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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 2030 p4p, 272 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 2834 p4p, 368 weight class). Krison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rebelution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison lands a glancing blow to the side of Stefanov's head.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Stefanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Stefanov misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Stefanov.
Stefanov digs a good hook to Krison's body.
Nice body punch from Stefanov.
Stefanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefanov.
Krison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Stefanov's head coaches at LOD: BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krison tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefanov misses with a low kick.
Stefanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krison. Krison obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Stefanov.
Stefanov walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison motions for Stefanov to come forward. Krison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krison throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanov.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krison tries to work over Stefanov's front leg with a kick but Stefanov checks it.
Krison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stefanov is out of range and Krison settles back down.
Stefanov lands the left hand.
Stefanov cracks Krison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krison throws out a powerful jab.
Stefanov lands a body shot.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stefanov is breathing heavily.
Good work by Stefanov as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krison.
Stefanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Stefanov connects with a body shot that sends Krison's belly button to the back.
Krison scores with a jab. Stefanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison clinches with his opponent.
Krison pushes Stefanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefanov misses with some punches.
Krison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison tries to land a knee to the head but Stefanov blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefanov.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanov controls his hands.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefanov backwards.
Krison pushes Stefanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefanov is rocked!
Stefanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Stefanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krison.
Stefanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krison lands a big right hand that drops Stefanov! The killer instinct kicks in and Krison finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Krison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herb Krison!
A victorious Herb Krison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nasko Stefanov had this to say: 'Yer a dirty pirate hooker!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1804 p4p, 233 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 3391 p4p, 389 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dillinger's choice of entrance music: Listen!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a series of strikes that have Dillinger backpedaling.
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
Olaf Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Frost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillinger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Dillinger.
Dillinger working aggressively here.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Frost instigates a clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dillinger lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Dillinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dillinger.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillinger has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost just leaning against Dillinger, taking a breather.
Frost digs a right hand into Dillinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dillinger's gas tank.
Dillinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Dillinger's head.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Dillinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Dillinger's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Dillinger on the inside.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dillinger fails to land.
Frost tries a body shot but Dillinger blocks it.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Dillinger blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger manages to break the clinch.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Dillinger misses with a two punch combination.
Frost's corner calls for a 1-2. Frost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frost is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillinger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dillinger digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Dillinger in a clinch.
Frost is pressed up against the cage. Dillinger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frost down to the mat. Frost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dillinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Dillinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost is looking to clinch but Dillinger is avoiding it.
Frost connects with a looping right hand.
Dillinger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frost is out of range and Dillinger settles back down.
A head kick misses from Frost.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillinger.
Dillinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Dillinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillinger circles away.
Dillinger wants to slow Frost down by chopping away at his legs.
Frost looks to clinch
and Dillinger counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frost tries to clinch up but Dillinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost throws a low kick but Dillinger avoids it.
Frost throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dillinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillinger.
Dillinger blocks a jab.
Dillinger throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to clinch there but Dillinger circles away.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frost forces Dillinger back against the cage and clinches.
Dillinger stalling the fight.
Frost gets through Dillinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillinger misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillinger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost cracks Dillinger with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Dillinger.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dillinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Dillinger to work.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost cracks Dillinger with a nice body shot.
Olaf Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillinger is trying to break free.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Dillinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Dillinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Dillinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dillinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost is working Dillinger over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
A shot in the inside from Dillinger.
Dillinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost working aggressively here.
Dillinger is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Dillinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Dillinger takes a shot to the head.
Frost lands a right hand.
Dillinger is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost keeps control of Dillinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost tries to work over Dillinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillinger's elbow.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillinger controls his hands.
Frost working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Dillinger backwards.
Dillinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost stalling against the cage.
Frost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Dillinger working aggressively here.
Dillinger blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillinger.
Frost keeps control of Dillinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dillinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dillinger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Frost throws a head kick that half lands.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillinger rushes Frost and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillinger as he jumps to the side.
