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HFC 98 - Tai Kung vs Petrov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 2865 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 370 p4p, 425 weight class). Weismuller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cant Be Touched. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weismuller darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weismuller tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Weismuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weismuller misses with some punches.
Weismuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva is trying to push Weismuller away but Weismuller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weismuller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weismuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
I was talking to Weismuller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Weismuller is controlling him.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Weismuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Weismuller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Weismuller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Weismuller.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Weismuller moves into the clinch.
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!
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a head kick but Weismuller moves out of range.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weismuller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops Weismuller with a left right combo! Silva follows him down to the ground into side control.
 Weismuller is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weismuller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weismuller is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller struggling a bit here.
Silva slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Weismuller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A jab from Weismuller does it's job there.
Weismuller takes one on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weismuller moves away.
Weismuller has managed to clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a right hand that Weismuller ducks under and follows up with a left that Weismuller also avoids with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weismuller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weismuller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weismuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Weismuller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Weismuller lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Weismuller as the two fighters clinch.
Weismuller pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogun Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller'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.
Silva throws a series of punches but Weismuller avoids them all with ease.
Weismuller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tommy Weismuller's cut is getting worse.
Silva misses with the combination.
Weismuller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Weismuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
 It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Weismuller misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
A swing and a miss from Weismuller.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weismuller instigates a clinch.
Tommy Weismuller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Weismuller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Weismuller keeps him there for the moment.
Weismuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Weismuller won't allow it.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weismuller wants to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Weismuller moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to move into range but Weismuller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weismuller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva scores with a jab.
Tommy Weismuller's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weismuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Weismuller slips a straight right by Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Weismuller misses the target.
Donk. Weismuller catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Weismuller closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Weismuller.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller scores with a hook.
Weismuller moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Weismuller moves out of range.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Weismuller keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Weismuller wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Shogun Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weismuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Weismuller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weismuller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shogun Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weismuller's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weismuller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Weismuller.
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!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weismuller working aggressively here.
Silva is trying to push Weismuller away but Weismuller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weismuller moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a body punch but Weismuller moves out of range.
Weismuller is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Weismuller darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Weismuller keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Weismuller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Weismuller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weismuller misses with a right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a combination
and Weismuller counters with a nice body shot.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weismuller's head backwards.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weismuller moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Weismuller keeps him there for the moment.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weismuller misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Weismuller.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Weismuller misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller misses with a body punch.
Weismuller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weismuller sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weismuller is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Weismuller finish him?
Silva is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Weismuller doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Silva crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Silva's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Weismuller!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy Weismuller made sure he mentioned FUClothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Gunner (ranked 1363 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 195 p4p, 377 weight class). Wasselach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time Is On My Side. Jet Gunner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasselach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Wasselach misses
and Gunner counters with a single leg into guard. Wasselach didn't expect that.
Wasselach 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.
Wasselach keeping full guard, as Gunner tries to pass.
Wasselach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gunner is one step ahead there.
Wasselach pushes Gunner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jet Gunner 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.
Gunner tries to clinch there but Wasselach circles away.
Gunner throws an off balance right hand
letting Wasselach counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasselach misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach wants to slow Gunner down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been told by Gunner's head coaches at UnderGround BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gunner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gotan Wasselach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasselach takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Gunner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wasselach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunner in his tracks.
Gunner catches Wasselach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wasselach moves away.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Gunner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunner misses with a hook.
Gunner throws a body punch but Wasselach moves out of range.
Wasselach moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasselach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gunner.
Gunner is looking to slow Wasselach down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner wants to land a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range.
Gunner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wasselach avoids the body shot from Gunner.
Wasselach counters with a body kick.
Gunner misses with an uppercut. Wasselach saw that one coming.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Gunner takes a swing at Wasselach's ribcage but misses.
Wasselach lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunner throws a hook but Wasselach avoids it easily.
Gunner scores with a shot to the body.
Wasselach moves into range and clinches up with Gunner.
Wasselach blocks an elbow strike from Gunner.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Wasselach.
Wasselach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wasselach throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Wasselach tries a body shot but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner lands with a light punch inside.
