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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 2944 p4p, 310 weight class) and Adam Bruno (ranked 21512 p4p, 535 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adam Bruno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banchamek defends it nicely.
Banchamek cracks the inside of Bruno's front leg.
A left and a right from Banchamek both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Banchamek.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Banchamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Banchamek.
Bruno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Banchamek's head coaches at The Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Bruno with that takedown attempt.
Bruno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banchamek can pounce on him.
Bruno misses with a takedown
and Banchamek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buakaw Banchamek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Bruno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek with a nice cross.
Banchamek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banchamek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek lands the left hand.
Bruno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banchamek pinned against the cage. Banchamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruno shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Banchamek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruno wants to control but Banchamek is keeping him busy.
Bruno with the ground and pound but Banchamek uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bruno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banchamek pulls Bruno in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruno from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno trying to control but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banchamek scores with a head kick.
Bruno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banchamek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banchamek thuds his right hand into Bruno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruno is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bruno limp body while Banchamek jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buakaw Banchamek!
Buakaw Banchamek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beck Lee (ranked 2305 p4p, 233 weight class) and Ky Tycoon (ranked 4290 p4p, 356 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Im the champ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ky Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses.
Tycoon goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Tycoon dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Tycoon has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Beck Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ky Tycoon.
Tycoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tycoon tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Tycoon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tycoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Tycoon looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tycoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tycoon shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Tycoon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tycoon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Tycoon ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tycoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tycoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee scores with a jab. Tycoon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tycoon misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tycoon is rocked!
Lee drops Tycoon with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lee follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beck Lee!
In defeat, Ky Tycoon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well he got me tonight he's a tough guy appreciate his effort tonight and it bring him the W I'm sure that I learned from this and use it as a motivation to keep improving'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Deggamendov (ranked 5958 p4p, 159 weight class) and Marilin Manson (ranked 2883 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manson's choice of entrance music: Juicy. Marilin Manson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Deggamendov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marilin Manson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deggamendov, pushing him back against the cage.
Manson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deggamendov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deggamendov is breathing heavily.
Deggamendov being controlled against the cage.
Manson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Deggamendov keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Deggamendov has wrist control.
Manson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Deggamendov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manson lands a couple of elbows.
Deggamendov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manson on the ground.
Manson wants to control from the top but Deggamendov keeps moving.
Manson stands and throws Deggamendov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manson has hold of Deggamendov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Deggamendov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Manson cranks the arm and Deggamendov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Deggamendov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marilin Manson!
Marilin Manson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazawa Matsu (ranked 22917 p4p, 581 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 2230 p4p, 273 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tazawa Matsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Gerber.
Matsu shoots in and drives through. Gerber sprawls well.
Tazawa Matsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsu fails with the takedown
and Gerber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsu thinking.
Matsu tries to clinch there but Gerber circles away.
Gerber now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsu fails to land the takedown.
Gerber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Matsu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tazawa Matsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsu is breathing heavily.
Gerber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matsu.
It looks like Tazawa Matsu has been cut.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gerber but Gerber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gerber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsu. That did some damage!
Gerber scores with a jab to the head.
Gerber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gerber circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gerber cracks a nice hook into Matsu's ribs.
Matsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gerber as he avoids it easily.
Gerber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matsu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gerber - the referee stops the clock and Matsu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gerber. Matsu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gerber lands with a right that hurts Matsu. Matsu looks to clinch but Gerber throws a short knee that drops Matsu. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tonni (ranked 6726 p4p, 530 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 1687 p4p, 214 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonni lands with a cross.
Magrin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magrin clinches up against the cage.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tonni smiles and moves away.
Tonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonni cracks Magrin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Tonni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magrin back to the cage. Tonni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Magrin is rocked!
Magrin moves into range and clinches up with Tonni.
Magrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonni finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magrin seems to have recovered his senses.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Tonni forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Tonni holds him up against the cage and eventually Magrin drops back down to his feet.
Prince Tonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coiote Magrin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magrin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin fails to pull guard.
