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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikmeyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Olah tries to sprawl out of it but Eikmeyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Olah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eikmeyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eikmeyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olah lands a leg kick that knocks Eikmeyer off balance momentarily.
Olah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eikmeyer moves away.
Olah lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eikmeyer.
Olah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olah digs a good body shot into Eikmeyer's ribs.
Eikmeyer fails with the takedown
and Olah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo Olah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Eikmeyer.
Olah stuffs the takedown attempt from Eikmeyer. Eikmeyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Olah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eikmeyer looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eikmeyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Olah jabs Eikmeyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Olah lunges at Eikmeyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eikmeyer's hand.
Olah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Olah.
Olah scores with a jab to the body.
Eikmeyer wants to clinch up but Olah keeps it at a distance.
Olah is looking to wear down Eikmeyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eikmeyer ducks straight into an uppercut from Olah and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Eikmeyer manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Mario Eikmeyer has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olah working some strikes from top position.
Eikmeyer is rocked!
Olah postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Eikmeyer covers up, he's hurt! Olah keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Olah and the ref steps in to end the fight! Olah can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bode Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bode Muller enters the cage!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Muller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Muller 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.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Muller's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Muller throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Bell.
Muller lands an overhand right.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell moves out of range of the body kick.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Bell throws a leg kick which misses Muller's front leg but catches the back leg as Muller tries to avoid it.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bell misses.
Muller throws a low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muller - the referee stops the clock and Bell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muller. Bell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Muller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Bell should have avoided that one.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller moves forwards but Bell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muller throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Nice shot by Muller.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
It looked like Bell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller tries a low kick but Bell avoids it.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Muller is looking to score with low kicks.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bell scores with a head kick.
Muller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
Muller cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell blocks a low kick nicely.
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Muller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russell Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muller gets a clinch.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Muller tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Bell misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Muller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Muller misses.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Muller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muller checks a leg kick nicely.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Russell Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Muller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell thows a body kick. Muller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
A jab from Muller does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bode Muller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bell scrambles back to his feet.
Muller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bell. That one must have hurt.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Muller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bode Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Muller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muller.
Bell throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Bell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muller throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.
Muller blocks a head kick by Bell.
Bell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Muller saw that one coming.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Muller blocks a head kick by Bell.
That kick from Bell tenderised Muller's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Bell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller connects with a looping right hand.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Bell misses the target.
Bell scores with a jab to the head.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.
Bell thuds his right hand into Muller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bell dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Muller tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller thows a body kick. Bell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bell struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Muller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bell struggling a bit here.
Muller throws an elbow but Bell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Muller in side control, throwing shots but Bell defends.
Muller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bell is not content to let Muller control the position.
Bell parries the strikes from Muller easily there. Muller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bell to escape.
Bell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Muller cracks Bell with a big right hand but Bell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bode Muller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell checks a leg kick.
Muller lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Bell lands a head shot.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Muller throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Muller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bell.
Muller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller lands with a good body shot.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Muller's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell motions for Muller to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell digs a good hook to Muller's body.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Bell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bell throws a body kick that misses.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Muller.
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Muller avoids the body shot from Bell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick.
Bell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Muller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Bell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell blocks a head kick by Muller.
A little feinted left hand from Bell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Muller misses.
Muller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. Bell catches Muller right on the button with a cross.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Bell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Muller unleashes a big counter combination but Bell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bell 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.
A head kick misses from Muller.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell avoids a kick to the body.
Bell 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.
Bell digs a good hook to Muller's body.
Bell slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Muller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bell scores with the left hand. Muller knows he should have avoided that one.
Bell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller flicks out a counter leg kick but Bell steps away.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Muller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bell on the side of the head.
Muller takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell 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.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
A little feinted left hand from Bell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bell avoids the body shot from Muller.
Bell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bell checks a leg kick.
Muller throws a one two combo.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Bell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Bell misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Bell works Muller's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Bell backs off Muller throws a huge counter combo but Bell manages to avoid it all.
Bell cracks Muller with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bode Muller!
During a confident post fight interview, Bode Muller 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sewy Cide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Freak on a Leash by Korn. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
43 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sewy Cide!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cide tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cide moves into the clinch.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Sewy Cide has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cide tries to stall but Tua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tua, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tua avoids it.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cide tries to land knees in the clinch but Tua avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cide slows down the pace here.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua being controlled against the cage.
