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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Carolus Rex - Sabaton. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Karlsson
vs
Swayze

215 cm
23
295 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

199 cm
25
268 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalle Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayze blocks a jab.
Swayze throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Swayze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Swayze.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swayze.
Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swayze.
Swayze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Swayze lands.

Karlsson cracks Swayze with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karlsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Swayze to stand back up!

Swayze is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze darts in trying to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Swayze out cold! What a finish! Karlsson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Karlsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kalle Karlsson thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Great
vs
Cain

200 cm
25
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cain!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great scores with a nice head shot.
Great throws a lazy uppercut
and Cain counters with a nice body kick.
Cain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cain misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Great misses the target.
Cain misses with the combination.
Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Great misses with a straight right.
David Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cain with a hook.
Nice cross by Cain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cain moves out of range as Great strikes.
Great blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cain.
Great throws a shot from downtown. Cain moves away and avoids it.
Cain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Great's head backwards.
Cain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cain misses with a low kick.
Cain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Great. Great circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Great's head backwards.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Great on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Great throws a hook to the side of Cain's head but Cain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a straight right.
Cain slips under a jab.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cain.
Great takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Cain.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cain.
Great waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
Great takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Cain misses.
Cain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Great. That did some damage!
Great is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cain finds it's way round the side to connect with Great's head.
Cain lands with a shot to the body.
Great misses with an uppercut. Cain saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cain scores with a leg kick.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
Cain misses with a right hand
and Great counters with a two punch combo.
Great throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Cain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Great's calf.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cain tried to score with a low kick but Great checks it.
Cain catches Great with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Great slips under a jab.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cain throws a jab but it's blocked by Great.
An inside leg kick lands from Cain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
Cain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Cain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Cain.
Great avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Great on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Great looks to land a combination but Cain avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
Cain looks to land a left hand but Great moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Great misses the target.
Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Great is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cain.
It looked like Great wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Great swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Great walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cain.
Cain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Great throws a big shot that misses.
Cain misses with a looping right.
Cain fails to land with a series of punches.
Cain avoids the body shot from Great.
A swing and a miss from Great.
Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cain moves away from the strike by Great.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain misses with a looping left.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great blocks a jab.
Great is looking to counter punch.
Cain tries to land a front kick but Great steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain dips to his left and cracks Great with an uppercut!
Cain misses with a low kick as Great jumps back.
Cain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cain misses with an uppercut
and Great counters with a series of strikes. Cain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cain connects with an inside leg kick.
Cain works the jab nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Great might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Great looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
Cain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
Cain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Great if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Great lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cain doesn't seem phased though.
Great tries to move into range but Cain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Cain thumps Great with a low kick.

Cain drops Great with a beautiful combination! Great stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cain is looking for the KO!
Cain throws a sloppy head kick and Great moves out of range easily.
Great is looking to counter punch.
Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Cain connects with a solid leg kick.
Great pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Great throws a shot from downtown. Cain moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain connects with a jab.
Cain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Great.
Great throws a big counter combination but Cain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cain scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cain.
Cain throws a jab but it's blocked by Great.
Great fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cain blocks a jab.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cain.
Cain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cain is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Cain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cain moves out of range as Great strikes.
Great waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cain.
Cain throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Great sizes up Cain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cain wants to slow Great down by chopping away at his legs.
Cain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A punch lands to the side of Cain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cain lands a nice shot that snaps Great's head back.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cain connects with an inside leg kick.
Great lands a jab to the head.
David Cain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Great throws a jab but it's blocked by Cain.
Cain lands a jab.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Great misses.
Great slips under a jab from Cain.
Great seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Great stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cain.
Great lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Great throws out a powerful jab.
Cain looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
Great moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Cain - just one landing.
Cain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Great tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Great looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Great throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
A big left from Great misses.
Cain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cain lands a really nice looking cross but Great seems unphased.
Great swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters with a good low kick that Great was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Great's head backwards.

Great is rocked!
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Great throws out the jab.
Oh Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain throws a good cross that connects.
Cain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Great's calf.
Great seems to have got his legs back now.
Great's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cain throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cain.
Great was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Great moves out of range of the body kick from Cain.
Great appears to be looking for a big counter.
Great swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cain looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Cain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Great takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cain misses with a right hand
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Great looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cain throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cain misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain sizes up Great with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cain throws a shot to the body.
Great moves out of range as Cain strikes.
Great throws a jab but it's blocked by Cain.
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!
Great slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Great misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Cain counters with a head kick that drops Great to the mat! Great scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Great cracks Cain with a good jab.
Great looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cain blocks a jab.
Cain throws a leg kick but Great sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Great was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cain.
Cyrus Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Cain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cain!
Cyrus Great was interviewed post fight and said 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin's entrance music is Distress - Progress/Regress. A fine choice. Matt Cooke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kropotkin
vs
Cooke

188 cm
25
198 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

185 cm
23
203 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Anarchy Clothing

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Kropotkin's body. Kropotkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kropotkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Kropotkin.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCooke.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropotkin ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kropotkin blocks a leg kick.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Kropotkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Kropotkin throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
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!
Kropotkin tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Kropotkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Kropotkin closes the distance and clinches.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kropotkin pulls guard successfully.

