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UnderGround FC 68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 23309 p4p, 581 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 3779 p4p, 424 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko fails to land the takedown.
Tonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sisko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonni tries to sprawl but Sisko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tonni wants to get back to his feet.
Tonni trying to control from the bottom.
Tonni is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sisko is looking to advance position but Tonni won't allow it.
Tonni is trying to stand.
Tonni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tonni tries to get out of the position.
Sisko trying to control the action but Tonni is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko wants to free his trapped foot but Tonni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tonni is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko stops Tonni from getting back to his feet.
Tonni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tonni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Benjamin Sisko has been cut.
Sisko forces Tonni back against the cage and clinches.
Sisko jumps guard but Tonni stands there with Sisko around his waist. Sisko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tonni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sisko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Sisko avoids the damage to the body.
Sisko avoids the elbow strike from Tonni, against the cage.
Sisko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tonni breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sisko.
Tonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sisko darts in looking for a takedown but Tonni gets double underhooks and turns Sisko into the cage.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sisko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tonni.
Tonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sisko moves into the clinch.
Sisko has Tonni pressed against the cage.
Sisko fails to pull guard.
Sisko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sisko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sisko tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Tonni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tonni manages to break the clinch.
Tonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Tonni misses.
Sisko tries to clinch up but Tonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Sisko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince Tonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tonni tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sisko is in Tonni's guard.
Sisko is looking to pass into half guard but Tonni pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tonni is in guard.
Tonni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sisko on the ground.
Tonni throws a strike but Sisko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sisko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisko passes Tonni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sisko is pressing down on Tonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tonni is holding on for now.
Tonni is in trouble now - Sisko has advanced to mount!
Sisko won't let Tonni get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tonni tries to reverse the position but Sisko maintains control.
Sisko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tonni is trying desperately to improve position.
Sisko controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Tonni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Sisko'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.
Tonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tonni sprawls well. Tonni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Tonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sisko tries to clinch but Tonni moves out of range.
Sisko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tonni wants to control the action here but instead Sisko manages to pass to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko fails to move to back control.
Sisko controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tonni to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tonni shrugs it off.
Benjamin Sisko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sisko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tonni is surviving well by controlling Sisko's body position as best he can.
Tonni is trying to escape the mount.
Sisko gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonni misses the target.
Sisko shoots in and drives through. Tonni sprawls well.
A combination from Tonni does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko darts in and clinches Tonni up against the cage.
Sisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sisko looks for a takedown but Tonni sprawls well.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Sisko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tonni defends it nicely.
Sisko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Tonni throws a series of punches but Sisko avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sisko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sisko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sisko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko wants to control from the top but Tonni keeps moving.
Sisko won't allow Tonni to sweep him here.
Tonni has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sisko is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Sisko.
Sisko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonni stuffs the takedown.
Sisko has closed the distance and engaged Tonni in a clinch.
Sisko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tonni after a bit of a struggle.
Sisko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sisko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko decides to pull guard.
Sisko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tonni presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sisko jumps guard but Tonni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko misses with a takedown attempt - Tonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sisko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tonni, which made it look bad.
Tonni throws a right hand that Sisko ducks under and follows up with a left that Sisko also avoids with ease.
Prince Tonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sisko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonni.
Sisko unleashes a big counter combination but Tonni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince Tonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonni fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Tonni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Sisko's cut.
That's time! Tonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tonni misses with a double jab.
Sisko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sisko checks a low kick from Tonni.
Sisko shoots in looking for a takedown but Tonni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sisko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tonni lands with a shot to the body.
Tonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sisko.
Tonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisko can do to turn this around?
Tonni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tonni keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
Sisko trying to move into half guard but instead Tonni has managed to sweep!
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!
Tonni decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice jab there from Tonni.
Sisko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Tonni. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko swinging wildly here.
Sisko slips a jab and a cross from Tonni.
Sisko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sisko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonni walks away with a smile on his face. Sisko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Sisko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tonni counters with a straight right hand.
Tonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sisko is rocked!
Sisko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tonni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sisko is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonni finish him?
Sisko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tonni lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sisko. Tonni pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Tonni!
Our winner, Prince Tonni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 2893 p4p, 366 weight class) and Amaleki Morgan (ranked 4226 p4p, 477 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amaleki Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Rothco.
Rothco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothco is working Morgan over against the cage.
