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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Walter White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bosh counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Bosh.
Bosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a left hand
and Bosh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
Bosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Bosh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bosh wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Bosh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bosh 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.
Bosh sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Bosh from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Bosh.
Bosh scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Bosh connects with a single shot there.
Bosh jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Bosh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
Bosh wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bosh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bosh passes White's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Bosh sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosh.
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosh is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Bosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bosh working the head and body with strikes.
Bosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bosh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bosh in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. White tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bosh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Bosh!
An out of breath Chris Bosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Lou Reed - Perfect Day. A fine choice. Birthday has chosen Happy Birthday Mr President as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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309 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
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280 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birthday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birthday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Corey Birthday has been cut.
Birthday ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Birthday counters by clinching up.
King blocks an elbow strike from Birthday.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
King passes to full mount!
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Birthday taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Corey Birthday's cut even more.
King loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Birthday scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from King land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. King stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi King!
A relieved looking Levi King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Sven Svensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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260 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado drops Svensen with a left right combo! Machado follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Sven Svensen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Machado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Svensen tries to improve position but can't.
Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Svensen sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Svensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Machado preventing the sweep.
Machado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado swings around for an armbar but Svensen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Machado's guard.
Svensen postures up and lands a big shot to Machado's brow.
Machado seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Machado wants to sweep but no luck.
Svensen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Machado to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Svensen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Machado pulls down on the head and he's put Svensen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johan Machado!
A very excited looking Johan Machado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Goatboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Goatboy's choice of entrance music: Bill Hicks - Goat boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Houle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pan Goatboy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houle feints and as Goatboy raises his hands in defense, Houle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Houle tries to free his leg and advance position but Goatboy is retaining full guard.
Houle trying to control the position from guard on top but Goatboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houle stops Goatboy from standing up.
Houle looking to sit in guard and control but Goatboy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goatboy wanted to stand there but Houle had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Houle.
Houle slips under a jab.
Goatboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Houle off the cage and back into range.
Goatboy misses the jab.
Goatboy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goatboy cracks Houle with an open hand slap.
Goatboy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Houle shoots in but Goatboy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goatboy scores with a sloppy right hand. Houle should have avoided that one.
Houle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Houle trying to control the action but Goatboy is working from the bottom.
Houle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goatboy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goatboy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Houle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goatboy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Houle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Houle taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle wants to control but Goatboy is keeping him busy.
Goatboy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goatboy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Houle's guard! Nice work there by Goatboy!
Houle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goatboy is aware though and is defending well.
Houle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle looking for a triangle here. Goatboy is fighting it but it looks tight! Houle pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Goatboy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Devin Houle!
Pan Goatboy spoke after the fight, saying 'Goatboy is here to please you!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo goes for a double leg but Crowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crowe continues to drive forward.
Crowe wants the takedown. Ngo is fighting it off but Crowe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ngo's guard against the cage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ngo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crowe is aware though and is defending well.
Ngo trying to keep a closed guard but Crowe is proving a slippery customer.
Crowe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Crowe there.
Ngo is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crowe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ngo is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo actively working from the bottom here.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ngo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crowe lands strikes from half guard.
Crowe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ngo controlling the position well.
Ngo is trying to maintain the position but Crowe is very close to passing his half guard.
Crowe 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.
Ngo taking some punishment here, with Crowe in his half guard.
Ngo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Crowe trying to control from Ngo's half guard. Ngo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ngo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crowe defends well.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ngo is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Ngo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngo wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Ngo is stalling here. Crowe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ngo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crowe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ngo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Crowe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ngo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Crowe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ngo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crowe's guard! Nice work there by Ngo!
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ngo wants to get up but he can't break Crowe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ngo throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
Crowe is looking for a triangle but Ngo pushes his legs off easily.
Ngo postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Ngo throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
Ngo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ngo trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Ngo with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ngo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Harley Crowe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ngo.
Sloppy strikes there by Ngo.
Ngo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ngo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ngo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ngo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crowe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ngo.
An elbow from Ngo crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo working the head and body with strikes.
Crowe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ngo's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crowe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Ngo with a nice head shot there.
Crowe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ngo defends it easily.
Crowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ngo is aware though and is defending well.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
Crowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ngo is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngo trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Ngo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ngo cracks Crowe with a solid left hand.
Crowe keeping full guard, as Ngo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to sweep here but Ngo controlling him for the moment.
