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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burger comes to the ring accompanied by Parry Grip - Nom Nom Nom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Huerta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Huerta blocks a jab.
Burger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burger forces Huerta back against the ropes and clinches.
Huerta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
A short left from Huerta.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huerta.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.
Huerta looks winded!
Burger lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Max Huerta's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burger lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Max Huerta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Huerta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fat Burger!
Fat Burger took some time post fight to say the following; 'Clinching is fun
For everyone,
Except my opponents,
Who should practice avoidance!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the ring accompanied by Steve McQueen. Rubble has chosen Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Rubble misses
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble digs a good hook to Mendes's body.
Mendes lands a head shot.
Rubble throws a head kick that misses.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Rubble counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubble jabs Mendes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendes misses with a hook. Rubble ducked under it nicely.
Rubble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rubble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Mendes.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes catches Rubble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendes scores with a leg kick.
Rubble motions for Mendes to come forward. Rubble throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Mendes blocks a jab.
Mendes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rubble throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Rubble scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $500 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Mendes walks into a stiff left hand from Rubble.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
Rubble takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rubble.
Rubble cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble jabs at Mendes's body.
Rubble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes checks the leg kick.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Mendes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubble is just out of range.
Rubble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendes doesn't seem bothered though.
Rubble is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rubble moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes lands with a hook. Rubble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rubble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Rubble defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Rubble lands a nice hook to Mendes's body. Mendes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Mendes lands a nice hook to Rubble's body. Rubble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Mendes works Rubble's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rubble fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Mendes fails to land.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Mendes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the ropes.
Mendes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rubble.
Mendes gets tackled into the ropes by Rubble. Rubble maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Mendes to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes blocking some punches.
Rubble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Rubble.
Rubble slips under a jab.
Mendes tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubble takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubble throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble throws a leg kick
enabling Mendes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubble fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendes on the side of the head.
Rubble avoids the body shot from Mendes.
Mendes lands a jab.
Rubble misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rubble avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Rubble moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
Rubble doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Rubble ducks down to avoid it.
Rubble misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubble throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
Rubble throws a chopping leg kick but Mendes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rubble in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mendes misses with a body shot
and Rubble counters by moving into the clinch.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes just leaning against Rubble, taking a breather.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rubble misses with an elbow over the top.
Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
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!
Mendes avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes is looking to control Rubble's arms but Rubble gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mendes has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendes avoiding damage.
Mendes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Mendes avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Rubble.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Rubble digs a right hand into Mendes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendes's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Mendes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendes stalling in the clinch but Rubble improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
Rubble works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes is trying to maintain a safe position but Rubble gets an underhook and turns Mendes into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Mendes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Rubble avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the ropes.
Rubble tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Barney Rubble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes keeps control of Rubble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubble works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Mendes's head.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Rubble.
Mendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubble misses with an elbow over the top.
Rubble tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes pushes Rubble back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubble has Mendes pressed against the ropes, preventing Mendes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rubble creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubble lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rubble. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rubble.
Mendes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes tries to clinch but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Rubble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rubble.
Mendes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barney Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes misses the jab.
Nice shot by Rubble.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Rubble there.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Rubble throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rubble appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rubble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes cracks Rubble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rubble finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Rubble lunges at Mendes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendes's hand.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick from Rubble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendes scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Mendes feints and then cracks Rubble's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubble down.
Rubble lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Mendes throws a leg kick
and Rubble counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rubble.
Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the ropes.
Mendes gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Mendes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Rubble lands a nice uppercut.
Chad Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubble throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendes lands with a light punch inside.
Mendes effectively controlling the action here.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble missing with knees to the body.
Mendes taking a breather.
Rubble being controlled against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendes lands an uppercut.
Mendes throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble working aggressively here.
Rubble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble lands a slapping body shot.
Mendes throws a good cross that connects.
Rubble scores with a jab to the head.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rubble blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Rubble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rubble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
An out of breath Barney Rubble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Krav kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mannetosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maguire misses with a looping left.
