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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hasan Orengil (ranked 4451 p4p, 433 weight class) and Young Buck (ranked 4701 p4p, 443 weight class). Orengil comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys - Sabotage. Buck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beat it. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hasan Orengil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Buck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orengil rushes Buck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Buck.
Orengil tries to clinch up.
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Orengil slips the punch.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Young Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Buck gets tackled into the cage by Orengil. Orengil maintains the clinch.
Buck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orengil connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Young Buck has been cut.
Buck turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck is working to tighten his grip on Orengil's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Orengil has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Buck is really squeezing tight and eventually Orengil passes out! Buck breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Young Buck!
Young Buck 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 2954 p4p, 357 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 3162 p4p, 372 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Do the John Wall. Rory McDonnell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by McDonnell.
Cleary looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
McDonnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cleary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleary.
McDonnell tests Cleary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cleary.
Cleary misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleary moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cleary darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonnell wants to control but Cleary is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonnell trying to hold on to Cleary's head to control him but Cleary postures up.
Cleary is looking to take a break and control but McDonnell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cleary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cleary is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDonnell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cleary.
Cleary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cleary looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonnell has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is refusing to be controlled, as Cleary sits in half guard.
McDonnell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleary wants to work for an arm triangle but McDonnell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Cleary.
Cleary is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cleary seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to free his trapped foot but McDonnell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McDonnell is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell is working hard here to advance position.
Cleary wants to pass the guard but McDonnell is defending well.
McDonnell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonnell holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cleary working some strikes from top position.
Cleary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonnell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cleary passes McDonnell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McDonnell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cleary throwing strikes but missing.
Cleary makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary works over McDonnell with some ground and pound from guard.
Cleary connects with a couple of short punches.
Cleary keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonnell's head.
Cleary tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonnell is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Cleary dominated that round.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Cleary.
McDonnell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cleary tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McDonnell is in Cleary's guard.
Cleary throws his legs up looking for a submission but McDonnell uses it to pass to side control.
Cleary is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McDonnell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Patrick Cleary has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonnell works his way to his opponent's back.
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!
McDonnell looking for the choke from the back.
Cleary breaks McDonnell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cleary avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cleary working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonnell's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary postures up and lands a big shot to McDonnell's brow.
Cleary stopping the sweep attempt from McDonnell.
Cleary wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
Cleary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cleary lands a couple of digs.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cleary is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cleary is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McDonnell trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
McDonnell is trying to control the position but Cleary postures up.
McDonnell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cleary defends well.
Cleary won't allow McDonnell to sweep him here.
Cleary makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDonnell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cleary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonnell is keeping the position for now.
McDonnell wants to sweep but no luck.
Cleary is in close to McDonnell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cleary is stalling in the full guard.
Cleary is working McDonnell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cleary makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDonnell wants to sweep here but Cleary controlling him for the moment.
McDonnell keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
McDonnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cleary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cleary scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cleary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonnell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to control from the top but McDonnell keeps moving.
McDonnell 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.
McDonnell keeping full guard, as Cleary tries to pass.
McDonnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cleary is one step ahead there.
Cleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonnell has wrist control.
McDonnell is looking for a triangle but Cleary pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cleary throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonnell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cleary moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cleary had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonnell defends it easily.
McDonnell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cleary's guard.
Cleary has a hand on McDonnell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McDonnell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cleary tries to reverse the position but McDonnell maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary tries to lock up and control but McDonnell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cleary working to try and regain half guard.
Cleary looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
McDonnell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cleary tries to roll but McDonnell sticks to his back.
McDonnell is trying to stick to Cleary's back but Cleary is turning into McDonnell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McDonnell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cleary.
Cleary lands a couple of digs.
Cleary wants to pass the guard but McDonnell is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell has an active guard here but Cleary has managed to pass into half guard.
Cleary is working for a kimura but McDonnell is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonnell is looking to control Cleary's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonnell avoid being mounted?
McDonnell is looking to improve his position.
McDonnell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cleary's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cleary's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Cleary is in real trouble here. McDonnell gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Cleary is tapping out! McDonnell wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rory McDonnell!
In his post fight interview, Rory McDonnell gave a big smile as he said 'Free OJ!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 3170 p4p, 383 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 3186 p4p, 384 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linewood throwing a counter right hand but Smesman manages to avoid it.