Ngo stands and throws Crowe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henry Ngo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ngo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crowe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ngo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crowe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ngo somewhat.
A jab lands there for Ngo.
Ngo looks for a takedown but Crowe sprawls well.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ngo shoots in and drives through. Crowe sprawls well.
Harley Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo has closed the distance and engaged Crowe in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Ngo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ngo tries for a takedown but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Ngo's shoulder, as Ngo tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ngo has a takedown stuffed.
Ngo fails with the takedown
and Crowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Harley Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
A low kick from Crowe misses
and Ngo counters with a low kick, right behind Crowe 's knee.
Ngo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ngo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ngo misses the jab.
Crowe lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crowe swivels and escapes.
Ngo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crowe's waist but Crowe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ngo off to one side.
Ngo ducks straight into an uppercut from Crowe and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ngo manages to regain guard straight away.
Ngo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ngo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harley Crowe!
As Harley Crowe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Had enough?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Ice Cream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
197 lbs
38 - 15 - 1 |
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215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blue Ice Cream!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Yamada misses.
Nice shot lands for Ice Cream.
Ice Cream tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ice Cream.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cream manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Yamada.
It looks like Blue Ice Cream has been cut.
Ice Cream lands with a hook. Yamada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ice Cream stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Ice Cream lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamada doesn't seem phased though.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Ice Cream misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
Ice Cream lands a body shot.
Ice Cream blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Ice Cream's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ice Cream.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Ice Cream takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Good shot there by Yamada.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada misses with a head kick.
Ice Cream defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Ice Cream connects with a jab.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Ice Cream counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ice Cream.
Yamada is controlling Ice Cream's trapped leg to prevent Ice Cream from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ice Cream.
Yamada is looking to control Ice Cream's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamada avoid being mounted?
Ice Cream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ice Cream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamada is trying to control but can't.
Yamada is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CCF's Flying Circus, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
Ice Cream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
Ice Cream wants to free his trapped foot but Yamada is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ice Cream is thwarting Yamada's attempts to control the position.
Ice Cream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ice Cream working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Yamada controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ice Cream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream looks to land a strike but Yamada avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yamada controlling Ice Cream's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ice Cream wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Ice Cream's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ice Cream wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Yamada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Ice Cream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blue Ice Cream's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ice Cream looks to throw a body kick
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ice Cream throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ice Cream can pounce on him.
Ice Cream throws a shot to the body.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cream moves away.
Blue Ice Cream seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamada. That snapped Ice Cream's head back.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ice Cream.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Ice Cream uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Ice Cream does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Ice Cream.
Ice Cream throws a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Ice Cream with a poor takedown
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cream closes the distance and clinches up with Yamada, looking for a takedown. Ice Cream pushes Yamada against the cage but Yamada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Ice Cream.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Ice Cream's ribs.
Ice Cream shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamada tries to sprawl out of it but Ice Cream keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Ice Cream is breathing heavily.
Ice Cream throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ice Cream off to one side.
Yamada tries to clinch but Ice Cream is having none of it.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Ice Cream does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ice Cream.
Good leg kick by Ice Cream there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ice Cream shoots in and drives through. Yamada sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Ice Cream moved away.
Ice Cream shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ice Cream misses with an uppercut.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Ice Cream.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamada.
Ice Cream moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Yamada as he checks the leg kick.
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ice Cream with a hook.
Ice Cream takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ice Cream stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada lands with a right hand.
Ice Cream digs a good hook to Yamada's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream thows a leg kick but Yamada checks it
and Ice Cream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ice Cream missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ice Cream takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada is looking to slow Ice Cream down with leg kicks.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ice Cream looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamada thumps Ice Cream with a low kick.
Ice Cream scores with a leg kick.
Ice Cream misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ice Cream's sensitive parts.
Ice Cream stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Ice Cream with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yamada here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ice Cream throws an off balance right hand
and Ice Cream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada tries to clinch but Ice Cream is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Ice Cream.
Ice Cream darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ice Cream misses with a body shot.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Ice Cream blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ice Cream.
Yamada jabs Ice Cream to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ice Cream is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blue Ice Cream's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ice Cream's head backwards.
Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ice Cream slips under a jab from Yamada.
Ice Cream shoots for a takedown but Yamada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Ice Cream against the cage.