Cooke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kropotkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kropotkin walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body

and Kropotkin moves into the clinch.
Kropotkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kropotkin.
Cooke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kropotkin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke avoiding damage.

Kropotkin jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.

Kropotkin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cooke escapes and throws Kropotkin's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Cooke stands up and beckons Kropotkin to his feet.
Kropotkin cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kropotkin.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.

Kropotkin pulls Cooke into guard.

Cooke stands and steps away. Kropotkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from Kropotkin misses the target.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Kropotkin avoids them all with ease.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kropotkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kropotkin rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin blocks a body shot from Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petr Kropotkin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kropotkin is looking to clinch.
Kropotkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke tries a low kick but Kropotkin avoids it.
Kropotkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kropotkin.
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with an open hand slap.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke lands a jab to Kropotkin's midsection.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Kropotkin as he checks the leg kick.
Kropotkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kropotkin lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kropotkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A shot to the liver by Kropotkin. Beautiful body shot.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Kropotkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Kropotkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke slips under a jab.
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!
Kropotkin throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Kropotkin jumps back.
Kropotkin connects with a jab.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kropotkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kropotkin misses the shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kropotkin blocks the low kick.
Kropotkin avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kropotkin lands a head shot.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke lands with a nice body kick.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Kropotkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kropotkin blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kropotkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kropotkin, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Cooke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke 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.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kropotkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Kropotkin throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke 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 Kropotkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kropotkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kropotkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kropotkin dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kropotkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kropotkin tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kropotkin is out of range.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up
and Cooke counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
A jab from Kropotkin misses.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Kropotkin avoids it with no problem.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.

Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin jumps guard but Cooke stands there with Kropotkin around his waist. Kropotkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Kropotkin back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Kropotkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kropotkin is keeping busy.

Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Kropotkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a left hand

and Kropotkin counters by clinching up.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Kropotkin takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kropotkin.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Kropotkin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kropotkin digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kropotkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is trying to stall.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Kropotkin is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Kropotkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke gets through Kropotkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kropotkin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cooke wants to get up but he can't break Kropotkin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kropotkin is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.

Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooke passes into half guard.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet.
Kropotkin trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kropotkin actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Cooke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Kropotkin's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke 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.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gasan Umalatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umalatov has chosen Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Momochi
vs
Umalatov

184 cm
25
194 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
196 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Spartan Nutrition

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gasan Umalatov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Umalatov under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Umalatov.
Umalatov with the counter takedown but Momochi avoids it easily.
Momochi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Momochi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Umalatov sprawls and moves away.

Momochi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Momochi connects with a nice short shot to Umalatov's temple.

Umalatov actively working from the bottom here.
Momochi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Momochi working over Umalatov with some ground and pound. Umalatov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Momochi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Momochi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Momochi is nestled in close to Umalatov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Umalatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Momochi pulls his head out easily.
Momochi working over Umalatov with some ground and pound. Umalatov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Umalatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Momochi is nestled in close to Umalatov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Momochi prevents Umalatov from improving his position.
Momochi 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.

Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Umalatov wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Momochi there.
Umalatov is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momochi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Momochi is working for a kimura but Umalatov is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Umalatov actively working from the bottom here.
Momochi working the head and body with strikes.
Umalatov is trying to get back to full guard.

Umalatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Umalatov tries to get to full guard but Momochi has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi trying to pass the guard but Umalatov defending well.
Momochi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Momochi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Umalatov looking for submissions off his back.

Momochi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Umalatov has managed to free his arm - good work.

Momochi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Umalatov regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umalatov controls Momochi momentarily but Momochi frees himself.
Momochi is working Umalatov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Umalatov looking to control.
Momochi works over Umalatov with some ground and pound from guard.

Momochi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Umalatov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Momochi has managed to get both his arms back between Umalatov's legs - danger averted.
Momochi landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Umalatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Umalatov is looking for a triangle but Momochi pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Momochi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Umalatov is trying to defend but Momochi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Momochi is nestled in close to Umalatov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Umalatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Momochi pulls his head out easily.
Momochi slows the pace down in half guard.
Umalatov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Momochi passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umalatov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Umalatov tries to improve position but can't.
Momochi lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi scoring with punches and elbows.
Umalatov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Momochi 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Umalatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Umalatov tries to roll over but Momochi keeps him under control.

Momochi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Umalatov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Momochi has cracked it and Umalatov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Momochi !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandayu Momochi !
An out of breath and clearly excited Sandayu Momochi thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojša Brynjar (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.