Smesman throws a low kick, looking for Linewood's leg but Linewood calmly moves out of range.
Linewood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smesman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linewood has time to react.
Smesman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smesman misses with a few strikes there.
Smesman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot lands for Linewood.
Smesman tries to land a front kick but Linewood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Smesman.
Smesman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Linewood in his tracks.
Smesman misses with a low kick.
Smesman takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood is looking to clinch but Smesman is avoiding it.
Linewood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smesman to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Linewood.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Linewood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smesman lands a jab to Linewood's midsection.
Linewood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linewood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smesmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
Smesman throws a big shot that misses.
Linewood takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.
Linewood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Linewood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smesman lands a nice shot that snaps Linewood's head back.
Smesman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smesman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smesman. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smesman lands a front kick.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
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!
Smesman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linewood walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linewood checks a leg kick.
As Smesman looks to move away, Linewood throws a big counter combo but Smesman just gets out of the way.
Smesman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linewood is out of range.
Smesman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smesman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Linewood misses its intended target.
Linewood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smesman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Smesman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.
Linewood throws a solid leg kick but Smesman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linewood.
Linewood 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.
Smesman ducks under a wild hook from Linewood.
Smesman lands with a straight right. Linewood didn't see that one coming.
Smesman avoids the body shot from Linewood.
Smesman throws a counter combo.
Smesman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linewood circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman misses with the combination.
Linewood moves in looking to clinch but Smesman pushes him off.
Linewood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smesman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Smesman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Linewood drops his hands momentarily and Smesman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smesman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Linewood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smesman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linewood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smesman swinging wildly here.
Linewood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Linewood lands with a hook. Smesman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smesman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linewood half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smesman misses with a wild body shot.
Linewood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smesman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood just misses with a punch to the body.
Linewood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linewood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smesman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood cracks Smesman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smesman lands a jab to Linewood's midsection.
Smesman tried to score with a low kick but Linewood checks it.
Linewood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Linewood slips a jab and a cross from Smesman.
Linewood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smesman.
Smesman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linewood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman slips under a jab.
Smesman feints a counter leg kick.
Linewood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smesman 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 bone on bone clash there as Linewood blocks the leg kick.
Linewood connects with the punch.
Linewood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smesman looks to land a combination. Linewood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smesman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linewood is rocked!
Smesman misses with the combination.
It looked like Linewood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Linewood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linewood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linewood seems to have got his legs back now.
Linewood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smesman throws a head kick but Linewood moves out of range.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linewood was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
Smesman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linewood staying out of range there.
Linewood throws a quick counter head kick but Smesman was just out of range.
Linewood throws a front kick that sends Smesman stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smesman lands a head kick. Linewood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good shot there by Linewood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood misses with a wild body shot.
Linewood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linewood slips under a jab from Smesman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linewood.
Sloppy strikes from Smesman. Those never looked like landing.
Linewood misses with a hook.
Smesman throws a push kick but Linewood slaps the foot to one side.
Linewood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smesman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linewood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smesman's hands.
Smesman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smesman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smesman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linewood.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linewood throws a head kick that misses
and Smesman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smesman thumps Linewood with a low kick.
Smesman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman 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.
Linewood is looking to slow Smesman down with leg kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Linewood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smesman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linewood on the side of the head.
Smesman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linewood tried to counter with a leg kick but Smesman avoided it.
Smesman lands a big head kick that sends Linewood tumbling to the mat! Smesman takes a step backwards and waves Linewood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smesman staying out of range there.
Smesman throws a shot to the body.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Smesman's shoulder, as Smesman tries to avoid the shot.
Smesman misses with a body shot
and Linewood counters with an inside leg kick.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smesman.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linewood.
Smesman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linewood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smesman swinging wildly here.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Smesman moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a big shot that misses.
Smesman takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smesman at a distance.
Linewood throws a shot from downtown. Smesman moves away and avoids it.
Smesman throws a leg kick but Linewood checks it.
Smesman misses with a low kick.
Linewood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smesman fails to land with a series of punches.
Smesman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smesman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linewood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Linewood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smesman's calf.
Smesman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smesman thuds his right hand into Linewood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smesman throws the left hand but Linewood avoids the punch easily.
