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Death Squad178:Hrolf vs Mickey PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukashenko comes to the cage accompanied by PANEM National Anthem. Kingston has chosen Sean Kingston- Fire Burning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lukashenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lukashenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Kingston's head.
It looks like Sean Kingston has been cut.
Kingston takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lukashenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lukashenko scores with a jab to the body.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukashenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lukashenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukashenko works Kingston's body with a nice hook.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Lukashenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Lukashenko as he connects with a hook.
Lukashenko keeps Kingston at a distance using the push kick.
Kingston looks winded!
Nice body punch from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko lands a head kick that stumbles Kingston and the fighters go to the mat.
Lukashenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko looking to pass the guard.
Lukashenko landing with the ground and pound.
Kingston has momentary wrist control but Lukashenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Lukashenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lukashenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukashenko won't allow Kingston to get back to his feet.
Lukashenko lands a couple of digs.
Lukashenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukashenko wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukashenko is working Kingston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kingston wants to stand up but Lukashenko is controlling him.
Kingston 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.
Lukashenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lukashenko lands a couple of digs.
Lukashenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lukashenko won't allow Kingston to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukashenko works over Kingston with some ground and pound from guard.
Kingston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukashenko postures up.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Lukashenko from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lukashenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lukashenko throws a shot to the body.
Lukashenko throws a leg kick which misses Kingston's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingston tries to avoid it.
Lukashenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kingston if he has to take too many more of those.
Lukashenko misses with a wild combination.
Lukashenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko connects with a leg kick. Kingston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Sean Kingston's cut even more.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that Kingston semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukashenko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kingston colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Lukashenko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kingston is left battered and dazed whilst Lukashenko and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Lukashenko!
A very excited looking Alexander Lukashenko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Sarfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Showman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denzel Sarfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Showman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarfo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sarfo moves in looking to clinch but Showman pushes him off.
Showman throws a sloppy head kick and Sarfo moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Sarfo.
A low kick from Sarfo misses
and Showman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Sarfo tenderised Showman's leg. Showman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarfo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Showman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarfo circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Sarfo misses its intended target.
Sarfo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Showman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Showman misses with a few strikes there.
Sarfo connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gab Showman has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Sarfo.
Sarfo tries a low kick but Showman avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Showman.
Sarfo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarfo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Showman.
Showman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarfo.
Showman throws a head kick but Sarfo moves out of range.
Showman throws a head kick that Sarfo semi-blocks.
Sarfo jabs Showman right on the nose. Showman blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Sarfo.
Showman misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Sarfo.
Showman is rocked!
Sarfo misses with a straight left.
Showman is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarfo finish him?
Showman throws a series of punches but Sarfo avoids them all with ease.
Showman seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Showman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarfo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sarfo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Showman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Showman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarfo throws out the jab.
Sarfo looks to land a combination but Showman avoids it well.
Showman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarfo misses the target.
Sarfo cracks Showman with a big right hand and Showman goes down!
Sarfo wants to control from the top but Showman keeps moving.
Showman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sarfo doesn't defend quickly enough and Showman has managed to lock this one up! Can Sarfo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Showman on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gab Showman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nango Chekananwangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekananwangi has chosen Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nango Chekananwangi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekananwangi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chekananwangi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chekananwangi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuigan.
McGuigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chekananwangi.
McGuigan lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan misses with a hook. Chekananwangi ducked under it nicely.
Chekananwangi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chekananwangi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chekananwangi cracks McGuigan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuigan lands a jab.
Chekananwangi throws a hook but McGuigan avoids it easily.
McGuigan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chekananwangi avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chekananwangi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuigan connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Chekananwangi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuigan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekananwangi throws an overhand right that lands on McGuigan's shoulder, as McGuigan tries to avoid the shot.
Chekananwangi tries a low kick but McGuigan avoids it.
McGuigan throws a shot from downtown. Chekananwangi moves away and avoids it.
Chekananwangi throws out a counter right but McGuigan avoids it with no problem.
McGuigan cracks Chekananwangi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuigan scores with a nice body kick.
Chekananwangi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan avoids the body shot from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan lands a high kick!
Chekananwangi swings for the body but McGuigan moves out of range.
McGuigan cracks Chekananwangi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chekananwangi throws a hook but McGuigan avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Chekananwangi misses its intended target.
