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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uppoamaton Titanic (ranked 5583 p4p, 569 weight class) and Quincy Watterson (ranked 4089 p4p, 476 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Quincy Watterson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Uppoamaton Titanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quincy Watterson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watterson looks to land a left hand but Titanic moved out of range nicely.
Titanic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Watterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Titanic throws out the jab.
Watterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uppoamaton Titanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watterson misses with a body punch
and Titanic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Watterson.
Watterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Titanic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watterson.
It looks like Uppoamaton Titanic has been cut.
Watterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Titanic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Titanic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Titanic 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 Watterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Titanic counters with a nice body shot.
Watterson misses with a few strikes there.
Titanic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Titanic lands with a shot to the body.
Titanic fakes the leg kick and cracks Watterson in the body.
Titanic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Titanic thumps Watterson with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Titanic.
Titanic throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titanic throws a good cross that connects.
Watterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Titanic is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Watterson misses the target.
Titanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Titanic wants to land a leg kick but Watterson is out of range.
We've been informed that Watterson 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Titanic, right into the meat.
Titanic throws a push kick but Watterson slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Watterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Watterson.
Titanic throws a body punch but Watterson moves out of range.
Watterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Titanic is rocked!
Watterson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Titanic to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Watterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quincy Watterson!
A relieved looking Quincy Watterson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 1638 p4p, 172 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 1215 p4p, 123 weight class). Brahms's entrance music is Hungarian Dance. A fine choice. San Pedro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gunman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro wants to land a leg kick but Brahms is out of range.
San Pedro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brahms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brahms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brahms.
Brahms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
Brahms misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms jabs at San Pedro's body.
Brahms misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by San Pedro.
Brahms misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Brahms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
San Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brahms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brahms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brahms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Pedro connects with a nice looking jab.
San Pedro 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.
Brahms avoids a kick to the body.
San Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brahms's calf.
Brahms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brahms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brahms tries to land a body kick
and San Pedro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brahms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by San Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro moves into the clinch successfully.
San Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro cracks Brahms with a nice body shot.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Brahms avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from San Pedro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Pedro.
A short right from San Pedro.
It looks like Johannes Brahms has been cut.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brahms fails to land.
Brahms lands a hook that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Brahms manages to break the clinch.
Brahms staying out of range there.
Brahms throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro checks a low kick from Brahms.
Brahms will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
San Pedro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
San Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by San Pedro. That's going to slow Brahms down.
San Pedro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brahms throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms walks into a straight right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
Brahms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brahms takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brahms lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
San Pedro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brahms had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
San Pedro scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Brahms.
San Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
San Pedro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brahms doesn't seem bothered though.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Brahms is just out of range.
Brahms feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to San Pedro's calf.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brahms moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Brahms moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Brahms tries to counter with a takedown but San Pedro is quick to defend against it.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brahms moves out of range of the leg kick from San Pedro.
Brahms appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms throws a leg kick
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
San Pedro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brahms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Brahms misses its intended target.
San Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro lunges at Brahms with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brahms's hand.
Brahms tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but San Pedro defends well and Brahms ends up having to push San Pedro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
San Pedro is looking to slow Brahms down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from San Pedro.
San Pedro drops Brahms with a straight right hand, right on the button! San Pedro follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 1787 p4p, 204 weight class) and Zack Allan Jr (ranked 2200 p4p, 244 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. Allan Jr has chosen Red - Damage as his entrance music. Zack Allan Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan Jr slips a jab from James.
James misses with an uppercut. Allan Jr saw that one coming.
Allan Jr throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James throws a big counter combination but Allan Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James wants to clinch up but Allan Jr keeps it at a distance.
Allan Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James swinging wildly here.
Allan Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allan Jr under the eye.
James misses with a straight right.
James lands with a straight right. Allan Jr didn't see that one coming.
James throws a hook but Allan Jr blocks it.
James throws a hook but Allan Jr avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James digs a good body shot into Allan Jr's ribs.
A jab from James misses.
Allan Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
James lands with a right hand.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allan Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
A left lands for James.
Allan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James 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.
