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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Ed Sheeran – Don't as his entrance music. Ruslan Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Kowalski's chin.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov tries a low kick but Kowalski avoids it.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Kowalski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kowalski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Michael Kowalski has been cut.
Magomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magomedov dips to his left and cracks Kowalski with an uppercut!
Kowalski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalski there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov jabs at Kowalski's body.
Magomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An inside leg kick from Magomedov misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magomedov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kowalski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kowalski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Magomedov throws out a leg kick but Kowalski moves out of range and Magomedov only half commits.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Michael Kowalski's cut is getting worse.
Magomedov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range and Magomedov settles back down.
Kowalski feinted with a counter takedown.
Kowalski needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Ruslan Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magomedov jabs Kowalski right on the nose. Kowalski blinks but takes it well.
Magomedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
Magomedov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kowalski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Magomedov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kowalski sprawling to the canvas! Kowalski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Magomedov finish him?!
Kowalski is rocked!
Michael Kowalski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski walks straight into a right hand from Magomedov - that's dropped him! Magomedov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kowalski from any more punishment! Kowalski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruslan Magomedov!
Ruslan Magomedov gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serge Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harmony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harmony King!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Decker misses the target.
King throws a series of punches but Decker moves out of range.
As King looks to move away, Decker throws a big counter combo bu King just gets out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Decker there.
It looks like Harmony King has been cut.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decker thuds a left hand into King's body.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Decker as he avoids it easily.
Decker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decker forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Decker unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King looks winded!
Decker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decker is struggling to control the position.
Decker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decker slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King blocking some punches.
Decker has King pushed against the cage.
Decker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Decker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Decker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Decker can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King is trying to pull guard but Decker has him pressed against the cage.
Serge Decker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harmony King.
King dodges an elbow strike from Decker.
A short body shot lands from Decker as the two fighters clinch.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decker lands with a left to the head.
Decker lands a nice uppercut.
Decker tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Decker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King tries to pull guard but Decker won't allow it.
Decker misses with the head strike.
Decker tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Decker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Decker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decker lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Decker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks King with a big uppercut! King tries to clinch up but Decker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples King to the mat! King covers up and Decker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Serge Decker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Cole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cole.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinn lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rico Cole has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn lands a jab-cross combination.
Cole is rocked!
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn cracks Cole with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cole falls to his knees and Quinn doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Weaver has been cut.
Weaver defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Weaver is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Weaver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weaver some visible discomfort.
Weaver tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Gracie taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Weaver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Weaver tries to improve position but can't.
Weaver prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie tries to control but Weaver wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie has control of Weaver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weaver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Weaver is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weaver is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie has control of Weaver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weaver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weaver is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the action but instead Weaver gets a body lock and reverses into Gracie's guard! Nice work!
Weaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie pulls Weaver in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Weaver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Weaver sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weaver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Weaver!
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Weaver misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Weaver looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Weaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Weaver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weaver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Weaver defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Weaver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weaver can do to turn this around?
Weaver lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Weaver's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Weaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weaver throws a shot to the body.
Weaver has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Weaver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Weaver throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Weaver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Weaver scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Weaver defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie swings for the body but Weaver moves out of range.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weaver. Weaver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weaver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weaver just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Weaver throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Weaver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Weaver throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Weaver only half commits.
Jason Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Weaver and move into the clinch.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Weaver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Weaver is looking for a sweep.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weaver is still trying to improve position.
Anderson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weaver is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Weaver struggling a bit here.
Weaver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie trying to control the action but Weaver is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Weaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Weaver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Weaver throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Weaver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weaver gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie has been working on his balance at The Power Plant, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Weaver.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses.
Weaver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weaver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weaver.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Weaver misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Weaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Weaver's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Weaver looking for a sweep. Not yet Weaver, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Weaver is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Weaver can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Gracie 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.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weaver keeps working.
Weaver defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Weaver seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
That has opened up Jason Weaver's cut even more.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weaver sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Weaver struggling a bit here.
Weaver tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie throwing strikes here but Weaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
The cut above Jason Weaver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Weaver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Gracie!
A victorious Anderson Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Oscar Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leopoldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Requiem for a Dream - Lux Aeterna. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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259 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Oscar Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza slips a jab and a cross from Leopoldo.
Krejza cracks the inside of Leopoldo's front leg.
No joy there for Leopoldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopoldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Krejza's head.
It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut.
No joy there for Leopoldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo scores with a body shot.
Krejza moves forwards but Leopoldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Leopoldo does no damage.
Krejza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leopoldo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo thuds his right hand into Krejza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leopoldo digs a good hook to Krejza's body.
Krejza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro Oscar Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krejza slips a jab and a cross from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Krejza!
Leopoldo working the ground and pound.
Krejza is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Krejza looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Leopoldo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Oscar Leopoldo!
A very excited looking Pedro Oscar Leopoldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speak Softly Love. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paco Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
Puzo works Gutierrez's body with a nice hook.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that misses
and Gutierrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Puzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez walks into a left hand.
Gutierrez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puzo's waist but Puzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gutierrez off to one side.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Gutierrez.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puzo stuns Gutierrez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puzo swings for the body but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Puzo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Gutierrez.
And Gutierrez tries to counter it with a takedown but Puzo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Puzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gutierrez finds it's way round the side to connect with Puzo's head.
Gutierrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puzo connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puzo jabs at Gutierrez's body.
Puzo staying out of range there.
Puzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gutierrez misses with a low kick.
Gutierrez throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Gutierrez was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puzo.