Chekananwangi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuigan's sensitive parts.
McGuigan moves away from the strike by Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuigan.
McGuigan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from McGuigan. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chekananwangi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuigan.
Chekananwangi misses with a looping right.
Chekananwangi swings for the body but McGuigan moves out of range.
Chekananwangi fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuigan throws a push kick but Chekananwangi slaps the foot to one side.
Chekananwangi 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.
Chekananwangi blocks the body kick.
Chekananwangi throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuigan connects with a high kick.
McGuigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chekananwangi circles away quickly and effectively.
McGuigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Chekananwangi tries to counter it with a takedown but McGuigan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McGuigan throws a head kick that half lands.
Chekananwangi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chekananwangi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuigan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan walks into a straight right hand from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chekananwangi, right into the meat.
Chekananwangi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuigan on the side of the head.
Chekananwangi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chekananwangi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuigan misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekananwangi. McGuigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuigan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chekananwangi misses with a low kick.
McGuigan tries to clinch up.
Chekananwangi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McGuigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Chekananwangi circles away.
McGuigan 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.
McGuigan throws a leg kick which misses Chekananwangi's front leg but catches the back leg as Chekananwangi tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chekananwangi.
McGuigan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekananwangi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chekananwangi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuigan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chekananwangi misses with a low kick as McGuigan jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuigan. That's going to slow Chekananwangi down.
McGuigan scores with a leg kick.
McGuigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chekananwangi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chekananwangi delivers a nice body kick.
Chekananwangi lands a head shot.
Chekananwangi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuigan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuigan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuigan throws a series of punches but Chekananwangi avoids them all with ease.
McGuigan is looking to land body kicks.
McGuigan lands a leg kick that knocks Chekananwangi off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Chekananwangi misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuigan.
Chekananwangi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuigan.
A bone on bone clash there as Chekananwangi blocks the leg kick.
McGuigan tries to land a front kick but Chekananwangi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuigan throws a head kick that misses.
Chekananwangi misses with a low kick as McGuigan jumps back.
Eamonn McGuigan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chekananwangi lands a leg kick that knocks McGuigan off balance momentarily.
McGuigan dips to his left and cracks Chekananwangi with an uppercut!
McGuigan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chekananwangi throws a front kick that sends McGuigan stumbling back into the cage.
Chekananwangi throws a head kick but McGuigan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan moves out of range as Chekananwangi strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuigan misses its target.
McGuigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekananwangi moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chekananwangi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGuigan has got the better of the exchanges.
Chekananwangi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuigan lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGuigan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuigan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chekananwangi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chekananwangi throws a low kick, looking for McGuigan's leg but McGuigan calmly moves out of range.
Chekananwangi swings widly with a right hand
and McGuigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan throws the left hand but Chekananwangi avoids the punch easily.
McGuigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from McGuigan is predictable there
and Chekananwangi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGuigan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McGuigan tries to move into range but Chekananwangi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
A solid body kick from McGuigan.
McGuigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chekananwangi can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chekananwangi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chekananwangi throws a push kick but McGuigan slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan slips under a jab from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuigan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Chekananwangi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuigan scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuigan connects with a high kick.
Chekananwangi ducks under a wild hook from McGuigan.
McGuigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chekananwangi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chekananwangi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chekananwangi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McGuigan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McGuigan gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGuigan's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuigan trying to keep a closed guard but Chekananwangi is proving a slippery customer.
Chekananwangi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuigan is keeping the position for now.
Chekananwangi wants to control from the top but McGuigan keeps moving.
McGuigan being controlled here, momentarily.
Chekananwangi advances position into side control!
McGuigan manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chekananwangi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chekananwangi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chekananwangi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGuigan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns McGuigan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Chekananwangi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nango Chekananwangi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
That's time! McGuigan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chekananwangi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chekananwangi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuigan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chekananwangi scrambles back to his feet.
Chekananwangi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chekananwangi scores with a jab to the head.
McGuigan fails to land with a series of punches.
And Chekananwangi tries to counter it with a takedown but McGuigan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chekananwangi cracks a nice hook into McGuigan's ribs.
McGuigan checks a low kick from Chekananwangi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi throws a sloppy head kick and McGuigan moves out of range easily.
McGuigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Chekananwangi as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from McGuigan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan throws a nice looking combination but Chekananwangi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuigan tests Chekananwangi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Chekananwangi misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chekananwangi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chekananwangi manages to avoid it.
Chekananwangi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chekananwangi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuigan tests Chekananwangi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chekananwangi cracks the inside of McGuigan's front leg.
McGuigan moves out of range as Chekananwangi throws a body kick.
Chekananwangi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuigan checks it well.
Chekananwangi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from McGuigan misses.
An inside leg kick from Chekananwangi misses.
McGuigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chekananwangi.
Eamonn McGuigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuigan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chekananwangi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekananwangi.
McGuigan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chekananwangi.
Sloppy strikes from McGuigan. Those never looked like landing.
Chekananwangi avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekananwangi. McGuigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chekananwangi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekananwangi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekananwangi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuigan checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McGuigan.
McGuigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chekananwangi avoids the head kick by McGuigan.
Chekananwangi throws a right and a left that McGuigan avoids nicely.
Chekananwangi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuigan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chekananwangi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chekananwangi throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a wild body kick that Chekananwangi sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGuigan - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan throws a looping overhand right but Chekananwangi ducks down to avoid it.
McGuigan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chekananwangi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuigan looks for the body kick but Chekananwangi saw that one coming.
Chekananwangi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuigan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuigan looks to throw the jab but Chekananwangi is out of range.
Chekananwangi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuigan.
Chekananwangi slips a jab from McGuigan.
Chekananwangi misses with a wild combination.
McGuigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuigan!
Chekananwangi wants to slow McGuigan down by chopping away at his legs.
Chekananwangi motions for McGuigan to come forward. Chekananwangi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuigan tries to clinch but Chekananwangi moves out of range.
Chekananwangi slips a straight right by McGuigan.
Chekananwangi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan throws a body punch but Chekananwangi moves out of range.
Chekananwangi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan is looking to counter punch.
McGuigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuigan tries to clinch there but Chekananwangi circles away.
Chekananwangi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Chekananwangi misses
and McGuigan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chekananwangi throws a hook but McGuigan avoids it easily.
Chekananwangi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuigan throws a leg kick but Chekananwangi moved away.
Chekananwangi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuigan.
Chekananwangi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuigan is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Chekananwangi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuigan scores with a head kick. Chekananwangi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuigan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chekananwangi's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eamonn McGuigan.
I think McGuigan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamonn McGuigan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parry Grip - Nom Nom Nom. Jake Jyllendael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
270 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyllendael looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burger is fending him off so far but Jyllendael persists. Nope, Burger circles away and we're back to standing.
Jyllendael clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the cage.
Burger lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Burger throws an elbow but it misses.
Jyllendael breaks from the clinch.
Jyllendael fails with a takedown attempt.
Jyllendael rushes Burger and presses him up against the cage.
Burger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyllendael effectively controlling the action here.
Burger misses with an elbow over the top.
Burger prevents Jyllendael from breaking the clinch.
Jyllendael wants a takedown but no success here.
Fat Burger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jyllendael.
Jyllendael dodges an elbow strike from Burger.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jyllendael's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jyllendael's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jyllendael avoids the elbow strike from Burger, against the cage.
Jyllendael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jyllendael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jyllendael tries to pull guard but Burger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burger misses with an elbow over the top.
Jyllendael tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burger lands a nice elbow.
Burger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jyllendael drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jyllendael has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jyllendael tries for a takedown but Burger manages to get underhooks.
Burger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Jake Jyllendael's cut even more.
A short right from Burger.
Burger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jyllendael misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burger.
Jyllendael blocks an elbow strike from Burger.
Burger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burger.
The cut above Jake Jyllendael's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burger walks away with a smile on his face. Jyllendael gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burger clinches up with Jyllendael and pushes him back against the cage.
Jyllendael is working for takedown but Burger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jyllendael has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burger after a bit of a struggle.
Jyllendael tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burger lands a nice shot to the body.
Jyllendael looks winded!
Burger lands an elbow just above Jyllendael 's eye.
Jyllendael blocks an elbow strike from Burger.
Burger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jake Jyllendael's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Jyllendael's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fat Burger!
Fat Burger made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Clinching is fun
For everyone,
Except my opponents,
Who should practice avoidance!'.