Frost moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDillinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick
and Dillinger counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillinger throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Dillinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillinger circles away.
Dillinger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Dillinger avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost checks a low kick from Dillinger.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillinger circles away.
Frost wants to slow Dillinger down by chopping away at his legs.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Dillinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dillinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillinger throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
John Dillinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dillinger wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is still trying to improve position.
Frost is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dillinger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frost with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
John Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillinger wants to get back to full guard.
Dillinger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Dillinger down.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillinger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frost dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillinger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Dillinger.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dillinger blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillinger controls his hands.
Dillinger lands a left hand.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillinger's elbow.
Frost wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Olaf Frost.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frost, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
After winning the bout, Olaf Frost 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 2113 p4p, 234 weight class) and Bubba Dee (ranked 1535 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado throws a hook to the side of Dee's head but Dee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alzado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzado.
Alzado stuns Dee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dee throws a body punch but Alzado moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Alzado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzado misses with a double jab
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzado misses the target.
Alzado throws a looping overhand right but Dee ducks down to avoid it.
Alzado misses with a wild body shot.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Alzado's head but Alzado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alzado cracks Dee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bubba Dee has been cut.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzado.
Alzado throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzado connects with a body shot that sends Dee's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado ducks right into an uppercut from Dee.
Alzado lands with a nice body punch.
Alzado throws a combination. Dee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alzado drops Dee with a left right combo! Alzado follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dee is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzado looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dee is avoiding damage well.
Dee is still in real trouble! Can Alzado finish him?
Alzado lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Dee! Alzado senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Dee out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lyle Alzado made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boone (ranked 1049 p4p, 112 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1103 p4p, 118 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF as his entrance music. Nakki Fakiiri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fakiiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fakiiri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fakiiri darts in trying to clinch
and Boone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fakiiri cracks the inside of Boone's front leg.
Fakiiri connects with a body shot that sends Boone's belly button to the back.
Boone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fakiiri.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fakiiri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boone breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Boone ducked under it nicely.
Boone is looking to counter punch.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Boone circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Boone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fakiiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri moves into range and clinches up with Boone.
A short left from Fakiiri.
A shot in the inside from Fakiiri.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fakiiri.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Boone controls the action.
Boone blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fakiiri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boone.
Boone is breathing heavily.
A short left from Fakiiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fakiiri digs a right hand underneath Boone's ribcage. Boone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Robert Boone has been cut.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boones head.
Boone takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fakiiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boone is rocked!
Fakiiri throws a big uppercut that drops Boone! More strikes from Fakiiri and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boone lies dazed against the cage as Fakiiri celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
A relieved looking Nakki Fakiiri 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Newton (ranked 1258 p4p, 173 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 737 p4p, 108 weight class). Newton comes to the cage accompanied by Superman. Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cam Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
Gilas misses with a leg kick
and Newton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Gilas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gilas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Newton to the ground. Gilas is now in Newton's guard.
Newton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gilas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Newton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gilas.
Gilas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Gilas 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.
Newton throws a jab when Gilas was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas moves into the clinch successfully.
Gilas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Newton prevents a body shot from Gilas.
Gilas keeps control of Newton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gilas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Newton's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilas.
Gilas is working Newton over against the cage.
Newton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gilas is pushing Newton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gilas tries for a takedown but Newton manages to get underhooks.
Gilas lands a nice uppercut.
Gilas prevents Newton from breaking the clinch.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Gilas is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Gilas.
Newton wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilas won't allow it.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Gilas is controlling the position.
Newton has had enough of the clinch but Gilas keeps him there for the moment.
Gilas stalls.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gilas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilas is in close to Newton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gilas stays in close to Newton's body and controls the position.
Gilas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Newton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gilas trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas is standing up over Newton. Newton looks to escape but Gilas dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
Newton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Newton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Newton is rocked!