Smesman connects with a nice looking jab.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linewood throws out a loose jab but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linewood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smesman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smesman.
Linewood throws a shot from downtown. Smesman moves away and avoids it.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Smesman moved out of range nicely.
Smesman looks to score with a jab to the body but Linewood is just out of range.
Smesman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linewood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smesman.
Smesman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linewood backs up against the cage.
Linewood gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Smesman gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smesman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy Smesman made sure he mentioned Revenge Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 1578 p4p, 62 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 2792 p4p, 53 weight class). Sands has chosen Ante Up (Remix) - By: M.O.P. ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin 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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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
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricki Suckerpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands misses with a hook. Suckerpunch ducked under it nicely.
Sands lands a lovely overhand right.
Sands scores with a nice head shot.
Sands shoots in but no luck this time.
Suckerpunch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Suckerpunch moved out of range nicely.
Sands dodges the punch combination from Suckerpunch.
Sands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suckerpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands throws a poor cross that misses
and Suckerpunch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sands keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sands bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suckerpunch's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sands misses with an uppercut. Suckerpunch saw that one coming.
Sands buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Suckerpunch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suckerpunch.
Sands fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sands tries a head kick but it misses.
Sands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricki Suckerpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Sands.
Sands misses with an uppercut.
Suckerpunch takes one to the side of the head.
Sands swats away the attempt to clinch by Suckerpunch.
Sands scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suckerpunch is trying to stand back up but Sands is controlling him
Sands has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Suckerpunch defend it? Sands steps over the head and cranks it - Suckerpunch is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sands!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Sands!
In his post fight interview, Carl Sands started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 3580 p4p, 451 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 2412 p4p, 335 weight class). Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Joe Walcott acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walcott is looking to clinch.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Walcott slips a jab from Esposito.
Walcott throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Nice sprawl there from Walcott as Esposito shoots in.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walcott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito is looking to control Walcott's arms but Walcott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Walcott is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Walcott into the cage.
Esposito taking a breather.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito taking a breather.
Esposito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walcott as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito trying to stall but Walcott improves his position.
Good body shot from Walcott.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito stalling.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito just leaning against Walcott, taking a breather.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Esposito wants to stall.
Walcott is trying to stall.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Walcott effectively controlling the action here.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito stalling.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Esposito avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws an elbow but it misses.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Esposito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott just leaning against Esposito, taking a breather.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Walcott tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito stalling in the clinch but Walcott improves position.
Esposito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walcott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Esposito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walcott is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott throws a head kick that half lands.
Walcott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito misses with a hook to the body
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Javier Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Esposito takes a step back to recover.
Walcott lands with a kick to the temple. Esposito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Esposito tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Esposito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walcott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Walcott tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
Esposito gets through Walcott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Walcott moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Esposito manages to duck under it in time.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott feints a jab promting Esposito to slip. Walcott then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Esposito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Walcott tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Walcott shapes to counter with a head kick.
Esposito throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott avoiding damage.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike.
Walcott stalling the fight.
Walcott stops a takedown attempt from Esposito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott controlling the action here for a moment.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Walcott is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walcott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walcott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Walcott tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott lands an elbow just above Esposito 's eye.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Esposito's cut.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Walcott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Esposito.
Nice uppercut lands for Walcott. That snapped Esposito's head back.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott lands with a right hand.
Walcott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito misses with a hook.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito has Walcott pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walcott manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Walcott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito letting Walcott take a breather here.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott is pressed up against the cage. Esposito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walcott down to the mat. Walcott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jab, jab by Walcott - just one landing.
Walcott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito's head backwards.
Walcott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Javier Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott lands a big head kick that sends Esposito tumbling to the mat! Walcott takes a step backwards and waves Esposito back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esposito is rocked!
Nice shot by Esposito.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esposito throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Walcott.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walcott moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esposito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Walcott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Esposito will feel that in the morning.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Walcott's knee but Walcott avoids it well.
Esposito misses with the combination.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Esposito takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Esposito lands a jab to Walcott's midsection.
Walcott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Esposito rather than just go for the knockout.
Esposito takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throwing shots but Walcott is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walcott tries to roll over but Esposito keeps him under control.
Walcott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esposito.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esposito is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walcott has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walcott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esposito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walcott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
After the big win, Joe Walcott made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 2782 p4p, 341 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 2202 p4p, 285 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krnacova backs up against the cage.
Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown. Burduada No Cranio tries to sprawl out of it but Krnacova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krnacova goes for a double leg but Burduada No Cranio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burduada No Cranio continues to drive forward.
Krnacova misses with a takedown attempt
letting Burduada No Cranio counter with a right hand.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Krnacova walks into a left hand.
Burduada No Cranio keeps Krnacova at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Burduada No Cranio there.
Krnacova closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to improve his position.
Krnacova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burduada No Cranio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burduada No Cranio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burduada No Cranio tries to get out of the position.
Burduada No Cranio trying to control here.
Krnacova working Burduada No Cranio over with strikes.
Burduada No Cranio kicks Krnacova off and gets back to his feet.
Burduada No Cranio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Felix Krnacova has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Burduada No Cranio's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burduada No Cranio swivels and escapes.
Krnacova takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krnacova tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice combination there by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio gets tackled into the cage by Krnacova. Krnacova maintains the clinch.
Krnacova is trying to pull guard but Burduada No Cranio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio works Krnacova's body with a nice hook.
Krnacova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Burduada No Cranio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio throws a good cross that connects.
Burduada No Cranio has Krnacova up against the cage in a clinch.
Krnacova is trying to pull guard but Burduada No Cranio has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Krnacova clinches up against the cage.
Krnacova successfully pulls guard.
Burduada No Cranio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burduada No Cranio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Burduada No Cranio tests Krnacova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab. Krnacova acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krnacova has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Krnacova darts in looking for a takedown but Burduada No Cranio gets double underhooks and turns Krnacova into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a nice looking jab.
Burduada No Cranio leaves Krnacova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Krnacova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burduada No Cranio pinned against the cage. Burduada No Cranio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krnacova tries for a takedown but Burduada No Cranio circles away easily
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a stiff right hand.
Burduada No Cranio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krnacova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krnacova walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burduada No Cranio.
Krnacova darts in looking for a takedown but Burduada No Cranio gets double underhooks and turns Krnacova into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio takes the fight into the clinch.
Krnacova tries to pull guard but Burduada No Cranio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Burduada No Cranio catches Krnacova right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Burduada No Cranio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a kick to the body.
Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch successfully.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burduada No Cranio darts in and clinches Krnacova up against the cage.
Krnacova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burduada No Cranio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krnacova.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short shot to the head.
Krnacova goes for a takedown attempt but Burduada No Cranio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Krnacova's cut.
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.
Krnacova has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burduada No Cranio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burduada No Cranio lunges at Krnacova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krnacova's hand.
Burduada No Cranio drives through and clinches with Krnacova against the cage.
Krnacova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Krnacova takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krnacova swings widly with a right hand
and Krnacova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Burduada No Cranio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burduada No Cranio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krnacova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krnacova's head.
Krnacova is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Burduada No Cranio.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Burduada No Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krnacova can do to turn this around?
Krnacova fails to land the takedown.
Burduada No Cranio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burduada No Cranio scores with the left hand. Krnacova knows he should have avoided that one.
Krnacova is still on wobbly legs! Can Burduada No Cranio finish him?
Krnacova shoots in and drives through. Burduada No Cranio sprawls well.
Krnacova seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Burduada No Cranio.
Krnacova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krnacova shoots in and drives through. Burduada No Cranio sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio with a jab.
Burduada No Cranio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krnacova circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burduada No Cranio duly obliges.
Burduada No Cranio drops Krnacova with a big left hand! Krnacova is injured, injured bad! Burduada No Cranio jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 1435 p4p, 153 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 1346 p4p, 143 weight class). Emre Hussain acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze wants to clinch
and Hussain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haze jabs Hussain right on the nose. Hussain blinks but takes it well.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Haze feints and then cracks Hussain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
Hussain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain gets caught flat footed, as Haze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Hussain has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Hussain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haze off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good shot there by Haze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain cracks Haze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hussain doesn't seem phased though.
Hussain throws a solid leg kick but Haze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussain.
Haze tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Haze.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Haze throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Hussain throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Haze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Haze throws a chopping leg kick but Hussain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hussain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze looks to throw a body kick
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussain throws out a powerful jab.
Haze tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Haze lands.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Haze has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hussain misses.