In defeat, Jake Jyllendael stepped up to the mic, saying 'oh, that was just bad luck'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holland counters with a leg kick.
We've been told by Holland's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holland on his heels. He'll look to pass Holland's guard now, I'm sure.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Holland is keeping the position.
Holland wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Holland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holland tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Holland keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers trying to control but Holland is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holland manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holland sprawls well. Holland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Holland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Holland stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Holland lands a jab to the nose.
Holland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holland works the jab nicely.
Holland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Holland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland 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.
Holland closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Holland manages to get underhooks.
Holland looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Holland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holland slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Holland catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
Rogers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holland connects with the punch.
Holland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holland scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Holland connects with a crisp jab.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Holland counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Holland.
Holland doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Holland is out of range.
Holland moves into the clinch.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holland connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
Holland looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Holland lands a shot to the body.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holland down to the mat. Holland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Holland, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Holland against the cage but Holland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Holland.
Holland scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Holland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Holland.
Holland tries to clinch up.
Holland wants to clinch.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Holland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Holland circles away easily
and Holland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers goes for a double leg but Holland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holland continues to drive forward.
Holland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Holland sprawls well.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holland cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Holland doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Andrew Holland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Holland counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Holland - just one landing.
Holland digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Holland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holland.
Holland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Holland, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Holland against the cage but Holland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Holland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers tries for a kimura but Holland is defending well.
Holland is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rogers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holland has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rogers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holland is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rogers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rogers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holland pushes Rogers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rogers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Holland throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A slapping leg kick lands for Holland.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holland lands a jab.
Holland misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogers.
Holland wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holland trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rogers stands and throws Holland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland is trying to buck Rogers off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Holland dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holland cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Holland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Holland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense.
Holland throws a big counter combination but Rogers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Holland gets caught flat footed, as Rogers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rogers advances position into side control!
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Holland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rogers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers swings around for an armbar but Holland sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rogers's guard.
Holland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Holland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing Holland from standing up.
Rogers wants to stand but Holland is controlling the position.
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.
Holland tries to stand but Rogers is controlling from the bottom.
Holland prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holland feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Holland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
Holland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
Holland has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rogers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Holland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers shoots in but Holland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holland with a hook.
Holland lands a left and a right that send Rogers crashing to the mat, dazed. Holland thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rogers is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holland throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Rogers's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Holland dives in looking to finish as Rogers flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Holland's strikes! Holland is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Rogers's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Rogers was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Holland!
A relieved looking Andrew Holland 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. Kalashnikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days . 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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39
217 lbs
33 - 21 - 0 |
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21 - 13 - 0 |
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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
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Kalashnikov slips a jab from Love.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalashnikov throws out the jab.
Kalashnikov scores with a one two! Love had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalashnikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Kalashnikov ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a jab when Kalashnikov was well out of range.
Kalashnikov slips a jab and a cross from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalashnikov throws out a leg kick but Love moves out of range and Kalashnikov only half commits.
Kalashnikov thows a leg kick but Love checks it
and Love counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Love.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love trying to control but Kalashnikov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalashnikov has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalashnikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Love.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kalashnikov holds on and takes a little breather.
Kalashnikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Love not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kalashnikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love stays in close to Kalashnikov's body and controls the position.
Kalashnikov pulls Love in close to his closed guard and prevents Love from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalashnikov misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Love clobbers Kalashnikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalashnikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love blocks a low kick nicely.
Kalashnikov connects with the punch.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalashnikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalashnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kalashnikov misses with a leg kick.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Kalashnikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick but Love moved away.
Love changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Kalashnikov.
Love shoots in and drives through. Kalashnikov sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kalashnikov coming out on top.
Kalashnikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Love is rocked!
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Kalashnikov's shoulder, as Kalashnikov tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalashnikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Kalashnikov's head.
Kalashnikov cracks Love with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Love tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kalashnikov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Love is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Kalashnikov!
Our winner, Vadim Kalashnikov, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Volcanic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volcanic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cropp misses with a shot to the body
enabling Volcanic to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Karol Cropp has been cut.
Cropp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cropp tries to clinch but Volcanic is having none of it.
Volcanic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Danny Volcanic has been cut.
Volcanic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volcanic throws a low kick, looking for Cropp's leg but Cropp calmly moves out of range.
