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BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Caparzo (ranked 3754 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Robson Novaes (ranked 504 p4p, 474 weight class). Novaes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Favela Venceu - MC's Cabelinho & Hariel. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Caparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Novaes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novaes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Caparzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Caparzo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bennies Boppers in the buildup to the fight.
Caparzo slips a jab from Novaes.
It looked like Caparzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Novaes throws a hook to the side of Caparzo's head but Caparzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Caparzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Novaes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Caparzo misses.
Novaes misses with an uppercut
and Caparzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Novaes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caparzo counters with a nice body shot.
Novaes misses with an uppercut.
Caparzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson Novaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novaes just misses with a punch to the body.
Novaes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caparzo.
A little feinted left hand from Caparzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Caparzo.
Novaes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caparzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Novaes lands the left hand.
 It looks like Wade Caparzo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novaes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caparzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Caparzo misses.
Novaes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Caparzo is looking to wear down Novaes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Caparzo.
Novaes throws a right hand that misses
and Caparzo counters with a left to the body.
Caparzo staying out of range there.
Caparzo tests Novaes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Novaes throws a lazy uppercut
and Caparzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novaes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Novaes misses with a body shot
and Caparzo counters with a straight right hand.
Caparzo lands a head shot.
Novaes connects with a body shot that sends Caparzo's belly button to the back.
Novaes scores with a hook to the body. Caparzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caparzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Caparzo.
Caparzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Novaes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caparzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Novaes takes one on the button.
Novaes throws a jab but it's blocked by Caparzo.
Novaes misses with a straight left.
Caparzo lands with a shot to the body.
Caparzo lands the left hand.
Caparzo scores with the left hand. Novaes knows he should have avoided that one.
Caparzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Novaes misses with a hook
and Caparzo counters with a nice body shot.
Caparzo throws a right and a left that Novaes avoids nicely.
Novaes tries a quick counter leg kick but Caparzo is wise to it.
Novaes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caparzo is just out of range.
Caparzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Novaes misses the shot to the body.
Novaes throws a chopping leg kick but Caparzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Novaes throws a leg kick but Caparzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a right hand that Novaes ducks under and follows up with a left that Novaes also avoids with ease.
Novaes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caparzo throwing a counter right hand but Novaes manages to avoid it.
Novaes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caparzo cracks Novaes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Novaes takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Novaes misses
and Caparzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Caparzo.
Novaes misses with a hook
and Caparzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caparzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Novaes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caparzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Novaes.
Novaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novaes misses with an uppercut.
Novaes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novaes misses with an uppercut
and Caparzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caparzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo slips under a jab from Novaes.
Caparzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caparzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Novaes lands a head kick. Caparzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caparzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Novaes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Caparzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novaes throws a chopping leg kick but Caparzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Novaes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Novaes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caparzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caparzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caparzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Novaes should have avoided that one.
Caparzo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caparzo scores with a jab.
Caparzo scores with a shot to the body.
Caparzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 Novaes is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Caparzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Caparzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Novaes looks to land a left hand but Caparzo moved out of range nicely.
Novaes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caparzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Novaes is still on wobbly legs! Can Caparzo finish him?
Caparzo lands with a good body shot.
Wade Caparzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Novaes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caparzo cracks Novaes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Novaes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Caparzo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Novaes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Caparzo!
A victorious Wade Caparzo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rytina (ranked 2322 p4p, 3549 weight class) and Onterrio Smith (ranked 304 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rytina tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rytina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Rytina - that landed with a thud.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rytina.
Rytina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A body shot lands from Rytina.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Rytina scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith looks winded!
Rytina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rytina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rytina stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rytina scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Onterrio Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rytina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rytina misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith 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.
Rytina tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Rytina manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Rytina.
Smith throws a push kick but Rytina slaps the foot to one side.
Smith swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rytina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rytina, pushing him back against the cage.
Rytina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rytina tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Rytina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Rytina controls his hands.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina lands a left hand.
Rytina controlling the action here for a moment.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith is trying to control the position but Rytina postures up.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rytina escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rytina wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Rytina tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rytina pulls his head out easily.
Rytina trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Rytina prevents Smith from improving his position.
Rytina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Rytina controlling from the full mount.
Rytina is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Rytina looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Rytina has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rytina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Rytina.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rytina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rytina.
Onterrio Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Rytina's ribs.
Rytina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Rytina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rytina moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rytina lands a body shot.
Rytina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Rytina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rytina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rytina landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rytina lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rytina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rytina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rytina is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Rytina throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Rytina controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rytina.
