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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ancient Alien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ancient Alien!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alien has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
Alien lands a hook that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien cracks Hood with a nice body shot.
Alien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
A shot in the inside from Alien.
A short left from Alien.
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alien pushes Hood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hood.
Good body shot from Alien.
Hood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien lands a hook that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Nice body punch from Alien - that landed with a thud.
Alien lands a hook that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alien.
Alien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alien scores with a shot to the side of Hood's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Alien lands an uppercut.
Alien scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alien.
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alien lands with a left to the head.
Alien lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Alien.
Hood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alien lands with a right to the head.
Alien lands an uppercut.
Alien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alien lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alien.
Alien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alien lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Alien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Alien.
Hood is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alien lands a right hand.
Oh Hood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alien drops Hood onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hood is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hood is breathing heavily.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alien.
A right hand to the body from Alien.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alien.
Alien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alien.
Alien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alien.
Hood moves to clinch but Alien breaks away
and Alien counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hood! Alien lets Hood back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alien circles away quickly and effectively.
Hood seems to have got his legs back now.
Alien misses with a looping left.
Hood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Alien finds it's target.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hood looks to land a combination but Alien avoids it well.
Alien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hood with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alien with a hook.
Ancient Alien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alien misses with a body shot.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alien circles away quickly and effectively.
Hood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood misses with a combination
and Alien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ancient Alien dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alien misses with a body shot
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Hood goes for a double leg but Alien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alien continues to drive forward.
Alien closes the distance and pushes Hood back into the cage.
Hood is trying to break free.
Alien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hood.
Alien lands with a left to the head.
Hood wants to get back to striking at distance but Alien won't allow it.
A short right from Alien.
Alien scores with a shot to the side of Hood's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood is looking to break free of the clinch but Alien has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Alien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alien scores with a shoulder strike.
Alien lands with a light punch inside.
Alien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
Alien works on Hood's body with a couple of short punches.
Alien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alien lands with a short shot to the head.
Alien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hood is rocked!
Ancient Alien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alien lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Hood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Alien.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hood is trying to push Alien away but Alien has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alien pushes Hood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
Alien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Alien digs a right hand into Hood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hood's gas tank.
Alien creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hood with a big uppercut! Hood tries to clinch up but Alien pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hood to the mat! Hood covers up and Alien unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ancient Alien!
Ancient Alien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Hollister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Zimbardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Hollister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimbardo scores with a kick to the body.
Zimbardo 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.
Hollister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollister moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZimbardo.
Hollister closes the distance and clinches.
Zimbardo taking a breather.
Hollister lands a body shot.
Hollister lands a damaging elbow.
Hollister throws an elbow but it misses.
Zimbardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Hollister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage.
Hollister could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimbardo stalling in the clinch but Hollister improves position.
Zimbardo is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hollister has denied him.
Zimbardo manages to break the clinch.
Zimbardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollister swings widly with a right hand
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand.
Zimbardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hollister throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Hollister clobbers Zimbardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zimbardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zimbardo staying out of range there.
Zimbardo moves away from the strike by Hollister.
Hollister just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zimbardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zimbardo misses with a looping left.
Hollister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hollister is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Zimbardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollister 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollister just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo flicks out a counter leg kick but Hollister steps away.
Zimbardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hollister throws a poor cross that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollister misses with a head kick.
Hollister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hollister moves out of range as Zimbardo strikes.
Zimbardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollister.
Zimbardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Hollister catches Zimbardo right on the button with a cross.
Zimbardo blocks a jab.
Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zimbardo lands with a nice body kick.
Hollister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollister looks to land a right hand but Zimbardo moved out of range.
Good exchange - Hollister coming out on top.
Zimbardo works Hollister's body with a nice hook.
Zimbardo lands with a cross.
It looks like Zane Hollister has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Zimbardo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milcin Arnautovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sasha Dulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milcin Arnautovic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnautovic scores with a jab to the body.
Arnautovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dulins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arnautovic drops Dulin with a beautiful combination! Dulin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arnautovic is looking for the KO!
Dulin is rocked!
Dulin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arnautovic.
Oh Dulin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dulin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arnautovic counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Dulin falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Milcin Arnautovic!
Milcin Arnautovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rancho Wildslap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar comes into the arena with Lillasyster - Berätta det för Lina blaring out of the sound system. Wildslap has chosen Get Schwifty as his entrance music. Rancho Wildslap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rancho Wildslap!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar gets a clinch.
Wildslap gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ragnaar wants to stand but Wildslap is controlling the position.
Wildslap looking to pass the guard.
Ragnaar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wildslap is controlling him.
Wildslap forces his way into half guard.
Wildslap trying to mount his opponent but Ragnaar defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildslap seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wildslap stops Ragnaar from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildslap is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wildslap wants to free his trapped foot but Ragnaar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ragnaar is looking to escape.
Wildslap is looking to advance position but Ragnaar won't allow it.
Wildslap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wildslap is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two 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.
Ragnaar wants to get back to his feet.
Wildslap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ragnaar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ragnaar wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnaar lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wildslap in his tracks.
