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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Leatherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doo Doo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Leatherwood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown slips a straight right by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Keith Leatherwood has been cut.
Brown lands a left and a right that send Leatherwood crashing to the mat, dazed. Brown thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Leatherwood is rocked!
Leatherwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doo Doo Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Swagger Knot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorman Gormanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Swagger Knot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorman Gormanson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormanson stalks Knot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knot's face. Knot staggers backwards, shaken.
Gormanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knot throws a big counter combination but Gormanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gormanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gormanson stalling against the cage.
Gormanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gormanson wants to clinch up but Knot keeps it at a distance.
Gormanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gormanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knot finds it's way round the side to connect with Gormanson's head.
Gormanson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gormanson closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gormanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knot breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gormanson's waist but Gormanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knot off to one side.
Knot misses the shot to the body.
Gormanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knot's calf.
Gormanson tries to clinch up.
Knot misses with a takedown attempt
and Gormanson counters with a one-two to the body.
Gormanson throws a head kick but Knot moves out of range.
Gormanson misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Gormanson misses.
Gormanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gormanson defends well and Knot ends up having to push Gormanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swagger Knot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knot shoots in and drives through. Gormanson sprawls well.
Gormanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knot scores with a takedown into Gormanson's guard.
Gormanson pushes Knot off and gets back to his feet.
Knot is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gormanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gormanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gormanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Swagger Knot has been cut.
Gormanson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gormanson duly obliges.
Knot is rocked!
Knot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gormanson moves away.
Oh Knot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gormanson avoids it really well and circles away.
Knot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gormanson circles away.
Knot seems to have got his legs back now.
Gormanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knot.
Knot finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gormanson's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Knot falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorman Gormanson!
The defeated Swagger Knot had this to say: 'Back to work '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Chuvalo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuvalo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Chuvalo.
Good standup being displayed there by Chuvalo as he connects with a hook.
Jay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chuvalo counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Chuvalo.
Chuvalo throws a series of strikes that have Jay backpedaling.
Jay misses with a body shot
and Chuvalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Chuvalo does no damage.
Jay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jay throws a lazy uppercut
and Jay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jay throws a lazy uppercut
and Chuvalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Jay is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo cracks Jay with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Chuvalo!
An intense looking George Chuvalo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'GET SOME!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Stephens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.
Michaels works his way into side control.
Stephens is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels trying to control the position but Stephens is working away.
Michaels scores with punches from side control.
Michaels working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michaels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Michaels crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stephens, who protects the arm well.
Stephens is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stephens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Michaels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stephens, who protects the arm well.
Stephens tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Stephens is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stephens has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stephens keeps working.
Michaels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stephens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stephens wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
Stephens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Michaels wants to pass to mount but Stephens is defending the position.
Michaels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stephens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Stephens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Michaels has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cannagym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stephens tries to hold on but Michaels postures up.
Stephens is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Stephens controls the position.
Michaels moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stephens has worked his arm free - good work by Stephens!
Stephens sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stops Stephens from getting back to his feet.
Michaels thows a huge punch but Stephens dodges it nicely.
Stephens wants to get back to full guard.
Stephens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stephens throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Michaels moves into full mount! Stephens won't be happy about that!
Michaels swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Parker Michaels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Metaphysical Magician (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Metaphysical Magician!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasily Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Magician is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ivanov frees his head nicely. Oh but Magician has switched to an armbar! Ivanov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). The Metaphysical Magician!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blink Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Pan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan instigates a clinch.
Gee misses with an elbow over the top.
Pan misses with a knee to the head.
Gee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pan blocks the elbow strike.
Pan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Gee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gee crunches a lovely knee into Pan's ribcage.
Pan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gee pushes off an throws an elbow but Pan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pan jumps into guard, dragging Gee to the mat.
Gee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gee clinches up against the cage.
Gee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pan tries to pull guard but Gee won't allow it.
Gee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pan avoids it.
Pan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gee to keep the fight standing.
Blink Gee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pan.
Gee stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee gets underhooks to prevent Pan's takedown attempt.
Gee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pan avoids the damage to the body.
Gee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pan blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pan misses with a knee to the head.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gee.
Gee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pan tries to pull guard but Gee holds him up against the cage and eventually Pan drops back down to his feet.
Pan blocks an elbow strike.
Pan jumps into guard, dragging Gee to the mat.
Gee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gee has managed to get both his arms back between Pan's legs - danger averted.
Gee tries to free his leg and advance position but Pan is retaining full guard.
