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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name. Gamburyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rutecki
vs
Gamburyan

180 cm
45
178 lbs
33 - 52 - 1

165 cm
43
252 lbs
14 - 30 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 52 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gamburyan throws out a leg kick but Rutecki moves out of range and Gamburyan only half commits.
Gamburyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Gamburyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gamburyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gamburyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutecki throws a big counter combination but Gamburyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gamburyan looks for a takedown but Rutecki sprawls well.
Gamburyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dexter Rutecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutecki sprawls well. He's pushed Gamburyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manvel Gamburyan 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.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Gamburyan misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburyan.

Gamburyan feints and as Rutecki raises his hands in defense, Gamburyan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gamburyan looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rutecki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gamburyan trying to control but Rutecki is working from the bottom.
Gamburyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rutecki working a defensive guard here.
Rutecki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gamburyan drops back looking for a leg! Rutecki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rutecki manages to kick Gamburyan off! Gamburyan jumps back into Rutecki's guard.

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.
Gamburyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gamburyan trying to control but Rutecki is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gamburyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutecki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gamburyan shoots in and drives through. Rutecki sprawls well.
Rutecki scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rutecki scores with a jab to the head.
Rutecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gamburyan's sensitive parts.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Rutecki looks to land a combination. Gamburyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutecki throws a right hand that Gamburyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Gamburyan also avoids with ease.
Rutecki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gamburyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rutecki swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamburyan shoots for a takedown but Rutecki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gamburyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutecki attempts a counter takedown but Gamburyan avoids it well and moves away.

Rutecki pushes Gamburyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamburyan goes for a takedown attempt but Rutecki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rutecki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Rutecki.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Gamburyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gamburyan swinging wildly here.
Rutecki stalks Gamburyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gamburyan's face. Gamburyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutecki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Gamburyan with that takedown attempt.
Rutecki works over Gamburyan's head and body with a nice combination.
Rutecki cracks Gamburyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutecki connects with a combination that backs up Gamburyan into the cage. Rutecki lands a flurry of punches that gets past Gamburyan's guard. Gamburyan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Rutecki bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Rutecki!
A victorious Dexter Rutecki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot comes to the cage accompanied by Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix. Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bandicoot
vs
Thai

172 cm
42
230 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

225 cm
42
300 lbs
20 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crash Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thai clinches up against the cage.
Bandicoot taking a breather.
Bandicoot stalling the fight.
Thai lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Crash Bandicoot has been cut.
Thai is pressed up against the cage. Bandicoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai down to the mat. Thai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thai tries to clinch up.

Bandicoot rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Bandicoot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Thai won't allow it.
Thai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thai looks winded!

Bandicoot has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thai clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bandicoot is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thai is defending well though. Bandicoot let's go of the attempt for now.
Thai is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bandicoot off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Bandicoot looking for the choke from the back.

Bandicoot patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bandicoot patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Thai wants to get back to his feet.

Bandicoot is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thai has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thai is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bandicoot working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Thai manages to escape to his feet.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bandicoot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bandicoot wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Bandicoot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bandicoot somewhat.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bandicoot.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandicoot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandicoot avoids it.
Thai can't break the clinch.
Bandicoot has Thai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bandicoot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thai prevents it.
Thai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bandicoot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Thai breaks the clinch.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thai tries to stall but Bandicoot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a knee to the head.
Bandicoot is working for takedown but Thai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Bandicoot is blocking nicely.
Bandicoot can't get the takedown.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Bandicoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Bandicoot prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bandicoot stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Bandicoot managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Crash Bandicoot's cut is getting worse.
Bandicoot is looking for a takedown.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Bandicoot is blocking nicely.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Crash Bandicoot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bandicoot moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bandicoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bandicoot wants to take the fight to the mat but Thai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Bandicoot's ribcage.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Bandicoot is blocking nicely.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoot.

Thai darts in and clinches Bandicoot up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandicoot blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.

Bandicoot manages to break the clinch.
Bandicoot fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandicoot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandicoot paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bandicoot.
Bandicoot lands a body punch.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Bandicoot is blocking nicely.
Thai working hard to break the clinch.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bandicoot working Thai over with knees to the body.

Bandicoot is trying to trip Thai. He has hold of a leg but Thai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bandicoot persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bandicoot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bandicoot chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bandicoot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thai!

Bandicoot throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Bandicoot is having none of it.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandicoot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thai enables Bandicoot to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bandicoot 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.
Bandicoot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bandicoot passes Thai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bandicoot seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Bandicoot is trying to control. Thai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandicoot.