Mannetosen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mannetosen looks to land a right hand but Maguire moved out of range.
Mannetosen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maguire. That one must have hurt.
Maguire takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mannetosen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maguire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mannetosen misses with a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a thumping low kick.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maguire blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire scores with a jab to the head.
Maguire tried to score with a low kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maguire ducks under a wild hook from Mannetosen.
Maguire lands a nice looking body shot.
Maguire loads up on a big right hand but Mannetosen slips the punch.
Mannetosen scores with a jab.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannetosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maguire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maguire scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy body kick from Mannetosen
enabling Maguire to counter with a crisp jab.
Mannetosen throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Maguire.
Mannetosen thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannetosen. Maguire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannetosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Maguire in the body.
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!
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick which misses Maguire's front leg but catches the back leg as Maguire tries to avoid it.
Maguire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mannetosen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Mannetosen down.
Maguire throws a low kick but Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Mannetosen misses with a leg kick.
Mannetosen motions for Maguire to come forward. Mannetosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Mannetosen throws a body shot but no joy.
Maguire cracks the inside of Mannetosen's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mannetosen throws a push kick but Maguire slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and Maguire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire misses with a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a thumping low kick.
Mannetosen slips a jab from Maguire.
Mannetosen misses with a hook
and Maguire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mannetosen tries to score with a low kick but Maguire moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Maguire avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Mannetosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mannetosen.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Mannetosen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannetosen ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Mannetosen looks to throw the jab but Maguire is out of range.
Maguire tries to score with a low kick but Mannetosen moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maguire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the leg kick from Maguire.
Mannetosen scores with a spinning back kick!
Maguire blocks a head kick by Mannetosen.
Maguire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mannetosen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Maguire.
Maguire motions for Mannetosen to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Mannetosen.
Crunch! Mannetosen slams his shin into Maguire's torso.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Maguire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maguire takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Maguire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maguire moves out of range as Mannetosen throws a body kick.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannetosen. That's going to slow Maguire down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maguire checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maguire.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mannetosen blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Mannetosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire lands a head shot.
Mannetosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Mannetosen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maguire takes a step back to recover.
Maguire throws a shot from downtown. Mannetosen moves away and avoids it.
Maguire slips under a jab from Mannetosen.
Maguire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mannetosen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice jab there from Maguire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maguire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maguire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mannetosen - the referee stops the clock and Maguire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mannetosen. Maguire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maguire 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.
Mannetosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mannetosen thows a body kick. Maguire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mannetosen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maguire takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Mannetosen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen throws a push kick but Maguire slaps the foot to one side.
Mannetosen checks a low kick from Maguire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen is looking to slow Maguire down with leg kicks.
Maguire moves out of range as Mannetosen throws a body kick.
Maguire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maguire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannetosen checks it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maguire might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
Mannetosen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maguire slips a straight right by Mannetosen.
As Mannetosen backs away, Maguire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannetosen looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
Mannetosen swings widly with a right hand
and Maguire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mannetosen's knee momentarily.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maguire was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maguire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Maguire misses
and Mannetosen counters with a good, hard body kick but Maguire shrugs it off.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Mannetosen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Maguire backs off Mannetosen throws a huge counter combo but Maguire manages to avoid it all.
Mannetosen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannetosen. That's going to slow Maguire down.
Maguire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mannetosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mannetosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mannetosen throws a low kick but Maguire avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Maguire cracks Mannetosen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Maguire.
Mannetosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maguire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maguire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick and Maguire moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a stiff right hand.
Mannetosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannetosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mannetosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maguire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Maguire's front leg.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannetosen throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maguire misses with a looping right.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Mannetosen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and Maguire counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Maguire misses.
Maguire connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick and Maguire moves out of range easily.
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!
Maguire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannetosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mannetosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Mannetosen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maguire takes a step back to recover.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Maguire misses.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Maguire's front leg.
Maguire throws a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head but Mannetosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Mannetosen down.
Maguire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
Maguire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mannetosen.
Maguire misses with a leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Maguire throws a lazy right hand but Mannetosen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mannetosen. That did some damage!
Mannetosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Maguire in the body.
Mannetosen tests Maguire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mannetosen checks the leg kick.
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!
Maguire lands with a straight right. Mannetosen didn't see that one coming.
Maguire 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.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mannetosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mannetosen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mannetosen scores with a nice right hand.
Mannetosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Maguire in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac Maguire.
Well Mannetosen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mannetosen!
An out of breath Manny Mannetosen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes to the ring accompanied by Skrillex - Kyoto. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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41
280 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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241 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leslie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leslie scores with a nice strike.
Leslie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leslie throws a leg kick but Leben checks it.
Leben attempts a counter takedown but Leslie avoids it well and moves away.
Leslie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leben.
Leslie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leben lands a front kick.
Leslie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leslie lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
Leslie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leslie lands a really nice looking cross but Leben seems unphased.
It looks like Chris Leben has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leslie throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Leben doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leslie looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Leslie misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leslie was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Leben tries to clinch but Leslie moves out of range.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leslie.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leslie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leslie lands a left and a right that send Leben crashing to the mat, dazed. Leslie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Leben wants to clinch up but Leslie keeps it at a distance.
Leslie keeps the fight on the outside.
Leslie throws a jab when Leben was well out of range.
Leslie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leslie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leslie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leslie jabs at Leben's body.
Leslie lunges at Leben with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leben's hand.
Leben is rocked!
Leben connects with a high kick.
Oh Leben is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leslie throws a hook to the side of Leben's head but Leben sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben seems to have got his legs back now.
BAM! Leslie delivers a spinning backfist that drops Leben like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Reginald Leslie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christo Stoichkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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137 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christo Stoichkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwetty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stoichkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stoichkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwetty throws a wild body kick that Stoichkov sees coming a mile off.
Stoichkov scores with a hook.
Schwetty throws a right hand that misses
letting Stoichkov counter with a right hand.
Schwetty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schwetty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoichkov.
Schwetty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoichkov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoichkov cracks the inside of Schwetty's front leg.
Stoichkov scores with a hook to the body. Schwetty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoichkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stoichkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schwetty.
Stoichkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoichkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Schwetty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
The crowd cheers as Stoichkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwetty doesn't seem phased though.
Schwetty misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schwetty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoichkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stoichkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schwetty but Schwetty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stoichkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwetty misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoichkov fakes the leg kick and cracks Schwetty in the body.
Schwetty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stoichkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stoichkov throws a body punch but Schwetty moves out of range.
Stoichkov moves out of range as Schwetty throws a body kick.
Schwetty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwetty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoichkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schwetty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stoichkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwetty lands with a hook. Stoichkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schwetty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Christo Stoichkov has been cut.
Stoichkov is looking to wear down Schwetty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schwetty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooh!!! Schwetty has knocked Stoichkov down with a huge combo! Schwetty steps away and waves a wobbly Stoichkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stoichkov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwetty drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stoichkov right on the button. Stoichkov goes down! Schwetty follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Schwetty gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Schwetty!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pete Schwetty waved his t-shirt featuring Zombie Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Krukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
280 lbs
20 - 2 - 0 |
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Krukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krukowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Kevin Krukowski has been cut.
Krukowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krukowski's head.
Olah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olah wants it to stay on the feet.
Krukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Olah counters with a head kick that drops Krukowski to the mat! Krukowski scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Krukowski is rocked!
Olah pounces like a tiger and cracks Krukowski with a vicious hook! Krukowski is down but not out! Olah follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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37
155 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandazur throws the kick towards the body but Juholt avoids it.
Juholt throws a head kick but Mandazur moves out of range.
Juholt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range.
Juholt takes a swing at Mandazur's ribcage but misses.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juholt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mandazur trying to control the position.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandazur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mandazur trying to keep a closed guard but Juholt is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt trying to control but Mandazur is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur managing to control the position.
Juholt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Mandazur.
Juholt misses with a wild body shot.
Mandazur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juholt.
Juholt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandazur misses with a wild body shot.
Juholt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mandazur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mandazur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mandazur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Mandazur.