Newton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oh Newton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilas lands a strong strike to the head of Newton. That's dazed him! Gilas looking to finish here. Newton is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gilas lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Gilas!
A very excited looking Neil Gilas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 571 p4p, 74 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 899 p4p, 115 weight class). Karjalainen has chosen Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Teemu Karjalainen enters the cage!
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30
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163 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove checks a leg kick nicely.
Karjalainen scores with a jab. Mangrove acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangrove looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mangrove throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangrove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangrove misses with a kick to the body.
Mangrove fakes the leg kick and cracks Karjalainen in the body.
Mangrove does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mangrove. That's going to slow Karjalainen down.
Mangrove throws a nice looking combination but Karjalainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangrove throws a sloppy head kick
and Karjalainen counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy body kick from Mangrove
and Karjalainen counters with a left and a right that stings Mangrove.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove scores with a kick to the midsection.
Teemu Karjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karjalainen throws a hook but Mangrove blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Karjalainen blocks the leg kick.
Alka Mangrove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangrove punishes Karjalainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Karjalainen swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove throws a wild body kick that Karjalainen sees coming a mile off.
Mangrove scores with a jab to the body.
Mangrove blocks the body kick.
Mangrove throws a wild body kick that Karjalainen sees coming a mile off.
Karjalainen lands with a nice body kick.
Mangrove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karjalainen throws a head kick but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mangrove looks to land a body kick but Karjalainen moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangrove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mangrove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karjalainen defends it nicely.
Mangrove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove lands a front kick.
Karjalainen connects with a crisp jab.
Mangrove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangrove moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarjalainen.
Karjalainen is looking to clinch.
Mangrove attempts a counter takedown but Karjalainen avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove thumps Karjalainen with a low kick.
Karjalainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangrove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karjalainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mangrove throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mangrove. That's going to slow Karjalainen down.
Mangrove misses with a kick to the body.
Mangrove throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen wants to land a leg kick but Mangrove is out of range.
Mangrove is looking to wear down Karjalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mangrove ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Mangrove throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mangrove lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karjalainen's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangrove thuds a left hand into Karjalainen's body.
Karjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove manages to avoid it.
Mangrove misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mangrove takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karjalainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karjalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mangrove manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangrove scores with a kick to the body.
Mangrove pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karjalainen is out of range and Mangrove settles back down.
Mangrove sets himself, and Karjalainen steps forward looking for the clinch! Mangrove avoids it this time.
Karjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karjalainen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karjalainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Mangrove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karjalainen tries to counter by closing the distance.
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 Alka Mangrove will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mangrove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mangrove looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Karjalainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mangrove doesn't seem phased though.
Mangrove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick but Mangrove sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karjalainen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mangrove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mangrove throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mangrove throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen checks a low kick from Mangrove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangrove.
Mangrove moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarjalainen.
Mangrove lands a front kick.
Mangrove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Karjalainen - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove slips a jab from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karjalainen misses with a hook. Mangrove ducked under it nicely.
Alka Mangrove is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mangrove connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mangrove misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mangrove thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karjalainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Karjalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangrove throws out the jab.
Karjalainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangrove momentarily.
Mangrove uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mangrove.
Mangrove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
Karjalainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karjalainen 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 Mangrove has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mangrove and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangrove misses with a series of wild punches.
Karjalainen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mangrove.
Mangrove connects with a body shot.
Karjalainen lands with a nice body punch.
Mangrove moves out of range of the body kick from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws a solid leg kick but Mangrove takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karjalainen.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karjalainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove tries for a takedown but Karjalainen circles away easily
and Karjalainen counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen motions for Mangrove to come forward. Karjalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karjalainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove throws a wild body kick that Karjalainen sees coming a mile off.
Karjalainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karjalainen gets caught napping as Mangrove dives in and scores a takedown. Karjalainen manages to retain guard.
