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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystof Wierzbicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krystof Wierzbicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksim Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wierzbicki throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wierzbicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karelin walks into a jab.
Karelin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karelin is defended easily by Wierzbicki.
Karelin drives through with a takedown into Wierzbicki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wierzbicki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wierzbicki's guard.
Wierzbicki is trying to stand back up but Karelin is controlling him
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wierzbicki is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Wierzbicki is out cold - huge knockout for Karelin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maksim Karelin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is When Will They Shoot. A fine choice. Barry Smith 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulcher closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fulcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fulcher prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
It looks like Barry Smith has been cut.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fulcher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fulcher lands a knee to the body.
Smith is trying to drag Fulcher to the mat but Fulcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fulcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Fulcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Fulcher landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Barry Smith's cut is getting worse.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Fulcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Fulcher lands a nice elbow.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Fulcher.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling him.
Smith tries to stall but Fulcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fulcher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulcher lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Fulcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fulcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fulcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Barry Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fulcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fulcher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fulcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Barry Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fulcher lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barry Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Berry Fulcher!
Our winner, Berry Fulcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruso has chosen Helena as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loco.
Bruso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruso manages to avoid it.
Loco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Bruso's shoulder, as Bruso tries to avoid the shot.
Loco misses with a hook. Bruso ducked under it nicely.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Bruso's shoulder, as Bruso tries to avoid the shot.
Loco throws a lazy right hand but Bruso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loco moves out of range of the body kick from Bruso.
Bruso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso misses with a hook.
Loco misses with a hook. Bruso ducked under it nicely.
Loco throws an off balance right hand
and Bruso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruso looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Bruso moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Bruso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Loco.
Bruso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loco pinned against the cage. Loco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
Loco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruso tries to clinch up but Loco circles away and keeps his distance.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loco wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruso.
Jab, jab by Loco - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loco clobbers Bruso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruso pushes Loco away with a front kick.
Loco scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruso somewhat.
Bruso slips a jab from Loco.
Bruso is looking to clinch but Loco is avoiding it.
Loco misses with a looping left.
Bruso tries to clinch there but Loco circles away.
Loco stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruso. Bruso gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loco.
Loco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loco works the jab nicely.
Loco throws a hook but Bruso avoids it easily.
Bruso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loco.
Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruso counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruso sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco tries to buck Bruso off but Bruso is having none of it.
Bruso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loco keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Loco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco is trying to buck Bruso off.
Bruso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loco keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco pushes Bruso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bruso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bruso scoring with punches from side control.
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 El Loco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Loco misses.
A big right from Loco misses.
Loco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bruso moved out of range.
Loco forces Bruso back against the cage and clinches.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso is controlling him.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loco is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruso has double underhooks.
Bruso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loco's elbow.
A short left from Bruso.
Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Loco misses.
Jab, jab by Loco - just one landing.
Loco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bruso closes the distance and clinches.
Loco working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco can't break the clinch.
Bruso can't find room to land a body shot as Loco controls the action.
Bruso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Loco blocks an elbow strike from Bruso.
Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco lands with a right hand.
Loco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruso on the side of the head.
Loco lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruso's head.
Loco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loco scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Loco.
Loco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loco can pounce on him.
Bruso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loco.
Loco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loco scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruso should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco connects with a jab.
Bruso misses with a hook.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loco as he avoids it easily.
Bruso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Bruso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruso.
Loco misses with an uppercut.
Loco stuffs the takedown.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Bruso slips the punch.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loco is looking to clinch but Bruso is avoiding it.
Loco looks to throw the jab but Bruso is out of range.
Loco throws a hook but Bruso blocks it.
Loco lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruso on the side of the head.
Bruso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loco was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Loco is trying to control the position but Bruso postures up.
Bruso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loco 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.
Bruso tries to free his leg and advance position but Loco is retaining full guard.
Loco pushes Bruso off and gets back to his feet.
Loco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco throws the left hand but Bruso avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruso looks to land a body kick but Loco moved away.
Loco connects with a crisp jab.
El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loco lands a jab to Bruso's midsection.