Thai is defending against the submission attempts here by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot trying to control from Thai's half guard. Thai has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Crash Bandicoot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Thai has his feet on Bandicoot's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Bandicoot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thai quickly recovers to half guard.
Thai is trying to stand back up but Bandicoot is controlling him
Thai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Thai makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Thai rushes Bandicoot and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muay Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thai tries to clinch up.
Bandicoot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Bandicoot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bandicoot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai's waist but Thai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandicoot off to one side.
Bandicoot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Thai instigates a clinch.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Bandicoot throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bandicoot.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Thai stops a takedown attempt from Bandicoot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thai misses with a knee strike.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Thai moves into range and clinches up with Bandicoot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot missing with knees to the body.
Thai wants to break free but Bandicoot has control.
Thai stops a takedown attempt from Bandicoot.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Bandicoot blocks with his arms.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bandicoot is defending well for now.

Bandicoot breaks from the clinch.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to clinch up.

Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crash Bandicoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bandicoot.

Bandicoot moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Bandicoot blocks it.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Bandicoot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bandicoot tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
Bandicoot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bandicoot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bandicoot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bandicoot jumps guard but Thai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Bandicoot.
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!

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandicoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandicoot dives in and grabs Thai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thai pushes down on Bandicoot's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thai instigates a clinch.
Thai wants to stall.
Bandicoot goes for a takedown attempt but Thai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Bandicoot is having none of it.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Thai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bandicoot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bandicoot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thai to his feet.
Muay Thai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thai sprawls well. Thai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandicoot gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Bandicoot shoots in.

Thai tries to keep at a distance but Bandicoot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai is pressed up against the cage. Bandicoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai down to the mat. Thai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Bandicoot.
Muay Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bandicoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Bandicoot blocks with his arms.

Bandicoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch but Bandicoot moves out of range.

Thai has closed the distance and engaged Bandicoot in a clinch.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bandicoot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoot feinted with a counter takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
A very excited looking Muay Thai 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: STILL BALLIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duddy
vs
Kato

190 cm
40
185 lbs
32 - 32 - 0

187 cm
42
220 lbs
38 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 32 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kato throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
Kato throws a series of punches but Duddy avoids them all with ease.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duddy throws out the jab.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duddy backing away here, and Kato unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duddy looks for the body kick but Kato saw that one coming.
Duddy lands a jab-cross combination.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duddy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato throws a solid leg kick but Duddy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kato.
Duddy looks to land a left hand but Kato moved out of range nicely.
Duddy misses with a straight right.
Duddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kato feints a counter leg kick.
Duddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kato.
Duddy scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato.
Kato cracks Duddy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duddy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Duddy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Duddy.
Duddy throws a chopping leg kick but Kato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato lands a nice shot to the body.
Duddy throws a looping overhand right but Kato ducks down to avoid it.
Kato slips under a jab.
Kato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duddys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duddy lands a really nice looking cross but Kato seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kato. Beautiful body shot.
Duddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
No joy there for Duddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Declan Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duddy misses with a combination
and Kato counters with a left to the body.
Duddy misses with a looping left.
Duddy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kato at a distance.
Kato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duddy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Kato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Kato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kato with a jab.
Duddy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duddy looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
Kato misses with a head kick.
Kato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws an overhand right that lands on Kato's shoulder, as Kato tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Duddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duddy throws the left hand but Kato avoids the punch easily.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick from Kato.
Duddy tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Duddy's ribs.
A jab lands there for Kato.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Kato's head but Kato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy misses with a wild body shot.
Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duddy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duddy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato misses with a leg kick.
Duddy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kato defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Kato dodges the punch combination from Duddy.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato tries to clinch up.
Duddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kato slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kato avoids the body shot from Duddy.
Kato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Declan Duddy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duddy tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Duddy. Beautiful body shot.
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Kato lands a body shot.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Duddy.
Duddy throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Duddy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato tries to clinch up.
Kato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duddy rather than just go for the knockout.
Duddy connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kato.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Kato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duddy scores with a hook.
Kato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy lands a head shot.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Kato avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Kato. Beautiful body shot.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Duddy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato misses with a body kick.
Kato throws a hook but Duddy avoids it easily.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Duddy misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a front kick.
Duddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Duddy.
Kato takes one to the side of the head.
Kato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duddy.
Kato's corner calls for a 1-2. Kato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duddy misses with a body kick.
Kato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duddy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duddy throws a combination that misses
and Kato counters with a good low kick that Duddy was not able to check.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Declan Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kato slips a jab from Duddy.
Kato scores with a nice body kick.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duddy throws out the jab.
Kato shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duddy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a right and a left that Duddy avoids nicely.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick and Kato moves out of range easily.
Kato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duddy will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato tries to land a front kick but Duddy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kato lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Duddy blocks the low kick.
Duddy looks to throw the jab but Kato is out of range.
Duddy slips a jab from Kato.
Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duddy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kato jabs Duddy right on the nose. Duddy blinks but takes it well.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Duddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duddy looks to land a combination but Kato avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duddy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duddy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kato has him pressed against the cage.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Duddy.