Cide can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua being controlled against the cage.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cide backwards.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cide takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Cide rushes Tua and presses him up against the cage.
Tua working aggressively here.
Tua stalling.
Tua is trying to push Cide away but Cide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cide is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tua.
Nice body punch from Tua.
Cide doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Cide wants to clinch
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua blocks a head kick by Cide.
Tua catches Cide with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cide closes the distance and clinches.
Tua breaks the clinch.
Cide instigates a clinch.
Cide blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Cide has him pressed against the cage.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua takes a swing at Cide's ribcage but misses.
Cide tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cide is able to avoid easily.
Cide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Cide lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A bone on bone clash there as Cide blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cide drops his hands momentarily and Tua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cide swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tua swings for the body but Cide moves out of range.
Cide has managed to clinch.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cide lands with a right to the head.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tua.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua throws a hook but Cide avoids it easily.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cide tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cide tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tua, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cide blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cide lands a right hand.
Cide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tua tries to work over Cide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Cide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Cide.
Tua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cide or not.
Tua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cide struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Tua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Cide clinches.
Cide stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tua as Cide tries to tie him up.
Tua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sewy Cide's cut.
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.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Cide steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tua.
Sewy Cide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cide tries to clinch up.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Cide should have avoided that one.
Cide blocks a leg kick.
Tua takes a swing at Cide's ribcage but misses.
Cide swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cide moves into range and clinches up with Tua.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua digs a good hook to Cide's body.
Cide tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Cide wants to counter with a clinch but Tua pushes him away.
Cide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Cide moves into range and clinches up with Tua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cide tries a knee to the head but Tua blocks it.
Tua stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to break free but Cide pushes him back against the cage.
Tua lands with a short shot to the head.
Cide throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cide pushes off an throws an elbow but Tua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cide stalls.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Cide ducks down to avoid it.
Cide clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the cage.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua's efforts to push away.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cide can do to turn this around?
Tua lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua.
Tua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cide looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cide has time to react.
Tua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Tua coming out on top.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cide has closed the distance and engaged Tua in a clinch.
Tua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cide is breathing heavily.
Tua stalling.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cide or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tua.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Cide tries to clinch up.
Tua lands with a straight right. Cide didn't see that one coming.
Tua lands a big right hand that sends Cide crashing to the mat! Tua stays standing though and waves Cide back to his feet!
Cide is rocked!
Fatu Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Cide wants to clinch.
Cide is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Tua throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cide clean off his feet! He's out cold! Tua stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Carmina Burana - Carl Orff as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell looks to land a combination but Leopoldo avoids it well.
Leopoldo with the counter takedown but Powell avoids it easily.
Leopoldo misses with a looping right.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Leopoldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leopoldo feints the counter takedown.
No luck for Leopoldo with that takedown attempt.
Leopoldo throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
A cross from Powell lands.
Powell scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Powell. No joy for Leopoldo on that attempt.
Powell jabs Leopoldo right on the nose. Leopoldo blinks but takes it well.
Leopoldo gets caught napping as Powell dives in and scores a takedown. Leopoldo manages to retain guard.
Powell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leopoldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powell is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leopoldo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Leopoldo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Powell uses it to pass to side control.
Leopoldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leopoldo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powell looks up at the clock and then as Leopoldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Powell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Powell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Powell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Leopoldo is looking for a sweep.
Powell lands some shots froms side control.
Leopoldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell has hold of Leopoldo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Leopoldo seems comfortable defending it but Powell has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Leopoldo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Leopoldo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Powell couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Love-Hate Powell!
Love-Hate Powell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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38
288 lbs
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249 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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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
48 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wiggins.
Cropp moves into the clinch.
Cropp misses with a body punch.
Cropp manages to break the clinch.
Cropp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggins tries to counter with a clinch but Cropp shakes him off and moves away.
Cropp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Cropp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiggins defends it nicely.
Cropp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cropp rushes Wiggins and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins is pressed up against the cage. Cropp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiggins down to the mat. Wiggins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wiggins.
Wiggins clinches up against the cage.
Wiggins throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cropp backwards.
Cropp manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wiggins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wiggins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wiggins lands with a few short shots to the body.
Cropp slows the pace down in half guard.
Wiggins taking some punishment here, with Cropp in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cropp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wiggins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cropp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wiggins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wiggins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wiggins missing with punches from the bottom.
