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CMMA 54 Ivanov vs Hanski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 3373 p4p, 24274 weight class) and Khabib Karelin (ranked 438 p4p, 680 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karelin swivels and escapes.
Karelin fails with the takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a shoot takedown. Karelin fights it but they end up in guard.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zimmerman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zimmerman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zimmerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zimmerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman passes Karelin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zimmerman stops Karelin from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Karelin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zimmerman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moritz Zimmerman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roughan (ranked 23567 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Bobby Bowen Jr (ranked 601 p4p, 318 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Roughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bowen Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bowen Jr.
Bowen Jr moves into the clinch.
Roughan is trying to break the clinch but Bowen Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Roughan fails to pull guard.
Bowen Jr stalling.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen Jr is leaning against Roughan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Roughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughan is working for takedown but Bowen Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughan jumps guard and drags Bowen Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roughan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowen Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roughan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowen Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Roughan's legs - danger averted.
Bowen Jr is looking to stand up but Roughan won't let him.
Roughan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roughan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowen Jr defends well.
Bowen Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bowen Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roughan is proving hard to escape from.
Bowen Jr stands and steps away. Roughan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roughan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowen Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roughan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bowen Jr's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roughan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowen Jr is looking to stand up but Roughan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughan content to stall in guard here.
Bowen Jr keeping moving, preventing Roughan from controlling successfully.
Bowen Jr wants to stand up but Roughan is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roughan looking to sit in guard and control but Bowen Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bowen Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roughan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowen Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Roughan's legs - danger averted.
Bowen Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roughan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowen Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Roughan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowen Jr.
Roughan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowen Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Roughan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowen Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowen Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roughan blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Roughan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowen Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowen Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Roughan should have avoided that one.
Bowen Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Roughan goes for a takedown attempt but Bowen Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roughan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowen Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roughan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowen Jr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Roughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowen Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen Jr closes the distance and pushes Roughan back into the cage.
Roughan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roughan tries to pull guard but Bowen Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Roughan drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bowen Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roughan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bowen Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Roughan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bowen Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bowen Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowen Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roughan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roughan is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Bowen Jr just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Roughan has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Bowen Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 3691 p4p, 23974 weight class) and Kekot Koket (ranked 337 p4p, 499 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kekot Koket!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koket misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and De Vries tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries thuds a left hand into Koket's body.
Koket scores with a body shot.
De Vries connects with the punch.
Koket wants to clinch up but De Vries keeps it at a distance.
Kekot Koket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koket throws a head kick that misses.
De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Koket is trying to maintain a safe position but De Vries gets an underhook and turns Koket into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koket letting De Vries take a breather here.
De Vries lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koket is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Koket manages to break the clinch.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body. Koket takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koket lands with a kick to the temple. De Vries shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koket throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Koket gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koket gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vries.
De Vries connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Vries seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Vries digs a good body shot into Koket's ribs.
Koket pushes De Vries up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koket throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koket tries to clinch there but De Vries circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koket throws a leg kick
and De Vries counters with a straight right hand.
Koket throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Vries counter with a right hand.
Koket thows a body kick. De Vries tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Vries connects with a looping right hand.
Koket attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries throws a shot to the body.
Koket tried to score with a low kick but De Vries checks it.
De Vries checks a leg kick.
Koket throws a lazy head kick
and De Vries counters with a crisp one two that drops Koket! De Vries thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Koket to his feet! Koket is in big trouble!
 Koket is rocked!
De Vries's corner calls for a 1-2. De Vries obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koket is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
Koket throws a lazy head kick
and De Vries counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koket thinking.
Koket seems to have recovered his senses.
Koket looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koket swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Vries throws a monster overhand right that drops Koket! De Vries follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan De Vries!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 2263 p4p, 6158 weight class) and Dolph Mercury (ranked 298 p4p, 622 weight class). Mercury has chosen Asap ferg - Plain Jane as his entrance music. Tony Stark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dolph Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercury. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Mercury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
A little feinted left hand from Stark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Stark closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Mercury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mercury trying to stall but Stark improves his position.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercury breaks from the clinch.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercury tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Stark avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercury.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark pushes Mercury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark lands an uppercut.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage.