Mandazur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Juholt clinches up with Mandazur and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juholt taking a breather.
Juholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandazur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandazur scores with the left hand. Juholt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Mandazur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mandazur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juholt jabs at Mandazur's body.
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juholt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juholt tries a head kick but it misses.
Juholt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juholt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range and Juholt settles back down.
Mandazur scores with a nice strike.
Juholt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Juholt misses the target.
Mandazur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mandazur misses with a hook. Juholt ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Mandazur's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mandazur connects with a body shot that sends Juholt's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt shoots in but no luck this time.
Mandazur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt misses with a body kick.
Juholt throws out a leg kick but Mandazur moves out of range and Juholt only half commits.
Mandazur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandazur.
Juholt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mandazur throws a leg kick but Juholt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juholt takes one to the chin there.
Mandazur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandazur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Juholt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A quick step to the side and Mandazur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandazur cracks a nice hook into Juholt's ribs.
Mandazur misses with a head kick.
Mandazur just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mandazur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Juholt.
Mandazur checks a leg kick nicely.
Mandazur lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Mandazur tests Juholt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandazur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mandazur misses with a body shot.
Mandazur looks for the body kick but Juholt saw that one coming.
Juholt avoids a kick to the body.
Mandazur moves out of range as Juholt strikes.
Mandazur moves out of range as Juholt throws a body kick.
Mandazur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandazur is looking to slow Juholt down with leg kicks.
Juholt throws a push kick but Mandazur slaps the foot to one side.
Mandazur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juholt doesn't seem bothered though.
Juholt goes for a double leg but Mandazur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Mandazur continues to drive forward.
Karnak Mandazur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
Juholt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juholt keeps Mandazur at a distance using the push kick.
Karnak Mandazur is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandazur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mandazur.
Mandazur scores with a punch to the head.
Juholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mandazur lands a jab to the head.
Juholt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mandazur is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mandazur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juholt can do to turn this around?
Juholt staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juholt.
Mandazur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juholt with the counter takedown but Mandazur avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mandazur misses.
Juholt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Juholt blocks the body kick.
Juholt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandazur manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Juholt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mandazur lands a front kick.
Juholt avoids the head kick by Mandazur.
Juholt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mandazur to the ground. Juholt is now in Mandazur's guard.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mandazur controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
Juholt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mandazur has control of Juholt's left arm, preventing Juholt from doing any damage.
Mandazur controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt trying to control but Mandazur is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Juholt postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mandazur scores with a body shot.
Juholt shoots in and drives through. Mandazur sprawls well.
Mandazur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juholt darts in looking for a takedown but Mandazur gets double underhooks and turns Juholt into the ropes.
Karnak Mandazur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
Mandazur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juholt. Juholt obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Mandazur blocks the low kick.
Mandazur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mandazur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juholt scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandazur misses the target.
Mandazur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mandazur thumps Juholt with a low kick.
Mandazur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Mandazur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandazur swats away the attempt to clinch by Juholt.
Mandazur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mandazur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juholt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mandazur.
Juholt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mandazur's guard.
Juholt throws a big right hand that misses.
Juholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandazur is keeping the position for now.
Mandazur pulls Juholt in to control the position.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Mandazur keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt looking to pass the guard.
Mandazur controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
Mandazur keeping full guard, as Juholt tries to pass.
Mandazur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mandazur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mandazur is looking to chop away at Juholt's legs.
Juholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandazur manages to avoid it.
Mandazur scores with a shot to the body.
Juholt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mandazur throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mandazur is looking to chop away at Juholt's legs.
Juholt misses with a series of wild punches.
Mandazur works the jab nicely.
Juholt lands with a hook. Mandazur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandazur connects with an inside leg kick.
Mandazur scores with a jab.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Mandazur throwing a counter right hand but Juholt manages to avoid it.
Mandazur misses with a body shot.
Juholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandazur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandazur lands a nice hook to Juholt's body. Juholt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juholt lands a front kick.
Juholt tries to land a front kick but Mandazur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juholt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandazur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Mandazur feints and then cracks Juholt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juholt down.