Rothco blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Rothco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Rothco lands a right hand.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Rothco blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Rothco.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan tries to stall but Rothco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Rothco is blocking nicely.
Rothco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Rothco 's eye.
It looks like Frank Rothco has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Rothco in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rothco seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morgan can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Rothco.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rothco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothco blocks it with crossed arms.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Rothco, against the cage.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Rothco lands with a left to the head.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan looks winded!
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Rothco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
Rothco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaleki Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothco scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Rothco.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Rothco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Rothco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Amaleki Morgan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan backs away from a small jab... but Rothco lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Morgan crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rothco with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Frank Rothco!
Frank Rothco decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurassic Park The Audiobook (ranked 2974 p4p, 377 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 2537 p4p, 323 weight class). Patrick Bower is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurassic Park The Audiobook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower scores with a shot to the body.
Bower smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Audiobook tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bower defends well and The Audiobook ends up having to push Bower into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bower cracks The Audiobook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Audiobook drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Audiobook misses with a straight left.
Bower stuns The Audiobook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Audiobook throws a hook but Bower avoids it easily.
The Audiobook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Audiobook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Bower cracks The Audiobook with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Audiobook is rocked!
Bower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh The Audiobook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bower lands a nice shot to the body.
The Audiobook seems to have got his legs back now.
Bower lands a jab to The Audiobook's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Audiobook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Audiobook throws a lazy uppercut
and Bower counters with a thumping low kick.
The Audiobook is breathing heavily.
Bower cracks The Audiobook with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! The Audiobook looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bower finish him?
Bower's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bower's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bower works The Audiobook's body with a nice hook.
Bower is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Audiobook rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Bower.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Audiobook throws a poor cross that misses
and Bower scores with a counter punch that sends The Audiobook to the canvas! Bower smells blood - he's punishing The Audiobook with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! The Audiobook has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bower!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Bower thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 3223 p4p, 354 weight class) and Gomez Addams (ranked 2445 p4p, 298 weight class). Addams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Family Vales kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomez Addams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Addams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
Addams feints a counter leg kick.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Addams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Addams flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Addams backs up against the cage.
Addams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Addams moves out of range of the strikes.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Addams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Addams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Addams's head but Addams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Addams's shoulder, as Addams tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Addams has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Addams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Addams blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Addams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Addams.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown lands a right hand.
Addams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Addams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Addams slips under a jab.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Addams slips the punch.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Addams has time to react.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Addams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Addams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown misses with a hook. Addams ducked under it nicely.
Addams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown connects with a jab.
Addams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Addams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Addams.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bill Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Addams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Addams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Brown throws a jab when Addams was well out of range.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Addams saw that one coming.
Addams clinches.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Addams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown working aggressively here.
Addams looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Addams staying out of range there.
Brown sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Addams moved out of range.
Brown tests Addams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Addams moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Addams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Addams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addams can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Addams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Addams manages to break the clinch.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Addams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown lunges at Addams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Addams's hand.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown connects with a right hand. Addams shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Addams saw that one coming.
Addams counters with a body kick.
Addams moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Bill Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Addams ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Addams misses with a low kick.
Addams blocks a head kick by Brown.
Addams wants to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Addams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Addams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Addams doesn't seem phased though.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Addams.
Addams tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Addams is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Addams moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Addams moved out of range.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Addams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Addams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Addams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Addams moved out of range nicely.
Addams throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Addams moves away from the strike by Brown.
Addams thinks about the counter body kick.
Addams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Addams wants to clinch.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Addams ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Addams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Addams slips under a jab.
Addams slips a jab from Brown.
Addams blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Addams motions for Brown to come forward. Addams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Addams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Addams moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Addams throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Addams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown stuns Addams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Addams is looking to clinch.
Addams blocks a head kick by Brown.
Addams steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Addams is looking to clinch.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Addams.
Addams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a hook but Addams avoids it easily.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Addams tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Addams's defenses.
Brown lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Addams.
Addams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown scores with the left hand. Addams knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Brown backing away here, and Addams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Addams flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Addams wants to clinch.
Addams throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Addams slips a jab from Brown.
Gomez Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addams.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Addams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Addams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown works Addams's body with a nice hook.
Addams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Addams ducks down to avoid it.