Mangrove pushes down on Karjalainen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mangrove is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karjalainen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karjalainen won't allow Mangrove to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is trying to maintain the position but Mangrove is very close to passing his half guard.
Mangrove is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mangrove trying to control the action but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Karjalainen trying to hold on to Mangrove's head to control him but Mangrove postures up.
Mangrove not doing much here.
Mangrove wants to stand up but Karjalainen is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mangrove throws a leg kick which misses Karjalainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Karjalainen tries to avoid it.
Mangrove wants to clinch.
Karjalainen wants to counter the offense by Mangrove and move into the clinch position.
Karjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Mangrove moves out of range easily.
Mangrove doesn't manage to clinch there - Karjalainen circles away.
Karjalainen lands a jab.
Mangrove stuns Karjalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove gets a takedown into half guard.
Mangrove trying to control from half guard but Karjalainen is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen tries to get to full guard but Mangrove has control of the leg.
Karjalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mangrove seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karjalainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karjalainen tries to roll over but Mangrove keeps him under control.
Mangrove is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karjalainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mangrove.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karjalainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teemu Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alka Mangrove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mangrove is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mangrove frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mangrove trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mangrove controlling the position easily from mount.
Mangrove wants to get back to his feet but Karjalainen is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove controlling from mount.
Mangrove is trying to take his opponent's back.
Karjalainen wants to hold on but Mangrove pushes him away.
Karjalainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mangrove wants to free his trapped foot but Karjalainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Karjalainen is not content to let Mangrove control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mangrove tries to pass to full mount but Karjalainen defends it.
Mangrove trying to control the action but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Karjalainen trying to hold on to Mangrove's head to control him but Mangrove postures up.
Mangrove is looking to advance position but Karjalainen won't allow it.
Mangrove takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mangrove is keen to just control but Karjalainen is a slippery customer.
Karjalainen is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alka Mangrove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mangrove has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alka Mangrove!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 843 p4p, 115 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 551 p4p, 75 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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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur misses with a two punch combination.
Danneskjöld has Kroblur up against the cage in a clinch.
Danneskjöld swings wildly with an uppercut but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kroblur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danneskjöld avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danneskjöld's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kroblur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danneskjöld throws a push kick but Kroblur slaps the foot to one side.
Kroblur swats away the attempt to clinch by Danneskjöld.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kroblur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kroblur throws a body punch but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Danneskjöld on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danneskjöld throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danneskjöld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kroblur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur tries to land a leg kick but Danneskjöld saw it coming and moves away.
Danneskjöld thuds a left hand into Kroblur's body.
Danneskjöld lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kroblur jabs Danneskjöld to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danneskjöld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kroblur tries to bum rush Danneskjöld with a series of wild strikes but Danneskjöld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kroblur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danneskjöld at a distance.
Kroblur throws a nice looking combination but Danneskjöld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kroblur throws a nice looking combination but Danneskjöld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kroblur moves out of range of the leg kick from Danneskjöld.
Kroblur unleashes a big counter combination but Danneskjöld bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kroblur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Danneskjöld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kroblur breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danneskjöld's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kroblur under the eye.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and pushes Kroblur back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld working aggressively here.
Kroblur breaks from the clinch.
Kroblur looks to throw the jab but Danneskjöld is out of range.
Danneskjöld leaves Kroblur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danneskjöld seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kroblur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danneskjöld's corner calls for a 1-2. Danneskjöld obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kroblur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danneskjöld manages to avoid it.
As Kroblur looks to move away, Danneskjöld throws a big counter combo but Kroblur just gets out of the way.
Danneskjöld throws a hook but Kroblur avoids it easily.
Kroblur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danneskjöld with a body shot.
Kroblur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danneskjöld counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danneskjöld.
Kroblur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Danneskjöld fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danneskjöld is defended easily by Kroblur.
Danneskjöld scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur gets tackled into the cage by Danneskjöld. Danneskjöld maintains the clinch.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Kroblur controls the action.