Loco scores with a nice right hand.
Loco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruso's sensitive parts.
Loco scores with a jab. Bruso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Loco.
Bruso has a takedown stuffed.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
Loco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Loco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruso in his tracks.
Loco cracks Bruso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruso staying out of range there.
Bruso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loco tries to clinch but Bruso is having none of it.
Loco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loco with a hook.
Bruso blocks a jab.
Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruso.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Loco lands with a straight right. Bruso didn't see that one coming.
Bruso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco throws a good cross that connects.
Loco lands with a cross.
Loco connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loco, right into the meat.
Bruso missing with a left hand there. Loco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loco tries to score with a low kick but Bruso moves his leg out of the way.
Loco throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruso.
Loco thuds a left hand into Bruso's body.
No luck for Bruso with that takedown attempt.
Thomas Bruso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruso's head.
Bruso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco connects with a crisp jab.
Loco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruso checks it well.
Loco throws a body punch but Bruso moves out of range.
Bruso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loco tests Bruso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruso slips under a jab.
Loco connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loco pinned against the cage. Loco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loco's corner calls for a 1-2. Loco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bruso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loco moves into the clinch.
Loco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruso's brow.
Bruso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Bruso lands a shoulder strike.
Loco is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruso has double underhooks.
Bruso has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loco wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruso won't allow it.
El Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is trying to break free.
Bruso scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruso jumps guard.
Thomas Bruso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruso wants to sweep but no luck.
Loco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bruso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Loco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Loco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smalls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smalls gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smalls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali defends it easily.
Ali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smalls keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smalls trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smalls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali lands a couple of elbows.
Ali trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Smalls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ali manages to get himself to full guard.
Ali has Smalls pulled in close to control his posture.
Smalls is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smalls stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smalls.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Smalls postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Smalls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smalls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smalls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smalls is looking to work some ground and pound but Ali has wrist control.
Smalls drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ali dives on top into guard.
Ali throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smalls wants to improve his position but instead Ali has moved into half guard.
Smalls is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls punching from the bottom.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smalls keeps working.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smalls's head.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smalls taking some punishment here, with Ali in his half guard.
Ali is pressing down on Smalls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smalls is holding on for now.
Smalls is refusing to be controlled, as Ali sits in half guard.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smalls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ali chips away with some ground and pound.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smalls is looking for a triangle here but Ali uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ali wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
Ali landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali cracks Smalls with a big elbow.
Ali working the ground and pound from side control.
Ali wants to control but Smalls is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali throws a right hand that Smalls ducks under and follows up with a left that Smalls also avoids with ease.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smalls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smalls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smalls misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a single leg into guard. Smalls didn't expect that.
Hazni Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Smalls.
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali is in close to Smalls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smalls has momentary wrist control but Ali slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls working a defensive guard here.
Smalls thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ali trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Ali cracks Smalls with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smalls throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ali uses it to pass to side control.
Smalls taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smalls tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ali working the ground and pound effectively.
Ali unloading with bombs!
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ali cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ali dominating with strikes here.
Smalls can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali landing shots from mount.
Smalls is rocked!
Ali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smalls is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him?
Ali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smalls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ali pulls Smalls in to control the position.
Smalls seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smalls can do to turn this around?
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Smalls drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ali dives on top into guard.
Ali lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ali advances to half guard.
Smalls is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali slips a nice elbow through Smalls's hands, connecting with Smalls's forehead.
Ali keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali is stalling here. Smalls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ali seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smalls has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smalls misses with the ground and pound.
Ali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smalls's best efforts.
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Smalls looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ali trying to hold on to Smalls's head to control him but Smalls postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is trying to work for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Smalls seems to be looking for submissions.
Smalls thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smalls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Hazni Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smalls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ali cracks Smalls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smalls is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smalls is trying to control Ali's posture but Ali avoids it.
Ali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ali lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Ali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ali cracks Smalls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smalls trying to control but Ali flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Smalls manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ali's guard. Nice work there by Smalls.
Smalls throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
Ali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smalls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ali has managed to get both his arms back between Smalls's legs - danger averted.