Pan has his foot on Gee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gee works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gee tries to free his leg and advance position but Pan is retaining full guard.
Gee is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gee is looking to defend but Pan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gee! Pan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gee taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Redzepi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Redzepi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redzepi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Tsuruta. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuruta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Redzepi dodges the ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Redzepi is working from the bottom.
Redzepi can't do much from the bottom here.
Redzepi is trying to escape the position but Tsuruta is controlling the position.
Tsuruta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Tsuruta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tsuruta cracks Redzepi with a big elbow.
Redzepi tries to bench press Tsuruta off him but Tsuruta keeps the position.
Redzepi defending against the ground and pound.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redzepi to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Tsuruta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tsuruta lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redzepi is trying to improve his position.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redzepi to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta is putting a hurting on Redzepi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsuruta cracks Redzepi with a big elbow.
Redzepi is rocked!
A big shot lands for Tsuruta! That's hurt Redzepi! Will he recover? Tsuruta fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayne Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicu comes into the arena with It's Dark and Hell Is Hot blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayne Reynolds !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Reynolds has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nicu. Reynolds shrugs it off though.
Nicu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Nicu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reynolds 's head.
It looks like Jayne Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Nicu needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Reynolds just on the top of the head. Reynolds drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Reynolds - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iosue Nicu!
During a confident post fight interview, Iosue Nicu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bourdain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bourdain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourdain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Funkhouser as he jumps to the side.
Bourdain moves into the clinch.
Bourdain presses Funkhouser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkhouser.
Funkhouser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bourdain lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bourdain.
Bourdain misses with a punch to the body.
Funkhouser is looking to take this one to the mat.
Funkhouser blocks a body shot from Bourdain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bourdain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bourdain clinches with his opponent.
Bourdain digs a right hand into Funkhouser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funkhouser's gas tank.
Funkhouser blocks a body shot from Bourdain.
Funkhouser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdain blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bourdain.
A right hand to the body from Bourdain.
Funkhouser looks winded!
Bourdain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bourdain avoiding damage.
Bourdain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Funkhouser uses from the top position.
Bourdain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bourdain tries to get out of the position.
Bourdain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bourdain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bourdain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Bourdain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funkhouser is fighting to break Bourdain's control of his arms but Bourdain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Funkhouser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bourdain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bourdain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bourdain pulls Funkhouser in close to his closed guard and prevents Funkhouser from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Funkhouser tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourdain is retaining full guard.
Funkhouser trying to control but Bourdain is working from the bottom.
Bourdain is looking for a triangle but Funkhouser pushes his legs off easily.
Funkhouser works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bourdain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bourdain.
Bourdain has his hands on Funkhouser's head, controlling the position.
Funkhouser trying to control but Bourdain is working from the bottom.
Bourdain managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bourdain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Funkhouser on the ground.
Bourdain is pulling down on Funkhouser's head to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bourdain working for a triangle but Funkhouser defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bourdain 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.
A swing and a miss from Funkhouser.
Bourdain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Funkhouser, pushing him back against the cage.
Bourdain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourdain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bourdain rushes Funkhouser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bourdain blocking some punches.
Bourdain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funkhouser prevents a body shot from Bourdain.
Funkhouser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bourdain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bourdain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkhouser can do to turn this around?
Bourdain lands a right hand.
Bourdain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funkhouser throws a head punch that misses.
Bourdain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Funkhouser has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourdain works on Funkhouser's body with a couple of short punches.
Bourdain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bourdain pushes Funkhouser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourdain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funkhouser to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourdain lands with a left to the head.
Funkhouser trying to stall but Bourdain improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bourdain.
Bourdain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourdain scores with a shot to the side of Funkhouser's head.
Funkhouser is trying to push Bourdain away but Bourdain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bourdain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourdain lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkhouser backwards.
Bourdain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourdain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bourdain misses with a body punch.
Bourdain manages to break the clinch.
Bourdain has closed the distance and engaged Funkhouser in a clinch.
Bourdain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bourdain lands a right hand.
Bourdain misses with a punch to the body.
Bourdain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bourdain.
Funkhouser is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkhouser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bourdain after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Bourdain.
A left hand lands to the body for Bourdain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourdain presses Funkhouser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bourdain scores with a shot to the side of Funkhouser's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bourdain.
Bourdain lands a body shot.
Bourdain scores with a hook to the body.
Bourdain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bourdain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bourdain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bourdain has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Funkhouser should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bourdain has tightened it up now! Funkhouser should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anthony Bourdain!
Anthony Bourdain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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