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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Adderley (ranked 4231 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 548 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Battaglia slips the punch.
Adderley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battaglia circles away quickly and effectively.
Adderley thumps Battaglia with a low kick.
Adderley throws a head kick but Battaglia moves out of range.
Adderley throws a nice looking combination but Battaglia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dexter Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battaglia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adderley.
Adderley tries to land a leg kick but Battaglia saw it coming and moves away.
Battaglia scores with a leg kick.
Battaglia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Adderley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adderley throws a leg kick
so Battaglia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Battaglia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Battaglia won't allow Adderley to sweep him here.
Battaglia connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adderley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adderley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battaglia cracks Adderley with a solid left hand.
Battaglia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adderley has momentary wrist control but Battaglia slips an elbow through the middle.
Adderley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adderley wants to stand but Battaglia is controlling the position.
Adderley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adderley wants to stand up but Battaglia is controlling him.
Battaglia throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia trying to control the position from guard on top but Adderley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battaglia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Adderley looking for a sweep. Not yet Adderley, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Battaglia postures up and lands a big shot to Adderley's brow.
Adderley wants to stand and escape but Battaglia is having none of it.
Battaglia is looking to work some ground and pound but Adderley has wrist control.
Adderley has Battaglia pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adderley throws a head kick but Battaglia moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley tries to work over Battaglia's front leg with a kick but Battaglia checks it.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
Battaglia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley thows a leg kick but Battaglia checks it
and Battaglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adderley thows a leg kick but Battaglia checks it
and Battaglia counters with a nice body shot.
Dexter Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battaglia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battaglia counters with a takedown into side control.
Battaglia tries to advance to mount but Adderley denies him.
Adderley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Battaglia wants to control but Adderley is keeping him busy.
Adderley stops Battaglia from passing to mount.
Adderley can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Battaglia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Battaglia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adderley stops Battaglia from passing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battaglia scoring with punches from side control.
Adderley is looking for a sweep.
Battaglia moves into full mount!
Battaglia landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Battaglia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battaglia.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley is looking to slow Battaglia down with leg kicks.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
Adderley lands with a nice combination. Battaglia backs away looking to recover.
A big right from Adderley misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battaglia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battaglia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley swings for the body but Battaglia moves out of range.
Adderley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adderley lands with a shot to the body.
Dexter Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battaglia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley connects with a single shot there.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Battaglia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Battaglia scores with punches from side control.
Battaglia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adderley down.
Battaglia working the body and head with strikes.
Battaglia lands a few punches from side control.
Adderley is trying to get back to his feet.
Adderley is not content to let Battaglia control the position.
Adderley is trying to control Battaglia's posture but Battaglia avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley is trying to get back to his feet.
Battaglia cracks Adderley with a big right hand but Adderley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Battaglia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Battaglia tries to score with some ground and pound. Adderley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Battaglia taking a break here but Adderley is having none of it and regains half guard.
Battaglia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adderley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Battaglia wants to advance to full mount but Adderley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Battaglia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Battaglia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adderley leaning against his opponent.
Adderley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Battaglia.
Adderley gets underhooks to prevent Battaglia's takedown attempt.
Battaglia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adderley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dexter Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
Battaglia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Battaglia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adderley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia can't get the takedown.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adderley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battaglia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley moves out of range of the leg kick from Battaglia.
Battaglia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battaglia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battaglia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battaglia has time to react.
Battaglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Battaglia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adderley defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battaglia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Adderley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
Adderley misses the jab.
Adderley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adderley cracks Battaglia with a good jab.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adderley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adderley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adderley takes a swing at Battaglia's ribcage but misses.
Battaglia misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley moves out of range of the strikes.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Battaglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adderley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battaglia. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adderley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adderley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Adderley. No joy for Battaglia on that attempt.
Adderley throws a leg kick that misses.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
Battaglia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adderley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adderley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battaglia.
A good leg kick by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Dexter Adderley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adderley misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Adderley lands.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Battaglia misses.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
Battaglia scores with a sloppy right hand. Adderley should have avoided that one.
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Battaglia moves out of range easily.
Adderley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Battaglia misses.
Nice cross by Battaglia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Battaglia saw that one coming.
Battaglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battaglia.
Battaglia swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
A low kick from Adderley is predictable there
and Battaglia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Battaglia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adderley keeping moving, preventing Battaglia from controlling successfully.
Adderley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Battaglia controls the pace.