Thong Song
vs
Brynjar

176 cm
25
152 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
144 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Lion Fightwear
Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojša Brynjar!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thong Song connects with a nice looking jab.
Thong Song with a hook.
Brynjar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thong Song throws a series of punches but Brynjar moves out of range.

Thong Song forces Brynjar back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Thong Song's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Brynjar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thong Song blocks a leg kick.
Thong Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brynjar.
Thong Song fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brynjar throws a leg kick

so Thong Song counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thong Song has gone for a leg lock! Brynjar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thong Song's guard.

Brynjar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
I've been told that Brynjar has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brynjar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brynjar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Brynjar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brynjar working away.
Thong Song is looking to reverse the position.
Thong Song sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brynjar not doing much here.
Thong Song is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brynjar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brynjar's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar tries to escape the position.

Thong Song is persistently looking for the submission but Brynjar is defending it well.

Thong Song tightening his grip on Brynjar, looking for the choke.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Thong Song is persistently looking for the submission but Brynjar is defending it well.

Thong Song looking to break Brynjar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brynjar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Thong Song will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brynjar tries to roll but Thong Song sticks to his back.

Thong Song looking for the choke from the back.
Will Thong Song go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Brynjar wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brynjar turns into Thong Song and is now in his guard.

Thong Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brynjar defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brynjar misses with a looping left.
Brynjar misses with a double jab.
Brynjar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thong Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brynjar can do to turn this around?
Thong Song cracks Brynjar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brynjar misses with a looping right.
Brynjar connects with a single shot there.
Brynjar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thong Song lands with a right hand.
Thong Song looks to throw the jab but Brynjar is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Brynjar. That snapped Thong Song's head back.
Brynjar lands a head kick. Thong Song smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brynjar slips a jab from Thong Song.
A jab from Thong Song finds it's way through Brynjar's defenses.
Brynjar swings widly with a right hand

and Thong Song counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brynjar is not content to let Thong Song control the position.
Chang Thong Song overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brynjar tries to get to full guard but Thong Song has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song is thwarting Brynjar's attempts to control the position.
Brynjar is in trouble now - Thong Song has advanced to mount!
Thong Song takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brynjar stops Thong Song from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Brynjar tries to hold on but Thong Song pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thong Song is trying to take his opponent's back.

Thong Song goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brynjar is on top in guard.
Brynjar content to stall in guard here.
Thong Song working a defensive guard here.

Thong Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brynjar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thong Song looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brynjar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Thong Song looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brynjar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Thong Song looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brynjar has picked Thong Song up and slammed him! Thong Song can't keep hold of the triangle and Brynjar manages to pass to side control!
Thong Song tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brynjar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brynjar controlling his opponent.
Thong Song wants to control but Brynjar is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thong Song working to try and regain half guard.
Thong Song tries to hold on but Brynjar pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nebojša Brynjar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circling - Thong Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thong Song takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brynjar.
A punch lands to the side of Brynjar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brynjar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thong Song.
Thong Song misses with a straight right.
Brynjar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thong Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Thong Song - just one landing.
Brynjar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thong Song walks into a straight right hand from Brynjar.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Brynjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thong Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brynjar manages to avoid it.
Brynjar lands with a nice body punch.
Chang Thong Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Brynjar slips a jab and a cross from Thong Song.
A right-left combo lands from Brynjar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song lands a lovely overhand right.
Brynjar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brynjar misses with a looping right.
Thong Song is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thong Song misses with a wild combination.
Thong Song throws an overhand right that lands on Brynjar's shoulder, as Brynjar tries to avoid the shot.
Thong Song scores with a shot to the body.
Brynjar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thong Song.
Thong Song looks to land a left hand but Brynjar moved out of range nicely.
Brynjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brynjar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thong Song.
Thong Song misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
Chang Thong Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brynjar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brynjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thong Song appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Brynjar drives through and clinches with Thong Song against the cage.
Brynjar tries a body shot but Thong Song blocks it.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thong Song wants to take the fight to the mat but Brynjar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thong Song tries to work over Brynjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brynjar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brynjar cracks Thong Song with a nice body shot.
Thong Song doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Thong Song successfully pulls guard.

Thong Song is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brynjar defends well.

Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brynjar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thong Song tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thong Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thong Song looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brynjar is one step ahead there.
Brynjar wants to get up but he can't break Thong Song's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thong Song looking to control but Brynjar passes into half guard.
Thong Song wants to control but Brynjar is keeping busy.

Thong Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brynjar slows the pace down in half guard.

Thong Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Thong Song is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brynjar pulls his head out easily.
Thong Song trying to hold on to Brynjar's head to control him but Brynjar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Nebojša Brynjar just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brynjar misses the shot to the body.
Thong Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brynjar.
Brynjar scores with a body shot.
Thong Song scores with a nice strike.
Brynjar dips to his left and cracks Thong Song with an uppercut!