Ice Cream working aggressively here.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada is trying to push Ice Cream away but Ice Cream has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ice Cream lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ice Cream's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ice Cream is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Ice Cream.
Yamada pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cream blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Ice Cream jumps into guard, dragging Yamada to the mat.
Yamada trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ice Cream's guard.
Yamada trying to control but Ice Cream is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ice Cream is on top in guard.
Yamada is trying to control the position but Ice Cream postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ice Cream looking for a guillotine here but Yamada defends easily.
Ice Cream wants to improve his position but instead Yamada has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
Yamada is thwarting Ice Cream's attempts to control the position.
Yamada wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ice Cream uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to stand but Ice Cream is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yamada controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane Yamada has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamada throws a low kick but Ice Cream moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Blue Ice Cream's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ice Cream looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice Cream avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Ice Cream throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Ice Cream throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ice Cream wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Ice Cream scores with a punch to the head.
Ice Cream throws a lazy right hand but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ice Cream stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Ice Cream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream throws a lazy head kick
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Blue Ice Cream's cut even more.
Ice Cream misses with a wild body shot.
Ice Cream is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ice Cream loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada pushes Ice Cream up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ice Cream lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ice Cream has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ice Cream's calf.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Yamada lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws a push kick but Ice Cream slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada swings for the body but Ice Cream moves out of range.
Ice Cream has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ice Cream checks the leg kick.
Ice Cream looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Ice Cream throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
Ice Cream shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cream moves away.
Yamada thuds his right hand into Ice Cream's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ice Cream gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
Ice Cream needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
Ice Cream is rocked!
Ice Cream takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ice Cream is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Ice Cream dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamada. That did some damage!
Ice Cream misses with a takedown attempt - Yamada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ice Cream seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamada connects with the punch.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream shoots in but no luck this time.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Ice Cream.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream connects with a body shot.
Ice Cream connects with a single shot there.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Ice Cream throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ice Cream moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamada 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.
Ice Cream misses with a looping left.
Yamada keeps Ice Cream at a distance using the push kick.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ice Cream looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ice Cream ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada throws a leg kick
and Ice Cream counters with a takedown into side control.
Yamada is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada controlling the position for now.
Yamada gets full guard.
Ice Cream throws an elbow that misses. Yamada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ice Cream's guard. Nice move by Yamada!
Ice Cream working for a triangle but Yamada defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada stands up and waves to Ice Cream to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada had his way with Blue Ice Cream in that round.
The cut man is working on Blue Ice Cream's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ice Cream uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Ice Cream throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada cracks Ice Cream with a good jab.
Ice Cream avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamada!
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada connects with a jab.
Ice Cream throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Ice Cream takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ice Cream 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ice Cream tries a head kick but it misses.
Ice Cream throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cream manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ice Cream.
Nice defenses there by Ice Cream.
Ice Cream shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamada pinned against the cage. Yamada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ice Cream at a distance.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ice Cream.
Ice Cream moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Ice Cream bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ice Cream throws a body kick that misses.
Blue Ice Cream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot by Ice Cream.
Yamada takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ice Cream is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ice Cream scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada moves away from the strike by Ice Cream.
Ice Cream lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamada thumps Ice Cream with a low kick.
Ice Cream lands a nice hook to Yamada's body. Yamada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ice Cream throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ice Cream lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamada leaves Ice Cream with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Ice Cream.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamada clobbers Ice Cream with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamada scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ice Cream thows a leg kick but Yamada checks it
and Ice Cream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ice Cream wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ice Cream digs a right hand underneath Yamada's ribcage. Yamada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Ice Cream drops back down to his feet.
Ice Cream tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Ice Cream drops back down to his feet.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ice Cream backwards.
Ice Cream blocking some punches.
Ice Cream throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Ice Cream blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Ice Cream throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
Kane Yamada is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kane Yamada thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes to the cage accompanied by Peace Prize Speech. Reynolds has chosen Ballad Of Serenity as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Malcolm Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds wants to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi is out of range.
Suu Kyi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi staying out of range there.
Suu Kyi throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side.
Suu Kyi works the jab nicely.
Suu Kyi lands a nice hook to Reynolds's body. Reynolds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suu Kyi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Suu Kyi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Suu Kyi cracks a nice hook into Reynolds's ribs.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Suu Kyi lands with a hook. Reynolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suu Kyi feints and then cracks Reynolds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reynolds down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi lands a head kick!