Cropp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cropp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Volcanic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volcanic can't do much from the bottom here.
Cropp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp throws an elbow but Volcanic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cropp creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Volcanic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Volcanic is being controlled here.
Volcanic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cropp.
Cropp working the ground and pound from side control.
Volcanic taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Cropp crashes against the mat.
Volcanic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cropp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Volcanic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cropp lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp working the body and head with strikes.
Cropp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Volcanic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cropp misses with the ground and pound.
Cropp controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp wants to control but Volcanic is keeping him busy.
Cropp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Volcanic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cropp throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Volcanic is pushing Cropp's head away, looking to escape. Cropp manages to hold on to the position though.
Volcanic defending against the ground and pound.
Cropp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Volcanic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cropp's best efforts.
Cropp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Volcanic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Volcanic is looking to escape.
Volcanic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cropp.
Cropp is trying to control. Volcanic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Volcanic misses.
Cropp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volcanic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cropp moves away.
Volcanic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volcanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cropp with a hook.
Volcanic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volcanic throws a right hand that Cropp ducks under and follows up with a left that Cropp also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Volcanic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cropp is able to avoid easily.
Cropp misses with an uppercut.
Cropp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volcanic manages to avoid it.
Cropp lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Volcanic.
Cropp tries to close the distance and clinch but Volcanic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volcanic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cropp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volcanic throws a big counter combination but Cropp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cropp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cropp throws a nice looking combination but Volcanic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volcanic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volcanic misses the jab.
Cropp throws a combination that misses
and Volcanic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cropp blocks the leg kick.
Volcanic lands a big head kick that sends Cropp tumbling to the mat! Volcanic takes a step backwards and waves Cropp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cropp is rocked!
Cropp dives in for a single leg takedown but Volcanic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cropp is still on wobbly legs! Can Volcanic finish him?
Cropp checks a leg kick.
Cropp seems to have recovered his senses.
Cropp 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.
Volcanic fails to land with a series of punches.
And Cropp tries to counter it with a takedown but Volcanic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Volcanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volcanic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cropp avoids the head kick by Volcanic.
And Cropp tries to counter it with a takedown but Volcanic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cropp throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
Volcanic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Volcanic connects with a leg kick. Cropp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cropp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Volcanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Cropp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volcanic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volcanic swings for the body but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volcanic, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volcanic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cropp's brow.
Volcanic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volcanic struggles to land a body shot inside as Cropp controls his hands.
Cropp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cropp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volcanic up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volcanic.
Cropp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cropp blocks an uppercut.
Cropp blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Volcanic.
A short uppercut from Volcanic.
Cropp blocks an elbow strike from Volcanic.
Cropp avoids the elbow strike from Volcanic, against the cage.
Volcanic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volcanic tries a body shot but Cropp blocks it.
Volcanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cropp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cropp prevents a body shot from Volcanic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Volcanic tries to work over Cropp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cropp misses with some punches.
Volcanic scores with a shot to the side of Cropp's head.
Volcanic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volcanic is working Cropp over against the cage.
Volcanic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volcanic taking a breather.
Cropp drags the fight down to the ground.
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!
Cropp has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Volcanic has passed into side control.
Volcanic tries to stand but Cropp is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Volcanic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Volcanic misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cropp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Volcanic - just one landing.
Volcanic is looking to slow Cropp down with leg kicks.
Cropp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cropp checks a low kick from Volcanic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volcanic.
Volcanic swings for the body but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volcanic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic looks to land a left hand but Cropp moved out of range nicely.
Cropp lands with a nice body punch.
Cropp swings for the body but Volcanic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cropp throws a poor cross that misses
and Volcanic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Volcanic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volcanic moves in looking to clinch but Cropp pushes him off.
Cropp throws a leg kick that misses.
Cropp misses with a few strikes there.
Cropp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volcanic tries to score with a low kick but Cropp moves his leg out of the way.
Cropp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volcanic.
It appears Volcanic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cropp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volcanic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volcanic misses with a leg kick.
Volcanic misses with a looping right.
Cropp misses with a two punch combination.
Volcanic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cropp tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cropp moves out of range of the leg kick from Volcanic.
Volcanic moves out of range of the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volcanic!
Cropp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp blocks the body kick.
Volcanic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cropp manages to avoid it.