Haze blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze scores with a punch to the head.
Hussain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haze finds it's way round the side to connect with Hussain's head.
A lazy body kick from Haze
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Haze misses with a right hand
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze throws a front kick aimed at Hussain's knee but Hussain avoids it well.
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Haze tries to bum rush Hussain with a series of wild strikes but Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain. That did some damage!
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Hussain's leg but Hussain calmly moves out of range.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Haze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hussain throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haze connects with the punch.
Haze misses with the body kick
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussain is out of range and Haze settles back down.
Hussain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussain with a hook.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haze scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussain misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haze.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze scores with a leg kick.
Haze misses with a body shot
and Hussain counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Haze darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
Haze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Haze scores with a four punch combination!
Hussain thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussain moves out of range of the leg kick from Haze.
Hussain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hussain.
Haze moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussain! But no joy.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Good work by Hussain as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Haze there.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussain as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Haze tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Haze does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Haze misses
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Haze.
Haze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze lands the left hand.
A low kick from Haze misses
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hussain misses the jab.
Hussain throws a chopping leg kick but Haze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Haze.
Haze darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain takes a shot to the head.
Hussain wants to break free but Haze has control.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Haze.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Haze.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.
Hussain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze tries a body shot but Hussain blocks it.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Haze is controlling him.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hussain slips a straight right by Haze.
Hussain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze punishes Hussain's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haze!
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Haze tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hussain momentarily.
Haze moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.
A short uppercut from Hussain.
Haze misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Haze.
Haze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
Haze prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Haze controlling the action here for a moment.
Haze blocking some punches.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussain digs a right hand into Haze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haze's gas tank.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Haze has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Haze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haze lands a nice knee to the body.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Haze has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Haze is controlling the position.
Haze misses with some punches.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Hussain shows good takedown defense.
A jab lands there for Hussain.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Haze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Haze.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze lands with a nice body kick.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Hussain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Hussain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Haze with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
A little jabbing left from Hussain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emre Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussain sends Haze crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hussain is motioning to the referee to let Haze up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Haze is rocked!
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haze misses with a leg kick.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussain counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emre Hussain!
A less than humble Emre Hussain 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 1198 p4p, 167 weight class) and Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1439 p4p, 197 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Newton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Newton.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Newton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmy.
Nurmy is trying to control the position but Newton postures up.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Nurmy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton advances position into side control!
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nurmy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nurmy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmy regains half guard.
Nurmy is looking to improve his position.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmy is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurmy is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nurmy wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Newton advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Nurmy defends the submission attempt.
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Nurmy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Nurmy moves into full guard.
Newton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nurmy keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton passes Nurmy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nurmy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Newton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 641 p4p, 72 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 823 p4p, 100 weight class). Lazy Bastard 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like McKane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Bastard avoids the body shot from McKane.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastard jabs at McKane's body.
Bastard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
McKane looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
McKane throws a body punch but Bastard moves out of range.
McKane scores with a hook to the body. Bastard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKane lands a nice shot that snaps Bastard's head back.
Bastard misses the jab.
McKane missing with a left hand there. Bastard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard misses with a combination
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but McKane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Bastard throws a series of punches but McKane avoids them all with ease.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKane looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKane was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bastard momentarily.
Bastard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKane throws out the jab.
McKane missing with a left hand there. Bastard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKane slips under a jab from Bastard.
McKane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
McKane moves away from the strike by Bastard.
McKane slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
McKane lands a nice looking body shot.
McKane takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by McKane - just one landing.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. McKane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard slips a straight right by McKane.
Bastard misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bastard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Bastard moves away from the strike by McKane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Bastard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but Bastard ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard lands a jab to the nose.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
McKane throws a hook but Bastard blocks it.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Bastard throws a jab when McKane was well out of range.
McKane digs a good hook to Bastard's body.
McKane defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
McKane has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard misses with the head strike.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard breaks the clinch.
McKane misses with a looping right.
A big right from McKane misses.
Bastard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McKane dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
McKane moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
McKane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKane scores with a shot to the body.
Bastard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bastard swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. McKane moves away and avoids it.
Bastard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard misses with an uppercut
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane walks into a left hand.