Addams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Addams blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Addams ducks down to avoid it.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown thuds his right hand into Addams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bill Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Brown catches Addams right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Addams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Addams thinks about the counter body kick.
Addams tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Addams steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Addams blocks a head kick by Brown.
Addams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Addams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Addams.
Addams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Addams saw that one coming.
Addams follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Brown!
An out of breath Bill Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 1350 p4p, 203 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 2361 p4p, 299 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwis lands with an uppercut that bounces Taneyev off the cage and back into range.
Taneyev slips under a jab.
Bagwis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bagwis misses the target.
Bagwis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taneyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taneyev throws out a counter right but Bagwis avoids it with no problem.
Bagwis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taneyev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taneyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bagwis to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagwis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Taneyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Taneyev throws a series of punches but Bagwis avoids them all with ease.
Bagwis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bagwis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bagwis does it's job there.
Bagwis lands a leg kick that knocks Taneyev off balance momentarily.
Bagwis throws a body shot but no joy.
Taneyev throws a big counter head kick but Bagwis avoids it with no problem.
Bagwis scores with a nice strike.
Taneyev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Bagwis. Beautiful body shot.
Bagwis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taneyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bagwis wants to slow Taneyev down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Taneyev misses.
Some wild striking there from Taneyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taneyev swings widly with a right hand
and Bagwis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Bagwis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagwis throws a body punch but Taneyev moves out of range.
Bagwis looks to throw the jab but Taneyev is out of range.
A cross from Bagwis lands.
Taneyev lands a jab to the head.
Bagwis misses the body punch
and Taneyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagwis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bagwis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bagwis loads up on a big right hand but Taneyev slips the punch.
Bagwis looks to land a right hand but Taneyev moved out of range.
Taneyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Bagwis coming out on top.
Bagwis throws the left hand but Taneyev avoids the punch easily.
Bagwis throws out a powerful jab.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev lands a slapping body shot.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taneyev slips a jab from Bagwis.
It seemed like Taneyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagwis looks to land a left hand but Taneyev moved out of range nicely.
Bagwis throws a lazy uppercut
and Taneyev counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Bagwis is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valentin Taneyev!
During a confident post fight interview, Valentin Taneyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TIny T Rex (ranked 1944 p4p, 253 weight class) and Dropkick Flexy (ranked 2073 p4p, 262 weight class). Flexy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Thing. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TIny T Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flexy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rex closes the distance and clinches up with Flexy, looking for a takedown. Rex pushes Flexy against the cage but Flexy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flexy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rex drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rex is in close to Flexy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Flexy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flexy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flexy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flexy is trying to control the position but Rex postures up.
Flexy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rex defends well.
Flexy working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rex's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flexy keeping moving, preventing Rex from controlling successfully.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rex can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rex can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rex cracks Flexy with a solid left hand.
Rex trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flexy trying to keep a closed guard but Rex is proving a slippery customer.
Rex wants to pass the guard but Flexy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rex is defending well. Flexy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rex has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Flexy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dropkick Flexy!
After winning the bout, Dropkick Flexy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross A Zoo (ranked 908 p4p, 129 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 1479 p4p, 197 weight class). Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Zoo ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A Zoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev connects with a body shot that sends A Zoo's belly button to the back.
A Zoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A Zoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A Zoo tried to score with a low kick but Kruschev checks it.
A Zoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that A Zoo avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by A Zoo.
A Zoo throws a low kick, looking for Kruschev's leg but Kruschev calmly moves out of range.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but A Zoo slips the punch.
Kruschev misses with a jab, cross combination.
A Zoo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A Zoo rushes Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kruschev.
Kruschev is looking for a takedown.
A Zoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A Zoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A Zoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kruschev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruschev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev tries a body shot but A Zoo blocks it.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruschev is looking for a takedown.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
Kruschev wants to get back to striking at distance but A Zoo won't allow it.
Kruschev goes for a takedown attempt but A Zoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kruschev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross A Zoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A Zoo checks a low kick from Kruschev.
A Zoo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A Zoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev misses with a two punch combination.
Kruschev clobbers A Zoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Kruschev moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. A Zoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruschev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kruschev tries to clinch up but A Zoo circles away and keeps his distance.
A Zoo slips under a jab.
Kruschev misses with a series of wild punches.
A Zoo is looking to clinch but Kruschev is avoiding it.
A Zoo swinging wildly here.