Allan Jr feints the counter takedown.
Allan Jr misses with a body kick.
Allan Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allan Jr. Allan Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Allan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Allan Jr counters with a body kick that stops James in his tracks momentarily.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Allan Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allan Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Allan Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from James misses.
A nice side step and Allan Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Allan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James throws a jab when Allan Jr was well out of range.
Allan Jr slips a jab and a cross from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James lands with a hook. Allan Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allan Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allan Jr.
Allan Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Allan Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
James is looking to counter punch.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allan Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allan Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr passes into half guard.
James won't allow Allan Jr to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allan Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Allan Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allan Jr trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Allan Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James misses with a hook. Allan Jr ducked under it nicely.
James clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Allan Jr fails to land.
James is pressed up against the cage. Allan Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Allan Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Allan Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Allan Jr's head.
Allan Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James forces Allan Jr back against the cage and clinches.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allan Jr backwards.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan Jr.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Allan Jr.
James tries a body shot but Allan Jr blocks it.
Allan Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allan Jr misses with a body punch.
Allan Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James blocking some punches.
Allan Jr tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allan Jr lands a body punch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Allan Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan Jr.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allan Jr.
Allan Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allan Jrs head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
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!
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Allan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Allan Jr.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allan Jr can do to turn this around?
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allan Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
A right hand to the body from James.
Allan Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan Jr.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
Allan Jr is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allan Jr tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James misses with the head strike.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Allan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James misses with a double jab.
Allan Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws the left hand but Allan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Allan Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allan Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
James throws a shot from downtown. Allan Jr moves away and avoids it.
Allan Jr ducks under a wild hook from James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James jabs Allan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James avoids the head kick by Allan Jr.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James looks to throw the jab but Allan Jr is out of range.
James misses with an uppercut. Allan Jr saw that one coming.
Allan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allan Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Allan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Allan Jr off the cage and back into range.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
Elmore James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
Allan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allan Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allan Jr walks into a left hand.
Allan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from James misses.
Allan Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allan Jr takes one to the chin there.
James tests Allan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Allan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James missing with a left hand there. Allan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James tries to work over Allan Jr's front leg with a kick but Allan Jr checks it.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
James loads up on a big right hand but Allan Jr slips the punch.
Allan Jr scores with a push kick.
James throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allan Jr throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! James crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Allan Jr - the referee stops the clock and James gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Allan Jr. James manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James lands with a good body shot.
James looks to throw the jab but Allan Jr is out of range.
Allan Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zack Allan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elmore James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by James.
James is looking for a counter combo.
James misses with a straight right.
Allan Jr misses with a kick to the body.
James looks to land a combination. Allan Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James connects with a looping right hand.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James misses the jab.
Allan Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Allan Jr throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Allan Jr throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Allan Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
James misses with a hook. Allan Jr ducked under it nicely.
James misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
Allan Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allan Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allan Jr throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
James tries a low kick but Allan Jr avoids it.
Allan Jr slips a straight right by James.
A jab lands there for James.
Elmore James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James blocks a jab.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Allan Jr slips a straight right by James.
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!
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Allan Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Allan Jr defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James misses with a straight left.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Elmore James is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
Allan Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allan Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allan Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elmore James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elmore James!
An out of breath Elmore James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 2935 p4p, 377 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 2621 p4p, 337 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grieg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In the Hall of the Mountain King. Yoel Mir will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 lbs
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186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grieg. That did some damage!
Grieg moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir thows a body kick. Grieg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mir blocks a leg kick.
Mir avoids the body shot from Grieg.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir 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.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Grieg checks it.
Grieg takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Mir throws a leg kick but Grieg moved away.
A quick step to the side and Grieg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir motions for Grieg to come forward. Mir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the cage.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grieg managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mir.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grieg avoids it.
Mir throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
Mir misses with some punches.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Grieg avoids the damage to the body.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Mir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Mir.
Mir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grieg managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Mir throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
A short right from Grieg on the inside.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Grieg wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grieg fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvard Grieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir tests Grieg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grieg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Grieg throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Grieg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grieg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mir is predictable there
and Grieg counters with a right hand to the body.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the body.