Risto Rytina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rytina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Rytina controls the action.
Rytina lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rytina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rytina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rytina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rytina looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rytina stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Rytina half committed to a counter leg kick.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rytina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rytina throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Rytina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rytina tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Rytina back against the cage.
Rytina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Rytina.
Rytina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rytina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rytina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rytina's hands.
Rytina misses with a wild combination.
Rytina throws a big shot that misses.
Smith moves to clinch but Rytina breaks away
letting Rytina counter with a right hand.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Risto Rytina is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Rytina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Rytina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rytina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Rytina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith closes the distance but Rytina moves to the side
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Rytina counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rytina connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rytina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytina throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith closes the distance but Rytina moves to the side
and Rytina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rytina has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushes down on Rytina's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rytina tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Rytina wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Rytina won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Rytina is defending well.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rytina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Onterrio Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Smith is looking to stall here but Rytina recovers full guard.
Rytina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith wants to control from the top but Rytina keeps moving.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Rytina's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rytina.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith goes for an armbar but Rytina turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rytina.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rytina manages to get himself to full guard.
Risto Rytina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rytina trying to control the position.
Rytina can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rytina sees it coming and defends easily.
Rytina preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Onterrio Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rytina defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onterrio Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rytina has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Rytina!
Risto Rytina 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hotman (ranked 2785 p4p, 2302 weight class) and Zoo Ten (ranked 264 p4p, 237 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Hotman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoo Ten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ten tries to work over Hotman's front leg with a kick but Hotman checks it.
Ten moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Ten misses.
Hotman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hotman.
Hotman slips under a jab.
Hotman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ten throws a lazy uppercut
and Hotman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hotman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hotman throws a head kick that misses.
Hotman 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.
Hotman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hotman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ten blocks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Ten finds it's target.
A slow jab from Ten misses its intended target.
Hotman slips under a jab from Ten.
Hotman wants to slow Ten down by chopping away at his legs.
Ten misses with a straight right.
Ten throws out a powerful jab.
Zoo Ten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ten moves out of range as Hotman throws a body kick.
Hotman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ten misses with a hook. Hotman ducked under it nicely.
Hotman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ten scores with a sloppy right hand. Hotman should have avoided that one.
Hotman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hotman misses with a head kick.
Ten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hotman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hotman throws a head kick but Ten moves out of range.
Hotman blocks a leg kick.
Hotman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hotman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ten misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Ten misses.
Hotman tried to counter with a leg kick but Ten avoided it.
Ten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hotman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Ten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hotman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ten. Ten obviously looking to wear him down.
Hotman looks to land a body kick but Ten moved away.
Hotman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hotman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ten manages to avoid it.
Hotman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hotman's head.
 Hotman is rocked!
Hotman looks for the body kick but Ten saw that one coming.
Oh Hotman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hotman.
Hotman seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Ten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hotman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hotman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hotman moves out of range as Ten strikes.
Ten misses with an uppercut. Hotman saw that one coming.
Hotman feinted with a counter takedown.
Ten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hotman.
Hotman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ten sprawls and moves away.
Hotman throws a head kick that Ten semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoo Ten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ten scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Zoo Ten has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ten.
Hotman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hotman misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hotman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hotman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hotman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ten misses with a double jab.
Hotman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ten avoids it.
Ten's corner calls for a 1-2. Ten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten scores with a nice head shot.
Hotman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ten throws out a counter right but Hotman avoids it with no problem.
Ten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hotman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Ten coming out on top.
Ten misses with a low kick.
Hotman misses with a low kick.
Ten throws a right hand that misses
and Hotman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hotman takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Ten finds it's target.
Ten checks a leg kick.
Ten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hotman.
Hotman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ten's corner calls for a 1-2. Ten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ten misses with a knee strike.
Ten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ten misses with a knee strike.
Ten misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hotman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hotman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hotman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Hotman.
Ten avoids the head kick by Hotman.
Ten blocks a low kick nicely.
Hotman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hotman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ten wants to clinch up but Hotman keeps it at a distance.
Ten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hotman. Hotman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ten throws a leg kick but Hotman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hotman backs up against the cage.
Hotman scoring well with a low kick there.
Ten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotman throws a leg kick
enabling Ten to counter with a crisp jab.
Hotman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hotman throws a body punch but Ten moves out of range.
Hotman punishes Ten's body with a nice straight punch.
Hotman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoo Ten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zoo Ten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch combination from Ten misses.
Hotman is looking to wear down Ten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ten tries to clinch but Hotman is having none of it.
Ten scores with a jab to the head.