Brynjar moves into the clinch.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thong Song tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Thong Song blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thong Song blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thong Song is looking for a takedown.
Thong Song is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brynjar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brynjar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brynjar.
Thong Song misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar gets through Thong Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thong Song.
Brynjar prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Thong Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thong Song has clasped his hands together around Brynjar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Brynjar sneaks out the side door and pushes Thong Song away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thong Song slips under a jab from Brynjar.
Thong Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brynjar.
Brynjar misses with a series of wild punches.
Brynjar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brynjar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thong Song misses with a right hand
and Brynjar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song misses with an uppercut.

Brynjar rushes Thong Song and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thong Song lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Thong Song lands a nice uppercut.
Brynjar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thong Song or not.
Brynjar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thong Song fails to land.
Brynjar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brynjar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thong Song throws a head punch that misses.
Thong Song blocks a body shot from Brynjar.
Thong Song is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brynjar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thong Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar scores with a shot to the side of Thong Song's head.
Thong Song pushes Brynjar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brynjar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thong Song misses with a short punch on the inside.

Brynjar breaks the clinch.
Brynjar misses with a wild body shot.
Thong Song throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Brynjar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thong Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thong Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thong Song connects with a looping right hand.
Thong Song avoids the body shot from Brynjar.
Brynjar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thong Song.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song throws a lazy right hand but Brynjar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thong Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brynjar.
Brynjar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Thong Song misses.
Thong Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brynjar.
Thong Song misses with a wild body shot.
Brynjar walks into a jab.
Thong Song tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brynjar stalks Thong Song and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thong Song's face. Thong Song staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thong Song looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brynjar.
Thong Song throws a looping overhand right but Brynjar ducks down to avoid it.
Thong Song gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thong Song on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojša Brynjar dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brynjar dips to his left and cracks Thong Song with an uppercut!

Thong Song is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
The fighters circle, before Brynjar throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Thong Song's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brynjar lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar is the new featherweight champion!
Nebojša Brynjar decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

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FIGHT
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Filipowicz's choice of entrance music: Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . Michal Filipowicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Asai
vs
Filipowicz

172 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Filipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipowicz scores with a jab.
A jab from Filipowicz misses.
Filipowicz catches Asai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filipowicz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipowicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Filipowicz lands with an overhand left.
Filipowicz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Filipowicz blocks the low kick.
Filipowicz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asai with a body shot.
Filipowicz 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.
Asai takes one on the button.
Filipowicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Filipowicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Asai 's head.
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!
Asai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Michal Filipowicz has been cut.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipowicz.
The crowd cheers as Filipowicz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asai doesn't seem phased though.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Filipowicz lands a jab to Asai 's midsection.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Asai slips under a jab from Filipowicz.
Asai throws a lazy right hand but Filipowicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Filipowicz is out of range.
A left and a right from Asai both land. Nice combination.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Filipowicz counters with a straight right hand.
Filipowicz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Asai has Filipowicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Asai looking to slow down the pace here.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
Asai lands with a left to the head.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asai misses with the head strike.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Filipowicz fails to land.
Filipowicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipowicz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipowicz throws a head punch that misses.
Asai scores a nice knee to the body.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipowicz.
Asai stalling against the cage.

Asai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipowicz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Filipowicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai .

Asai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filipowicz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asai is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Filipowicz.
A short right from Filipowicz.