Wasselach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasselach misses with a body punch.
Wasselach pushes Gunner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wasselach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wasselach pushes Gunner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasselach throws a head punch that misses.
Wasselach has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
Wasselach tries to circle away but Gunner has him pinned against the cage.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasselach.
Wasselach can't find room to land a body shot as Gunner controls the action.
Wasselach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wasselach lands with a short shot to the head.
Wasselach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunner.
Gunner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wasselach manages to break the clinch.
Gunner tries to clinch but Wasselach is having none of it.
Gunner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasselach checks a leg kick.
Wasselach is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gunner tries to clinch but Wasselach moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gotan Wasselach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
That's time! Gunner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasselach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunner.
Wasselach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunner throws a body punch but Wasselach moves out of range.
It seemed like Wasselach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wasselach. That's going to slow Gunner down.
Wasselach throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner punishes Wasselach's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gunner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wasselach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
Gunner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wasselach has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner misses with an uppercut. Wasselach saw that one coming.
Gunner misses with a looping left.
Wasselach tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunner swings for the body but Wasselach moves out of range.
Gunner is looking to land body kicks.
Gunner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunner looks to throw a body kick
enabling Wasselach to counter with a crisp jab.
Wasselach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunner rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Wasselach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasselach tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wasselach steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gunner. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wasselach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wasselach steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wasselach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Wasselach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunner feints and then cracks Wasselach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasselach down.
A nice leg kick from Gunner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wasselach counters with a nice leg kick.
Gunner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wasselach checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Gunner avoids it with no problem.
Gunner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wasselach swivels and escapes.
Wasselach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach missing with a left hand there. Gunner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Wasselach.
Wasselach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunner. Gunner obviously looking to wear him down.
Wasselach moves into range and clinches up with Gunner.
Wasselach is stalling here.
Wasselach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wasselach working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wasselach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wasselach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wasselach tries a body shot but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wasselach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasselach lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Wasselach.
Wasselach manages to break the clinch.
Gunner misses with a straight left.
Gunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasselach is just out of range.
Wasselach is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunner with a body shot.
Jet Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Wasselach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from Wasselach. No joy for Gunner on that attempt.
Wasselach throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wasselach thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunner tries to keep at a distance but Wasselach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gotan Wasselach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Wasselach.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gotan Wasselach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunner.
Gunner prevents Wasselach from escaping the position.
Wasselach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunner is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wasselach's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wasselach tries to improve position but can't.
Wasselach wants to get back to his feet but Gunner drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner is looking to take a break and control but Wasselach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wasselach is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner tries to score with some ground and pound. Wasselach controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wasselach tries to buck Gunner off but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wasselach is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Wasselach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wasselach is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gunner is staying active.
Gunner tries for a kimura but Wasselach is defending well.
Gunner is trying to get an arm triangle but Wasselach is defending well.
Jet Gunner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wasselach is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner is looking to take a break and control but Wasselach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wasselach.
Gunner drops his hands momentarily and Wasselach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Gotan Wasselach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Gunner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gunner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wasselach is trying to control Gunner's posture but Gunner avoids it.
Gunner misses with the ground and pound.
Wasselach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wasselach is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gunner in the domination position with Wasselach hanging on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wasselach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wasselach is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasselach wants to control but Gunner postures up.
Gunner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wasselach has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wasselach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotan Wasselach!
An out of breath Gotan Wasselach thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1595 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Risto Rytina (ranked 228 p4p, 230 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rytina is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rytina.
Rytina throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Rytina's head.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Rytina connects with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rytina thows a leg kick but Soares checks it
and Soares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Rytina is retaining full guard.
Rytina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Rytina looking for a sweep. Not yet Rytina, not yet.
Rytina managing to control the position.
Rytina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rytina is one step ahead there.
Rytina trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Soares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rytina controls the pace.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares managing to control the position.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Rytina has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rytina trying to mount his opponent but Soares defends it.
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rytina not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soares wants to sweep here but Rytina controlling him for the moment.
Soares wants to hit a sweep here but Rytina passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soares there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is trying desperately to improve position.