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!
Puzo connects with a body shot.
Gutierrez has a takedown stuffed.
Puzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez has his takedown stuffed
and Gutierrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutierrez feints and as Puzo raises his hands in defense, Gutierrez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gutierrez is one step ahead there.
Gutierrez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gutierrez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutierrez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Puzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Puzo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gutierrez is aware though and is defending well.
Gutierrez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutierrez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutierrez won't allow Puzo to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Puzo moves away
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutierrez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Puzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Puzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puzo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gutierrez momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutierrez missing with a left hand there. Puzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Puzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Puzo blocks it.
Gutierrez has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paco Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez looks for a takedown but Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo thuds a left hand into Gutierrez's body.
Puzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutierrez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Gutierrez.
Gutierrez walks into a left hand.
Gutierrez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Puzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo lands a right hook to the body.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puzo has momentary wrist control but Gutierrez slips an elbow through the middle.
Puzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutierrez can do to turn this around?
Puzo keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Puzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throwing strikes but missing.
Gutierrez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puzo working a defensive guard here.
Gutierrez slips nicely into half guard.
Puzo is refusing to be controlled, as Gutierrez sits in half guard.
Gutierrez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is trying to stand.
Puzo wants to control but Gutierrez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gutierrez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutierrez.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gutierrez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Puzo is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Puzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Puzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Gutierrez tries to counter it with a takedown but Puzo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutierrez. That did some damage!
Puzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Gutierrez.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Gutierrez manages to avoid it.
Puzo lands a jab.
Puzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutierrez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Gutierrez manages to avoid it.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutierrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Gutierrez scores with the left hand. Puzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Puzo sizes up Gutierrez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Puzo does it's job there.
Gutierrez has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Puzo misses the target.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Gutierrez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Puzo.
Puzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutierrez's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puzo throws a body punch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gutierrez has time to react.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Puzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puzo tests Gutierrez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutierrez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo stuns Gutierrez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutierrez manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Puzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Gutierrez
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutierrez moves away.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Puzo moves away and avoids it.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paco Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Puzo catches Gutierrez right on the button with a cross.
Gutierrez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutierrez on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Puzo.
Puzo lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puzo but Puzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gutierrez or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo, which made it look bad.
Puzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gutierrez under the eye.
Gutierrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutierrez misses with a hook
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
A pretty intense looking Mario Puzo took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Paco Gutierrez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I ain't workin at no McDonald, partner - you'll see me back in here, and I'll be better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tacito Abrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoris Manotis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrantes comes to the cage accompanied by Compay Segundo - Guantanamera. Tacito Abrantes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grigoris Manotis's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tacito Abrantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grigoris Manotis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Abrantes.
It looks like Grigoris Manotis has been cut.
Abrantes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manotis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Abrantes misses with a looping left.
Manotis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Manotis.
Manotis seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Abrantes shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Manotis is backing up but Abrantes catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Manotis covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Abrantes Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tacito Abrantes!
Tacito Abrantes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayo Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayo Edgar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksei Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ayo Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Boyka feinted with a counter takedown.
Edgar punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
Boyka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edgar is fending him off so far but Boyka persists. Nope, Edgar circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Edgar.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Edgar misses the jab.
Boyka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boyka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edgar throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksei Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar throws a hook to the side of Boyka's head but Boyka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edgar lands with a good body shot.
Boyka misses the jab.
Boyka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edgar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook to the body
and Boyka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Edgar!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
Boyka slows the pace down.
Boyka is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Edgar looks calm but he's in trouble here. Boyka gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Edgar is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Boyka lets go of the hold and Edgar can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksei Boyka!
Aleksei Boyka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adegoke Olujimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Tanba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olujimi comes to the cage accompanied by Jovivaa - Vigilant. Kazushi Tanba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adegoke Olujimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazushi Tanba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olujimi looks to throw the jab but Tanba is out of range.
Olujimi throws a combination. Tanba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kazushi Tanba has been cut.
Olujimi misses with a wild combination.
Tanba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tanba throws a leg kick which misses Olujimi's front leg but catches the back leg as Olujimi tries to avoid it.
Olujimi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olujimi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olujimi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Olujimi just misses with a punch to the body.
Olujimi throws a nice looking combination but Tanba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olujimi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adegoke Olujimi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Olujimi!
Olujimi can't do much from the bottom here.
Olujimi manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olujimi is looking to control Tanba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olujimi avoid being mounted?
Olujimi wants to improve his position but Tanba is controlling well.
Tanba slips a nice elbow through Olujimi's hands, connecting with Olujimi's forehead.
Tanba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olujimi's head.
Olujimi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olujimi tries to get out of the position.
Olujimi is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Tanba.
Tanba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olujimi's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanba lands a nice short elbow.
Tanba drops an elbow to the side of Olujimi's head.
Olujimi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olujimi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanba working the head and body with strikes.
Olujimi is looking to control Tanba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olujimi avoid being mounted?
Tanba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olujimi wants to control but Tanba is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanba prevents Olujimi from improving his position.
Tanba wants to pass the guard but Olujimi is defending well.
Olujimi wants to get back to full guard.
Tanba working Olujimi over with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanba working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Olujimi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanba is working away from the top position though.
Tanba throwing shots but Olujimi is blocking nicely.
Tanba works his way into full mount!
Olujimi tries to reverse the position but Tanba maintains control.
Tanba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Tanba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Olujimi is rocked!
Tanba postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Olujimi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Olujimi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Tanba!
Kazushi Tanba is the new middleweight champion!
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