Ten misses with a looping left.
Hotman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ten throws a wild body kick that Hotman sees coming a mile off.
Hotman has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ten.
Ten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hotman wants a takedown but no success here.
Ten misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten breaks the clinch.
Ten tries to clinch but Hotman is having none of it.
Ten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hotman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hotman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hotman looks to land a body kick but Ten moved away.
Ten rushes Hotman and presses him up against the cage.
Ten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole Hotman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ten letting Hotman take a breather here.
Ten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hotman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ten tries a knee to the head but Hotman blocks it.
Hotman'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.
Ten misses with a knee to the head.
Ten is trying to force a seperation but Hotman has the dominant position.
Ten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ten can't break the clinch.
Ten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hotman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hotman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ten up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hotman throws an elbow but misses.
Ten misses with a knee to the head.
Hotman stalling.
Ten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ten with a knee to the head.
Ten tries to break free but Hotman pushes him back against the cage.
Ten misses with a knee strike.
Ten can't break the clinch.
Ten misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotman taking a breather.
Hotman is pushing Ten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hotman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hotman stalling the fight.
Hotman controlling the action here for a moment.
Zoo Ten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ten avoiding damage as Hotman throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ten blocks the elbow strike.
Hotman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ten managing to block the knees to the body from Hotman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoo Ten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoo Ten!
A relieved looking Zoo Ten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 4317 p4p, 3588 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 97 p4p, 84 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jainar throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jainar is just out of range.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jainar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jainar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jainar with the inside leg kick.
Jainar throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Jainar moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Jainar is predictable there
and Jainar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Jainar misses.
Jackson cracks Jainar with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jainar tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jackson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jainar is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 3817 p4p, 4216 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 511 p4p, 547 weight class). Dos Santos's entrance music is 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinheiro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinheiro scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Jorge Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Pinheiro counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Pinheiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinheiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pinheiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Pinheiro scores with a body shot.
Lucas Pinheiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Pinheiro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos scores with a head kick.
It looks like Lucas Pinheiro has been cut.
Pinheiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Pinheiro - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pinheiro walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Pinheiro - just one landing.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Pinheiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dos Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pinheiro lands a nice hook to Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinheiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Pinheiro finds it's way through Dos Santos's defenses.
Lucas Pinheiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinheiro scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinheiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinheiro is just out of range.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Santos misses with a right hand
and Pinheiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinheiro gets in close and tags Dos Santos with a short punch that almost sends Dos Santos to the mat! Oh Dos Santos is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pinheiro, trying to create some distance but Pinheiro rushes him, striking wildly and Dos Santos goes down! The referee tackles Pinheiro into the cage to end the fight! Pinheiro is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Pinheiro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Campbell (ranked 2158 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 253 p4p, 191 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 Los Angeles, Julius Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Bautista takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Campbell throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Campbell lands a head shot.
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell tried to counter with a leg kick but Bautista avoided it.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Bautista releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Campbell checks a low kick from Bautista.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bautista.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell throws a low kick but Bautista moves out of range easily.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Bautista.
Bautista buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautista slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell ducks right into an uppercut from Bautista.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bautista tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell pushes Bautista away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell is looking to slow Bautista down with leg kicks.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Julius Campbell has been cut.
Bautista throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Julius Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Bautista counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell with the inside leg kick.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell checks a low kick from Bautista.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but Bautista checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Campbell looks to throw a body kick
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bautista connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Campbell scrambles back to his feet.
Bautista is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Campbell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bautista connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Campbell thumps Bautista with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista cracks Campbell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Campbell moves out of range of the leg kick from Bautista.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Bautista moves out of range of the body kick.
Bautista checks a low kick from Campbell.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Bautista checks it
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Julius Campbell's cut is getting worse.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bautista moves out of range of the leg kick from Campbell.
Campbell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bautista lands with an uppercut that bounces Campbell off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista 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.
That kick from Bautista tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Bautista counters with a nice leg kick.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell gets tackled into the cage by Bautista. Bautista maintains the clinch.
Bautista is working Campbell over against the cage.
Bautista lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Bautista lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bautista lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campbell is rocked!
Campbell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bautista lands a shot to the body.
Campbell seems to have got his legs back now.
Bautista lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bautista dips a shoulder and cracks Campbell with a mighty uppercut! Campbell falls back against the cage and Bautista unloads with a barrage of strikes! Campbell is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bautista screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
A very excited looking Drax Bautista rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 2220 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Islam Petrov (ranked 262 p4p, 334 weight class). Samuel Rodrigues could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Islam Petrov'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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Petrov won't allow it.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrov uses from the top position.
Petrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petrov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Petrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodrigues is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Rodrigues defends easily.
Rodrigues drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodrigues jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodrigues got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petrov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodrigues has managed to get both his arms back between Petrov's legs - danger averted.
Petrov working for a triangle but Rodrigues defends it easily.
Rodrigues drops back looking for a leg! Petrov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petrov manages to kick Rodrigues off! Rodrigues jumps back into Petrov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is posturing up here but Petrov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rodrigues tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rodrigues has to tap! Slick submission there by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Islam Petrov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Bravo (ranked 2257 p4p, 1817 weight class) and Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 232 p4p, 190 weight class). Ryuunosuke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Wa Shock. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuunosuke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo is working Ryuunosuke over against the cage.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryuunosuke manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ryuunosuke controls Bravo momentarily but Bravo frees himself.
Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Bravo tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
Bravo controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke is looking to reverse the position.
Ryuunosuke keeps trying to improve his position.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryuunosuke keeps working.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Bravo's posture but Bravo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryuunosuke keeps working.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Bravo's posture but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo wants to control but Ryuunosuke is keeping him busy.
Ryuunosuke is looking to regain half guard here but Bravo keeps moving and retains side control.
Bravo working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bravo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bravo trying to control the position but Ryuunosuke is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo has hold of Ryuunosuke's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ryuunosuke tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bravo cranks the arm and Ryuunosuke screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ryuunosuke, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Edgar Bravo!
A very excited looking Edgar Bravo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 617 p4p, 440 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 97 p4p, 76 weight class). Randleman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mataitai. That snapped Randleman's head back.
Randleman scoring well with a low kick there.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Mataitai moved out of range nicely.
Mataitai tries to clinch there but Randleman circles away.
Mataitai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Mataitai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mataitai backing away here, and Randleman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mataitai thuds a left hand into Randleman's body.
Mataitai wants to clinch but Randleman slips to the side
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Randleman slips a straight right by Mataitai.
Mataitai 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.
A big right from Randleman misses.
Mataitai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randleman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randleman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mataitai wants to clinch up but Randleman keeps it at a distance.
Randleman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mataitai looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randleman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mataitai wants to clinch.
Mataitai instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Randleman controls his hands.
Mataitai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Randleman backwards.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Randleman tries to break free but Mataitai pushes him back against the cage.
Randleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Mataitai.
Randleman blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Randleman misses with the head strike.
Randleman misses with some punches.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Randleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Mataitai.
Randleman tries a body shot but Mataitai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mataitai.
Randleman blocks an uppercut.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Randleman blocks it.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mataitais head.
Randleman lands a left hand.
Mataitai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Randleman blocks an uppercut.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randleman prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
A right hand to the body from Randleman.
Randleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randleman lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Randleman.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mataitai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mataitai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mataitai has closed the distance and engaged Randleman in a clinch.
Randleman throws a head punch that misses.
Randleman pushes Mataitai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randleman tries to throw a body punch but Mataitai avoids it by throwing Randleman back against the cage.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Mataitai.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Mataitai misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randleman lands a shoulder strike.
Randleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randleman misses with the head strike.
Randleman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mataitai misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
Randleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Randleman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Randleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Willy Mataitai's cut.
That's time! Mataitai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mataitai misses with a lunging right hand
and Randleman counters with an inside leg kick.
Randleman takes a swing at Mataitai's ribcage but misses.
Randleman connects with a right hand. Mataitai shakes it off.
A jab from Mataitai finds it's way through Randleman's defenses.
Willy Mataitai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randleman moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Randleman.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mataitai moves away.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
Randleman tries to keep at a distance but Mataitai has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Randleman misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mataitai.
Mataitai prevents Randleman from breaking the clinch.
Mataitai has a couple of punches blocked by Randleman.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randleman backwards.
Mataitai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mataitai is working Randleman over against the cage.
Randleman prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Randleman blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
Randleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mataitai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman tries to throw a body punch but Mataitai avoids it by throwing Randleman back against the cage.
Randleman misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Randleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Randleman fails to land.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Mataitai.
Mataitai misses with a punch on the inside.
Randleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randleman is breathing heavily.
Randleman blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randleman.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai pushes Randleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mataitai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randleman.
Randleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randleman blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Randleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Randleman throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataitai controls his hands.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Randleman blocks it.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randleman lands a right hand.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Randleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mataitai closes the distance but Randleman moves to the side
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Randleman takes a swing at Mataitai's ribcage but misses.