Rytina moves to take his opponent's back.
You can see the frustration on Soares's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Soares turns into Rytina and is now in his guard.
Rytina pulls Soares in close to prevent any damage.
Soares stands up over Rytina, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rytina is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina stands and throws Soares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rytina working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soares is trying to improve his position.
Rytina working away.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares being controlled for a moment.
Soares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Rytina will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Rytina is just out of range.
Rytina lands with a shot to the body.
Rytina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares connects with a nice looking jab.
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Rytina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rytina throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.
Rytina throws a body kick that misses.
Rytina tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Risto Rytina 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.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Nice cross by Rytina.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Rytina lands a really nice looking cross but Soares seems unphased.
Rytina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rytina throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rytina misses its intended target.
Soares half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rytina throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Rytina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rytina.
Rytina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rytina just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soares avoids the head kick by Rytina.
Rytina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soares works the jab nicely.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Rytina is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rytina throws out the jab.
Rytina throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Rytina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Risto Rytina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rytina connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Soares misses
letting Rytina counter with a right hand.
Rytina misses the body punch
and Soares counters with a nice body shot.
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 big right from Soares misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rytina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Soares looks to land a combination but Rytina avoids it well.
Soares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rytina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Rytina slips the punch.
Rytina misses with a hook.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rytina.
A leg kick checked by Soares.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Rytina moved out of range nicely.
Rytina flicks out a counter leg kick but Soares steps away.
Soares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soares blocks a leg kick.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rytina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rytina throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rytina sprawls and moves away.
Rytina scores with a sloppy right hand. Soares should have avoided that one.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rytina looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares is looking to wear down Rytina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick lands for Rytina.
Rytina misses with a looping left.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rytina attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rytina. Rytina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rytina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rytina wants it to stay on the feet.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rytina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Soares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rytinas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rytina throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Rytina does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses the body punch
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Rytina is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rytina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rytina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rytina throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Soares swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rytina counters with a straight right hand.
Soares fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rytina sprawls well initially but Soares persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rytina regains full guard. Nicely done.
Our spies down at at The Lab inform us that Rytina has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rytina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Rytina is retaining full guard.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rytina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Risto Rytina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rytina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Rytina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with an uppercut
and Rytina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Rytina finds it's target.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Rytina backs away looking to recover.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rytina.
Rytina has managed to clinch.
Soares scores with a hook to the body.
Rytina throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Rytina.
Soares lands a right hand.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Soares lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares avoiding damage as Rytina throws knees to the body.
Rytina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Soares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rytina. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares punishes Rytina's body with a nice straight punch.
Soares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rytina defends well and Soares ends up having to push Rytina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rytina stalling.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Rytina.
Rytina missing with knees to the body.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Rytina.
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rytina wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Rytina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares being controlled here, momentarily.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Rytina has passed into half guard.
Rytina is controlling the pace.
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to control but Rytina passes into side.
Soares is trying to improve his position.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rytina's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Soares tries to get to full guard but Rytina has control of the leg.
Rytina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Risto Rytina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rytina is one step ahead there.
Rytina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares wants to improve his position but instead Rytina has moved into half guard.
Soares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soares wants to control but Rytina is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Risto Rytina.
I've got Rytina 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 1381 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 84 p4p, 110 weight class). Kock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In court. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kock gets caught flat footed, as Manson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kock wants to sweep but no luck.
Manson wants to control from the top but Kock keeps moving.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kock pulls Manson in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manson is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kock slips under a jab.
Manson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock is looking for a sweep. Manson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kock is not content to let Manson control the position.
Manson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kock wants to improve his position but Manson is controlling well.
Manson wants to free his trapped foot but Kock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson content to control rather than advance.
Manson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Manson wants to pass to mount but Kock is defending the position.
Kock is looking to get back to full guard here but Manson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Manson working away.
Kock tries to buck Manson off but Manson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manson is looking to take a break and control but Kock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kock!
Manson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kock holds on for dear life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kock 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.
Manson works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Manson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Manson. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manson misses with a left hand
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kock. That's going to slow Manson down.
Manson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kock.