Grieg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grieg tries to work over Mir's front leg with a kick but Mir checks it.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Grieg's head but Grieg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Grieg's front leg but catches the back leg as Grieg tries to avoid it.
Mir stuns Grieg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grieg. Mir shrugs it off though.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grieg manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Mir
and Grieg counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grieg doesn't seem bothered though.
Grieg lands a right hook to the body.
Grieg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grieg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grieg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mir avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Grieg misses.
Mir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grieg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mir pushes Grieg off looking to stand but Grieg dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grieg.
Grieg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir is looking to escape.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg prevents Mir from standing back up.
Mir felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg lands strikes from half guard.
Grieg working over Mir with some ground and pound. Mir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grieg winds up and cracks Mir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg slips a nice elbow through Mir's hands, connecting with Mir's forehead.
Grieg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grieg is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoel Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mir takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grieg.
Grieg throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries to land a leg kick but Grieg saw it coming and moves away.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grieg dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir throws a low kick, looking for Grieg's leg but Grieg calmly moves out of range.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grieg.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Grieg tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grieg lands a head kick. Mir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Grieg tries to counter with a takedown but Mir is quick to defend against it.
Grieg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grieg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mir at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Mir blocks the leg kick.
Mir throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mir tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Grieg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg blocks a jab.
Grieg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grieg.
Mir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Grieg misses.
It seemed like Mir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a left to the body.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Grieg moves out of range easily.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
Grieg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grieg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.
Grieg is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grieg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grieg is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Grieg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grieg tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Grieg back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.
Grieg tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Grieg gets through Mir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grieg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grieg.
Grieg tried to counter with a leg kick but Mir avoided it.
Grieg blocks a leg kick.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grieg circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Mir throws a lazy head kick
and Grieg counters with a right hand 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!
Mir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grieg's head.
Mir throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Mir misses with a hook. Grieg ducked under it nicely.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Mir tries to escape but Grieg is in control.
Grieg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grieg working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg lands some shots froms side control.
Grieg trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Grieg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edvard Grieg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mir misses with a straight right.
It looked like Grieg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mir.
Grieg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Grieg.
Grieg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grieg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grieg 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.
Mir tries to escape but Grieg is in control.
Grieg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grieg working the body and head with strikes.
Mir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Grieg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grieg trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is not content to let Grieg control the position.
Mir pushes Grieg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grieg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grieg looks up at the clock and then as Mir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grieg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grieg advances nicely into full mount.
Grieg controlling from mount.
Grieg with good strikes from the mount here!
Mir trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grieg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Grieg.
Mir squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Grieg scoring with strikes but Mir is staying in there.
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!
Grieg lands a nice shot to the head.
Mir is rocked!
Mir is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mir is still in real trouble! Can Grieg finish him?
Mir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grieg landing shots from mount.
Grieg unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mir wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Grieg celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
After winning the bout, Edvard Grieg 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trametinib Mekinist (ranked 3829 p4p, 447 weight class) and Reed Money (ranked 2016 p4p, 272 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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30
176 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trametinib Mekinist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money clinches up against the cage.
Money blocks an uppercut.
Mekinist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Mekinist.
Mekinist can't find room to land a body shot as Money controls the action.
Mekinist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Money.
Money looks winded!
Mekinist tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mekinist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mekinist lands a nice shot to the body.
Mekinist pulls guard effortlessly.
Mekinist wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mekinist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Money misses the jab.
Money 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.
Mekinist Throws a clean left jab. Mekinist Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Money's chin! Money crumbles to the ground and Mekinist follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mekinist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trametinib Mekinist!
Trametinib Mekinist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 1145 p4p, 116 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 1950 p4p, 200 weight class). Supuaga has chosen Wanna Taki Taki as his entrance music. Zulu Zulu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zulu Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu connects with a leg kick. Supuaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zulu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supuaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Supuaga ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Sloppy strikes from Supuaga. Those never looked like landing.
Zulu throws a solid leg kick but Supuaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zulu.
Zulu throws a hook to the side of Supuaga's head but Supuaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zulu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Zulu misses the target.
Supuaga blocks a jab.