Smalls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smalls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
Smalls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali works over Smalls with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali landing with the ground and pound.
Ali distracts Smalls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ali content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smalls looking for a sweep. Not yet Smalls, not yet.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali lands a couple of digs.
Smalls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.
Smalls keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ali with a nice head shot there.
Ali landing with the ground and pound.
Smalls controls Ali momentarily but Ali frees himself.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ali is putting a hurting on Smalls here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali scoring with punches from side control.
Ali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ali scoring with punches from side control.
Barney Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazni Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smalls struggling a bit here.
Ali controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls struggling a bit here.
Smalls being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazni Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazni Ali!
Our winner, Hazni Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T.G. Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). G. Tonying. Tonying comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Old ways - Chiddy bang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, T.G. Tonying!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Fowler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fowler throws a right and a left that Tonying avoids nicely.
Fowler swinging wildly here.
Fowler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fowler works over Tonying's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fowler.
Nice defenses there by Tonying.
Fowler throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonying counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fowler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Fowler is avoiding it.
Tonying catches Fowler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fowler fails to land with a series of punches.
Fowler jabs Tonying right on the nose. Tonying blinks but takes it well.
Fowler dives in and grabs Tonying's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tonying pushes down on Fowler's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler scores with the left hand. Tonying knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Tonying.
Tonying moves forwards but Fowler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fowler throws a right hand that Tonying ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonying also avoids with ease.
Tonying with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Fowler misses with an uppercut
and Tonying counters by moving into the clinch.
Fowler is looking for a takedown.
Fowler looking to throw knees to the head but Tonying is blocking nicely.
A short right from Fowler.
Fowler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonying is keeping busy.
Fowler working hard to break the clinch.
Fowler has a couple of punches blocked by Tonying.
Nice elbow from Fowler.
Fowler pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonying leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fowler tries a knee to the head but Tonying blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fowler misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tonying to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonying keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fowler.
A swing and a miss from Fowler.
Fowler misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Fowler. Those never looked like landing.
Fowler fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Fowler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fowler tries to clinch but Tonying is having none of it.
Fowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonying moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fowler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonying checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fowler throws a low kick, looking for Tonying's leg but Tonying calmly moves out of range.
Fowler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonying counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying throws a hook but Fowler avoids it easily.
Fowler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tonying eats them both and turns towards Fowler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fowler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fowler misses with a wild combination.
Tonying swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fowler.
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!
Tonying lands with a good body shot.
Tonying is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fowler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Fowler throws a head kick but Tonying moves out of range.
Fowler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonying lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonying gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying keeps control of Fowler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fowler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fowler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonying drops Fowler with a big knee straight up the middle! Fowler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Isaiah Fowler has been cut.
T.G. Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonying.
Tonying lands a nice looking body shot.
Tonying 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.
Nice body kick there by Tonying.
Tonying lands with a good body shot.
Fowler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonying lands with a straight right. Fowler didn't see that one coming.
Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fowler as Tonying tries to tie him up.
Tonying struggles to land a body shot inside as Fowler controls his hands.
Tonying tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T.G. Tonying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonying chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonying connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fowler momentarily.
Fowler throws a lazy right hand but Tonying sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tonying to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonying, as that shot connected.
Fowler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fowler connects with the punch.
Fowler throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonying avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fowler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonying.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Fowler's body.
T.G. Tonying seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonying slips a jab from Fowler.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tonying jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fowler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonying avoids the body shot from Fowler.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fowler checks a leg kick.
Tonying thuds a left hand into Fowler's body.
Isaiah Fowler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Tonying.
Fowler misses with a right hand
and Tonying counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fowler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fowler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fowler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonying uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fowler.
Fowler throws a right hand that Tonying ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonying also avoids with ease.
Fowler misses with an uppercut
letting Tonying counter with a right hand.
Tonying doesn't manage to clinch there - Fowler circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries to clinch but Tonying moves out of range.
Tonying scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tonying connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fowler tries to clinch up.
Fowler gets tackled into the cage by Tonying. Tonying maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fowler misses with an elbow strike.