Magrin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tonni smiles and moves away.
Magrin clinches up with Tonni and pushes him back against the cage.
Magrin pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Magrin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tonni is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Magrin pulls down on the head and he's put Tonni to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Coiote Magrin!
Coiote Magrin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 1210 p4p, 145 weight class) and Tyrone Biggs (ranked 1506 p4p, 176 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Moe Lester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Biggs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester lands with a right hand.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biggs lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Biggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs misses with a combination
and Lester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lester throwing strikes but missing.
Lester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lester chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lester controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Biggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biggs takes one to the chin there.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
Lester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biggs on the side of the head.
Biggs is rocked!
Biggs misses with the combination.
Biggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester misses the jab.
Biggs lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Lester drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Biggs right on the button. Biggs goes down! Lester follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lester gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester!
After the fight, Moe Lester was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1724 p4p, 198 weight class) and Pax Africa (ranked 727 p4p, 91 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pax Africa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crazy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Africa has time to react.
Africa throws a hook to the side of Horse's head but Horse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Horse throws a sloppy body shot
and Africa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Africa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Africa slips under a jab from Horse.
A little jabbing left from Africa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Africa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Africa looks to land a left hand but Horse moved out of range nicely.
Africa misses with a hook. Horse ducked under it nicely.
Horse fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse wants to clinch but Africa slips to the side
and Africa counters with a stiff right hand.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Africa manages to avoid it.
Africa moves out of range of the strikes.
Africa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Africa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horse slips under a jab from Africa.
Africa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Africa counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Horse.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse connects with a body shot that sends Africa's belly button to the back.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Africa throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Horse misses the target.
Horse punishes Africa's body with a nice straight punch.
Horse throws a sloppy body shot
and Africa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse wants to clinch.
Horse misses with a looping right.
Africa throws out a counter right but Horse avoids it with no problem.
Africa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horse lands a jab to the nose.
Africa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse connects with a looping right hand.
Horse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Africa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horse is working away from the top position though.
Horse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Africa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Horse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Africa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Horse content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse misses with a jab to the body
and Africa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Africa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
A shot to the body from Africa misses
and Horse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
As Horse backs off Africa throws a huge counter combo but Horse manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africa avoids the body shot from Horse.
Horse slips a jab from Africa.
Africa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pax Africa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Africa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Horse misses.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse lands a nice looking body shot.
Horse throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africa throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Africa misses with an uppercut
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Africa throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse swings for the body but Africa moves out of range.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Africa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horse.
Africa throws a jab when Horse was well out of range.
Horse shoots for a double leg takedown but Africa sprawls well. He's pushed Horse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horse has managed to clinch.
Horse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse controls Africa momentarily but Africa frees himself.
Africa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horse is keeping the position for now.
Africa working some strikes from top position.
Horse working for a triangle but Africa defends it easily.
Africa looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Africa wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.
Horse working for a triangle but Africa defends it easily.
Africa wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.
Horse is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Africa frees his head nicely. Oh but Horse has switched to an armbar! Africa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Lievremont (ranked 1059 p4p, 125 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 1297 p4p, 149 weight class). Lievremont comes to the cage accompanied by Stromae - Papaoutai. Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Lievremont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lievremont takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kneeland swings for the body but Lievremont moves out of range.
Kneeland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lievremont.
A punch combination from Lievremont misses.
Lievremont doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kneeland slips a straight right by Lievremont.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland throws a leg kick
and Lievremont counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kneeland won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lievremont is staying tight to Kneeland's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kneeland is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievremont is looking to take a break and control but Kneeland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kneeland struggling a bit here.
Lievremont working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lievremont working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lievremont wants to control but Kneeland is keeping him busy.
Lievremont tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lievremont has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kneeland is looking to regain half guard here but Lievremont keeps moving and retains side control.
Lievremont tries to move to mount but Kneeland blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Kneeland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland is trying to improve his position.
Kneeland can't do much from the bottom here.