Kruschev feints the counter takedown.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves away
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
A Zoo moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and A Zoo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kruschev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev avoids a wild elbow strike from A Zoo.
Kruschev is looking to break free of the clinch but A Zoo has double underhooks.
A Zoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kruschev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kruschev blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
A Zoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
A Zoo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kruschev manages to circle out of the way.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
A Zoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A Zoo has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo misses with a body punch
and A Zoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by A Zoo.
A Zoo moves out of range of the strikes.
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kruschev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev misses with a lunging right hand
and A Zoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruschev thinking.
A Zoo lands a jab to Kruschev's midsection.
Kruschev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Zoo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
No joy there for Kruschev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and A Zoo counters with a left and a right that stings Kruschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A Zoo throws a good cross that connects.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
Kruschev throws a big shot that misses.
A Zoo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A Zoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
Cross A Zoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruschev throws a shot to the body.
A Zoo wants to clinch.
A Zoo ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
A Zoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruschev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruschev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
A Zoo clinches up with Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruschev lands a left hand that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
A Zoo prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross A Zoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A Zoo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from A Zoo fails to land.
A Zoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A Zoo lands a right hand.
Kruschev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kruschev breaks from the clinch.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Zoo throws a big counter combination but Kruschev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kruschev throws an off balance right hand
and A Zoo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kruschev throws the left hand but A Zoo avoids the punch easily.
A Zoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A Zoo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by A Zoo.
A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruschev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev is working for takedown but A Zoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, A Zoo throws an elbow but misses.
Kruschev dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A Zoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruschev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by A Zoo after a bit of a struggle.
Kruschev is working for takedown but A Zoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kruschev is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but A Zoo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kruschev is breathing heavily.
Kruschev avoids the elbow strike from A Zoo, against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
A Zoo lands a damaging elbow.
Kruschev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. A Zoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
A Zoo clinches up with Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to force a seperation but A Zoo has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a left hand.
A Zoo lands a right hand.
Kruschev goes for a takedown attempt but A Zoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for A Zoo. That snapped Kruschev's head back.
Kruschev throws the left hand but A Zoo avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
Kruschev misses with a body shot
and A Zoo counters with an inside leg kick.
A Zoo thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Kruschev swats away the attempt to clinch by A Zoo.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A Zoo clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
Kruschev is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kruschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A Zoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruschev can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Kruschev does no damage.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruschev misses with a few strikes there.
A Zoo is looking to wear down Kruschev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
A Zoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruschev tries to bum rush A Zoo with a series of wild strikes but A Zoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A Zoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev gets tackled into the cage by A Zoo. A Zoo maintains the clinch.
Kruschev tries for a takedown. No joy.
A Zoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, A Zoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev working hard to break the clinch.
A Zoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross A Zoo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A Zoo connects with a solid leg kick.
A Zoo blocks a jab.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A Zoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A Zoo lands with a good body shot.
A Zoo throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and A Zoo counters with a left and a right that stings Kruschev.
A Zoo cracks the inside of Kruschev's front leg.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev can't break the clinch.
A Zoo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev drops down looking for an ankle pick but A Zoo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kruschev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but A Zoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A Zoo misses with a double jab.
Kruschev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? A Zoo is fending him off so far but Kruschev persists. Nope, A Zoo circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of A Zoo's head but A Zoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A Zoo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for A Zoo.
A Zoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Kruschev with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. A Zoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A Zoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A Zoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruschev. That did some damage!
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but A Zoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
Kruschev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but A Zoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Kruschev tries for a takedown but A Zoo manages to get underhooks.
Kruschev can't get the takedown.
Kruschev has A Zoo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. A Zoo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
It looks like Wally Kruschev has been cut.
A Zoo blocking some punches.
A Zoo lands an elbow just above Kruschev 's eye.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A Zoo scores with a shoulder strike.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, A Zoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev is rocked!
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruschev is still on wobbly legs! Can A Zoo finish him?
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Kruschev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. A Zoo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruschev seems to have recovered his senses.
A Zoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kruschev's brow.
A Zoo gets underhooks to prevent Kruschev's takedown attempt.
Kruschev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A Zoo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from A Zoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo misses with a few strikes there.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch but A Zoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Kruschev. Those never looked like landing.
A Zoo moves into the clinch successfully.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
Kruschev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kruschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev lands with a right hand.