Duddy breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kato.

Kato lands a left and a right that send Duddy crashing to the mat, dazed. Kato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kato avoids the body shot from Duddy.
Duddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duddy misses the jab.

Kato sends Duddy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kato is motioning to the referee to let Duddy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Duddy is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Duddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kato! Duddy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Kato!
An out of breath Sun Kato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Sean Yuen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wilson
vs
Yuen

187 cm
41
220 lbs
35 - 10 - 1

177 cm
40
160 lbs
36 - 26 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.

Wilson rushes Yuen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yuen prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson slows down the pace here.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wilson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wilson manages to end up in side control.
Yuen tries to improve position but can't.
Wilson taking a breather here.
Yuen controls the position for a moment.
Yuen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yuen's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is putting a hurting on Yuen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilson cracks Yuen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Yuen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson controlling the position.
Yuen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yuen is looking for a sweep.
Wilson looks up at the clock and then as Yuen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yuen struggling a bit here.
Wilson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wilson working the ground and pound.
Wilson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Yuen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yuen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wilson trying to control but Yuen is having none of it.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount and Yuen is in trouble!

Yuen is rocked!
Wilson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Wilson! Yuen is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wade Wilson!
A relieved looking Wade Wilson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War is My Destiny. Susi has chosen Metallica - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. Keni Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byczynski
vs
Susi

200 cm
41
260 lbs
35 - 33 - 0

175 cm
40
158 lbs
33 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byczynski as he jumps to the side.
Susi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byczynski is fending him off so far but Susi persists. Nope, Byczynski circles away and we're back to standing.
Byczynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Susi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Byczynski won't be happy with that.
Byczynski is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byczynski holding on.

Susi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Byczynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski bucks up and tries to throw Susi off but instead Susi has got his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Susi looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Byczynski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Susi working for a choke but Byczynski reverses nicely into Susi 's guard.
Byczynski stands up over Susi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski wants to stand but Susi is controlling his posture from full guard.

Susi has an active guard here but Byczynski has managed to pass into half guard.

Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Byczynski pulls his head out easily.

Susi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Byczynski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Susi taking some punishment here, with Byczynski in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byczynski slips a nice elbow through Susi's hands, connecting with Susi's forehead.
Susi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Byczynski.
Byczynski is trying to control the action in half guard but Susi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Susi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Byczynski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Byczynski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Susi to regain full guard.
Byczynski wants to stand but Susi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byczynski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Byczynski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Byczynski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Byczynski working the strikes but Susi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Byczynski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Susi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Byczynski working Susi over with strikes.
Byczynski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Susi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Byczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Susi checks a low kick from Byczynski.
Susi fails with the takedown.
Susi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Byczynski counters with a one-two to the body.
Susi shoots in but no luck this time.
Byczynski throwing a counter right hand but Susi manages to avoid it.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Byczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Susi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Susi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Byczynski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Susi prevents Byczynski from standing back up.
Susi wants to pass the guard but Byczynski is defending well.

Susi is working for a kimura here but Byczynski manages to reverse the position and he's now in Susi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Byczynski pushes down on Susi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nataniel Byczynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byczynski winds up and cracks Susi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Byczynski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Susi to get to his feet.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Byczynski misses.
Susi dives in for a single leg takedown but Byczynski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byczynski defends it nicely.
A jab from Byczynski misses.
Susi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byczynski.

Byczynski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Susi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Byczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?

Susi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byczynski is aware though and is defending well.
Byczynski lands a couple of digs.

Susi working for a triangle but Byczynski defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is working Susi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Susi working for submissions but it's allowed Byczynski to get to half guard.
Susi is not content to let Byczynski control the position.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.

Susi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Susi taking some punishment here, with Byczynski in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byczynski tries to stand and escape but Susi is controlling the position.
Susi is looking for a sweep. Byczynski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Byczynski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Byczynski.
Susi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Byczynski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Susi is rocked!
Byczynski lands a couple of digs.
Susi is still in real trouble! Can Byczynski finish him?
Byczynski gets to his feet and stands over Susi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Susi felt that one! Byczynski unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Susi from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nataniel Byczynski!
Nataniel Byczynski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. 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.

Johnson
vs
Hunt

192 cm
43
285 lbs
36 - 25 - 1

200 cm
40
245 lbs
22 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

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 36 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson lands a jab.
Hunt throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.

Johnson lands a left and a right that send Hunt crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses

and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hunt! Johnson lets Hunt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Hunt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Johnson with a jab.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.

Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt slips a jab from Johnson.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Hunt wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been informed that Hunt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?

That has opened up Tony Hunt's cut even more.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hunt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hunt drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Johnson!
Jordan Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Jordan Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tony Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'That's ok...On to the next one!'.