Bastard misses with a hook to the body
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Bastard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastard.
McKane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bastard.
McKane tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends McKane's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a jab.
McKane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKane needs to keep his hands up - Bastard had a free shot at his head there.
McKane slips a jab from Bastard.
McKane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Bastard throws a hook but McKane avoids it easily.
Nice shot by McKane.
Bastard misses with a combination
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bastard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bastard.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. McKane moves away and avoids it.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. McKane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKane rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
A short left from McKane.
Bastard is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastard seems to have recovered his senses.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
McKane misses with a body punch.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bastard tries to circle away but McKane has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard misses with the head strike.
Bastard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard blocks a body shot from McKane.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but McKane won't allow it.
McKane tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for McKane.
A shot in the inside from McKane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
McKane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Bastard - just one landing.
Nice jab there from McKane.
Bastard slips a straight right by McKane.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but McKane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
McKane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
McKane misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Bastard is looking for the big counter here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bastard, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taz McKane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from McKane lands.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKane.
McKane throws out a loose jab but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard scores with the left hand. McKane knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McKane on the side of the head.
McKane moves into range and clinches up with Bastard.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
McKane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Bastard does it's job there.
McKane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bastard throws a series of punches but McKane moves out of range.
McKane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bastard counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKane scores with a hook to the body. Bastard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bastard misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bastard slips a straight right by McKane.
Bastard misses with a combination
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKane.
McKane defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Bastard manages to avoid it.
McKane clinches up with Bastard and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
McKane misses with a body punch.
Bastard missing with knees to the body.
Bastard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKane.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane lands with a light punch inside.
Bastard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but McKane keeps him there for the moment.
McKane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Taz McKane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKane cracks Bastard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bastard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McKane finish him?
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lazy Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard throws an off balance right hand
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but McKane moved out of range nicely.
Bastard throws a combination that misses
and McKane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BOOM! McKane lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bastard. Bastard tries to recover but McKane is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bastard lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane!
Taz McKane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 609 p4p, 18 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 1222 p4p, 47 weight class). Wolfsbruder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cradel to the grave. Bjorn Ragnarsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elric Wolfsbruder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wolfsbruder finds it's way through Ragnarsson's defenses.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Wolfsbruder tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Wolfsbruder down by chopping away at his legs.
Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Wolfsbruder strikes.
Wolfsbruder slips under a jab.
Wolfsbruder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Wolfsbruder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Wolfsbruder's belly button to the back.
Wolfsbruder misses the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder staying out of range there.
Wolfsbruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfsbruder misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick as Wolfsbruder jumps back.
Wolfsbruder cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfsbruder lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Wolfsbruder moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Wolfsbruder blocks it.
Wolfsbruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolfsbruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wolfsbruder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Wolfsbruder checks it
and Wolfsbruder counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Wolfsbruder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position.
Wolfsbruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfsbruder blocking some punches.
Wolfsbruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfsbruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wolfsbruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Wolfsbruder avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfsbruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolfsbruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wolfsbruder.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Wolfsbruder working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolfsbruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfsbruder blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wolfsbruder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolfsbruder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wolfsbruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolfsbruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Wolfsbruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Wolfsbruder.
A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Wolfsbruder avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wolfsbruder fails to land.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolfsbruder tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolfsbruder.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Wolfsbruder has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
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 Elric Wolfsbruder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab lands there for Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wolfsbruder moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Wolfsbruder tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and pushes Wolfsbruder back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolfsbruder's brow.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wolfsbruder working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfsbruder works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfsbruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wolfsbruder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolfsbruder breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Wolfsbruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wolfsbruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolfsbruder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Wolfsbruder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Wolfsbruder moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfsbruder lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolfsbruder is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down.
Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Wolfsbruder scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolfsbruder lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
Jab from Wolfsbruder.
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wolfsbruder looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Wolfsbruder ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfsbruder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolfsbruder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolfsbruder throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Wolfsbruder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolfsbruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts.
Elric Wolfsbruder is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolfsbruder punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolfsbruder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolfsbruder loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfsbruder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Wolfsbruder had a free shot at his head there.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wolfsbruder lands with a good body shot.
Wolfsbruder scores with a hook.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elric Wolfsbruder!
Elric Wolfsbruder retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Elric Wolfsbruder 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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