Fowler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fowler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying punishes Fowler's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonying connects with a looping right hand.
Tonying avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fowler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonying fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fowler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tonying tests Fowler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, jab by Tonying - just one landing.
Fowler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonying.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Tonying.
Tonying lands a leg kick that knocks Fowler off balance momentarily.
Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
Tonying scores a nice knee to the body.
Tonying lands a good knee to the midsection. Fowler won't want to take too many of those.
T.G. Tonying seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fowler or not.
Tonying lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fowler backwards.
Tonying has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Tonying.
Tonying lands a body shot.
Fowler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tonying with a knee to the head.
Tonying lands a body punch.
Tonying cracks Fowler with a nice body shot.
Tonying softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonying landing knees to the body.
Tonying digs a right hand underneath Fowler's ribcage. Fowler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tonying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tonying lands a shoulder strike.
Tonying digs a right hand into Fowler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fowler's gas tank.
Tonying can't find room to land a body shot as Fowler controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tonying lands with a light punch inside.
Fowler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonying backwards.
Nice body punch from Tonying.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T.G. Tonying showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Tonying.
Fowler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fowler throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
Tonying misses with a looping right.
Fowler 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.
Fowler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonying is fending him off so far but Fowler persists. Nope, Tonying circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Fowler scores with a four punch combination!
Fowler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fowler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tonying counter with a right hand.
Fowler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tonying cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonying closes the distance and clinches.
Fowler digs a right hand underneath Tonying's ribcage. Tonying let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Tonying - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying can't find room to land a body shot as Fowler controls the action.
Tonying blocks an elbow strike.
Tonying connects with a knee to the head.
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonying lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fowler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tonying scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying lands a nice knee to the body.
Fowler prevents a body shot from Tonying.
Tonying lands a left hand.
Tonying looking to slow down the pace here.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fowler or not.
Tonying tries to stall but Fowler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Fowler.
Tonying pushes Fowler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fowler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonying dodges an elbow strike from Fowler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonying.
Fowler swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fowler pushes Tonying back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fowler is trying to force a seperation but Tonying has the dominant position.
Fowler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tonying tries to land a knee to the head but Fowler blocks with his arms.
Tonying goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tonying.
Fowler throws a head punch that misses.
Fowler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonyings head.
Tonying working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonying gets through Fowler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fowler misses with a body punch.
Fowler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fowler tries to break free but Tonying pushes him back against the cage.
Fowler is trying to break the clinch but Tonying has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tonying scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler goes for a takedown attempt but Tonying pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tonying fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tonying throws out a powerful jab.
Fowler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tonying makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tonying moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tonying scores with a shot to the body.
T.G. Tonying is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fowler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tonying pushes Fowler up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fowler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fowler manages to end up in side control.
Tonying sneaks back into half guard.
Fowler is stalling here. Tonying is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fowler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tonying has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler can't do much from the bottom here.
Fowler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tonying's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tonying stalling.
Fowler actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
T.G. Tonying comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tonying winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T.G. Tonying!
T.G. Tonying really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hopkins Athletics logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipezoom Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan comes to the cage accompanied by Haka . Insano has chosen as his entrance music. Felipezoom Insano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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263 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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KO power |
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Granite chin |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipezoom Insano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Duncan. That's going to slow Insano down.
Insano connects with a right hand. Duncan shakes it off.
Duncan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duncan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Insano.
Duncan takes the fight into the clinch.
Duncan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Felipezoom Insano has been cut.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Insano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duncan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan lands an elbow inside.
Duncan lands an elbow that stopped Insano in his tracks for a moment.
Insano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duncan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Insano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Duncan checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Duncan.
A left hand lands to the body for Duncan.
Insano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Insano lands a left hand.
Duncan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Insano backwards.
Insano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duncan lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Duncan fails to land.
Duncan wants to take the fight to the mat but Insano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Insano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Duncan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Insano to the mat. Insano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Insano keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insano seems keen to control Duncan's posture.
Duncan wants to pass the guard but Insano is keeping the position.
Insano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipezoom Insano.