Juholt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juholt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandazur rather than just go for the knockout.
Mandazur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juholt's head.
Mandazur throws a sloppy head kick and Juholt moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mandazur.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses
and Mandazur counters with a nice leg kick.
Juholt tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandazur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandazur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Juholt just manages to avoid it.
Karnak Mandazur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandazur blocks a head kick by Juholt.
Mandazur throws a shot to the body.
Juholt throws a head kick but Mandazur moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Juholt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mandazur misses with a wild body shot.
And Juholt tries to counter it with a takedown but Mandazur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Juholt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandazur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt misses the shot to the body.
Juholt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandazur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandazur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Mandazur checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mandazur. That snapped Juholt's head back.
Mandazur defending well as Juholt loads up on a big left hand.
Mandazur lands a right hook to the body.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Juholt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juholt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mandazur lands a high kick!
Mandazur lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juholt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mandazur - the referee stops the clock and Juholt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mandazur. Juholt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Mandazur moves out of range easily.
Mandazur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Juholt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juholt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juholt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mandazur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juholt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mandazur.
Juholt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Juholt controlling the action here.
Mandazur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mandazur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juholt is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandazur slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mandazur keeping moving, preventing Juholt from controlling successfully.
Mandazur is pulling down on Juholt's head. It's preventing any offense from Juholt, at least for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juholt blocks the body kick.
Juholt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mandazur defends it well.
Juholt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt tries to land a front kick but Mandazur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandazur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juholt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mandazur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juholt.
Mandazur throws a wild body kick that Juholt sees coming a mile off.
Juholt throws a wild body kick that Mandazur sees coming a mile off.
Mandazur throws a big counter combination but Juholt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mandazur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Juholt looks for the body kick but Mandazur saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandazur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juholt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mandazur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mandazur lands the left hand.
Juholt ducks under a wild hook from Mandazur.
Mandazur scores with a kick to the body.
Mandazur blocks a head kick by Juholt.
Mandazur tried to counter with a leg kick but Juholt avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Juholt.
Juholt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mandazur throws a front kick that sends Juholt stumbling back into the ropes.
Juholt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Mandazur lands with a right hand.
Karnak Mandazur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandazur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mandazur throws out a powerful jab.
Juholt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Juholt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt trying to control the position but Mandazur is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur is trying to improve his position.
Mandazur takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Mandazur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mandazur is looking for a sweep.
Mandazur can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt trying to control the position but Mandazur is working away.
Mandazur parries the strikes from Juholt easily there. Juholt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mandazur to escape.
Mandazur gets back to half guard.
Mandazur wants to control but Juholt is keeping busy.
Mandazur is looking to improve his position.
Mandazur is defending against the submission attempts here by Juholt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mandazur is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That kick from Mandazur tenderised Juholt's leg. Juholt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juholt checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Juholt misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mandazur.
Mandazur moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandazur slaps away a takedown attempt from Juholt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juholt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur had his way with Hakan Juholt in that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Mandazur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandazur blocks the leg kick.
Juholt fakes the leg kick and cracks Mandazur in the body.
Mandazur blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Mandazur.
Juholt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mandazur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Juholt lands but Mandazur takes it in his stride.
Juholt lands a front kick.
Mandazur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandazur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandazur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mandazur scores with a jab.
Juholt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandazur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juholt manages to avoid it.
Juholt shoots in but Mandazur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juholt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juholt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mandazur trying to hold on to Juholt's head to control him but Juholt postures up.
Juholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mandazur keeps working.
Juholt trying to pass the guard but Mandazur defending well.
Mandazur is positioning himself well to prevent Juholt advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juholt seems to be looking for submissions.
Juholt trying to control from half guard but Mandazur is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mandazur tries to roll over but Juholt keeps him under control.
Juholt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mandazur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. Mandazur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mandazur lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandazur.
Juholt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mandazur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandazur throws a big shot that misses.
Juholt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hakan Juholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juholt with a hook.
Juholt fails to land the takedown.
Mandazur misses with a straight left.
Juholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandazur was well out of range. Poor timing from Juholt.
Mandazur lands a nice looking body kick.
Mandazur moves out of range as Juholt throws a body kick.
Mandazur scores with a nice head shot.
Juholt tries to clinch but Mandazur moves out of range.
Juholt tries to move into range but Mandazur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mandazur lands a leg kick that knocks Juholt off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandazur throws a sloppy head kick and Juholt moves out of range easily.
Juholt feints the counter takedown.
Mandazur throws a low kick but Juholt avoids it.
Mandazur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karnak Mandazur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
Mandazur misses with a low kick.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses.
Mandazur thows a body kick. Juholt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Juholt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandazur throws a head kick but Juholt moves out of range.
Juholt feints the counter takedown.
Mandazur lands a nice looking body shot.
Juholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandazur.
Juholt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juholt's sensitive parts.
Mandazur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karnak Mandazur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mandazur, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karnak Mandazur!
Karnak Mandazur is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Barrett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jozef Rakic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett throws a leg kick that misses.
Rakic throwing a counter right hand but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Rakic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Rakic slips the punch.
Rakic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrett in his tracks.
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Rakic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rakic throws a jab when Barrett was well out of range.
Barrett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jozef Rakic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakic misses with the body kick
enabling Barrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Rakic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rakic throws an overhand right that lands on Barrett's shoulder, as Barrett tries to avoid the shot.
Barrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rakic. Beautiful body shot.
Barrett throws a low kick, looking for Rakic's leg but Rakic calmly moves out of range.
Rakic connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Rakic ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
A little feinted left hand from Rakic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rakic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rakic misses.
Barrett looks to land a body kick but Rakic moved away.
Barrett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rakic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrett tests Rakic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rakic staying out of range there.
Barrett looks to land a right hand but Rakic moved out of range.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Rakic counters with a quick kick to the body but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Rakic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrett moves forwards but Rakic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rakic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barrett counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rakic.
Rakic misses with a hook.
Rakic checks a leg kick.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett avoids the body shot from Rakic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is looking to score with low kicks.
Rakic is looking to counter punch.
Nice body kick there by Barrett.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakic was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rakic.
Barrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Barrett.
A big left from Rakic misses.
Rakic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barrett scores with a shot to the body.
Barrett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Rakic throws a shot from downtown. Barrett moves away and avoids it.
Rakic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rakic throws the left hand but Barrett avoids the punch easily.
Barrett thumps Rakic with a low kick.
Barrett swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakic.
Nice body kick there by Rakic.
Barrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rakic.
Barrett tries to bum rush Rakic with a series of wild strikes but Rakic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakic throwing a counter right hand but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Rakic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrett.
Rakic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett checks a leg kick.
Barrett is looking to chop away at Rakic's legs.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rakic slips under a jab.
Rakic lands a leg kick that knocks Barrett off balance momentarily.
Barrett takes a swing at Rakic's ribcage but misses.
Barrett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rakic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Barrett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrett scores with a nice strike.
Rakic lands with an overhand left.
Barrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrett.
Barrett blocks a head kick by Rakic.
Rakic tries a head kick but it misses.
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rakic throws a jab when Barrett was well out of range.
A big right from Barrett misses.
Rakic is looking to counter punch.
Barrett scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakic should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakic thuds his right hand into Barrett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barrett throws a front kick that sends Rakic stumbling back into the ropes.
Rakic throws a push kick but Barrett slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakic. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Barrett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rakic lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Rakic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rakic 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.
Barrett with a nice cross.
Rakic scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rakic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rakic throws a solid leg kick but Barrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rakic.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
Barrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rakic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
A little feinted left hand from Rakic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rakic jabs at Barrett's body.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrett throws a hook but Rakic blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rakic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barrett scrambles back to his feet.
Barrett drops his hands momentarily and Rakic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Barrett.
A shot to the body from Barrett misses
and Barrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Rakic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rakic scores with a jab. Barrett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rakic drops his hands momentarily and Barrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakic throws a looping overhand right but Barrett ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barrett.
