hurt - Makhnov dives into side control looking to finish!

Perry is rocked!

Makhnov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perry is still in real trouble! Can Makhnov finish him?
Makhnov with the ground and pound but Perry regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov thows a huge punch but Perry dodges it nicely.
Perry seems to have recovered his senses.

Makhnov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makhnov trying to control from Perry's half guard. Perry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makhnov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makhnov wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Makhnov tries to free his leg and advance position but Perry is retaining full guard.
Dimitri Makhnov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makhnov trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Perry keeping full guard, as Makhnov tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is trying to control the position but Makhnov postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makhnov is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Perry lands a body shot.
Makhnov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makhnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makhnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
Makhnov slips a straight right by Perry.
Perry throws a low kick but Makhnov moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Makhnov.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makhnov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perry misses the jab.
Makhnov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makhnov somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Makhnov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makhnov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Makhnov!
Dimitri Makhnov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Before Dishonor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes to the cage accompanied by Black Betty. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hart
vs
Before Dishonor

176 cm
24
260 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

192 cm
24
284 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Stonewall
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Death Before Dishonor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dishonor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dishonor's waist but Dishonor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
Hart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dishonor misses with a looping right.

Hart drives through with a takedown into Dishonor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Dishonor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hart defends well.
Hart trying to control but Dishonor is working from the bottom.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dishonor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dishonor pulls Hart in to control the position.
Dishonor is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dishonor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dishonor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Dishonor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard.

Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor throws a big right hand that misses.
Dishonor postures up.
Dishonor wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Dishonor is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hart is really struggling to control Dishonor but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Michael Hart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dishonor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hart feints and as Dishonor raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.

Dishonor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dishonor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dishonor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart wants to control from the top but Dishonor keeps moving.
Hart won't allow Dishonor to sweep him here.
Dishonor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hart is now in half guard.
Dishonor trying to control here.
Dishonor wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
Dishonor is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hart trying to control the action but Dishonor is working from the bottom.

Hart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dishonor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hart.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Dishonor is working away.
Dishonor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dishonor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hart shoots in but Dishonor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hart shoots and misses
and Dishonor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Dishonor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dishonor throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.

Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dishonor is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Dishonor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart wants to free his trapped foot but Dishonor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dishonor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hart's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart staying busy and making it hard for Dishonor to control.
Hart tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dishonor prevents Hart from getting the reversal.
Hart gets back to half guard.
Dishonor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dishonor wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Dishonor with a nice head shot there.
Dishonor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dishonor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dishonor can't escape the position.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dishonor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dishonor tries to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Dishonor is looking to get to half guard.
Hart breaks from Dishonor's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Death Before Dishonor has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is trying to escape the mount.

Hart has hold of Dishonor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dishonor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hart landing shots from mount.
Dishonor is trying to escape the mount.
Hart landing punches.

That has opened up Death Before Dishonor's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hart scoring with strikes but Dishonor is staying in there.

The cut above Death Before Dishonor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Death Before Dishonor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Hart!
Our winner, Michael Hart, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanma
vs
Mercury

190 cm
33
272 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

225 cm
24
263 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury lands a front kick.
Mercury thuds his shin into the meat of Hanma's side.
A low kick from Mercury misses
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Yujiro Hanma has been cut.
Hanma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercury is out of range and Hanma settles back down.
Hanma tries to score with a low kick but Mercury moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Hanma blocks the low kick.
Mercury looks to throw a body kick
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercury.
Mercury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanma throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Hanma throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
Hanma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanma checks a leg kick.
Mercury cracks the inside of Hanma's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mercury.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Mercury lands a high kick!
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Mercury tries to score with a low kick but Hanma moves his leg out of the way.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Mercury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercury throws a one two combo.
Hanma wants to clinch
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Yujiro Hanma's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a jab.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury cracks Hanma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanma rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercury.
A combination from Mercury does no damage.
Hanma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Hanma.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercury slips under a jab from Hanma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercury's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercury throws a push kick but Hanma slaps the foot to one side.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Yujiro Hanma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercury has time to react.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercury.
Mercury looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Mercury misses with a leg kick
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mercury lands an overhand right.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
Hanma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanma.
Hanma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanma swings widly with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanma shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury thumps Hanma with a low kick.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury clobbers Hanma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercury lands an overhand right.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Hanma checks it.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hanma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hanma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury thows a body kick. Hanma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercury.

Jeez, Yujiro Hanma's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mercury feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.
Mercury just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hanma is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yujiro Hanma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddie Mercury!