Insano misses with a leg kick.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Insano moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duncan looks to land a combination. Insano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duncan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insano was well out of range. Poor timing from Duncan.
Insano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duncan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duncan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Insano counters with a head kick. That will keep Duncan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan misses with a looping left.
Duncan looks to land a combination but Insano avoids it well.
Insano misses with a low kick as Duncan jumps back.
Insano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duncan back to the cage. Insano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duncan misses with a combination
and Insano counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a head shot.
That has opened up Felipezoom Insano's cut even more.
Duncan looks to throw the jab but Insano is out of range.
Duncan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Insano scores with a punch to the head.
Duncan blocks a head kick by Insano.
Insano just misses with a punch to the body.
Insano lands a nice shot that snaps Duncan's head back.
Insano throws a jab but it's blocked by Duncan.
Insano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Insano.
Tom Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Duncan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 Tom Duncan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felipezoom Insano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Insano thows a body shot but no joy.
Felipezoom Insano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duncan lands with a good body shot.
Duncan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insano was well out of range. Poor timing from Duncan.
Insano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Insano tries a head kick but it misses.
Insano connects with a nice looking jab.
Duncan takes a swing at Insano's ribcage but misses.
Insano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duncan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Insano is in Duncan's guard.
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!
Insano would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Insano postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan pulls Insano in close to his closed guard and prevents Insano from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Duncan 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Duncan.
Duncan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Insano is looking to clinch.
That's two 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.
Insano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Insano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duncan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
Duncan throws a series of strikes that have Insano backpedaling.
Insano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duncan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duncan 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.
Insano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duncan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Insano swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Insano scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Insano 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 Duncan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duncan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Insano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duncan is looking to wear down Insano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Insano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Insano punishes Duncan's body with a nice straight punch.
Insano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Insano lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Insano scores with a hook to the body. Duncan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tom Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Insano thows a body shot but no joy.
Duncan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Insano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Insano cracks Duncan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Insano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Insano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Insano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Insano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Insano there.
Duncan is rocked!
Insano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duncan.
Oh Duncan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Insano throws an overhand right that has Duncan reeling! Insano follows up with more punches and Duncan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felipezoom Insano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rios might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Painkiller - Judas Priest. David Kappa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Kappa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kappa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rios shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios throws out a loose jab but Kappa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios wants to slow Kappa down by chopping away at his legs.
Rios lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rios - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rios. Kappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kappa looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rios has Kappa up against the cage in a clinch.
Rios trying to land knees to the body.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Kappa avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios tries a knee to the head but Kappa blocks it.
Kappa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kappa.
Rios landing knees to the head.
Rios misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappa can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Kappa misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Rios.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kappa tries to break the clinch but Rios is controlling the position.
Rios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like David Kappa has been cut.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kappa's elbow.
Kappa avoids the elbow strike from Rios, against the cage.
Kappa misses with some punches.
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios looks to land a body kick but Kappa moved away.
Rios scores with a nice body kick.
Rios fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kappa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kappa.
Kappa 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.
Rios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rios.
Kappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
A good leg kick by Rios.
The fighters circling - Rios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Kappa's belly button to the back.
Kappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
Kappa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rios feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kappa sprawling to the canvas! Kappa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rios finish him?!
Kappa is rocked!
Rios misses with a straight right.
Kappa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
Kappa throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Kappa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kappa blocks a low kick nicely.
Rios swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rios.
Rios misses with a body kick.
Rios connects with a body shot.
Alex Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rios.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios presses Kappa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rios.
Rios misses with an elbow strike.
Rios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kappa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kappa blocks an elbow strike.
Kappa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kappa blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Rios digs a right hand underneath Kappa's ribcage. Kappa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Kappa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios drops Kappa with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Kappa is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Rios!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alex Rios thanked Just Fight for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with canceled forever 125 blaring out of the sound system. Copout is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: you throw knee, i go home. Barnett is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a left hand
and Copout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Copout.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnett.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Copout tests Barnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Copout rushes Barnett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Copout misses with a punch to the body.
Copout scores with a shot to the side of Barnett's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copout is looking to clinch.