Kruschev lands a head shot.
That kick from A Zoo tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. A Zoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cross A Zoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think A Zoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross A Zoo!
A relieved looking Cross A Zoo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 550 p4p, 82 weight class) and Don Vigo (ranked 1820 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Vigo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vigo blocks a jab.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Harper ducks right into an uppercut from Vigo.
Vigo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vigo misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo misses with a straight left.
Vigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper misses with a right hand
and Vigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vigo throws a counter combo.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigo manages to avoid it.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vigo lands a jab to Harper's midsection.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Vigo throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper works the jab nicely.
Vigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigo misses with a hook.
Vigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Vigo slips under a jab.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vigo.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigo staying out of range there.
Vigo lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Vigo. Beautiful body shot.
Harper slips a straight right by Vigo.
Vigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Vigo misses
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown. Vigo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Vigo is retaining full guard.
Harper advances position into side control!
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vigo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vigo tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo struggling a bit here.
Vigo is looking for a sweep.
Harper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vigo!
Harper avoids the attempt from Vigo to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vigo stops Harper from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Harper has control of Vigo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vigo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harper mounts Vigo! Really nice guard pass there!
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vigo tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
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 Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vigo on the side of the head.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Harper has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vigo.
Vigo takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper defending well as Vigo loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Harper coming out on top.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vigo.
A nice side step and Vigo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vigo throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper cracks Vigo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Don Vigo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper misses with a hook.
A left lands for Vigo.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper tries to move into range but Vigo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vigo looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A big left from Vigo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vigo misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Vigo. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Vigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper tests Vigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Vigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vigo.
Harper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper passes Vigo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vigo trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
Vigo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is keeping the position.
Robert Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pushing down on Vigo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is defending well.
Harper works his way into side control.
Harper tries for a kimura but Vigo is defending well.
Vigo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harper off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vigo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vigo doesn't have the hooks in and Harper manages to turn into his guard.
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 Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper'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. This is the final round!
Harper throws a hook but Vigo avoids it easily.
Harper lunges at Vigo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vigo's hand.
Harper lands the left hand.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Vigo scores with a decent looking hook.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vigo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vigo missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Vigo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harper with a body shot.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Harper throws the left hand but Vigo avoids the punch easily.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Vigo off the cage and back into range.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Vigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Vigo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Vigo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harper is able to avoid easily.
Harper clobbers Vigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo scores with a body shot.
Harper misses with a hook. Vigo ducked under it nicely.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vigo.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vigo is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vigo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vigo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Harper is looking for a kimura here.
Harper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vigo!
Don Vigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to finish this one by submission but Vigo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harper.
Vigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper wants to take his opponent's back but Vigo doesn't allow it.
Vigo tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Vigo is holding on tight.
Harper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vigo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vigo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Robert Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert Harper!
A relieved looking Robert Harper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 1410 p4p, 66 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 1850 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James goes for a double leg but Fire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fire continues to drive forward.
Fire with the counter takedown but James avoids it easily.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. James won't be happy with that.
Fire just content to control the position.
Fire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fire lands an elbow.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fire wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James wants to control but Fire is keeping busy.
Fire wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
James tries to roll over but Fire keeps him under control.
Fire not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James is controlling Fire's position as best he can from this difficult position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fire!
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James trying to control the position but Fire is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to take a breather but Fire manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for James.
Fire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James throws a strike but Fire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fire looking to pass the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fire working his ground and pound in the gym.
Fire trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spinning Fire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fire circles away.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
Tyson James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fire wants it to stay on the feet.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fire's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to stand but Fire is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire has control of James's left arm, preventing James from doing any damage.
Fire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James chips away with some ground and pound.
James looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James trying to control from Fire's half guard. Fire has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fire 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.
Fire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fire can do to turn this around?
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fire is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James looks for a takedown but Fire sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Fire with the counter takedown but James avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fire sprawls well. Fire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson James dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Fire leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Fire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fire pinned against the cage. Fire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fire is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fire is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
James wants to take a breather but Fire is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James winds up and cracks Fire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James is stalling here. Fire is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! James seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fire has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fire throws an elbow but James slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Fire crashes against the mat.
Fire cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James tries to bench press Fire off him but Fire keeps the position.