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suu Kyi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suu Kyi, as that shot connected.
Suu Kyi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that misses
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick.
Suu Kyi works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suu Kyi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reynolds tries to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reynolds's calf.
Suu Kyi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reynolds scores with a head kick. Suu Kyi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi lands a big uppercut and Reynolds crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reynolds looks OK. Suu Kyi waves Reynolds back to his feet!
Reynolds is rocked!
Suu Kyi darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Reynolds's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Suu Kyi before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aung San Suu Kyi!
Aung San Suu Kyi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe lands the left hand.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Knight cracks Crowe with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Crowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crowe.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crowe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crowe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Crowe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knight manages 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!
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight clobbers Crowe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crowe is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Knight feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Knight.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight instigates a clinch.
Knight tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
Crowe tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crowe prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Crowe stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight gets control of Crowe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knight will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crowe!
Crowe wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight misses the jab.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Knight.
Knight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knight moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Crowe lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
Julian Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Crowe shows good takedown defense.
Knight clinches up with Crowe and pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knight dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Knight blocking some punches.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe working Knight over with knees to the body.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Crowe tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Knight.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Julian Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crowe to keep the fight standing.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocking some punches.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Knight.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julian Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Crowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Knight throws an elbow but Crowe slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Knight seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knight working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knight throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Crowe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Crowe won't allow Knight to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Crowe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Crowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Crowe is predictable there
and Knight counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eli Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands a right hand.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crowe with a hook.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly moves out of range.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Knight forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Julian Knight wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Julian Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Eli Crowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dang, sumbitch poked me in mah eye!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Sons of Perdition - Blood In The Valley as his entrance music. Neo Kable has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
290 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
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282 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kable. Beautiful body shot.
Kable connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown but Kable shows good takedown defense.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Kable slips the punch.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kable moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe digs a good hook to Kable's body.
Kable drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crowe blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kable.
Crowe cracks the inside of Kable's front leg.
Kable fakes the leg kick and cracks Crowe in the body.
Crowe looks winded!
Crowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kable is out of range and Crowe settles back down.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kable was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Kable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowe.
Kable explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kable catches Crowe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kable throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kable has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kable lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Crowe up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kable from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Crowe's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Kable!
After winning the bout, Neo Kable thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Harlan Crowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't fucking believe this shit...'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Rad has chosen Kids Of The K-Hole as his entrance music. Kickin Rad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Rad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Rad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Rad is out of range.
Stanton Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crowe under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Rad tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Rad throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a body shot that sends Rad's belly button to the back.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Rad jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rad throws a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crowe trying to advance position but Rad counters by regaining guard.
Crowe pushes down on Rad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crowe prevents Rad from improving his position.
Rad has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rad keeps trying to improve his position.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is nestled in close to Rad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rad gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Rad is retaining full guard.
Rad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowe is one step ahead there.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Rad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rad 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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Rad is keeping the position.
Rad is controlling Crowe's posture.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe forces his way into half guard.
Rad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Nice strikes from Crowe there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crowe prevents Rad from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kickin Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rad slips under a jab.
Rad leaves Crowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rad throws a front kick that sends Crowe stumbling back into the cage.
Rad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Rad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe misses with a leg kick
and Rad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crowe really felt that one!
Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowe misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Rad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Good shot there by Rad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rad checks it well.
Rad throws a front kick aimed at Crowe's knee but Crowe avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Crowe is looking to wear down Rad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Rad moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Rad is out of range.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Rad scores with a kick to the body.
Rad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crowe lands a glancing blow to the side of Rad's head.
Nice straight punches there by Rad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rad.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Rad throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Rad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crowe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crowe.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe postures up in Rad's guard and throws a big left but Rad blocks it.
Crowe looking to sit in guard and control but Rad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rad.
Crowe seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Rad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rad wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Rad won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Crowe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crowe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rad slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rad is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Crowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rad circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Rad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanton Crowe's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Rad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Rad motions for Crowe to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rad's sensitive parts.
Rad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stanton Crowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Rad misses with a low kick as Crowe jumps back.
Nice jab there from Rad.
Crowe is rocked!
Rad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rad checks the leg kick.
Rad shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Crowe takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rad sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Crowe bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Kickin Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Stanton Crowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucker done poked me in mah eye!'.
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