Adderley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battaglia can do to turn this around?
Battaglia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Battaglia with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia trying to control the position from guard on top but Adderley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battaglia tries to free his leg and advance position but Adderley is retaining full guard.
Adderley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adderley has his feet on Battaglia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Battaglia moves away and avoids it.
Battaglia with the counter takedown but Adderley avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Battaglia is defended easily by Adderley.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Adderley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adderley 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Adderley!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Adderley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Messi (ranked 2838 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Jurumin Silva (ranked 357 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jurumin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi connects with a nice looking jab.
Messi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Messi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Messi moves into the clinch successfully.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Messi walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Messi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Knock Out Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Messi.
Silva tries to pull guard but Messi holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messi tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Messi tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Messi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ronaldo Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurumin Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Messi.
Messi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Messi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Messi.
Messi misses with a punch on the inside.
Messi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messi tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Messi back against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.
Messi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is trying to drag Messi to the mat but Messi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Messi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Messi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Messi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messi's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Messi.
Silva tries a body shot but Messi blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Messi.
Messi is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Messi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva cracks Messi with a nice body shot.
Messi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Messi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Messi manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Messi's guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva 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. Messi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jurumin Silva!
Jurumin Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tengelü Hekite logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Caparzo (ranked 1943 p4p, 1663 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 282 p4p, 248 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin misses with a hook.
Caparzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caparzo avoids the body shot from Bonin.
Caparzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonin. Bonin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caparzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonin throws an overhand right that lands on Caparzo's shoulder, as Caparzo tries to avoid the shot.
Bonin moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Wade Caparzo has been cut.
Bonin looks to throw the jab but Caparzo is out of range.
Bonin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caparzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caparzo drops his hands momentarily and Bonin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonin misses with a double jab.
William Bonin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonin throws a big shot that misses.
Caparzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Caparzo is rocked!
Caparzo misses with an uppercut.
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!
Caparzo drives through and clinches with Bonin against the cage.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Caparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a head punch that misses.
Bonin takes a shot to the head.
Caparzo digs a right hand into Bonin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonin's gas tank.
The referee calls for Caparzo to work.
Caparzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caparzo defending well as Bonin loads up on a big left hand.
Bonin moves away from the strike by Caparzo.
Bonin takes a swing at Caparzo's ribcage but misses.
Caparzo cracks Bonin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonin scores with a jab. Caparzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonin cracks Caparzo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caparzo to stand back up!
Oh Caparzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonin loads up on a big right hand but Caparzo slips the punch.
Caparzo ducks under a wild hook from Bonin.
Caparzo swings for the body but Bonin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bonin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caparzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Caparzo misses with a hook.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caparzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caparzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caparzo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caparzo moves away from the strike by Bonin.
Caparzo punishes Bonin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Caparzo counter with a right hand.
Bonin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caparzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonin's hands.
Bonin misses with a hook
and Caparzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonin thinking.
Caparzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caparzo throws a head punch that misses.
Caparzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caparzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonin throws out a loose jab but Caparzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin fails to land with a series of punches.
Caparzo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bonin looks to land a right hand but Caparzo moved out of range.
Bonin misses with a hook
enabling Caparzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonin throws a right hand that misses
and Caparzo counters with a straight right hand.
Caparzo lands with a nice body punch.
Bonin moves out of range as Caparzo strikes.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
Bonin loads up on a big right hand but Caparzo slips the punch.
Caparzo misses with a double jab.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caparzo misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
A big right from Caparzo misses.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin lands a head shot.
Caparzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caparzo wants to clinch.
Caparzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonin.
Bonin connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caparzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonin slips a jab and a cross from Caparzo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Bonin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Caparzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Caparzo takes one to the side of the head.
Caparzo closes the distance and clinches.
Caparzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caparzo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Caparzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caparzo breaks from the clinch.
Bonin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caparzo.
Caparzo tries to clinch but Bonin moves out of range.
Caparzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Bonin misses.
Bonin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caparzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caparzo.
An attempted straight right counter from Caparzo misses the target.
Caparzo is looking to clinch.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Caparzo avoids it with no problem.
Caparzo slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Bonin coming out on top.
Bonin throws a hook but Caparzo avoids it easily.
Caparzo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin throws a hook to the side of Caparzo's head but Caparzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caparzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonin.
Bonin moves out of range as Caparzo strikes.
Caparzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonin throws a jab but it's blocked by Caparzo.
Bonin avoids the body shot from Caparzo.