Asai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asai slips under a jab.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Asai .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Filipowicz tries to clinch but Asai is having none of it.
Filipowicz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filipowicz slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipowicz staying out of range there.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Filipowicz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Filipowicz finds it's target.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Filipowicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filipowicz throws a head kick that misses.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipowicz manages to avoid it.
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!
Asai moves out of range as Filipowicz strikes.
Filipowicz lands a front kick.
Filipowicz tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asai blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Asai misses.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipowicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Filipowicz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipowicz throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Filipowicz slips under a jab from Asai .
Filipowicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Filipowicz swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Asai throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Filipowicz throws a good cross that connects.
Asai throws a hook but Filipowicz avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Filipowicz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Filipowicz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai motions for Filipowicz to come forward. Asai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michal Filipowicz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Filipowicz cracks the inside of Asai 's front leg.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filipowicz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Filipowicz misses with a body shot.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Filipowicz throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
As Filipowicz tries to get set, Asai tries to push him back and clinch up but Filipowicz manages to avoid the attempt.
Filipowicz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipowicz.
The crowd cheers as Filipowicz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asai doesn't seem phased though.
Filipowicz misses with a looping left.
Asai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Filipowicz misses with a straight right.
Asai slips under a jab from Filipowicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Filipowicz.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Filipowicz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipowicz with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asai takes a swing at Filipowicz's ribcage but misses.
Filipowicz misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Asai misses its target.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filipowicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
Filipowicz throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filipowicz throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Filipowicz.
Filipowicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipowicz.
Asai defending well as Filipowicz loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Filipowicz feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Filipowicz misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Filipowicz ducks down to avoid it.
Filipowicz scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Asai misses.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Asai .
Filipowicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Filipowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Filipowicz blocks the leg kick.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipowicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filipowicz digs a good body shot into Asai 's ribs.
Filipowicz misses with a right hand
and Asai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
Asai is looking to clinch.
Asai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Filipowicz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipowicz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Filipowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Asai .
Asai misses with a looping right.
Filipowicz slips a jab from Asai .
Filipowicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Asai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipowicz lands an overhand right.
Filipowicz lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filipowicz. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Asai scores with a head kick. Filipowicz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Filipowicz scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filipowicz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asai scrambles back to his feet.
Filipowicz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asai . Asai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Filipowicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Filipowicz lands.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Asai misses with a hook. Filipowicz ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Filipowicz.
Filipowicz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asai on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipowicz scores with a jab.
Asai wants to clinch up but Filipowicz keeps it at a distance.
Filipowicz cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asai lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipowicz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Filipowicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Filipowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Filipowicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Asai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Asai .
Filipowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
As Filipowicz tries to get set, Asai tries to push him back and clinch up but Filipowicz manages to avoid the attempt.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Filipowicz flicks out a counter leg kick but Asai steps away.
Filipowicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asai throws the left hand but Filipowicz avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Filipowicz checks a leg kick.
Filipowicz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filipowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asai thows a leg kick but Filipowicz checks it
and Filipowicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Filipowicz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asai 's hands.
Asai thuds his right hand into Filipowicz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Filipowicz misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Filipowicz misses the target.
Filipowicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Filipowicz! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Asai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Filipowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai scores with a kick to the body.
Filipowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filipowicz momentarily.
Filipowicz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asai closes the distance but Filipowicz moves to the side
and Filipowicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws the left hand but Filipowicz avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai misses with a few strikes there.
Asai wants to slow Filipowicz down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Filipowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asai swinging wildly here.
Filipowicz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asai s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Filipowicz moves away from the strike by Asai .
Nice defenses there by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz flicks out a counter leg kick but Asai steps away.
Filipowicz lands with a straight right. Asai didn't see that one coming.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asai . Asai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asai tests Filipowicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Filipowicz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Filipowicz lands a slapping body shot.
Filipowicz tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Asai lands a big head kick that sends Filipowicz tumbling to the mat! Asai takes a step backwards and waves Filipowicz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Filipowicz is rocked!
Asai lands a right hook to the body.
Filipowicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipowicz.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipowicz seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Filipowicz misses.

Asai moves into range and clinches up with Filipowicz.

Asai manages to break the clinch.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Filipowicz, as that shot connected.
Filipowicz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asai 's calf.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Filipowicz moved out of range.
Asai scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz misses with a straight right.
Michal Filipowicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asai .
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipowicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filipowicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai blocks a head kick by Filipowicz.

Asai clinches.
Asai has Filipowicz pushed against the cage.
Filipowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipowicz avoids it.
Yoshihiro Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Filipowicz.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshihiro Asai .
I think Filipowicz 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Filipowicz!
During a confident post fight interview, Michal Filipowicz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gumption
vs
Cruz

192 cm
24
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

201 cm
24
295 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Gumption saw that one coming.
Gumption 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.
We've been informed that Cruz 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.
Gumption moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Gumption has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz 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.

Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gumption being controlled against the cage.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gumption up against the cage.
A short right from Gumption on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gumption fails to land.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Gumption managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Gumption is blocking nicely.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gumption blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz being controlled against the cage.
Gumption misses with the head strike.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gumption has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gumption lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gumption lands with a right to the head.
Gumption misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumption tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gumption lands a right hand.
Gumption is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Gumption misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Gumption.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumption lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gumption as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz looks winded!
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.
Gumption misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumption blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumption.
A head punch on the inside from Gumption fails to land.
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption misses with the head strike.
Gumption misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gumption tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz tries to stall but Gumption uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Gumption blocks with his arms.
Gumption tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumption lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumption creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Gumption can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gumption.
Gumption lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumption lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gumption works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumption goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumption swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gumption's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gumption slips a straight right by Cruz.

Gumption clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Gumption lands a shot to the body.
Gumption misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption is trying to stall.
Gumption struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Gumption has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Gumption 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.

Gumption pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gumption pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gumption throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Gumption checks it
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gumption is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Gumption scores with a leg kick.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gumption checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gumption misses with a low kick.
Gumption bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gumption.
Gumption scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Gumption throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gumption avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Gumption swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz feints and then cracks Gumption's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gumption down.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tre Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumption cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Gumption tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Bubba Gumption is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumption appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Gumption saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Gumption tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gumption missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gumption throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gumption.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Gumption lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Gumption throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gumption scores with a leg kick.
Gumption throws a body shot but no joy.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Gumption scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz tries to work over Gumption's front leg with a kick but Gumption checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Gumption on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Gumption moves out of range of the body kick.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gumption.