Cropp working Wiggins over with strikes.
Cropp blocks the strikes from Wiggins.
Cropp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wiggins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wiggins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wiggins is rocked!
Cropp 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.
Cropp lands a big elbow - Wiggins is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cropp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Karol Cropp made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feargus Urquhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Televing's entrance music is Nightwish - End of all Hope. A fine choice. 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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Televing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feargus Urquhart!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Televing connects with an inside leg kick.
Televing keeps the fight on the outside.
Televing throws a counter high kick but Urquhart was just alert enough to avoid it.
Urquhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Televing.
Televing works Urquhart's body with a nice hook.
Televing lands the left hand.
Televing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urquhart throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Televing - just one landing.
Televing throws a hook but Urquhart avoids it easily.
Televing lands a really nice looking cross but Urquhart seems unphased.
Televing swats away the attempt to clinch by Urquhart.
Urquhart looks to land a left hand but Televing moved out of range nicely.
Televing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urquhart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Televing scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Christian Televing has been cut.
Urquhart connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Televing under the eye.
Televing avoids the body shot from Urquhart.
Urquhart slips a jab from Televing.
Urquhart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urquhart tries to clinch up but Televing circles away and keeps his distance.
Urquhart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Urquhart avoids the body shot from Televing.
Urquhart misses the jab.
Urquhart throws a looping overhand right but Televing ducks down to avoid it.
Televing scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Televing has knocked Urquhart down with a huge combo! Televing steps away and waves a wobbly Urquhart back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Urquhart is rocked!
Urquhart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Urquhart is still on wobbly legs! Can Televing finish him?
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!
Nice cross by Urquhart.
Urquhart misses with a body shot.
Televing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urquhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Televing.
Urquhart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Urquhart tries to counter with a clinch but Televing shakes him off and moves away.
Urquhart seems to have recovered his senses.
Urquhart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Televing throws out a loose jab but Urquhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Televing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urquhart.
Urquhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Televing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Urquhart throws an overhand right that lands on Televing's shoulder, as Televing tries to avoid the shot.
Televing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Televing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Televing thows a body kick. Urquhart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Urquhart misses with a hook.
Christian Televing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urquhart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Televing takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Televing takes a swing at Urquhart's ribcage but misses.
Urquhart cracks Televing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christian Televing's cut is getting worse.
Urquhart lunges at Televing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Televing's hand.
Urquhart scores with a nice head shot.
Urquhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urquhart 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.
Urquhart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urquhart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urquhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Televing looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Urquhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Televing was well out of range. Poor timing from Urquhart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Televing connects with a single shot there.
Urquhart just misses with a punch to the body.
As Urquhart backs away, Televing returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Urquhart as he connects with a hook.
Christian Televing's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Televing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Televing.
Televing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Urquhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Televing.
Urquhart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urquhart looks to throw the jab but Televing is out of range.
Televing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Televing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urquhart throws out the jab.
Urquhart scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Televing misses the jab.
Urquhart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Televing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Urquhart's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart scores with a jab. Televing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Televing is rocked!
Jeez, Christian Televing's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Urquhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Televing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Televing throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Urquhart.
Oh Televing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Televing throws a head kick that misses
and Urquhart counters with a crisp right that sends Televing to the canvas! Urquhart follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feargus Urquhart!
Feargus Urquhart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitalli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i kill cause im hungry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli swings widly with a right hand
and Bane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Vitalli misses.
Bane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vitalli motions for Bane to come forward. Vitalli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vitalli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bane postures up in Vitalli's guard and throws a big left but Vitalli blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitalli wants to sweep but no luck.
Vitalli has momentary wrist control but Bane slips an elbow through the middle.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but Vitalli blocks nicely.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitalli is retaining full guard.
Vitalli looking to control but Bane passes into half guard.
Vitalli is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bane is looking for a kimura but Vitalli is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bane to get the leverage.
Bane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vitalli defends it well.
Vitalli is looking to improve his position.
Vitalli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vitalli is trying to get back to full guard.
Vitalli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bane.
Bane wants to pass the guard but Vitalli is defending well.
Bane is trying to work for a kimura but Vitalli is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vitalli wants to get back to full guard.
Vitalli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bane is working away from the top position though.
Bane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vitalli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bane.
Vitalli actively working from the bottom here.
Vitalli tries to get to full guard but Bane has control of the leg.