Lievremont tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lievremont tries to advance to mount but Kneeland denies him.
Lievremont is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kneeland's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lievremont wants to control but Kneeland is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kneeland is looking to reverse the position.
Lievremont trying to control the position but Kneeland is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kneeland tries to buck Lievremont off but Lievremont is having none of it.
Kneeland manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kneeland is thwarting Lievremont's attempts to control the position.
Lievremont makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lievremont.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeland wants to get up but he can't break Lievremont's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lievremont is pulling down on Kneeland's head. It's preventing any offense from Kneeland, at least for the moment.
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 Sylvain Lievremont will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Lievremont blocks the leg kick.
Lievremont doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lievremont lands a lovely overhand right.
Kneeland jabs at Lievremont's body.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Lievremont avoids them all with ease.
Kneeland works Lievremont's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Kneeland does no damage.
Kneeland staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievremont slips a jab and a cross from Kneeland.
Kneeland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lievremont misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lievremont shoots and misses
and Kneeland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kneeland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kneeland with a hook.
Kneeland missing with a left hand there. Lievremont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lievremont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
Kneeland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Lievremont does no damage.
Kneeland throws a shot to the body.
Kneeland misses with a low kick.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Lievremont moves out of range.
Kneeland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lievremont counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lievremont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lievremont engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kneeland trying to control the position here.
Lievremont trying to control but Kneeland is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kneeland holds on and takes a little breather.
Kneeland working a defensive guard but Lievremont passes into half guard.
Kneeland wants to get back to full guard.
Kneeland is trying to maintain the position but Lievremont is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland pushes Lievremont off looking to stand but Lievremont dives back in and keeps control.
Kneeland trying to control here.
Lievremont wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kneeland keeps working.
Lievremont is trying to work for a kimura but Kneeland is defending well.
Kneeland controlling the position for now.
Lievremont trying to control the action but Kneeland is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some wild striking there from Kneeland.
Kneeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lievremont.
Lievremont is looking for a counter combo.
Kneeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lievremont.
Lievremont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kneeland now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
Kneeland misses the shot to the body.
Kneeland goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A cross from Kneeland lands.
Lievremont scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Kneeland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lievremont blocks a jab.
Kneeland looks to land a combination but Lievremont avoids it well.
Lievremont looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kneeland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lievremont at a distance.
Kneeland misses with a two punch combination.
Lievremont walks into a jab.
Kneeland misses with a straight left.
Kneeland looks to throw the jab but Lievremont is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lievremont.
Kneeland has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kneeland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kneeland throws a shot from downtown. Lievremont moves away and avoids it.
Lievremont looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland scores with a decent looking hook.
Lievremont slips a straight right by Kneeland.
Lievremont was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kneeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lievremont avoids the body shot from Kneeland.
Kneeland throws a right hand that Lievremont ducks under and follows up with a left that Lievremont also avoids with ease.
Kneeland digs a good hook to Lievremont's body.
Kneeland throws a low kick, looking for Lievremont's leg but Lievremont calmly moves out of range.
Kneeland misses with a left hand
and Lievremont counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lievremont's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lievremont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kneeland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kneeland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lievremont is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sylvain Lievremont overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lievremont stays in close to Kneeland's body and controls the position.
Kneeland keeping full guard, as Lievremont tries to pass.
Kneeland keeping moving, preventing Lievremont from controlling successfully.
Lievremont sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lievremont gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Kneeland.
Kneeland ducks under a wild hook from Lievremont.
Kneeland connects with a jab.
Lievremont throws a hook to the side of Kneeland's head but Kneeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lievremont on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kneeland misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Lievremont misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kneeland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeland misses with a double jab.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kneeland misses with a hook.
Lievremont appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kneeland scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lievremont.
Lievremont gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lievremont is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lievremont walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lievremont loads up on a big right hand but Kneeland slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kneeland! But no joy.
Lievremont takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skillz Kneeland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kneeland 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skillz Kneeland!