Bonin misses with an uppercut. Caparzo saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Caparzo.
Caparzo throws a big counter combination but Bonin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Bonin.
A little jabbing left from Bonin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caparzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonin's head backwards.
Bonin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William Bonin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caparzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Caparzo misses the target.
Bonin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Caparzo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bonin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Bonin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis White (ranked 1500 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 191 p4p, 339 weight class). Denis White could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zdeno Chara's chin.
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275
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with the combination.
Chara clinches up against the cage.
Chara pressing his opponent against the cage.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Chara.
Chara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chara.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara misses with a knee to the head.
Chara missing with knees to the body.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chara backwards.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Chara has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chara lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Chara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White is looking for a takedown.
Chara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chara throws a knee to the head but misses.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chara tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Chara getting side control.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is looking to improve his position.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is pressing down on Chara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chara stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chara distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chara stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chara is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chara trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to stand up but Chara isn't so interested in that idea.
Chara preventing the sweep.
Chara throwing strikes but missing.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chara.
Chara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chara trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chara darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White is trying to pull guard but Chara has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdeno Chara dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chara is looking to clinch.
Chara stuffs the takedown.
White has Chara up against the cage in a clinch.
Chara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White breaks the clinch.
Chara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White wants to stand and escape but Chara is having none of it.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Chara lands a couple of digs.
White wants to stand up but Chara is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chara.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White has momentary wrist control but Chara slips an elbow through the middle.
Zdeno Chara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chara is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chara postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White is trying to control the position but Chara postures up.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White looking to control.
Chara throwing strikes but missing.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chara on the ground.
Chara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chara is one step ahead there.
Chara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control the position here.
Chara trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Chara is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chara has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Chara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Chara tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Chara is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chara tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White tries to break the clinch but Chara is controlling the position.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chara is defending well.
Chara scores with a nice hook to the head.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Chara.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chara wants a takedown but no success here.
Chara tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
Denis White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdeno Chara.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Chara.
Chara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries for a takedown but Chara manages to get underhooks.
Chara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White blocks an elbow strike from Chara.
Chara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chara landing strikes.
Chara prevents White from escaping the position.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Chara keeps moving and retains side control.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Chara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdeno Chara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chara forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Chara manages to pull guard.
Chara looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
Chara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chara throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chara postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chara preventing the sweep.
Chara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Chara is proving a slippery customer.
White pulls Chara in to control the position.
Chara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chara manages to get himself to full guard.
Denis White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White works over Chara with some ground and pound from guard.
Chara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chara trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
Chara works his way to full guard. Good work.
White won't allow Chara to sweep him here.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Chara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chara trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Chara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White wants to control but Chara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Chara there.
Zdeno Chara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chara wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zdeno Chara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zdeno Chara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zdeno Chara waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy King (ranked 2042 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 255 p4p, 256 weight class). Bjornbak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danheim - Berserkir. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornbak scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjornbak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King shoots in but Bjornbak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bjornbak scores with a leg kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornbak manages to avoid it.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornbak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King sizes up Bjornbak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bjornbak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Good exchange - Bjornbak coming out on top.
King blocks a jab.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Bjornbak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Bjornbak misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Bjornbak misses its intended target.
Bjornbak throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjornbak misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornbak is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Bjornbak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bjornbak cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bjornbak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Havar Bjornbak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornbak.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bjornbak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bjornbak misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjornbak misses with a leg kick.
Bjornbak misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjornbak stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Bjornbak cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjornbak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Bjornbak misses with a looping right.
King is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bjornbak.
King slips under a jab.
Bjornbak scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Bjornbak misses.
A big right from Bjornbak misses.
Bjornbak scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjornbak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bjornbak has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bjornbak throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King looking to score a takedown here. Bjornbak is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Bjornbak's guard.
Bjornbak seems keen to control King's posture.
King lands a couple of digs.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from King's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjornbak is keeping the position for now.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornbak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a couple of digs.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bjornbak has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
King's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throws a strike but Bjornbak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornbak wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King shoots for a takedown but Bjornbak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bjornbak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King wants to control from the top but Bjornbak keeps moving.
King throws a strike but Bjornbak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornbak trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
King wants to stand and escape but Bjornbak is having none of it.
Bjornbak wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjornbak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjornbak connects with a jab.
Bjornbak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Bjornbak finds it's target.
Bjornbak misses with a straight right.