Bane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bane wants to pass the guard but Vitalli is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli manages to get to full guard.
Bane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bane passes Vitalli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vitalli defends it well.
Bane prevents Vitalli from improving his position.
Vitalli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vitalli is pulling down on Bane's head. It's preventing any offense from Bane, at least for the moment.
Vitalli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bane landing with the ground and pound.
Bane 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.
Bane preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vitalli checks a leg kick.
A big left from Vitalli misses.
Vitalli slips a straight right by Bane.
Vitalli throws an overhand right that lands on Bane's shoulder, as Bane tries to avoid the shot.
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Vitalli drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bane follows Vitalli to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Bane!
A victorious Lucas Bane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vincenzo Vitalli spoke after the fight, saying 'I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Shephard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You All Everybody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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World class 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard throws a combination that misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Burns 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shephard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Shephard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shephard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by Burns 's head coaches at UHK, Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns .
Shephard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Jack Shephard's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns feints and then cracks Shephard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shephard down.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shephard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shephard blocks a jab.
Shephard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns keeps Shephard at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard 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.
Burns moves away from the strike by Shephard.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Shephard.
Burns throws a head kick but Shephard moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shephard! But no joy.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shephard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns sizes up Shephard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shephard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns catches Shephard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns .
A countering left hand to the body from Shephard misses.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Shephard.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Shephard controls the action.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Shephard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Burns .
The cut above Jack Shephard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Shephard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Shephard in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shephard.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Shephard controls his hands.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Shephard.
Burns tries to work over Shephard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shephard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shephard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shephard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shephard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shephard has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Burns .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Burns .
Jack Shephard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Shephard's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shephard.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shephard throws out the jab.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns moves out of range as Shephard strikes.
Shephard scores with a jab to the head.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Shephard's cut.
That's time! Burns 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Burns lands with a straight right. Shephard didn't see that one coming.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shephard bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Burns ! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Burns is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Burns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Shephard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shephard is fighting to break Burns 's control of his arms but Burns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Shephard is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shephard connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controlling the position.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shephard on the ground.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Shephard throwing strikes but missing.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Shephard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Severn (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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200 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush walks into a left hand.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Felterbush circles away from the clinch attempt
and Felterbush finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Severn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Felterbush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Felterbush. Severn shrugs it off though.
Felterbush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Severn with the counter takedown but Felterbush avoids it easily.
Severn misses with a right hand
and Felterbush counters with a right hand to the body.
Felterbush slips a straight right by Severn.
Felterbush takes a swing at Severn's ribcage but misses.
Felterbush throws a leg kick but Severn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Felterbush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Severn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush misses with a takedown attempt
and Severn counters with a nice leg kick.
Felterbush misses with a low kick.
Severn wants to counter the offense by Felterbush and move into the clinch position.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt
and Felterbush moves into the clinch.
Severn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Felterbush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felterbush lands with a right to the head.
Felterbush tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Felterbush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felterbush struggles to land a body shot inside as Severn controls his hands.
Felterbush misses with a punch on the inside.
Felterbush takes a shot to the head.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Severn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Felterbush gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Severn regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felterbush is one step ahead there.
Felterbush postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Severn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Felterbush is staying active underneath Severn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Severn trying to pass the guard but Felterbush defending well.
Severn prevents Felterbush from improving his position.
Felterbush is staying active underneath Severn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is pressing down on Severn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Severn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Felterbush tries to get to full guard but Severn has control of the leg.
Felterbush actively working from the bottom here.
Severn is trying to control. Felterbush wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Severn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Felterbush knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Felterbush is trying is best to control the position here.
Felterbush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Severn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Severn's back!
Severn trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Felterbush lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn just trying to survive but Felterbush is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Felterbush scores with strikes from the back.
Felterbush is not going to allow Severn to sit and survive in this position.
Felterbush is punishing Severn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Severn is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn is trapped and Felterbush is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felterbush lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Severn wants to control his opponent's hands but Felterbush gets his hands free.
Felterbush throwing damaging strikes from the back! Severn could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Felterbush dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Severn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Felterbush misses with a looping left.
Severn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Felterbush.
Felterbush scores with a decent looking hook.
Felterbush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Severn feints and then cracks Felterbush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felterbush down.
Felterbush punishes Severn's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Felterbush.