Mercury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Mercury is trying to break free.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
A short left from Stark.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Stark is leaning against Mercury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Mercury tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Mercury controls the action.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark lands a left hand.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Stark working aggressively here.
Mercury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury stalling the fight.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
Mercury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercury controlling the action here for a moment.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
Mercury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury misses with a jab to the body
and Stark counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mercury! Stark lets Mercury back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mercury is rocked!
Stark clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stark drives through and clinches with Mercury against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Mercury avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Mercury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Stark lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury throws an elbow that misses.
Tony Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury breaks the clinch.
Stark wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark forces Mercury back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Stark gets through Mercury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercury.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury misses with an elbow strike.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercury can do to turn this around?
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to break free but Stark has control.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Stark.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Stark.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Mercury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Stark tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Mercury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Mercury misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercury loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Mercury misses with a left hand
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark takes the fight into the clinch.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Mercury pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mercury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercury is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercury seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury breaks from the clinch.
Stark wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Mercury tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
Stark pushes Mercury up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Mercury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stark has Mercury pressed against the cage, preventing Mercury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stark lands a right hand.
Mercury is trying to stall.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Mercury.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mercury! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stark is unloading with more strikes now! Mercury drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Stark!
Tony Stark decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Zuluzinho (ranked 1624 p4p, 6400 weight class) and Sean Harrison (ranked 60 p4p, 171 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Zuluzinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuluzinho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrison throws a hook but Zuluzinho avoids it easily.
Zuluzinho shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zuluzinho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrison defends it nicely.
Harrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zuluzinho in his tracks.
 It looks like Giant Zuluzinho has been cut.
Zuluzinho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Harrison.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison works on Zuluzinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Zuluzinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Zuluzinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuluzinho is trying to drag Harrison to the mat but Harrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zuluzinho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuluzinho is looking for a takedown.
Zuluzinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zuluzinho is trying to drag Harrison to the mat but Harrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zuluzinho is looking to control Harrison's arms but Harrison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zuluzinho has his back to the cage.
Zuluzinho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuluzinho.
A right hand to the body from Harrison.
Zuluzinho is breathing heavily.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Harrison.
Giant Zuluzinho's cut is getting worse.
Harrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrison digs a right hand underneath Zuluzinho's ribcage. Zuluzinho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Zuluzinho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harrison pushes Zuluzinho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrison is leaning against Zuluzinho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harrison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison tries a body shot but Zuluzinho blocks it.
A short uppercut from Harrison.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harrison.
A short right from Harrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrison.
Harrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrison lands a right hand.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuluzinho backwards.
Giant Zuluzinho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison drops Zuluzinho onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zuluzinho is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Zuluzinho is rocked!
Harrison unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zuluzinho! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harrison is unloading with more strikes now! Zuluzinho drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Harrison!
Sean Harrison 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Of Legend (ranked 4643 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Chris Morton (ranked 543 p4p, 400 weight class). Chris Morton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Of Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Morton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Of Legend counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Of Legend to acknowledge the strikes.
Of Legend misses with a wild combination.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Of Legend throws a front kick aimed at Morton's knee but Morton avoids it well.
Of Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Of Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chris Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton looks to land a combination but Of Legend avoids it well.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Of Legend seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morton throws a big shot that misses.
Of Legend thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Of Legend has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morton looks to land a combination but Of Legend avoids it well.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Of Legend.
Of Legend lands with a nice combination. Morton backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Chris Morton has been cut.
Of Legend scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morton in his tracks.
Of Legend gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Legend wants to take the fight to the mat but Morton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Of Legend is trying to drag Morton to the mat but Morton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Legend.
Morton looking to throw knees to the head but Of Legend is blocking nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morton 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.
Of Legend tries to score a body lock takedown but Morton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Of Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Of Legend.