Kroblur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danneskjöld trying to stall but Kroblur improves his position.
Kroblur gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Danneskjöld trying to get back to full guard but Kroblur takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Danneskjöld really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kroblur with the ground and pound from mount.
Kroblur looking to control but Danneskjöld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kroblur tries to control but Danneskjöld wriggling away.
Danneskjöld tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur lands a nice shot to the head.
Danneskjöld is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danneskjöld taking shots to the head.
Danneskjöld is trying to escape the mount.
Kroblur cracks Danneskjöld with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Danneskjöld is rocked!
Danneskjöld is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Danneskjöld is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kroblur misses with a double jab.
Danneskjöld seems to have got his legs back now.
Danneskjöld throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danneskjöld 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 Kroblur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kroblur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kroblur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kroblur stuffs the takedown attempt from Danneskjöld. Danneskjöld gets slowly back to his feet.
Kroblur cracks Danneskjöld with an open hand slap.
Kroblur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld feints and then cracks Kroblur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kroblur down.
Danneskjöld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kroblur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danneskjöld looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danneskjöld gets a clinch.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here for a moment.
Kroblur blocks a body shot from Danneskjöld.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur has hold of one of Danneskjöld's legs. Danneskjöld is fighting the takedown attempt but Kroblur gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Danneskjöld looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroblur is working Danneskjöld over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kroblur cracks Danneskjöld with a solid left hand.
Kroblur is in close to Danneskjöld's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kroblur with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kroblur looking to pass the guard.
Kroblur postures up.
Danneskjöld throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kroblur won't allow Danneskjöld to sweep him here.
Danneskjöld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kroblur lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kroblur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kroblur postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kroblur trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kroblur's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danneskjöld looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Kroblur with a nice head shot there.
Kroblur cracks Danneskjöld with a solid left hand.
Danneskjöld lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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!
Kroblur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kroblur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kroblur's head.
Kroblur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danneskjöld tries to free his leg and advance position but Kroblur is retaining full guard.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Danneskjöld prevents Kroblur from getting back to his feet.
Danneskjöld stays in close to Kroblur's body and controls the position.
Kroblur managing to control the position.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danneskjöld is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kroblur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danneskjöld has Kroblur up against the cage in a clinch.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kroblur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kroblur blocks an uppercut.
Kroblur looking for a takedown.
Kroblur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Danneskjöld misses.
Kroblur is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kroblur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kroblur misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kroblur tries a head kick but it misses.
Danneskjöld is looking to clinch but Kroblur is avoiding it.
Danneskjöld feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kroblurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Kroblur. That snapped Danneskjöld's head back.
Danneskjöld lands a nice shot that snaps Kroblur's head back.
Kroblur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kroblur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kroblur wants to control but Danneskjöld is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danneskjöld trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur wants to control but Danneskjöld is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Kroblur defends it.
Danneskjöld trying to control from Kroblur's half guard. Kroblur has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kroblur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Kroblur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Kroblur is trying to keep Danneskjöld in close.
Danneskjöld forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Danneskjöld seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danneskjöld is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kroblur sees it coming and defends easily.
Danneskjöld trying to control from half guard but Kroblur is working away.
Kroblur wants to control but Danneskjöld is keeping busy.
Danneskjöld trying to mount his opponent but Kroblur defends it.
Danneskjöld missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danneskjöld trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Kroblur is trying to control but can't.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Danneskjöld scores with a couple of nice shots.
Danneskjöld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kroblur won't allow Danneskjöld to pass to mount.
Kroblur wants to get back to his feet.
Danneskjöld is trying to control. Kroblur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danneskjöld is pressing down on Kroblur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kroblur is holding on for now.
Danneskjöld is stalling here. Kroblur is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Danneskjöld seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kroblur has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kroblur lands a few punches from side control.
Danneskjöld tries to improve position but can't.
Danneskjöld sneaks back into half guard.
