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DUEL#163 Vee vs Napolean PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Smith (ranked 6026 p4p, 578 weight class) and Nate Zappa (ranked 3631 p4p, 403 weight class). Nate Zappa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Zappa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Zappa stalls from top position.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Zappa.
Zappa has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zappa cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nate Zappa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujibur Rahman (ranked 2955 p4p, 304 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 2828 p4p, 290 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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244 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mujibur Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Rahman.
Rahman pushes Crimson up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Crimson tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crimson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Crimson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rahman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crimson's brow.
Crimson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
Crimson pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crimson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crimson lands a left hand.
Rahman is rocked!
Crimson lands a big right hand that drops Rahman! The killer instinct kicks in and Crimson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Crimson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Culver Crimson!
A victorious Culver Crimson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Mujibur Rahman had this to say: 'Nekst time mi cut you, cut you baaad!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 3755 p4p, 385 weight class) and Hamish McTavish (ranked 1566 p4p, 173 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Manuva - Again and Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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231 lbs
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292 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McTavish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Parker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McTavish looks to clinch
and McTavish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTavish shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McTavish misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish McTavish.
McTavish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parker's half guard.
McTavish trying to control from half guard but Parker is working away.
McTavish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McTavish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McTavish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McTavish slows the pace down in half guard.
Parker is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McTavish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from McTavish there.
Parker is trying to stand back up but McTavish is controlling him
McTavish throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.
McTavish is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker has hold of McTavish's hands but McTavish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McTavish.
McTavish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McTavish is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McTavish thowing shots but they're missing.
McTavish is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Parker goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for McTavish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hamish McTavish!
A less than humble Hamish McTavish misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 1228 p4p, 133 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 1160 p4p, 124 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tiddlywinks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Seinfeld Intro. Ysengrin has chosen Cheeky Nandos as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiddlywinks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ysengrin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiddlywinks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiddlywinks throws a front kick aimed at Ysengrin's knee but Ysengrin avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Ysengrin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiddlywinks tried to counter with a leg kick but Ysengrin avoided it.
Tiddlywinks misses the jab.
Ysengrin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiddlywinks can pounce on him.
Tiddlywinks tries to bum rush Ysengrin with a series of wild strikes but Ysengrin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiddlywinks throws a head kick that misses.
Ysengrin throws out a counter right but Tiddlywinks avoids it with no problem.
Ysengrin throws a sloppy head kick and Tiddlywinks moves out of range easily.
Tiddlywinks throwing a counter right hand but Ysengrin manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. Tiddlywinks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ysengrin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks misses the jab.
Tiddlywinks takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Tiddlywinks misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiddlywinks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiddlywinks throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a looping right.
Ysengrin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiddlywinks at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ysengrin. Those never looked like landing.
Ysengrin lands with a right hand.
Ysengrin thumps Tiddlywinks with a low kick.
Ysengrin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ysengrin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiddlywinks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Tiddlywinks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Ysengrin. Beautiful body shot.
Tiddlywinks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ysengrin is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ysengrin! But no joy.
Tiddlywinks throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
Tiddlywinks misses with a looping right.
Tiddlywinks jabs at Ysengrin's body.
A jab lands there for Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ysengrin can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tiddlywinks and Ysengrin drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tiddlywinks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Tiddlywinks!
Roger Tiddlywinks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donal Noye (ranked 203 p4p, 34 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 3416 p4p, 455 weight class). Nicu has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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World class MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noye clinches up against the cage.
Noye prevents a body shot from Nicu.
Noye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nicu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Noye swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noye lands with a light punch inside.
Noye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Noye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Noye's head coaches at Winds of Winter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Noye wants to clinch but Nicu slips to the side
and Nicu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noye tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicu.
Noye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicu.
Nicu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noye's calf.
Nicu scores with a jab. Noye acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noye tries to clinch but Nicu is having none of it.
Noye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicu throws out the jab.
Noye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Nicu.
Nicu needs to keep his hands up - Noye had a free shot at his head there.
Nicu throws a body kick that misses.
Nicu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Nicu does it's job there.
Noye clinches.
Noye swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noye blocks a body shot from Nicu.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nicu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noye lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicu misses with a wild body shot.
Nicu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noye appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Noye. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nicu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicu misses the jab.
Nicu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noye misses with the combination.
Nicu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Noye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noye checks a leg kick.
Noye clinches with his opponent.
Nicu is looking to break free of the clinch but Noye has double underhooks.
Nicu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noye throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
Nicu lands a left hand.
Nicu blocks an elbow strike.
Nicu struggles to land a body shot inside as Noye controls his hands.
Noye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Nicu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Nicu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nicu throws a leg kick but Noye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noye wants to slow Nicu down by chopping away at his legs.
Noye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noye moves into the clinch successfully.