Both fighters circling a little - Rakic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rakic lands a jab to Barrett's midsection.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrett. That did some damage!
Rakic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakic thuds his shin into the meat of Barrett's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakic dips to his left and cracks Barrett with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Rakic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barrett cracks Rakic with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rakic.
Barrett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
Barrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rakic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rakic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrett throws the kick towards the body but Rakic avoids it.
Rakic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett blocks a head kick by Rakic.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
It looked like Rakic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic connects with a high kick.
Barrett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rakic.
Rakic checks a leg kick nicely.
Barrett lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Rakic misses.
Barrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rakic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barrett slips a straight right by Rakic.
Rakic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
Barrett throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rakic there.
Rakic 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.
Rakic misses with a leg kick.
Barrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakic.
Rakic is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rakic checks a low kick from Barrett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Rakic.
Barrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rakic. Rakic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barrett misses with a straight left.
Rakic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rakic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrett.
Barrett avoids the body shot from Rakic.
Barrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrett throws a right and a left that Rakic avoids nicely.
It looked like Rakic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rakic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakic throws a lazy right hand but Barrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrett throws a leg kick but Rakic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rakic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barrett lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jozef Rakic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rakic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakic at a distance.
Barrett digs a good body shot into Rakic's ribs.
Donk. Rakic catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
Rakic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barrett connects with a crisp jab.
Rakic scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Rakic does it's job there.
Rakic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rakic can pounce on him.
Barrett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakic counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Barrett.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rakic.
Barrett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rakic misses with an uppercut
and Barrett counters with a good low kick that Rakic was not able to check.
Rakic scores with a jab.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Rakic saw that one coming.
Rakic throws a sloppy head kick
and Barrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Rakic tries to land a front kick but Barrett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barrett throws a leg kick
and Rakic counters with a body kick that stops Barrett in his tracks momentarily.
Rakic lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrett's head.
Rakic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barrett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rakic's calf.
Barrett connects with a body shot.
Barrett cracks Rakic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rakic if he has to take too many more of those.
Barrett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
Rakic throws a quick counter head kick but Barrett was just out of range.
Rakic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Rakic is looking to counter punch.
Barrett ducks under a wild hook from Rakic.
Rakic throws a jab when Barrett was well out of range.
Barrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rakic checks a leg kick.
Barrett throws a body kick that misses.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rakic.
Barrett throws a low kick but Rakic moves out of range easily.
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rakic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrett lands a nice hook to Rakic's body. Rakic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrett throws a low kick but Rakic avoids it.
Barrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barrett avoids the head kick by Rakic.
Rakic throws a low kick but Barrett moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rakic finds it's way round the side to connect with Barrett's head.
Rakic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
Rakic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barrett counters with a body kick.
Barrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakic at a distance.
Barrett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barrett feints and then cracks Rakic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rakic down.
Rakic takes one to the side of the head.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Rakic ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rakic.
Barrett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rakic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rakic dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakic throws a body kick that misses.
Rakic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rakic blocks the body kick.
Rakic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barrett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rakic throws a one two combo.
Barrett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rakic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rakic is looking to score with low kicks.
Rakic misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jozef Rakic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rakic walks into a left hand.
Barrett misses with a leg kick.
Rakic lands a nice looking body kick.
Rakic scores with a punch to the head.
Rakic cracks the inside of Barrett's front leg.
Rakic cracks Barrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rakic ducks right into an uppercut from Barrett.
Rakic thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Rakic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
Rakic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Rakic's head.
Barrett tries to land a front kick but Rakic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakic throws out the jab.
Barrett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett throws a shot from downtown. Rakic moves away and avoids it.
Barrett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett defending well as Rakic loads up on a big left hand.
Barrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakic at a distance.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Rakic throws a leg kick
and Barrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Rakic is rocked!
A left lands for Rakic.
Oh Rakic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rakic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rakic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rakic momentarily.
Barrett misses with a body kick.
Rakic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakic circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Rakic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barrett! Rakic is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Barrett!
Jeremy Barrett is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jeremy Barrett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler swings for the body but Toole moves out of range.
Toole blocks a jab.