Cropp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volcanic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Cropp.
Volcanic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cropp throws a hook to the side of Volcanic's head but Volcanic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danny Volcanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volcanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volcanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cropp.
Volcanic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Volcanic connects with a body shot that sends Cropp's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp looks to clinch
and Volcanic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cropp's knee momentarily.
Danny Volcanic is winning the standup battle so far.
Volcanic throws out a loose jab but Cropp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volcanic tries to bum rush Cropp with a series of wild strikes but Cropp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cropp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cropp with the counter takedown but Volcanic avoids it easily.
Cropp 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.
Volcanic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cropp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volcanic takes one on the button.
Volcanic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cropp.
Volcanic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Volcanic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cropp changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Volcanic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volcanic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Volcanic!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Volcanic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gaslight Anthem - Boxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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274 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olah there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Olah.
Olah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
Adams 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.
Olah throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Olah throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Olah throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Olah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Adams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adams.
Adams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Halo Olah has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Olah.
Olah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Olah moves away from the strike by Adams.
Adams tries to score with a low kick but Olah moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to score with a low kick but Olah moves his leg out of the way.
Gregory Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams lands a big head kick that sends Olah tumbling to the mat! Adams takes a step backwards and waves Olah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Adams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olah's head backwards.
Adams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Olah tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olah tries a head kick but it misses.
Olah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Olah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olah misses with a hook to the body
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olah is breathing heavily.
Adams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Olah moves out of range of the body kick.
Olah throws a low kick, looking for Adams's leg but Adams calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Adams moves out of range of the leg kick from Olah.
Adams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Olah walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
Olah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halo Olah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olah.
Adams lands a big right hand that sends Olah crashing to the mat! Adams stays standing though and waves Olah back to his feet!
Olah is rocked!
Adams darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Olah's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Adams before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Adams!
Gregory Adams 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 Kurt Spyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiz has chosen SouthSide as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Spyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Wiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spyke moves out of range as Wiz strikes.
Wiz misses with a looping left.
Wiz moves in looking to clinch but Spyke pushes him off.
Spyke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiz looks to throw the jab but Spyke is out of range.
Spyke is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Wiz 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.
Wiz slips a jab from Spyke.
Wiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiz thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spyke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
Spyke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Spyke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spyke.
Wiz throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Spyke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spyke moves away from the strike by Wiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiz misses the shot to the body.
Wiz clinches up against the cage.
Wiz working aggressively here.
Spyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spyke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spyke looks to land a right hand but Wiz moved out of range.
Wiz misses with a head kick.
Wiz wants to clinch up but Spyke keeps it at a distance.
Wiz pushes Spyke up against the cage in a clinch.
Spyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiz tries to throw a body punch but Spyke avoids it by throwing Wiz back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Spyke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spyke blocks a body shot from Wiz.
Spyke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spyke.
An attempted straight right counter from Spyke misses the target.
Wiz loads up on a big right hand but Spyke slips the punch.
It looked like Spyke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wiz.
Wiz lands a slapping body shot.
Wiz misses with a wild body shot.
Spyke avoids the head kick by Wiz.
Spyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiz.
Spyke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spyke defending well as Wiz loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Spyke catches Wiz right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Big Wiz's cut even more.
Wiz lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Spyke misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiz lands with a nice body punch.
Wiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spyke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Spyke misses the target.
Wiz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spyke misses with a looping right.
Wiz loads up on a big right hand but Spyke slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Spyke.
Wiz tries to clinch up but Spyke circles away and keeps his distance.
Spyke cracks a nice hook into Wiz's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Wiz.
Wiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spyke takes a swing at Wiz's ribcage but misses.
Wiz misses with a shot to the body
and Spyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiz thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiz misses with a body shot.
Wiz scores with a punch to the head.
Big Wiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spyke loads up on a big right hand but Wiz slips the punch.
Wiz staying out of range there.
Wiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Spyke is just out of range.
Wiz throws a jab when Spyke was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spyke misses with an uppercut.
Wiz misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spyke.
Wiz moves out of range as Spyke strikes.
Wiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiz misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Spyke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Spyke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Wiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Wiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiz misses with a wild body shot.
Wiz connects with a jab.
Kurt Spyke is winning the standup battle so far.