Nicu misses with some punches.
Nicu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noye backwards.
A shot in the inside from Noye.
Nicu struggles to land a body shot inside as Noye controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Nicu.
Noye misses with the head strike.
Nicu breaks the clinch.
Noye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noye moves away from the strike by Nicu.
Noye walks into a left hand.
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!
Noye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noye on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Noye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noye clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicu's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicu.
Nicu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noye or not.
Noye is breathing heavily.
Noye tries to throw a body punch but Nicu avoids it by throwing Noye back against the cage.
Nicu blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
Noye gets through Nicu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nicu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicu throws out a powerful jab.
Nicu connects with a leg kick. Noye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noye under the eye.
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
Nicu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iosue Nicu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nicu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicu throws a shot to the body.
Nicu blocks a head kick by Noye.
Nicu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Nicu misses.
Nicu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicu swats away the attempt to clinch by Noye.
Nicu lands a left and a right that send Noye crashing to the mat, dazed. Nicu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Noye is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicu lands a big uppercut and Noye crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noye looks OK. Nicu waves Noye back to his feet!
Oh Noye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicu lands a brutal uppercut that launches Noye off his feet! Noye tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iosue Nicu!
A very excited looking Iosue Nicu 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 576 p4p, 26 weight class) and Big Dog (ranked 807 p4p, 34 weight class). Nicolas Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog.
Dog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Muller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Big Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog cracks the inside of Muller's front leg.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dog. Those never looked like landing.
Muller is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dog swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Muller throws a big counter combination but Dog scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Muller lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Muller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
Dog lands an overhand right.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
Muller throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dog avoids it.
A big left from Dog misses.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Dog takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dog throws a shot to the body.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Muller is looking to counter with a body kick.
Muller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Muller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Dog manages to avoid it.
Muller clinches up against the cage.
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!
Come on Muller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Dog avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Dog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muller blocking some punches.
Dog lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller blocks a body shot from Dog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Dog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Big Dog has been cut.
Dog working aggressively here.
Muller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dog misses with the head strike.
Dog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dog looks winded!
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dog letting Muller take a breather here.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
Muller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dog is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?
Muller has Dog pressed against the cage. He pushes Dog back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Muller throws a beautiful elbow that sends Dog crashing to the floor! Muller piles on the pressure with more strikes! Dog is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Muller!
A victorious Nicolas Muller 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 Brandon Vee (ranked 33 p4p, 2 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 256 p4p, 25 weight class). Vee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan. Brandon Vee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Vee throws a hook but Napoleon blocks it.
Vee misses with a wild combination.
Vee needs to keep his hands up - Napoleon had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Napoleon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Napoleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vee manages to avoid it.
Vee scores with the left hand. Napoleon knows he should have avoided that one.
Napoleon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Vee misses.
Vee swings for the body but Napoleon moves out of range.
Vee 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.
Vee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Vee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon dives in and scores a takedown into Vee's guard.
Vee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Napoleon drops his hands momentarily and Vee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Buster Napoleon's cut even more.
Vee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napoleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee throws a sloppy body shot
and Napoleon counters with a nice body shot.
Napoleon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Napoleon! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Napoleon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Napoleon, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee connects with a single shot there.
Vee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napoleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandon Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoleon missing with a left hand there. Vee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napoleon throws a leg kick but Vee moved away.
Vee blocks the body kick.
A big left from Vee misses.
A shot to the body from Napoleon misses
enabling Vee to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Napoleon misses.
Vee throws a hook to the side of Napoleon's head but Napoleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napoleon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Napoleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vee slips a jab and a cross from Napoleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Napoleon. Napoleon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The cut above Buster Napoleon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Napoleon, pushing him back against the cage.
Napoleon is trying to break the clinch but Vee is controlling him.
Vee tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vee blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Napoleon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Napoleon.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Vee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napoleon.
Vee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Napoleon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vee tries to clinch up but Napoleon circles away and keeps his distance.
As Vee backs off Napoleon throws a huge counter combo but Vee manages to avoid it all.
Napoleon connects with a crisp jab.
Napoleon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon slips a straight right by Vee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napoleon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vee.
Napoleon throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Vee misses.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee misses with a combination
letting Napoleon counter with a right hand.
Vee avoids the body shot from Napoleon.
A big right from Vee misses.
Vee throws a right hand that misses
and Napoleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vee staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napoleon lunges at Vee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vee's hand.
Napoleon cracks Vee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Napoleon finish him?
Napoleon moves out of range as Vee strikes.
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 Brandon Vee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Vee misses.
Napoleon misses with a body punch
enabling Vee to counter with a crisp jab.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoleon and Vee are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Napoleon throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Vee into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Napoleon knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buster Napoleon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Buster Napoleon made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition - Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Brandon Vee was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.
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