Skillz Kneeland gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 1260 p4p, 145 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 1507 p4p, 170 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benitoy misses with a takedown
and Galeos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benitoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galeos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benitoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galeos throws a combination that misses
and Benitoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Galeos's guard.
Benitoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galeos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benitoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitoy stops Galeos from standing up.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galeos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galeos keeping moving, preventing Benitoy from controlling successfully.
Benitoy is in close to Galeos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy landing with the ground and pound.
Galeos wants to stand up but Benitoy is controlling him.
Benitoy wants to control from the top but Galeos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Galeos has wrist control.
Benitoy won't allow Galeos to get back to his feet.
Benitoy throwing strikes but missing.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two 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.
Benitoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galeos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benitoy with a nice head shot there.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Galeos wants to stand but Benitoy is controlling the position.
Benitoy connects with a couple of short punches.
Galeos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benitoy is controlling him.
Benitoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galeos's head.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Galeos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy passes Galeos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Galeos tries to kick Benitoy off but Benitoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benitoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benitoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benitoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galeos defending well though.
Benitoy wants to pass to mount but Galeos is defending the position.
Benitoy lands strikes from half guard.
Benitoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benitoy lands strikes from half guard.
Benitoy misses with a head shot. Galeos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Benitoy wants to control from the top but Galeos keeps moving.
Benitoy connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galeos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benitoy is controlling him.
Benitoy cracks Galeos with a solid left hand.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Galeos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galeos tries to get out of the position.
Galeos keeping moving, preventing Benitoy from controlling successfully.
Galeos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benitoy on the ground.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Benitoy passes Galeos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benitoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galeos defending well though.
Benitoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benitoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy dominated that round.
That's time! Galeos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Galeos misses.
Benitoy with the counter takedown but Galeos avoids it easily.
Galeos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benitoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benitoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benitoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Galeos, which made it look bad.
Benitoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kyle Kristian Galeos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Michael Benitoy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy shoots in for a double leg but Galeos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Galeos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Galeos.
Benitoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Galeos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benitoy somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy has his takedown stuffed
and Galeos counters with a nice body shot.
Galeos scores with a hook.
Benitoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Galeos looks to land a combination but Benitoy avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Galeos there.
Galeos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galeos lands with a right hand.
Benitoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Galeos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy connects with a couple of short punches.
Benitoy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galeos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benitoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Galeos has momentary wrist control but Benitoy slips an elbow through the middle.
Benitoy trying to control but Galeos is working from the bottom.
Benitoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Galeos wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benitoy with a nice head shot there.
Benitoy working some strikes from top position.
Benitoy passes Galeos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benitoy connects with a nice short shot to Galeos's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benitoy connects with a nice short shot to Galeos's temple.
John Michael Benitoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benitoy working Galeos over with strikes.
Galeos taking some punishment here, with Benitoy in his half guard.
Galeos is rocked!
Nice strikes from Benitoy there.
Oh Galeos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitoy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Galeos! More strikes land and this one is all over! Benitoy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Michael Benitoy!
John Michael Benitoy made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 190 p4p, 27 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 152 p4p, 24 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taneyev.
Romeo lands the left hand.
Taneyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeo.
Romeo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taneyev under the eye.
Taneyev slips a straight right by Romeo.
Romeo lands a big uppercut and Taneyev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Taneyev looks OK. Romeo waves Taneyev back to his feet!
It looks like Valentin Taneyev has been cut.
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!
Romeo moves away from the strike by Taneyev.
Taneyev misses with a low kick.
Taneyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romeo throws a lazy right hand but Taneyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taneyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romeo. Taneyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taneyev looks to land a left hand but Romeo moved out of range nicely.
Taneyev misses with a hook. Romeo ducked under it nicely.
Taneyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romeo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Romeo - just one landing.
Taneyev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeo counters with a nice right hand that sends Taneyev toppling to the canvas! Taneyev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Romeo finish him?!
Taneyev is rocked!
Romeo cracks Taneyev with a left hook right on the temple and Taneyev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Romeo lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Taneyev is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!
Anthony Romeo is the new light heavyweight champion!
Anthony Romeo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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