Cruz instigates a clinch.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gumption is keeping busy.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gumption fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gumption misses with some punches.
Gumption goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumption lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gumption is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Gumption stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Gumption.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gumption.
Gumption scores with a shoulder strike.
Gumption lands a left hand.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Gumption is blocking nicely.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Gumption blocks it.
A hook to the body from Gumption.
Bubba Gumption has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gumption is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gumption lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Gumption dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Gumption counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz checks a low kick from Gumption.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gumption throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gumption throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
A big left from Gumption misses.
Gumption looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gumption swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gumption dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Gumption cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumption.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Gumption makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Gumption thumps Cruz with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gumption.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Gumption slips the punch.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Cruz
and Gumption counters with a head kick that wobbles Cruz - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Gumption sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gumption!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bubba Gumption thanked On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Seizure of Power by Marilyn Manson. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Castle
vs
Mason

185 cm
24
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle avoids the body shot from Mason.
Castle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Castle moves into range and clinches up with Mason.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason blocks an uppercut.

Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.

Castle clinches.
Nice body punch from Castle - that landed with a thud.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.

Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castle slips under a jab from Mason.
Castle tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
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 uppercut lands for Castle. That snapped Mason's head back.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Castle misses.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Castle throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Castle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mason stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.
Mason is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Castle cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle blocking some punches.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Castle.

Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castle tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason throws out a counter right but Castle avoids it with no problem.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castle wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason lands with a cross.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Castle moves out of range and Mason only half commits.

Castle forces Mason back against the cage and clinches.
Castle cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Castle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.

Castle rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.

Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
A big right from Mason misses.
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Mason throws the kick towards the body but Castle avoids it.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason throws out a counter right but Castle avoids it with no problem.

Castle pushes Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Castle avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.

Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Mason dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Castle takes the fight into the clinch.

Castle manages to break the clinch.
Castle scores with a jab.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Castle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason scores with a spinning back kick!

Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mason manages to break the clinch.
Castle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Castle off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Castle scores with a shot to the body.
Castle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle wants to clinch.
Mason slips a straight right by Castle.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Castle slips a jab from Mason.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason tries to land a body kick
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Castle closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason has Castle pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason misses with some punches.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Castle was not able to check.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
Castle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle checks a low kick from Mason.
Castle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castle wants to clinch.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castle is out of range and Mason settles back down.
Castle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castle walks into a straight right hand from Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castle's head.

It looks like Slade Castle has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle with a jab.
Mason throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Castle instigates a clinch.
Slade Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mason tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Castle stalling the fight.
Mason can't break the clinch.
Mason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mason can turn it around.
Mason takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slade Castle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Mason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castle's calf.
Castle ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Mason fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Castle is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Castle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason moves away from the strike by Castle.
Nice jab there from Castle.
Castle checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Castle down.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Mason unleashes a big counter combination but Castle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castle to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mason cracks Castle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Castle tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Mason.
Mason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castle moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Castle cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Mason.
Castle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Mason misses.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Castle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Castle rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.

Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason scores with a spinning back kick!
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason misses with a body punch
and Castle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mason is looking to chop away at Castle's legs.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses with an uppercut.

Mason tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castle.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Castle closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mason winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Won't Back Down. Basten Sodergren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Cole's chin.

Sodergren
vs
Cole

180 cm
25
192 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Sodergren moves away and avoids it.
Sodergren tried to counter with a leg kick but Cole avoided it.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sodergren throws a low kick, looking for Cole's leg but Cole calmly moves out of range.
Sodergren connects with a looping right hand.
Sodergren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sodergren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A leg kick checked by Cole.

Cole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sodergren, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Cole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole works on Sodergren's body with a couple of short punches.

Sodergren breaks from the clinch.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Sodergren checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sodergren.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
Cole tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cole moves into the clinch.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sodergren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Sodergren misses its target.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Sodergren lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren pushes Cole away with a front kick.

Cole instigates a clinch.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike.
Sodergren is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Sodergren into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole stalls.
Sodergren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren blocks an uppercut.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Sodergren working hard to break the clinch.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren pushes Cole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cole has Sodergren pressed against the cage, preventing Sodergren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sodergren scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Sodergren controls the action.
Sodergren scores with a shoulder strike.
Sodergren lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.

Sodergren breaks from the clinch.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Cole counter with a right hand.

Cole moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Sodergren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cole.
Sodergren pushes Cole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole blocking some punches.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Cole.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cole lands a left hand.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Sodergren throws a body kick that misses.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Sodergren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.

Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cole tries to work over Sodergren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sodergrens head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sodergren.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole digs a right hand into Sodergren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sodergren's gas tank.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Sodergren wants to break free but Cole has control.
Sodergren tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Cole.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sodergren tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodergren swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sodergren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cole can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Sodergren controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole presses Sodergren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sodergren into the cage.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole lands a body punch.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole tries a body shot but Sodergren blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets through Sodergren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.

Cole drops Sodergren onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sodergren is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Sodergren is rocked!
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Sodergren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sodergren's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sodergren drops to his knees and Cole pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole is the new middleweight champion!
Michael Cole took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sun-Tzu for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken comes to the cage accompanied by Circle Jerks - Question Authority. Brewer has chosen Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Mencken
vs
Brewer

195 cm
24
265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
240 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brewer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mencken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Mencken jumps back.
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Mencken moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Mencken. Those never looked like landing.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brewer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mencken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mencken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mencken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Brewer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Mencken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mencken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brewer.
Mencken ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Mencken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brewer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mencken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Mencken takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mencken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Mencken avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mencken.
Brewer thumps Mencken with a low kick.
We've been informed that Brewer 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.
Mencken throws a looping overhand right but Brewer ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Brewer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brewer cracks Mencken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brewer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Mencken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mencken lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Mencken misses.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mencken.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Mencken in the body.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brewer. That's going to slow Mencken down.
Mencken looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Mencken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mencken scores with a hook.
Mencken slips under a jab from Brewer.
That kick from Brewer tenderised Mencken's leg. Mencken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mencken cracks Brewer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken moves out of range of the body kick from Brewer.
Brewer missing with a left hand there. Mencken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Mencken avoids it.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Mencken jabs Brewer right on the nose. Brewer blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Brewer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mencken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brewer throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Mencken moved away.
Brewer throws the left hand but Mencken avoids the punch easily.
Mencken takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Mencken tried to score with a low kick but Brewer checks it.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Mencken's ribs.
Brewer thows a body kick. Mencken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mencken swings for the body but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mencken missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Mencken.
Brewer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mencken throws a one two combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brewer. Mencken shrugs it off though.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mencken takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brewer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brewer feints and then cracks Mencken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mencken down.
Some wild striking there from Mencken.
Crunch! Brewer slams his shin into Mencken's torso.
Brewer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mencken's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mencken throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mencken tests Brewer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Brewer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mencken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Mencken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mencken misses with an uppercut
and Brewer counters with a right hand to the body.
Mencken is breathing heavily.
Brewer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mencken.
Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Mencken moves out of range easily.
Mencken 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.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brewer keeps Mencken at a distance using the push kick.
Mencken throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a body kick that stops Mencken in his tracks momentarily.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
Brewer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mencken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mencken.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer throws out a counter right but Mencken avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewer is looking to slow Mencken down with leg kicks.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mencken takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Mencken.
Mencken lands with a straight right. Brewer didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Brewer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brewer throws a leg kick but Mencken checks it.
Brewer slips a jab from Mencken.
A nice side step and Brewer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brewer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mencken works the jab nicely.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Some bone on bone action there as Mencken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank Brewer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Mencken does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Brewer.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mencken might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Mencken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Mencken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick there by Brewer.
Mencken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mencken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mencken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
Mencken's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer with a nice cross.
Brewer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mencken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brewer misses with a looping left.
As Brewer looks to move away, Mencken throws a big counter combo but Brewer just gets out of the way.
Brewer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Mencken.
Brewer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mencken.
Good exchange - Brewer coming out on top.
Mencken throws a jab but it's blocked by Brewer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Mencken scores with a decent looking hook.
Brewer thows a body kick. Mencken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brewer tests Mencken's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mencken is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Mencken works Brewer's body with a nice hook.
Mencken ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mencken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mencken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brewer.
Brewer dips to his left and cracks Mencken with an uppercut!
Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brewer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mencken manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mencken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
Mencken misses with a body shot.
Brewer throws a front kick that sends Mencken stumbling back into the cage.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brewer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mencken is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mencken misses its target.
Mencken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Brewer.
Brewer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer slips under a jab from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mencken misses with a straight left.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mencken throwing a counter right hand but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brewer throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken jabs at Brewer's body.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brewer throws an overhand right that lands on Mencken's shoulder, as Mencken tries to avoid the shot.
Mencken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Mencken in the body.
Brewer connects with a jab.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Mencken.
Brewer throws a hook but Mencken avoids it easily.
Mencken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Mencken misses.
Mencken looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mencken ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Mencken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Mencken does it's job there.
Brewer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Mencken throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brewer lands a leg kick that knocks Mencken off balance momentarily.
Mencken blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Brewer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brewer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mencken throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer throws a head kick but Mencken moves out of range.
Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mencken misses with a body shot.
Brewer connects with a body shot that sends Mencken's belly button to the back.
Mencken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken misses the shot to the body.
Mencken looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer throws a head kick that Mencken semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brewer.
Mencken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
The fighters circling - Mencken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Mencken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brewer lands a nice hook to Mencken's body. Mencken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brewer throws a head kick but Mencken moves out of range.
Brewer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a looping left.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken throws a shot to the body.
Mencken throws a jab but it's blocked by Brewer.
Mencken moves away from the strike by Brewer.
Brewer defending well as Mencken loads up on a big left hand.
Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Brewer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brewer 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.
Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Brewer pushes Mencken away with a front kick.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Mencken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brewer with a hook.
Mencken misses with a looping left.
Mencken throws a lazy right hand but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mencken looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
Brewer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mencken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mencken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer throws a low kick but Mencken moves out of range easily.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mencken. That did some damage!
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Mencken.
Mencken takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Mencken blocks a low kick nicely.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mencken throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
Mencken throws a series of strikes that have Brewer backpedaling.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brewer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mencken lands a nice hook to Brewer's body. Brewer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brewer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mencken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mencken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brewer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mencken checks a leg kick.
Mencken throws a lazy right hand but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mencken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mencken throws a looping overhand right but Brewer ducks down to avoid it.
Mencken moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
A telegraphed right hand from Mencken misses the target.
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mencken connects with a body shot that sends Brewer's belly button to the back.
Mencken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mencken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Frank Brewer just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mencken throws out the jab.
Brewer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brewer thuds a left hand into Mencken's body.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mencken.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mencken is looking to counter punch.
Brewer slips a straight right by Mencken.
Mencken takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mencken will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mencken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brewer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mencken thuds his right hand into Brewer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mencken lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brewer. Mencken shrugs it off though.
Brewer misses with a wild body shot.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer tries a quick counter leg kick but Mencken is wise to it.
Mencken throws a looping overhand right but Brewer ducks down to avoid it.
Brewer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brewer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mencken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brewer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Brewer.
Brewer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brewer misses with a hook. Mencken ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brewer.
Mencken misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a nice strike.
Mencken misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mencken staying out of range there.
Brewer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mencken's calf.
Mencken misses with a wild combination.
Brewer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mencken blocks it well.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Mencken.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mencken checks a leg kick.
Mencken throws a combination. Brewer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mencken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mencken fails to land with a series of punches.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer lands with a good body shot.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Brewer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer slips under a jab from Mencken.
Mencken fails to land with a series of punches.
Brewer scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
An inside leg kick from Brewer misses.
Mencken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Mencken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brewer digs a good hook to Mencken's body.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer tests Mencken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mencken swings for the body but Brewer moves out of range.
Mencken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mencken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brewer lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mencken looks to land a combination but Brewer avoids it well.
Brewer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brewer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mencken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mencken steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer takes a swing at Mencken's ribcage but misses.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Mencken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brewer delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mencken misses with an uppercut.
Brewer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Mencken.
A bone on bone clash there as Mencken blocks the leg kick.
Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mencken.
Mencken is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Brewer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mencken throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mencken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mencken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer slips under a jab from Mencken.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mencken avoids a kick to the body.
Brewer misses with a body kick.
Mencken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mencken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mencken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brewer throws a low kick but Mencken avoids it.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brewer lands a nice shot that snaps Mencken's head back.
Brewer scores with a kick to the body.
Mencken lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mencken.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Mencken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mencken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer throws a nice head kick!
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mencken scores with a shot to the body.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mencken misses with a looping left.
Mencken throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mencken.
Brewer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mencken.
Brewer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mencken moves out of range as Brewer throws a body kick.
Brewer slips a jab from Mencken.
Mencken throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Brewer slips a jab from Mencken.
Mencken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Mencken throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mencken swings for the body but Brewer moves out of range.
Mencken tries to move into range but Brewer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brewer lands a glancing blow to the side of Mencken's head.
Frank Brewer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mencken throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer takes a swing at Mencken's ribcage but misses.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brewer slips a jab from Mencken.
Mencken tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer throws out a counter right but Mencken avoids it with no problem.
Mencken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brewer counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Brewer tenderised Mencken's leg. Mencken is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Mencken is out of range.
Mencken checks a leg kick nicely.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mencken checks a low kick from Brewer.
Brewer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mencken misses with a few strikes there.
Mencken misses the jab.
Mencken missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brewer is looking to slow Mencken down with leg kicks.
Brewer thumps Mencken with a low kick.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Mencken moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Mencken.
Brewer throws a front kick that sends Mencken stumbling back into the cage.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mencken takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mencken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Brewer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mencken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
Brewer takes one on the button.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer scores with a sloppy right hand. Mencken should have avoided that one.
Mencken misses the shot to the body.
Brewer throws a fast counter high kick but Mencken manages to duck under it in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Mencken. That snapped Brewer's head back.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mencken misses with a straight right.
Mencken misses with a straight right.
Mencken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brewer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
HL Mencken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brewer. That's going to slow Mencken down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Brewer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brewer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Brewer!
Frank Brewer is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Frank Brewer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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