Supuaga tries to clinch up but Zulu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulu throws a leg kick but Supuaga moved away.
Zulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Supuaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zulu at a distance.
Zulu connects with a solid leg kick.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Supuaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Supuaga misses with a takedown attempt - Zulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and Supuaga moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Zulu misses.
Supuaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Zulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Supuaga breaks the clinch.
Supuaga moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
Supuaga tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Supuaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Supuaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zulu lands a big head kick that sends Supuaga tumbling to the mat! Zulu takes a step backwards and waves Supuaga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Supuaga is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supuaga scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Zulu Zulu has been cut.
Supuaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Zulu.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Supuaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Zulu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supuaga misses with some punches.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supuaga throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Supuaga clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Supuaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zulu with a knee to the head.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Supuaga pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu with a knee to the head.
Zulu misses with a knee strike.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Supuaga avoids the damage to the body.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Supuaga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Supuaga.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Supuaga avoids it.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu prevents Supuaga from breaking the clinch.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Supuaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Supuaga tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks with his arms.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
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 Zulu Zulu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu'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.
Supuaga moves into the clinch.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Zulu.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Supuaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Supuaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Supuaga 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.
Supuaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga lands with a right to the head.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.
Supuaga rushes Zulu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga manages to break the clinch.
Supuaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zulu.
Zulu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supuaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Supuaga clinches up with Zulu and pushes him back against the cage.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga is pushing Zulu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocking some punches.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supuaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zulu or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Supuaga digs a right hand underneath Zulu's ribcage. Zulu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Supuaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Supuaga lands a nice uppercut.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supuaga.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Supuaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Supuaga lands with a left to the head.
Supuaga lands with a left to the head.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu tries to keep at a distance but Supuaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Supuaga misses with the head strike.
Supuaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supuaga closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maatia Supuaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zulu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Supuaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Zulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supuaga moves into range and clinches up with Zulu.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Supuaga is looking to control Zulu's arms but Zulu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Supuaga has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Supuaga.
Supuaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Supuaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Supuaga won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zulu working aggressively here.
Supuaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Supuaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supuaga breaks the clinch.
Supuaga forces Zulu back against the cage and clinches.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into Supuaga's ribcage.
Supuaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Supuaga tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supuaga misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Supuaga as the two fighters clinch.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zulu. That's going to slow Supuaga down.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Supuaga scores with a body shot.
Supuaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Supuaga has managed to clinch.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulu prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Supuaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supuaga breaks from the clinch.
Zulu Zulu is winning the standup battle so far.
Supuaga gets a clinch.
Supuaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Supuaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Supuaga.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Supuaga tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Zulu throws a low kick, looking for Supuaga's leg but Supuaga calmly moves out of range.
Zulu throws a head kick but Supuaga moves out of range.
Maatia Supuaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zulu thumps Supuaga with a low kick.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Supuaga moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga lands a shot to the body.
Supuaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu blocking some punches.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Supuaga avoids it.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zulu is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Supuaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Zulu scores with a knee to the head.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maatia Supuaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supuaga 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maatia Supuaga!
Maatia Supuaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Blue Moon in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 748 p4p, 114 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 1560 p4p, 215 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kassim Magufuli I V has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kassim Magufuli I V seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magufuli I V slips under a jab from Holm.
Magufuli I V jabs at Holm's body.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magufuli I V.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magufuli I V lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Holm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magufuli I V just misses with a punch to the body.
Holm throws out a counter right but Magufuli I V avoids it with no problem.
Kassim Magufuli I V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magufuli I V scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magufuli I V, right into the meat.
Magufuli I V throws a sloppy body shot
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
Magufuli I V stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holm is rocked!
Holm leaves his chin hanging out and Magufuli I V seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Holm crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 994 p4p, 136 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 531 p4p, 76 weight class). Blackblood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood throws a leg kick
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackblood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen lands a jab to Blackblood's midsection.
Vermeulen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Vermeulen.
Nice defenses there by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Blackblood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackblood. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen with a jab.
A jab lands there for Vermeulen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Blackblood manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Blackblood misses its intended target.
Vermeulen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen cracks Blackblood with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackblood.