Spyke cracks Wiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spyke ducks under a wild hook from Wiz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spyke. Wiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spyke. Wiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Wiz misses.
Wiz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spyke's corner calls for a 1-2. Spyke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The cut above Big Wiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wiz tries to clinch but Spyke moves out of range.
Spyke misses with a left hand
and Wiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiz misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz takes a swing at Spyke's ribcage but misses.
Spyke avoids the body shot from Wiz.
Spyke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wiz staying out of range there.
Spyke throws the left hand but Wiz avoids the punch easily.
Spyke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Wiz misses with a hook
and Spyke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiz catches Spyke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wiz tries to clinch but Spyke moves out of range.
Spyke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Spyke.
Spyke lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiz off the cage and back into range.
Wiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Wiz finds it's way through Spyke's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiz ducks under a wild hook from Spyke.
Wiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spyke was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiz.
Spyke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wiz jabs Spyke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spyke moves away.
Spyke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spyke moves out of range as Wiz strikes.
Wiz misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Spyke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spyke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Spyke. That snapped Wiz's head back.
Big Wiz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Wiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kurt Spyke!
A very excited looking Kurt Spyke 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game - Hit The J. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan scores with a three punch combo!
McFinnigan digs a good hook to Hrolf 's body.
Hrolf checks a leg kick nicely.
Hrolf appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McFinnigan clobbers Hrolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan tries to bum rush Hrolf with a series of wild strikes but Hrolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hrolf tries to counter with a takedown but McFinnigan is quick to defend against it.
McFinnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McFinnigan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hrolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Hrolf moves out of range.
Hrolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. McFinnigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from McFinnigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown but McFinnigan shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from McFinnigan is predictable there
and Hrolf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFinnigan keeping moving, preventing Hrolf from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hrolf being controlled here momentarily.
Hrolf trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
McFinnigan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from McFinnigan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hrolf throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McFinnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
McFinnigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hrolf . Hrolf gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McFinnigan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hrolf .
McFinnigan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McFinnigan lands with a good body shot.
McFinnigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrolf feinted with a counter takedown.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hrolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McFinnigan misses the target.
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hrolf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick as Hrolf jumps back.
McFinnigan's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McFinnigan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hrolf misses with a wild body shot.
Hrolf falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McFinnigan counter with a right hand.
McFinnigan throws a jab when Hrolf was well out of range.
Hrolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFinnigan at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes one on the button.
McFinnigan thumps Hrolf with a low kick.
Hrolf misses with a lunging right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for McFinnigan.
Hrolf scores with a kick to the body.
McFinnigan throws the left hand but Hrolf avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hrolf tried to score with a low kick but McFinnigan checks it.
McFinnigan works Hrolf 's body with a nice hook.
Hrolf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey McFinnigan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McFinnigan thuds a left hand into Hrolf 's body.
A lazy left from McFinnigan finds it's target.
The fighters circling - McFinnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McFinnigan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McFinnigan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hrolf . Hrolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McFinnigan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hrolf slips under a jab.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
Hrolf swings widly with a right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McFinnigan checks a leg kick.
McFinnigan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from McFinnigan finds it's target.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf misses the shot to the body.
McFinnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFinnigan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hrolf moves away from the strike by McFinnigan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hrolf . That's going to slow McFinnigan down.
Hrolf scoring well with a low kick there.
Hrolf is looking to wear down McFinnigan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McFinnigan scores with a shot to the body.
McFinnigan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Hrolf .
Hrolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hrolf fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf throws a lazy uppercut
and McFinnigan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Tallak Hrolf has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hrolf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McFinnigan.
Hrolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - McFinnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrolf feinted with a counter takedown.
McFinnigan 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.
McFinnigan throws a shot from downtown. Hrolf moves away and avoids it.
McFinnigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McFinnigan wants it to stay on the feet.
McFinnigan lands with a cross.
Hrolf ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
Hrolf attempts a counter takedown but McFinnigan avoids it well and moves away.
Hrolf ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hrolf misses with a looping right.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hrolf has time to react.
A left and a right from Hrolf both land. Nice combination.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hrolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hrolf shoots for a takedown but McFinnigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hrolf .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on McFinnigan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McFinnigan pushes Hrolf away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hrolf gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McFinnigan is trying to control Hrolf 's posture but Hrolf avoids it.