Wildslap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wildslap. That did some damage!
Wildslap has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnaar.
We've been told by Ragnaar's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wildslap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Wildslap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wildslap down.
Wildslap feints and as Ragnaar raises his hands in defense, Wildslap changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ragnaar being controlled here, momentarily.
Wildslap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnaar is keeping the position for now.
Wildslap has gone for a leg lock! Ragnaar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wildslap's guard.
Ragnaar wants to stand but Wildslap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildslap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wildslap wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wildslap working a defensive guard here.
Ragnaar tries to stand but Wildslap is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wildslap working for a triangle but Ragnaar defends it easily.
Ragnaar stands and steps away. Wildslap gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Ragnaar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnaar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that Wildslap semi-blocks.
Ragnaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Wildslap with the counter takedown but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
Ivar Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar scores with a jab. Wildslap acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wildslap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wildslap tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wildslap walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnaar.
Wildslap shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wildslap shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ragnaar defends it nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Wildslap down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a head kick!
Ragnaar scores with the left hand. Wildslap knows he should have avoided that one.
Wildslap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wildslap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that Wildslap semi-blocks.
Ragnaar leaves Wildslap with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wildslap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnaar but Ragnaar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivar Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rancho Wildslap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildslap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Wildslap's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar thows a body kick. Wildslap tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wildslap can do to turn this around?
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wildslap takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ivar Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Wildslap down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnaar looks to land a combination. Wildslap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnaar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a push kick.
Ragnaar throws a shot to the body.
Ragnaar pushes Wildslap up against the cage in a clinch.
Wildslap tries to pull guard but Ragnaar won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Wildslap fails to pull guard.
Wildslap is trying to pull guard but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wildslaps head.
Ragnaar tries a body shot but Wildslap blocks it.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
Wildslap successfully pulls guard.
Ragnaar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ragnaar cracks the inside of Wildslap's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ivar Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wildslap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnaar.
Wildslap takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ragnaar thuds a left hand into Wildslap's body.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wildslap takes a step back to recover.
Ragnaar cracks Wildslap with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wildslap on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wildslap on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wildslap fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left lands for Ragnaar.
Wildslap walks into a left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Wildslap seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
No luck for Wildslap with that takedown attempt.
Wildslap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildslap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnaar rushes Wildslap and presses him up against the cage.
Ragnaar lands an uppercut.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Wildslap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wildslap.
Ivar Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rancho Wildslap.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wildslap.
Ragnaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wildslap fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wildslaps head.
Wildslap has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ragnaar.
Wildslap is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ragnaar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wildslap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wildslap backwards.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Rancho Wildslap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Ragnaar trying to control the position but instead, Wildslap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnaar into the cage.
Wildslap tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnaar smiles and moves away.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnaar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Wildslap. Wildslap gets slowly back to his feet.
Wildslap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wildslap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wildslap drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnaar keeping moving, preventing Wildslap from controlling successfully.
Ragnaar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wildslap controls the pace.
Wildslap prevents Ragnaar from getting back to his feet.
Wildslap working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ragnaar keeping full guard, as Wildslap tries to pass.
Wildslap trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar wants to stand but Wildslap is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wildslap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar lands with a straight right. Wildslap didn't see that one coming.
Wildslap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wildslap misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Wildslap seems unphased.
Wildslap gets tackled into the cage by Ragnaar. Ragnaar maintains the clinch.
Ragnaar is looking to control Wildslap's arms but Wildslap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnaar has his back to the cage.
Wildslap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnaar's elbow.
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ragnaar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Ragnaar!
A less than humble Ivar Ragnaar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Rancho Wildslap spoke after the fight, saying 'You're my boogie.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Zolner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Zolner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Meida's chin.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Zolner!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida misses with a left hand
and Zolner counters with a nice uppercut.
Meida throws a shot from downtown. Zolner moves away and avoids it.
Zolner ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Zolner with a poor takedown
and Meida counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Timur Zolner has been cut.
Meida throws a hook but Zolner avoids it easily.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Zolner.
As Meida backs off Zolner throws a huge counter combo but Meida manages to avoid it all.
Nice shot by Zolner.
Meida seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zolner misses with a hook.
Zolner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zolner throws a hook but Meida avoids it easily.
It looked like Meida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zolner.
Zolner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
Meida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zolner manages to avoid it.
Meida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zolner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meida is fending him off so far but Zolner persists. Nope, Meida circles away and we're back to standing.
Zolner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida punishes Zolner's body with a nice straight punch.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Zolner ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Meida.
Zolner shoots and misses
and Meida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago Meida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Zolner.
Meida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meida wants it to stay on the feet.
Zolner walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Meida swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Meida!
Thiago Meida decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ash Camble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Camble!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but Camble is quick to defend against it.
We've been informed that Camble 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.
De La Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camble misses with a few strikes there.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Camble tries to sprawl out of it but De La Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Camble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Camble manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert De La Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Camble.
Camble connects with a looping right hand.
Camble throws a series of punches but De La Cruz moves out of range.
Camble throws a looping overhand right but De La Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De La Cruz is rocked!