Fire is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fire's best efforts.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
James is trying to maintain the position but Fire is very close to passing his half guard.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
Fire keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James desperately trying to maintain half guard.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Fire sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fire stuffs the takedown.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from Fire as James shoots in.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Fire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James drives through with a takedown into Fire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spinning Fire.
I think Fire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyson James!
Tyson James made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'M THE FUCKING CHAMPION! YOU HAVE TO BRING AN ARMY TO TAKE THIS FROM ME! I'M THE GREATEST EVER'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 1367 p4p, 63 weight class) and Turd McPherson (ranked 1045 p4p, 48 weight class). Turd McPherson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McPherson.
McPherson shoots and misses
and Jussi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPherson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from McPherson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jussi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McPherson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPherson cracks Jussi with a big elbow.
McPherson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jussi down.
McPherson is looking to take a break and control but Jussi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McPherson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jussi's coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPherson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jussi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson throws a strike aimed at the side of Jussi's head but Jussi avoids it well.
McPherson trying to control the action but Jussi is working from the bottom.
Jussi parries the strikes from McPherson easily there. McPherson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jussi to escape.
McPherson trying to control the position but Jussi is working away.
McPherson lands a decent elbow from side control.
McPherson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jussi parries the strikes from McPherson easily there. McPherson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jussi to escape.
McPherson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McPherson throws an elbow but Jussi slips to the side and avoids it well.
McPherson scoring with punches and elbows.
McPherson trying to control the action but Jussi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi defending against the ground and pound.
Jussi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McPherson.
McPherson working the strikes but Jussi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jussi is looking to control McPherson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jussi avoid being mounted?
Jussi is staying active underneath McPherson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jussi is looking for a sweep. McPherson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jussi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McPherson is looking to take a break and control but Jussi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jussi's head.
Jussi is looking to control McPherson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jussi avoid being mounted?
McPherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McPherson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jussi keeps working.
McPherson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPherson.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jussi's head.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussi defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McPherson lands a nice short elbow.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPherson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jussi to regain full guard.
McPherson landing with the ground and pound.
McPherson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McPherson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WildBoar's Private Pig Pen. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
McPherson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McPherson landing some decent shots from guard.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Jussi. No joy for McPherson on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Jussi misses the target.
McPherson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McPherson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jussi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McPherson.
It looked like Jussi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Jussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd McPherson.
McPherson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jussi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussi defending well though.
McPherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson throwing shots but Jussi is blocking nicely.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McPherson is working for a kimura but Jussi is defending it quite comfortably.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussi defending well though.
McPherson winds up and cracks Jussi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jussi won't allow McPherson to pass to mount.
Jussi is trying to maintain the position but McPherson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jussi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPherson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson thows a huge punch but Jussi dodges it nicely.
McPherson is trying to control. Jussi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McPherson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turd McPherson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jussi is trying to control but can't.
McPherson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPherson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McPherson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jussi sees it coming and defends easily.
McPherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jussi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussi defending well though.
Jussi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPherson.
McPherson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jussi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McPherson trying to control the action but Jussi is working from the bottom.
McPherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from McPherson.
McPherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jussi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussi defending well though.
McPherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McPherson is keen to just control but Jussi is a slippery customer.
Jussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPherson.
McPherson wants to control but Jussi is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jussi has hold of McPherson's hands but McPherson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McPherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPherson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jussi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Jussi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jussi wants it to stay on the feet.
McPherson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jussi sprawls well initially but McPherson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McPherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jussi is looking to control McPherson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jussi avoid being mounted?
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jussi is not content to let McPherson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi is looking to improve his position.
Jussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jussi's head.
McPherson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPherson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
McPherson working over Jussi with some ground and pound. Jussi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPherson.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jussi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McPherson lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson throwing shots but Jussi is blocking nicely.
McPherson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McPherson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jussi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McPherson stalling.
McPherson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McPherson passes to side control.
McPherson looks up at the clock and then as Jussi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McPherson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson working away.
Jussi defending against the ground and pound.
Jussi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McPherson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jussi, who protects the arm well.
McPherson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on McPherson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jussi is rocked!
Jussi can't do much from the bottom here.
McPherson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is not content to let McPherson control the position.
Jussi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Jussi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McPherson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPherson cracks Jussi with a big elbow.
Iron Jussi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McPherson working the strikes but Jussi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turd McPherson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McPherson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd McPherson!
A relieved looking Turd McPherson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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