Mataitai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Randleman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mataitai scores with a nice strike.
Randleman connects with a jab.
Randleman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Randleman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Randleman misses.
Mataitai tests Randleman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mataitai darts in trying to clinch
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willy Mataitai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Willy Mataitai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Randleman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
Mataitai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman misses with a head kick.
Mataitai misses with the combination.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Mataitai lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai lands with a hook. Randleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mataitai swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Mataitai slips a jab from Randleman.
Mataitai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Mataitai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Randleman doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mataitai finds it's way through Randleman's defenses.
Mataitai darts in and clinches Randleman up against the cage.
Randleman takes a shot to the head.
Randleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mataitai digs a good body shot into Randleman's ribs.
Randleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randleman! But no joy.
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Mataitai moves away and avoids it.
Mataitai lunges at Randleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Randleman's hand.
Randy Randleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mataitai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mataitai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mataitai moves in looking to clinch but Randleman pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a jab to the body
and Mataitai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Mataitai. That snapped Randleman's head back.
An inside leg kick from Randleman misses.
Mataitai swings widly with a right hand
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
Randleman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mataitai staying out of range there.
Mataitai misses with a body shot
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
Willy Mataitai's cut is getting worse.
Randleman avoids the body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
Randleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mataitai is rocked!
A shot to the body from Mataitai misses
and Mataitai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Mataitai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mataitai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randleman unleashes a big counter combination but Mataitai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Randleman. Beautiful body shot.
Mataitai seems to have got his legs back now.
Mataitai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randleman, pushing him back against the cage.
Randleman can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.
Randleman working hard to break the clinch.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randleman has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
Randleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mataitai digs a right hand underneath Randleman's ribcage. Randleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mataitai lands a right hand.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Randleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman tries a body shot but Mataitai blocks it.
Randleman prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Mataitai pushes Randleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman lands a shot to the body.
Mataitai tries to work over Randleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mataitai.
Mataitai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mataitai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai throws a punch but it's blocked by Randleman.
Randleman is stalling here.
Mataitai can't find room to land a body shot as Randleman controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Mataitai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mataitai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 91 p4p, 864 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 1 p4p, 20 weight class). Tupa Halloo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leagatius circles away quickly and effectively.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leagatius has time to react.
Halloo tries to clinch but Leagatius moves out of range.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leagatius manages to avoid it.
Halloo slips a jab from Leagatius.
Halloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halloo missing with a left hand there. Leagatius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leagatius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leagatius blocks a head kick by Halloo.
We've been hearing reports that Leagatius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo tries to land a leg kick but Leagatius saw it coming and moves away.
Halloo misses with a wild combination.
Halloo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Leagatius.
Leagatius moves away from the strike by Halloo.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leagatius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leagatius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halloo misses with a right hand
and Leagatius counters with an outside leg kick.
Leagatius tries to land a front kick but Halloo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halloo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leagatius blocks it well.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Leagatius swings widly with a right hand
and Halloo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halloo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leagatius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius misses with a low kick.
Leagatius drops his hands momentarily and Halloo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halloo pushes Leagatius up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leagatius blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Halloo.
Leagatius takes a shot to the head.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Leagatius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leagatius slows down the pace here.
Halloo can't find room to land a body shot as Leagatius controls the action.
Leagatius has Halloo pressed against the cage.
Leagatius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius lands the left hand.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Leagatius's leg. Leagatius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halloo misses with an uppercut. Leagatius saw that one coming.
Leagatius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Leagatius's leg. Leagatius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo with a nice cross.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halloo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo wants to clinch up but Leagatius keeps it at a distance.
Halloo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leagatius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Jab by Leagatius.
Halloo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leagatius blocking some punches.
Leagatius blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Leagatius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leagatius misses with a looping left.
Halloo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leagatius counters with a straight right hand.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leagatius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Halloo misses.
Halloo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halloo misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Halloo moves in looking to clinch but Leagatius pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Leagatius misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leagatius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leagatius walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Halloo tries to clinch but Leagatius moves out of range.
Halloo tests Leagatius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo misses the body punch
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Halloo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leagatius misses with a straight left.
Leagatius lands a left and a right that send Halloo crashing to the mat, dazed. Leagatius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Tupa Halloo has been cut.
Leagatius works Halloo's body with a nice hook.
Halloo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Leagatius.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leagatius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halloo lands a right hand.
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leagatius lunges at Halloo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halloo's hand.
Leagatius circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Halloo to the canvas! Halloo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leagatius keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Leagatius!
Brutus Leagatius retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Brutus Leagatius 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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