Morton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morton has Of Legend pushed against the cage.
Of Legend'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.
Morton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Of Legend is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morton is defending well.
Morton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morton looking to stall.
Of Legend has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morton regains guard immediately.
Of Legend drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Of Legend has Morton in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Of Legend has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morton has managed to get both his arms back between Of Legend's legs - danger averted.
Of Legend looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Morton is defending well. Of Legend quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Morton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Of Legend celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Of Legend!
A relieved looking Bob Of Legend 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 2716 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Jan Klauss (ranked 306 p4p, 307 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Klauss!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Klauss tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klauss backwards.
Hunt pushes Klauss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klauss backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt has Klauss pressed against the cage, preventing Klauss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klauss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klauss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt pushes Klauss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt gets through Klauss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Klauss is rocked!
Hunt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Klauss's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Klauss drops to his knees and Hunt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sausage Pizza (ranked 2183 p4p, 3504 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 76 p4p, 123 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pizza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Koo Koo Kanga Roo - All I Eat Is Pizza. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sausage Pizza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Pizza.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Gunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pizza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pizza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Pizza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pizza thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gunn swings for the body but Pizza moves out of range.
Pizza needs to keep his hands up - Gunn had a free shot at his head there.
Pizza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pizza.
Pizza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pizza feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Gunn collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sausage Pizza!
Sausage Pizza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 2322 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Koskisen Hanski (ranked 85 p4p, 45 weight class). Koskisen Hanski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koskisen Hanski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Hanski misses with a hook.
Hanski darts in trying to clinch
and Ivanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Hanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanski takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov 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.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of Hanski's head.
It looks like Koskisen Hanski has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as Hanski controls the action.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov prevents a body shot from Hanski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanski.
Hanski cracks Ivanov with a nice body shot.
Hanski stalls.
Hanski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanski misses with some punches.
Ivanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanov.
Hanski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanski stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Hanski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Hanski blocking some punches.
Hanski blocks an uppercut.
Hanski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ivanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanski.
Hanski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Hanski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanski throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanski.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Hanski lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Hanski misses with some punches.
Hanski prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
A nice left hand lands by Hanski.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski misses with some punches.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanski throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ivanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hanski scores with a shot to the side of Ivanov's head.
Hanski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ivanov - that landed with a thud.
Hanski blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanski.
Hanski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ivanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanski can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanski tries a body shot but Ivanov blocks it.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanov.
Hanski works on Ivanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Hanski misses with the head strike.
Hanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanski throws a head punch that misses.
Hanski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanov or not.
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koskisen Hanski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
A swing and a miss from Hanski.
Ivanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hanski misses with a straight right.
Ivanov half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanski throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanov counters with a straight right hand.
Hanski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanski looks to land a right hand but Ivanov moved out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hanski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanski tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ivanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanski misses with a body shot
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov throws a shot from downtown. Hanski moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanski.
Ivanov slips a jab from Hanski.
Ivanov is looking to counter punch.
Hanski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a lazy right hand but Hanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanski misses with a right hand
enabling Ivanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanov.
Hanski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanski missing with a left hand there. Ivanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Ivanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanski lands the left hand.
Hanski misses with a right hand
and Ivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivanov connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanski throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivanov counters with a head kick that drops Hanski to the mat! Hanski scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hanski wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov is looking to counter punch.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Hanski is out of range.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanski misses with a right hand
and Ivanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ivanov walks into a jab.
Hanski drops his hands momentarily and Ivanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanski is rocked!
Hanski lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanski cracks Ivanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanski tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanski swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ivanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanski throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
It looked like Ivanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanski misses with a hook to the body
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
Ivanov moves forwards but Hanski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanski misses with a body shot.
Hanski misses the body punch
and Ivanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ivanov misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanov's head.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanski's head backwards.
Hanski lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov leaves his chin hanging out and Hanski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ivanov crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koskisen Hanski!
A determined Koskisen Hanski didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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