Toole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fiddler. That one must have hurt.
Toole loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Toole drops his hands momentarily and Fiddler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut.
Toole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fiddler moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiddler is looking to slow Toole down with leg kicks.
Toole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Toole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fiddler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toole at a distance.
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!
Fiddler slips under a jab from Toole.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Toole.
Toole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fiddler to counter with a crisp jab.
Toole looks to land a right hand but Fiddler moved out of range.
Fiddler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toole is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Toole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toole throws a looping overhand right but Fiddler ducks down to avoid it.
Fiddler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toole misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler connects with a solid leg kick.
Fiddler lands a nice hook to Toole's body. Toole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toole misses with an uppercut.
Toole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toole looking to score a takedown here. Fiddler is defending well but Toole drives through and ends up in Fiddler's guard.
Fiddler is pulling down on Toole's head. It's preventing any offense from Toole, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler is continuing to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toole throwing strikes from guard but Fiddler blocks nicely.
Toole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toole 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.
Fiddler is trying to keep Toole in close.
Toole is working Fiddler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Toole postures up.
Fiddler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
Fiddler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toole's guard.
Toole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fiddler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiddler preventing the sweep.
Fiddler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiddler wants to control from the top but Toole keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler stays in close to Toole's body and controls the position.
Toole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fiddler's guard.
Fiddler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toole's guard.
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toole looking to control.
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toole trying to keep a closed guard but Fiddler is proving a slippery customer.
Fiddler stands and steps away. Toole gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Toole goes for a double leg but Fiddler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Fiddler continues to drive forward.
Toole misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler throws a looping overhand right but Toole ducks down to avoid it.
Toole tries for a takedown but Fiddler circles away easily
and Fiddler counters with a stiff right hand.
Toole feints and as Fiddler raises his hands in defense, Toole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fiddler wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiddler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiddler, not yet.
Toole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toole trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiddler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole working some strikes from top position.
Fiddler is controlling Toole's posture.
Toole drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fiddler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Toole has Fiddler in his guard.
Toole trying to keep a closed guard but Fiddler is proving a slippery customer.
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fiddler pushes down on Toole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toole taking some punishment here, with Fiddler in his half guard.
Fiddler is thwarting Toole's attempts to control the position.
Toole is trying to control but Fiddler passes into side control!
Fiddler is chipping away with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fiddler working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Toole is looking to reverse the position.
Toole is not content to let Fiddler control the position.
Toole is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fiddler throws a strike aimed at the side of Toole's head but Toole avoids it well.
Fiddler is looking to take a break and control but Toole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toole is looking for a sweep.
Fiddler wants to control but Toole is keeping him busy.
Fiddler working the ground and pound.
Toole is trying to control Fiddler's posture but Fiddler avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole parries the strikes from Fiddler easily there. Fiddler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Toole to escape.
Fiddler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toole tries to buck Fiddler off but Fiddler is having none of it.
Toole wants to control but Fiddler postures up.
Toole is looking for a sweep.
Toole wants to control but Fiddler postures up.
Fiddler trying to control the action but Toole 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.
Fiddler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toole doesn't seem bothered though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiddler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Toole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fiddler thows a body kick. Toole tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fiddler moves away from the strike by Toole.
Fiddler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toole loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Fiddler scores with a leg kick.
Toole ducks under a wild hook from Fiddler.
Toole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiddler slips under a jab.
Fiddler misses the jab.
Toole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fiddler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler connects with an inside leg kick.
Toole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fiddler.
Toole misses with an uppercut.
Toole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Fiddler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Toole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler lands a right hook to the body.
Toole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiddler.
Toole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fiddler lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toole takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fiddler. That's going to slow Toole down.
Fiddler lands a slapping body shot.
Toole's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fiddler staying out of range there.
Fiddler lands a big right hand that sends Toole crashing to the mat! Fiddler stays standing though and waves Toole back to his feet!
Toole is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toole gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fiddler points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Toole wakes up just in time to hear Fiddler thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Fiddler! Freddie Fiddler retains his super heavyweight title!
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