Copout rushes Barnett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Barnett throws a right hand that misses
and Copout counters with a nice uppercut.
Copout connects with a nice looking jab.
Copout drives through and clinches with Barnett against the cage.
Copout is trying to force a seperation but Barnett has the dominant position.
Copout tries to break free but Barnett pushes him back against the cage.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Copout moves out of range of the body kick from Barnett.
Barnett misses with an uppercut
and Copout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copout scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout pushes Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Copout scores with the left hand. Barnett knows he should have avoided that one.
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copout is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab lands there for Copout.
Copout closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Copout digs a right hand underneath Barnett's ribcage. Barnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnett has Copout pressed against the cage, preventing Copout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Copout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Copout, as that shot connected.
Copout tries to clinch up.
Copout rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.
Barnett has Copout pressed against the cage, preventing Copout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout breaks from the clinch.
Copout tries to clinch there but Barnett circles away.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Copout gets a clinch.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copout moves into the clinch successfully.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Copout tries to clinch up.
Barnett throws an off balance right hand
and Copout holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the cage.
Copout tries to circle away but Barnett has him pinned against the cage.
Copout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copout forces Barnett back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Copout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Copout.
Copout rushes Barnett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copout cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Copout rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout scores with a hook to the body.
Copout has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Copout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Copout cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Copout doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Copout might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Copout moves into range and clinches up with Barnett.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copout scores with a hook to the body.
Barnett keeps control of Copout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cro Copout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Copout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Copout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett throws a body kick that misses
and Copout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Copout.
Copout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Copout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout forces Barnett back against the cage and clinches.
Copout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Copout to counter with a crisp jab.
Copout tries to clinch up.
Copout getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copout's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnett under the eye.
Copout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copout scores with a punch to the head.
Copout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copout clobbers Barnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Copout wants to clinch.
Barnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Copout tries to clinch but Barnett moves out of range.
Copout doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Copout.
Copout moves into the clinch.
Copout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Copout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Copout lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnett doesn't seem phased though.
Copout clinches with his opponent.
Copout wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Copout working hard to break the clinch.
Copout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Copout clobbers Barnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Copout has closed the distance and engaged Barnett in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Copout.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout closes the distance and pushes Barnett back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout can't break the clinch.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Copout connects with the punch.
Barnett misses with a body kick.
Copout clinches with his opponent.
Barnett has Copout pressed against the cage, preventing Copout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Copout breaks the clinch.
Barnett tries to land a front kick but Copout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Copout moves into range and clinches up with Barnett.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett tries to keep at a distance but Copout has taken the fight into the clinch.
Copout lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Copout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Copout doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Copout is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
Barnett throws a body kick that misses.
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copout closes the distance and clinches.
Copout is trying to push Barnett away but Barnett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Copout tries to clinch up.
Cro Copout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Copout lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Copout counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout lands a jab to the head.
Copout takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Copout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Copout tries to clinch but Barnett is having none of it.
Copout getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Copout tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copout clobbers Barnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnett is rocked!
Barnett takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Barnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Copout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copout is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Copout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copout blocking some punches.
Copout manages to break the clinch.
Barnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Copout rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.
Copout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the cage.
Copout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copout breaks the clinch.
Copout tries to clinch there but Barnett circles away.
Copout lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Copout moves in looking to clinch but Barnett pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout tries to clinch but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Copout counters with a straight right hand.
Copout wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.
Copout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copout doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Copout tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett is looking to land body kicks.
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Copout.
Copout tests Barnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Copout checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Copout gets a clinch.
Barnett seems to have got his legs back now.
Copout is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Copout lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Copout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copout tries to clinch but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Copout is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copout closes the distance and pushes Barnett back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cro Copout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Copout 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Copout!
Cro Copout decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari has chosen WOODKID - Iron as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee tries to bum rush Baramari with a series of wild strikes but Baramari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baramari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baramari scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baramari, right into the meat.
Baramari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baramari throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
Baramari throws a low kick, looking for McGee's leg but McGee calmly moves out of range.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baramari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee works Baramari's body with a nice hook.