Kroblur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is looking for a sweep. Kroblur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Danneskjöld is staying active underneath Kroblur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Danneskjöld is trying to get back to full guard.
Matt Kroblur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kroblur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kroblur seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kroblur seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur prevents Danneskjöld from improving his position.
Danneskjöld works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjöld showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kroblur 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kroblur!
A very excited looking Matt Kroblur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ragnar Danneskjöld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 1542 p4p, 186 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 2078 p4p, 236 weight class). 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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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Zealot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Zealot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
The Zealot clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Schmidt throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by The Zealot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot clinches with his opponent.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Zealot is keeping busy.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Zealot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt pushes The Zealot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries a body shot but The Zealot blocks it.
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Schmidt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Zealot rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
I was talking to Schmidt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot has closed the distance and engaged Schmidt in a clinch.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Zealot in his tracks.
Schmidt lands a nice hook to The Zealot's body. The Zealot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a low kick nicely.
The Zealot tries to clinch there but Schmidt circles away.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but The Zealot moves his leg out of the way.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt lands an overhand right.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmidt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
The Zealot is looking to clinch.
The Zealot has Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt digs a right hand into The Zealot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Zealot's gas tank.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to throw a body punch but The Zealot avoids it by throwing Schmidt back against the cage.
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
The Zealot rushes Schmidt and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Zealot darts in and clinches Schmidt up against the cage.
The Zealot tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
The Zealot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow The Zealot down.
The Zealot avoids a kick to the body.
The Zealot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
The Zealot doesn't manage to clinch there - Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Zealot. The Zealot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow The Zealot down.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
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!
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Zealot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Zealot drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmidt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot has Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
The Zealot managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Zealot wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Zealot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Zealot is able to avoid easily.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Zealot doesn't manage to clinch there - Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Zealot has closed the distance and engaged Schmidt in a clinch.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Zealot pushes Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
The Zealot tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot has managed to clinch.
The Zealot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schmidts head.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Zealot is working Schmidt over against the cage.
Schmidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmidt lands a head kick!
Dieter Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmidt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Zealot has closed the distance and engaged Schmidt in a clinch.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but The Zealot is out of range.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by The Zealot.
The Zealot moves into the clinch successfully.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Zealot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schmidt, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt avoiding damage.
The Zealot lands a nice uppercut.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the side of The Zealot's head.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmidt stalling the fight.
The Zealot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Zealot on the side of the head.
The Zealot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmidt throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Zealot avoids it.
Schmidt lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Zealot takes a step back to recover.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Zealot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Schmidt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Zealot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schmidt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Zealot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
The Zealot gets a clinch.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot closes the distance but Schmidt moves to the side
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
Schmidt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Zealot drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Zealot checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Zealot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
The Zealot is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Zealot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
The Zealot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that second round.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Zealot rushes Schmidt and presses him up against the cage.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot doesn't manage to clinch there - Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmidt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
The Zealot moves into the clinch successfully.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmidt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Zealot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
The Zealot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt lands with an uppercut that bounces The Zealot off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Schmidt thumps The Zealot with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
The Zealot fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
Schmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
Schmidt lands a left hand.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Schmidt breaks the clinch.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to clinch up but Schmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt tries to keep at a distance but The Zealot has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Zealot gets through Schmidt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Schmidt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but The Zealot moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
The Zealot tries to clinch there but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Schmidt moves away
and Schmidt counters with a thumping low kick.
The Zealot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schmidt delivers a nice body kick.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmidt lands with an uppercut that bounces The Zealot off the cage and back into range.
The Zealot gets a clinch.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masada The Zealot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt lands a right hand.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Schmidt misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Zealot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schmidt's efforts to push away.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Zealot struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling him.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Zealot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidt misses with the head strike.