De La Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
De La Cruz is thwarting Camble's attempts to control the position.
Camble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De La Cruz passes into side control, despite Camble's attempt to control the position.
Camble misses with a strike from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Camble's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Camble is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble is trying to buck De La Cruz off.
Camble misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Camble's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camble regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De La Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De La Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Camble defends it well.
De La Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Camble moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Camble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Camble trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camble pushes De La Cruz off and scrambles back to his feet.
De La Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Camble swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De La Cruz is defended easily by Camble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Camble 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.
Camble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
Camble swinging wildly here.
Camble cracks De La Cruz with a good jab.
Camble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh De La Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camble throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De La Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble lands a really nice looking cross but De La Cruz seems unphased.
De La Cruz with a poor takedown
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Camble lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camble counters with a big right hand! Oh De La Cruz is in trouble here! Camble follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Camble!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andro Juricic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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224 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Hager!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hager misses with a looping left.
Hager shoots in for a takedown but Juricic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hager with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Juricic counter with a right hand.
Juricic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juricic throws a jab when Hager was well out of range.
Hager scores with a takedown into Juricic's guard.
Juricic wants to stand and escape but Hager is having none of it.
Hager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hager trying to control the position from guard on top but Juricic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juricic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juricic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hager is refusing to be controlled, as Juricic sits in half guard.
Hager is looking to get back to full guard here but Juricic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hager is looking for a sweep.
Juricic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hager on the ground.
Juricic is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Juricic blocks the strikes from Hager.
Hager is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Hager wants to control but Juricic postures up.
Juricic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hager keeps working.
Hager managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Juricic.
Hager is trying to get back to half guard.
Hager is pushing Juricic's head away, looking to escape. Juricic manages to hold on to the position though.
Hager sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hager tries to get to full guard but Juricic has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Juricic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hager is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Juricic. No joy for Hager on that attempt.
Andro Juricic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hager.
Juricic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andro Juricic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hager ducks under a wild hook from Juricic.
Juricic cracks Hager with a good jab.
Juricic leaves Hager with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juricic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hager manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Juricic on his heels. He'll look to pass Juricic's guard now, I'm sure.
Juricic looking for subs off his back but Hager has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hager lands a nice short elbow.
Hager is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hager is keen to just control but Juricic is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Juricic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juricic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juricic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hager.
Juricic throws a jab when Hager was well out of range.
Hager slips under a jab from Juricic.
Juricic scores with a takedown into Hager's guard.
Hager is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Juricic is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juricic stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hager throws up his legs and catches Juricic in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Juricic tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hager! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Patrick Hager!
A very excited looking Patrick Hager made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akagi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nash the Slash - American Band. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi throws a hook to the side of Denke's head but Denke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akagi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akagi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akagi throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Denke scores with a nice head shot.
Akagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Denke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akagi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denke drops Akagi with a beautiful combination! Akagi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Denke is looking for the KO!
Akagi is rocked!
It looks like Yasuhiro Akagi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Denke counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Karl Denke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Murdock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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284 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuklinsky is just out of range.
Murdock 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.
Kuklinsky drops Murdock with a beautiful combination! Murdock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuklinsky is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jack Murdock has been cut.
Kuklinsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuklinsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murdock.
Kuklinsky lunges at Murdock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murdock's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuklinsky.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuklinsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murdock works the jab nicely.
Kuklinsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murdock to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been informed that Kuklinsky 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.
Kuklinsky forces Murdock back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinsky.
Murdock digs a good body shot into Kuklinsky's ribs.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuklinsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock throws an off balance right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook
and Murdock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock misses with a right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuklinsky throws a shot from downtown. Murdock moves away and avoids it.
Kuklinsky stuns Murdock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuklinsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuklinsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock swinging wildly here.
Kuklinsky throws out a counter right but Murdock avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Kuklinsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuklinsky! But no joy.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Kuklinsky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuklinsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuklinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinsky. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock throws an off balance right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuklinsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuklinsky is just out of range.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
Murdock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuklinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock is trying to break the clinch but Kuklinsky is controlling him.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Murdock.
A short left from Kuklinsky.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Kuklinsky will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuklinsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuklinsky lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuklinsky as Murdock tries to tie him up.
Kuklinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuklinsky as Murdock tries to tie him up.
Kuklinsky lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kuklinsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuklinsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Kuklinsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky catches Murdock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuklinsky lands a jab to the nose.
Kuklinsky gets a clinch.
Kuklinsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Kuklinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuklinsky works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky lands a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murdock.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuklinsky.
Nice body punch from Kuklinsky - that landed with a thud.
Kuklinsky is leaning against Murdock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuklinsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuklinsky pushes Murdock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuklinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Kuklinsky drops Murdock onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murdock is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murdock is rocked!
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Kuklinsky is muscling Murdock up against the cage and as Murdock bounces back off, Kuklinsky cracks him with a huge right hand! Murdock crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Kuklinsky!
Richard Kuklinsky took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Conrad Mcgillicunty! Where you at boy?! Fighting overmatched opposition, ain't ya? I'm gonna crush you like a bug, sooner or later. Wait for it, boy!'.
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