Hrolf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Hrolf crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt - McFinnigan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McFinnigan throws out a counter right but Hrolf avoids it with no problem.
Hrolf takes one to the chin there.
McFinnigan throws a looping overhand right but Hrolf ducks down to avoid it.
Hrolf 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.
Hrolf throws a low kick but McFinnigan moves out of range easily.
Hrolf throws a low kick but McFinnigan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan connects with a body shot that sends Hrolf 's belly button to the back.
Hrolf swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFinnigan counters with a good low kick that Hrolf was not able to check.
Hrolf needs to keep his hands up - McFinnigan had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf blocks a leg kick.
McFinnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFinnigan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McFinnigan with a nice cross.
Hrolf 's jab looks to have found its range, popping McFinnigan under the eye.
McFinnigan lands a jab to the head.
Hrolf is rocked!
Hrolf misses with a series of wild punches.
McFinnigan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hrolf . Hrolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Hrolf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hrolf seems to have got his legs back now.
Mickey McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFinnigan connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrolf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from McFinnigan tenderised Hrolf 's leg. Hrolf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hrolf misses with a hook
and McFinnigan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hrolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hrolf goes down! Can McFinnigan finish him!?
Hrolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McFinnigan's guard.
McFinnigan is trying to keep Hrolf in close.
Hrolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFinnigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf landing with the ground and pound.
Hrolf trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
Hrolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFinnigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hrolf 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.
Hrolf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McFinnigan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tallak Hrolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hrolf stops McFinnigan from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hrolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McFinnigan holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hrolf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McFinnigan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McFinnigan is not content to let Hrolf control the position.
The ground and pound from Hrolf seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrolf throws an elbow but McFinnigan slips to the side and avoids it well.
McFinnigan tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hrolf 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McFinnigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick but Hrolf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hrolf throws a leg kick that is checked
and McFinnigan counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from McFinnigan.
Hrolf misses with a wild body shot.
McFinnigan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hrolf with a lazy takedown attempt
and McFinnigan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hrolf 's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Hrolf .
Hrolf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hrolf shoots in looking for a takedown. McFinnigan tries to sprawl out of it but Hrolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McFinnigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFinnigan. That's going to slow Hrolf down.
McFinnigan cracks Hrolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McFinnigan cracks Hrolf with an uppercut from hell and Hrolf crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McFinnigan's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
McFinnigan throws a strike but Hrolf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFinnigan is on top in guard.
Hrolf has McFinnigan pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hrolf keeping full guard, as McFinnigan tries to pass.
Hrolf is trying to keep McFinnigan in close.
Hrolf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hrolf has McFinnigan pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hrolf is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hrolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFinnigan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hrolf 's guard.
McFinnigan wants to control from the top but Hrolf keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hrolf wants to hit a switch here but McFinnigan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hrolf there!
McFinnigan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFinnigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Hrolf as he connects with a hook.
McFinnigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFinnigan.
Hrolf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McFinnigan on his heels. He'll look to pass McFinnigan's guard now, I'm sure.
Hrolf won't allow McFinnigan to get back to his feet.
Hrolf landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hrolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrolf .
Hrolf content to stall in guard here.
Hrolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McFinnigan, right into the meat.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Hrolf blocks it.
Hrolf digs a good hook to McFinnigan's body.
McFinnigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallak Hrolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hrolf misses.
Hrolf tries to move into range but McFinnigan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hrolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hrolf misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McFinnigan.
Hrolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFinnigan.
Hrolf looks to throw a body kick
and McFinnigan counters with an inside leg kick.
Hrolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFinnigan counters with an outside leg kick.
Hrolf throws a lazy right hand but McFinnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hrolf misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf swings for the body but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Hrolf misses with a right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hrolf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from McFinnigan lands.
Hrolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McFinnigan scores with a nice body kick.
McFinnigan thumps Hrolf with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf thows a leg kick but McFinnigan checks it
and McFinnigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hrolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for McFinnigan.
Hrolf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hrolf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hrolf knocks McFinnigan to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
McFinnigan is rocked!
McFinnigan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McFinnigan is still in real trouble! Can Hrolf finish him?
McFinnigan looks like he's trying to stand up.
McFinnigan seems to have recovered his senses.
McFinnigan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mickey McFinnigan.
I've got McFinnigan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mickey McFinnigan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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