Baramari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
Baramari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baramari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baramari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baramari misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baramari.
Baramari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baramari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baramari defending well as McGee loads up on a big left hand.
Bob Baramari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baramari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baramari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baramari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Baramari connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGee avoids the head kick by Baramari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baramari throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee misses with a double jab.
Baramari is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari slips under a jab.
McGee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baramari.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baramari.
Baramari throws a solid leg kick but McGee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baramari.
McGee blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Baramari throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
Baramari motions for McGee to come forward. Baramari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari takes one to the chin there.
Baramari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGee misses with a hook.
McGee looks to land a combination but Baramari avoids it well.
Baramari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
Baramari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee missing with a left hand there. Baramari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Baramari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
Baramari scoring well with a low kick there.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baramari lands a front kick.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Baramari is looking to land body kicks.
Baramari thumps McGee with a low kick.
McGee avoids the head kick by Baramari.
McGee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baramari tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee swings for the body but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tiny McGee has been cut.
Baramari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
Baramari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari throws a leg kick but McGee moved away.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Baramari's head but Baramari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baramari throws a leg kick but McGee checks it.
Baramari throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. McGee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baramari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baramari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Baramari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiny McGee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baramari is looking to land body kicks.
Baramari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baramari in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Baramari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
McGee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baramari throws a push kick but McGee slaps the foot to one side.
McGee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baramari at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
Baramari throws a head kick that half lands.
Baramari loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Baramari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGee checks a leg kick.
Baramari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
Baramari forces McGee back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baramari breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baramari.
McGee avoids the head kick by Baramari.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Baramari's belly button to the back.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baramari is breathing heavily.
Baramari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baramari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee feints a jab promting Baramari to slip. McGee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baramari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bob Baramari has been cut.
McGee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Baramari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
McGee lands a big right hand that sends Baramari crashing to the mat! McGee stays standing though and waves Baramari back to his feet!
Baramari is rocked!
McGee lands a slapping body shot.
Baramari is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
Tiny McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
Baramari gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McGee gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Baramari 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 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to r this town i 101. Hogan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Solomon Ares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hulk Hogan's chin.
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286 lbs
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ares is breathing heavily.
Hogan scores with a jab. Ares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hogan thuds a left hand into Ares's body.
Ares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Ares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hogan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Ares there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hogan regains half guard.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ares.
Ares 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.
Ares working the head and body with strikes.
Ares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ares wants to pass to mount but Hogan is defending the position.
Ares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Ares throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan taking some punishment here, with Ares in his half guard.
Ares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ares prevents Hogan from improving his position.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Ares thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ares landing with the ground and pound.
Ares throwing strikes but missing.
Ares landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses. Ares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Ares!
Ares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ares throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan is looking to advance position but Ares has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ares with shots to the head and body - Hogan looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Ares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Ares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ares lands a nice looking body kick.
Ares dives in and scores a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hogan's head.
Ares throws an elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ares's guard. Nice move by Hogan!
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ares wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares looking for a sweep. Not yet Ares, not yet.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ares is retaining full guard.
Solomon Ares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ares looking for a sweep. Not yet Ares, not yet.
Ares can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hogan with the ground and pound but Ares uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Ares postures up.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares 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.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan is trying to keep Ares in close.
Ares stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
Ares drops back looking for a leg! Hogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hogan manages to kick Ares off! Ares jumps back into Hogan's guard.
Hogan looking to control.
Hogan 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Ares dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ares manages to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hogan enables Ares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hogan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ares throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ares working the ground and pound but Hogan is defending the strikes.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Ares drags him back down.
Ares in side control, throwing shots but Hogan defends.
Ares in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ares tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hogan parries the strikes from Ares easily there. Ares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hogan to escape.
Hogan parries the strikes from Ares easily there. Ares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hogan to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ares throwing strikes but Hogan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hogan tries to advance to mount but Ares instead regains half guard.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan misses with a head shot. Ares uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ares keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Ares has wrist control.
Ares keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ares keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Ares.
Solomon Ares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a strike but Ares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ares distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Ares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Ares!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Ares started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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