Schmidt scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
The Zealot wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Schmidt tenderised The Zealot's leg. The Zealot is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Zealot is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Dieter Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
The Zealot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Zealot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
The Zealot looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmidt, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 742 p4p, 108 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 666 p4p, 94 weight class). Wowie comes into the arena with Dont bogart that joint blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stenger's choice of entrance music: Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Aksel Stenger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie takes the fight into the clinch.
Wowie tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenger avoids the damage to the body.
Stenger tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Stenger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wowie prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but Wowie blocks with his arms.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenger avoids it.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wowie blocks a leg kick.
Stenger takes a swing at Wowie's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie throws a head kick that misses
and Wowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wowie lands with a slapping head kick.
Wowie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenger.
Stenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Wowie is just out of range.
Stenger blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Wowie closes the distance and clinches.
Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wowie blocks it with crossed arms.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie is looking to control Stenger's arms but Stenger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wowie has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wowie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wowie clinches up with Stenger and pushes him back against the cage.
Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Stenger.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenger.
Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wowie misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Stenger on the inside.
Stenger lands with a light punch inside.
Stenger scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but Stenger blocks with his arms.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wowie connects with a knee to the head.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stenger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wowie managing to block the knees to the body from Stenger.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wowie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenger.
Stenger has closed the distance and engaged Wowie in a clinch.
Wowie controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wowie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wowie checks it well.
Wowie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wowie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger working aggressively here.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stenger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wowie misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenger is defending well for now.
Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Stenger.
Stenger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wowie up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wowie clinches.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Stenger.
Wowie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stenger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wowie throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Wowie lands with a light punch inside.
Stenger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wowie throws an elbow but misses.
Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stenger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stenger working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stenger lands a nice knee to the body.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Wowie controls his hands.
Stenger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stenger lands an uppercut.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stenger lands an uppercut.
Aksel Stenger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenger scores with a shot to the side of Wowie's head.
Stenger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wowie.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wowie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Wowie looking to throw knees to the head but Stenger is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wowie trying to stall but Stenger improves his position.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stenger is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stenger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wowie won't want to take too many of those.
Stenger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Wowie throws an elbow that misses.
Stenger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wowie.
Stenger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wowie's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stenger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stenger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wowie backwards.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
Wowie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stenger tries a knee to the head but Wowie blocks it.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wowie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenger.
Wowie wants to break free but Stenger has control.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stenger.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wowie missing with knees to the body.
Stenger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wowie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stenger can turn it around.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stenger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Stenger.
Wowie is rocked!
A combination from Wowie does no damage.
Oh Wowie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Stenger delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wowie like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Aksel Stenger!
A victorious Aksel Stenger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 59 p4p, 5 weight class) and Koba Wyatt (ranked 93 p4p, 9 weight class). Wyatt has chosen Channel Zero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wyatt 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.
Jones takes one on the button.
Koba Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Wyatt is out of range.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wyatt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wyatt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Wyatt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Wyatt counters with a nice right hand that sends Jones toppling to the canvas! Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wyatt finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Jack Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wyatt drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wyatt is looking for the KO!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Wyatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wyatt throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Wyatt in his tracks momentarily.
Wyatt swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wyatt looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wyatt misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice right hand that sends Wyatt toppling to the canvas! Wyatt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jones finish him?!
It looks like Koba Wyatt has been cut.
Wyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyatt misses the target.
Jones thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wyatt lands a jab-cross combination.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Wyatt swings widly with a right hand
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wyatt with a nice cross.
Jones misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Wyatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wyatt avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Wyatt.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Wyatt blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wyatt, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a big uppercut and Wyatt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wyatt looks OK. Jones waves Wyatt back to his feet!
Wyatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Wyatt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wyatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wyatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wyatt! Jones lets Wyatt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Koba Wyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wyatt misses with a head kick.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Wyatt blocks it.
Wyatt scores with a jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Wyatt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koba Wyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones cracks Wyatt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wyatt to stand back up!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyatt.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones throws an overhand right that drops Wyatt like a sack of potatoes! Jones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones retains his heavyweight title!
Jack Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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