Bjornbak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting King counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King throwing a counter right hand but Bjornbak manages to avoid it.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Bjornbak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bjornbak has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bjornbak. Bjornbak obviously looking to wear him down.
Bjornbak connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King defending well as Bjornbak loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornbak scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornbak lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Bjornbak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Bjornbak throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bjornbak tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Bjornbak's guard.
King is standing up over Bjornbak. Bjornbak looks to escape but King dives into side control.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
Bjornbak tries to improve position but can't.
King wants to control but Bjornbak is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bjornbak tries to stand and escape but King is controlling the position.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bjornbak stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows King to get to his feet.
Bjornbak connects with an inside leg kick.
Bjornbak throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornbak thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses with a takedown
and Bjornbak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot.
Bjornbak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bjornbak. No joy for King on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Bjornbak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornbak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Bjornbak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick lands for Bjornbak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornbak throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bjornbak.
Good shot there by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak lands a jab to the head.
Bjornbak looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Bjornbak as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornbak misses the target.
Bjornbak misses with a looping left.
Bjornbak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Bjornbak connects with a solid leg kick.
Bjornbak connects with a crisp jab.
Bjornbak cracks King with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bjornbak has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning King to stand back up!
King is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bjornbak swivels and escapes.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bjornbak throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King ducks under a wild hook from Bjornbak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornbak. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornbak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bjornbak was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornbak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Bjornbak's brow.
Bjornbak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Bjornbak's brow.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bjornbak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King preventing the sweep.
Bjornbak keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King working some strikes from top position.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjornbak has wrist control.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornbak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King postures up in Bjornbak's guard and throws a big left but Bjornbak blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornbak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King misses with a straight right.
Bjornbak feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Havar Bjornbak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bjornbak throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Bjornbak tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a hook to the side of Bjornbak's head but Bjornbak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornbak loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornbak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King misses with a body shot.
Bjornbak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornbak.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bjornbak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
A slow jab from Bjornbak misses its intended target.
Bjornbak lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Bjornbak throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornbak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjornbak throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King misses with an uppercut. Bjornbak saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornbak.
As Bjornbak tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Bjornbak manages to avoid the attempt.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bjornbak circles away.
Bjornbak scores with a hook.
Bjornbak staying out of range there.
Jimmy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjornbak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjornbak scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Havar Bjornbak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bjornbak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Havar Bjornbak!
After winning the bout, Havar Bjornbak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Bar (ranked 1082 p4p, 1590 weight class) and Gator Boudreaux (ranked 165 p4p, 224 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gator Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boudreaux tries to avoid it but Bar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boudreaux to the ground. Boudreaux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boudreaux throws an off balance right hand
and Bar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bar trying to pass the guard but Boudreaux defending well.
Boudreaux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bar.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boudreaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boudreaux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boudreaux is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boudreaux looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudreaux is keeping the position for now.
Boudreaux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boudreaux manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boudreaux has picked Bar up and slammed him! Bar can't keep hold of the triangle and Boudreaux manages to pass to side control!
Bar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boudreaux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudreaux stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck for Bar with that takedown attempt.
Bar scores with a takedown into Boudreaux's guard.
Boudreaux wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar looking to pass the guard.
Bar throws an elbow that misses. Boudreaux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bar's guard. Nice move by Boudreaux!
Bar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boudreaux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bar is tightening it up a little... Boudreaux has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boudreaux reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boudreaux taps out! Nice BJJ there by Bar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wilhelm Bar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 720 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 107 p4p, 179 weight class). Coryatt comes into the arena with Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt takes one to the side of the head.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Coryatt counters with a leg kick.
Coryatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Broderick misses with a right hand
enabling Coryatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
Coryatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coryatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Broderick 's sensitive parts.
Broderick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broderick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Broderick staying out of range there.
Coryatt throws a hook but Broderick avoids it easily.
Broderick lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broderick lands a nice looking body shot.
Broderick scores with a sloppy right hand. Coryatt should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Coryatt's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coryatt blocks a jab.
Broderick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick lands a jab.
Broderick scores with a jab to the head.
Broderick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broderick misses with a head kick.
Coryatt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Broderick just manages to avoid it.
Coryatt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coryatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Broderick . Broderick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunter Broderick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Broderick . Beautiful body shot.
Broderick lands with an overhand left.