Vermeulen looks to throw the jab but Blackblood is out of range.
Blackblood misses with a hook.
Blackblood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vermeulen's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Blackblood loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Blackblood avoids the body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackbloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackblood.
A quick step to the side and Vermeulen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Blackblood didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackblood.
Vermeulen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vermeulen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackblood. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vermeulen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Blackblood throws out a counter right but Vermeulen avoids it with no problem.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Blackblood moved out of range.
Blackblood sizes up Vermeulen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Vermeulen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackblood on the side of the head.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Blackblood slips the punch.
Blackblood is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vermeulen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vermeulen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blackblood misses the jab.
Blackblood moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackblood is just out of range.
Blackblood lands a body shot.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Blackblood moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Blackblood saw that one coming.
Vermeulen defending well as Blackblood loads up on a big left hand.
Vermeulen misses with the combination.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that Blackblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackblood also avoids with ease.
Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Vermeulen.
Blackblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
Nice jab there from Vermeulen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackblood.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Vermeulen throws a series of punches but Blackblood avoids them all with ease.
Blackblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Blackblood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen looks to throw the jab but Blackblood is out of range.
Blackblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Blackblood shoots in for a takedown but Vermeulen shows good takedown defense.
Blackblood clinches with his opponent.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Blackblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackblood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackblood tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen is trying to break the clinch but Blackblood is controlling him.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Hendrik Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
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.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Blackblood slips the punch.
And Blackblood tries to counter it with a takedown but Vermeulen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blackblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vermeulen lands with an uppercut that bounces Blackblood off the cage and back into range.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackblood.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Blackblood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackblood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackblood throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Vermeulen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Blackblood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackblood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw 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!
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackblood.
Blackblood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a lazy right hand but Blackblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackblood.
Vermeulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen.
Blackblood blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut.
Blackblood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vermeulen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blackblood can turn it around.
Blackblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow.
Mace Blackblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Blackblood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackblood.
Vermeulen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackblood backwards.
Vermeulen is trying to break the clinch but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
Blackblood lands with a right to the head.
Blackblood misses with some punches.
Blackblood has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blackblood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vermeulen's brow.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen can't find room to land a body shot as Blackblood controls the action.
Blackblood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackblood.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeulen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackblood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Blackblood misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeulen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackblood lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen can't find room to land a body shot as Blackblood controls the action.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Blackblood.
A short right from Blackblood on the inside.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackblood misses with the head strike.
Blackblood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackblood tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Blackblood back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Blackblood is trying to drag Vermeulen to the mat but Vermeulen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vermeulen is trying to break the clinch but Blackblood is controlling him.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen tries to circle away but Blackblood has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackblood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vermeulen's defenses.
Blackblood prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
A short left from Vermeulen.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeulen's elbow.
Vermeulen managing to block the knees to the body from Blackblood.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackblood landing knees to the body.
Vermeulen avoiding damage as Blackblood throws knees to the body.
Blackblood scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Blackblood tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackblood presses Vermeulen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Blackblood.
Vermeulen blocks a body shot from Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Blackblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vermeulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackblood.
A slow jab from Blackblood misses its intended target.
Blackblood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackblood misses with a hook
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen throws a lazy right hand but Blackblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackblood tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Vermeulen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackblood works Vermeulen's body with a nice hook.
Blackblood dips to his left and cracks Vermeulen with an uppercut!
Hendrik Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vermeulen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blackblood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Blackblood finds it's target.
Blackblood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackblood slips a jab and a cross from Vermeulen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen needs to keep his hands up - Blackblood had a free shot at his head there.
Blackblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vermeulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeulen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackblood. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackblood misses the jab.
Blackblood tries to clinch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Blackblood tries to score with a low kick but Vermeulen moves his leg out of the way.
Vermeulen lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Vermeulen.
Blackblood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Blackblood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vermeulen momentarily.
Vermeulen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackblood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackblood moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Blackblood misses.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Vermeulen.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blackblood counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Blackblood slips the punch.
Blackblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Blackblood misses with a jab to the body
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Blackblood misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blackblood misses its intended target.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeulen throws a lazy right hand but Blackblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackblood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut. Vermeulen saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Blackblood misses with a looping left.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the body.
Blackblood misses with a body shot.
Blackblood throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackblood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blackblood throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Blackblood lands with a straight right. Vermeulen didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Blackblood defending well as Vermeulen loads up on a big left hand.
Vermeulen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vermeulen.
That's four 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!
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vermeulen connects with a looping right hand.
Hendrik Vermeulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackblood swings for the body but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackblood throws a right and a left that Vermeulen avoids nicely.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackblood's head.
Vermeulen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Blackblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackblood moves away.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Blackblood misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackblood pushes Vermeulen up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Hendrik Vermeulen.
I think Vermeulen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 830 p4p, 112 weight class) and Magnus Pyke (ranked 409 p4p, 59 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Pyke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pyke punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pyke scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyke's elbow.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Pyke throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magnus Pyke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pyke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Knox avoids the body shot from Pyke.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knox 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 Pyke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pyke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Pyke pushes Knox away with a front kick.
Pyke throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pyke lands with an overhand left.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pyke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox jabs at Pyke's body.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pyke throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pykes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyke.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pyke misses with a kick to the body.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Pyke is out of range.
Donk. Pyke catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pyke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox misses with an uppercut
enabling Pyke to counter with a crisp jab.
Pyke lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox moves forwards but Pyke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Pyke's head but Pyke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pyke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Pyke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pyke throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a hook.
Pyke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Pyke slams his shin into Knox's torso.
Pyke connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pyke.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Pyke misses.
Pyke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Pyke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pyke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pyke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Pyke throws a lazy body kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pyke throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Pyke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pyke.
An inside leg kick lands from Pyke.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Pyke.
Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Pyke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Pyke.
Knox stuns Pyke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Pyke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pyke throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pyke - that will leave a mark!
Magnus Pyke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pyke digs a good hook to Knox's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke lands a nice looking body kick.
Pyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
The fighters circling - Pyke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Pyke saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Pyke lands but Knox takes it in his stride.
Pyke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pyke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyke.
Pyke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pyke lands with a good body shot.
Crunch! Pyke slams his shin into Knox's torso.
Pyke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Pyke.
Pyke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pyke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pyke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Pyke misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Pyke counters with a thumping low kick.
Pyke thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pyke counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Pyke slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pyke - the referee stops the clock and Knox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pyke. Knox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pyke lands with a slapping head kick.
Pyke throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Pyke connects with an inside leg kick.
Pyke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox throws a low kick but Pyke avoids it.
Knox throws the left hand but Pyke avoids the punch easily.
Pyke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyke.
Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Pyke working aggressively here.
Pyke prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Pyke lands with a left to the head.
Pyke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox has Pyke pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyke. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyke misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pyke.
Pyke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pyke lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Pyke stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Pyke cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Pyke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pyke misses the target.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Pyke connects with a body shot.
Pyke misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Pyke lands a high kick!
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pyke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pyke. That's going to slow Knox down.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Pyke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Pyke counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Pyke.
Pyke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Pyke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pyke ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Pyke lands with a good body shot.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyke swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Pyke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox lands a jab.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyke is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Pyke is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Pyke moves away from the strike by Knox.
Pyke seems to have recovered his senses.
Pyke scores with a nice right hand.
Pyke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Pyke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pyke scores with a kick to the body.
Pyke cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Pyke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyke.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pyke to score with a decent uppercut.
Pyke lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pyke misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Pyke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pyke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Knox tenderised Pyke's leg. Pyke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox rushes Pyke and presses him up against the cage.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Pyke gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke letting Knox take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pyke.
Archibald Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnus Pyke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pyke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings for the body but Pyke moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Pyke misses.
Jab from Pyke.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pyke's shoulder, as Pyke tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Pyke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pyke 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Pyke!
Magnus Pyke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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