Felterbush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Felterbush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Felterbush throws a jab when Severn was well out of range.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
Felterbush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt - Felterbush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felterbush drops down looking for a counter takedown but Severn sprawls and moves away.
Severn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Felterbush.
Severn throws a looping overhand right but Felterbush ducks down to avoid it.
Severn avoids the body shot from Felterbush.
Severn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Felterbush avoids it really well and circles away.
Felterbush leaves Severn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donnie Felterbush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Severn.
Good exchange - Felterbush coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Felterbush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Severn is able to avoid easily.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Severn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Severn misses with a series of wild punches.
Severn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Felterbush scores with a leg kick.
Severn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Felterbush moves into range and clinches up with Severn.
Felterbush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Severn to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Felterbush.
That has opened up Chris Severn's cut even more.
Felterbush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Felterbush is leaning against Severn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Felterbush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felterbush misses with a punch to the body.
Felterbush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Felterbush.
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Felterbush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Felterbush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Felterbush is working Severn over against the cage.
Felterbush working aggressively here.
Felterbush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Felterbush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Felterbush swings wildly with an uppercut but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush cracks Severn with a nice body shot.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Felterbush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Severn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Felterbush has him pressed against the cage.
Severn lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Felterbush fails to land.
Severn tries to work over Felterbush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Felterbush lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Severn.
A short right from Felterbush on the inside.
Felterbush breaks the clinch.
Severn forces Felterbush back against the cage and clinches.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Felterbush manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Felterbush dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Severn lands a jab.
Severn shoots in for a takedown but Felterbush shows good takedown defense.
Felterbush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Severn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
Felterbush throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Felterbush throws a shot to the body.
Felterbush misses with a body kick.
Severn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn misses with a jab to the body
and Felterbush counters with a series of strikes that sends Severn to the canvas! Felterbush follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Severn is rocked!
Severn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felterbush arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Severn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donnie Felterbush!
Donnie Felterbush is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Donnie Felterbush, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heart Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J blaring out of the sound system. Roman Sionis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heart Breaker'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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heart Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker throws a looping overhand right but Sionis ducks down to avoid it.
Sionis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Breaker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sionis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Breaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sionis at a distance.
Sionis throws a body kick that misses.
Sionis throws a leg kick but Breaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Breaker misses with a hook. Sionis ducked under it nicely.
Sionis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breaker throws a hook but Sionis avoids it easily.
Sionis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Sionis scores with a nice head shot.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sionis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sionis dips to his left and cracks Breaker with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker defending well as Sionis loads up on a big left hand.
Sionis tries to land a front kick but Breaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Breaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sionis.
Breaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sionis slips a jab from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Breaker throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Breaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Sionis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sionis throws a body kick that misses.
Breaker misses with a shot to the body
and Sionis counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Sionis tenderised Breaker's leg. Breaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sionis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Breaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Breaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sionis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Breaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sionis tries to clinch up.
Breaker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sionis is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker is looking for a counter combo.
Breaker throws a hook but Sionis blocks it.
Breaker misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sionis walks into a left hand.
Sionis cracks Breaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Breaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Breaker misses.
Sionis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sionis is just out of range.
Sionis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sionis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breaker's head.
Sionis avoids the body shot from Breaker.
Sionis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Breaker throws a good cross that connects.
Breaker misses with a straight left.
Breaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Sionis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sionis.
A swing and a miss from Breaker.
Sionis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Breaker avoids the body shot from Sionis.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sionis lands a big head kick that sends Breaker tumbling to the mat! Sionis takes a step backwards and waves Breaker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Breaker is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sionis. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breaker wants to land a leg kick but Sionis is out of range.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sionis moves away.
Breaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sionis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Sionis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Breaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Sionis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sionis scores with a nice body kick.
Sionis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker 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.
Sionis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Sionis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Breaker's calf.
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sionis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sionis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sionis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Breaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Breaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sionis feints and then cracks Breaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Breaker down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Breaker. Sionis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breaker misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sionis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Breaker's calf.
A leg kick checked by Breaker.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sionis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sionis lands a jab to Breaker's midsection.
Sionis throws a body kick that misses.
Breaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sionis blocks a jab.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sionis.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Sionis ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Breaker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sionis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breaker's head.
Sionis sends Breaker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sionis is motioning to the referee to let Breaker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sionis throws an uppercut from hell that sends Breaker clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sionis stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Sionis! Roman Sionis retains his heavyweight title!
Roman Sionis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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