Broderick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Broderick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coryatt looks to land a combination but Broderick avoids it well.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by Coryatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a head kick but Coryatt moves out of range.
Broderick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coryatt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Coryatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Broderick jabs at Coryatt's body.
Broderick throws a hook but Coryatt avoids it easily.
Broderick scores with a hook to the body. Coryatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broderick scores with a body shot.
Coryatt tries to work over Broderick 's front leg with a kick but Broderick checks it.
Coryatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Broderick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coryatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Broderick thuds his right hand into Coryatt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coryatt wants to land a leg kick but Broderick is out of range.
Broderick digs a good body shot into Coryatt's ribs.
Coryatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick doesn't manage to clinch there - Coryatt circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Broderick .
Broderick throws a series of strikes that have Coryatt backpedaling.
Coryatt is rocked!
Broderick throws a sloppy head kick
and Coryatt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Coryatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broderick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Broderick looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
As Broderick backs away, Coryatt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coryatt delivers a nice body kick.
Coryatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Coryatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Broderick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coryatt has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Broderick as he connects with a hook.
Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .
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!
Nice defenses there by Broderick .
Coryatt connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Coryatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Coryatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broderick cracks Coryatt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coryatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Broderick throws a lazy uppercut
and Coryatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coryatt defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Broderick wants to clinch.
Coryatt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Broderick .
Broderick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coryatt forces Broderick back against the cage and clinches.
Coryatt is working Broderick over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Coryatt lands a nice looking body kick.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Coryatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coryatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coryatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broderick .
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Broderick lands a jab to the nose.
Broderick slips under a jab from Coryatt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Broderick ! But no joy.
Coryatt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broderick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Broderick tries to clinch but Coryatt moves away
and Coryatt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Broderick throws a looping overhand right but Coryatt ducks down to avoid it.
Broderick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coryatt defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Coryatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Coryatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coryatt cracks Broderick with a good jab.
Broderick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter Broderick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coryatt misses with an uppercut.
Coryatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Broderick finds it's way round the side to connect with Coryatt's head.
Coryatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Broderick throws a big counter head kick but Coryatt avoids it with no problem.
Broderick tries to clinch but Coryatt is having none of it.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Coryatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coryatt lands a big head kick that sends Broderick tumbling to the mat! Coryatt takes a step backwards and waves Broderick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Broderick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broderick misses with a hook. Coryatt ducked under it nicely.
Broderick throws a body punch but Coryatt moves out of range.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by Coryatt.
Broderick thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Broderick is still on wobbly legs! Can Coryatt finish him?
That has opened up Hunter Broderick 's cut even more.
Coryatt steps in with a hook that catches Broderick right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Coryatt follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Broderick looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Coryatt!
An out of breath Chris Coryatt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santas Bitch (ranked 178 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Paul Gascoigne (ranked 34 p4p, 254 weight class). Bitch comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santas Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bitch.
Bitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gascoigne moves away.
Gascoigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gascoigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch.
Gascoigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gascoigne blocks a jab.
Bitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gascoigne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gascoigne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gascoigne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bitch thuds a left hand into Gascoigne's body.
Bitch closes the distance and clinches.
Bitch lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gascoigne is trying to maintain the position but Bitch is very close to passing his half guard.
Gascoigne moves into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gascoigne on the ground.
Gascoigne has his foot on Bitch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bitch works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gascoigne working a defensive guard here.
Bitch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gascoigne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gascoigne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bitch is aware though and is defending well.
Bitch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gascoigne tries to get to full guard but Bitch has control of the leg.
Bitch not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gascoigne is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bitch has his hands clasped together but Gascoigne extends and breaks Bitch's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gascoigne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Gascoigne!
After the fight, Paul Gascoigne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 48 p4p, 279 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 9 p4p, 46 weight class). Bjornsson has chosen Ultimate - Denzel Curry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bjornsson with that takedown attempt.
Bjornsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noah Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
Eddie Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Bjornsson shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands the left hand.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anderson to the ground. Bjornsson is now in Anderson's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornsson.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Bjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Bjornsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjornsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjornsson cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Bjornsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjornsson wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
Bjornsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornsson stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at No Stepchild - No Entrance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson 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.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Bjornsson backing up. Bjornsson nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjornsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
And Bjornsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bjornsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noah Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Bjornsson works his way into full mount!
Bjornsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bjornsson is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Bjornsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson tries to hold on but Bjornsson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeez, Noah Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eddie Bjornsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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