Manson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Manson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Kock as Manson shoots in.
Manson misses the jab.
Kock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manson connects with a jab.
Manson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock slips a jab and a cross from Manson.
Manson avoids the body shot from Kock.
Manson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kock backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson lands a head shot.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
Manson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kock.
Kock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock connects with the punch.
Manson misses with a jab to the body
and Kock counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Manson misses.
Manson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Manson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Manson.
Manson takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Manson fails to land with a series of punches.
Manson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Nice uppercut lands for Kock. That snapped Manson's head back.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Manson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kock wants it to stay on the feet.
Kock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Manson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kock's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock scores with a hook to the body. Manson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kock, which made it look bad.
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Kock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Manson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manson throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Manson tries for a takedown but Kock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manson thuds his right hand into Kock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Kock. No joy for Manson on that attempt.
Manson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kock. No joy for Manson on that attempt.
Kock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charles Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock slips a straight right by Manson.
A quick step to the side and Kock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Manson throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Manson. Those never looked like landing.
Manson thuds his right hand into Kock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Kock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manson throws a lazy right hand but Kock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manson misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manson.
Manson throws a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manson.
Kock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kock circles away quickly and effectively.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manson.
Kock is looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick lands for Kock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kock defends well and Manson ends up having to push Kock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manson.
Manson blocks the body kick.
Kock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manson throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Kock moves out of range as Manson strikes.
Manson misses with a wild combination.
Kock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manson, as that shot connected.
Manson throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Kock blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manson.
Kock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Kock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manson.
Kock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kock is looking to wear down Manson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Manson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kock scores with a punch to the head.
Kock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manson at a distance.
Manson shoots in but no luck this time.
Manson throws an overhand right that lands on Kock's shoulder, as Kock tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Manson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kock blocks a jab.
Manson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kock counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kock.
Kock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manson checks a leg kick.
Manson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Manson.
Manson throws a body shot but no joy.
Manson misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson cracks a nice hook into Kock's ribs.
Manson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kock on his heels. He'll look to pass Kock's guard now, I'm sure.
Manson trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kock keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Manson.
I think Manson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Batang Kock!
Batang Kock tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 2065 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Death Minister (ranked 266 p4p, 165 weight class). Minister has chosen Rhapsody of Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Death Minister!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minister fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Dudayev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minister.
Minister lands with a hook. Dudayev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Minister loads up on a big right hand but Dudayev slips the punch.
Dudayev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Minister walks into a stiff left hand from Dudayev.
Minister lands with a straight right. Dudayev didn't see that one coming.
Minister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudayev.
Dudayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Minister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudayev.
Dudayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Minister throws a looping overhand right but Dudayev ducks down to avoid it.
Minister scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudayev.
Minister defending well as Dudayev loads up on a big left hand.
Dudayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minister was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudayev.
Dudayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minister.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev slips a jab from Minister.
Minister slips under a jab.
Minister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Dudayev misses the jab.
Dudayev ducks under a wild hook from Minister.
Dudayev works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dudayev.
Minister is rocked!
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minister is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudayev finish him?
Minister thuds his right hand into Dudayev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dudayev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Minister seems to have recovered his senses.
Dudayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minister.
No joy there for Dudayev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dudayev misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Minister was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudayev connects with a right hand. Minister shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudayev.
Minister thuds a left hand into Dudayev's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Minister.
Minister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minister 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.
Minister misses with a straight right.
Minister takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Minister.
Minister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Minister lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dudayev doesn't seem phased though.
Dudayev throws a body shot but no joy.
Minister misses with an uppercut
and Dudayev counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Minister misses.
Minister cracks Dudayev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dudayev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Minister pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dudayev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Minister!
Death Minister was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon (ranked 1236 p4p, 1030 weight class) and David King (ranked 176 p4p, 143 weight class). King has chosen Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky as his entrance music. Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David King's chin.
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David King!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon stops King from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King controlling Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's posture.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon prevents King from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King has his hands on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's head, controlling the position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King looks to land a left hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King lands with a good body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King tries to improve position but can't.
King struggling a bit here.
King tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jaxon Flaxon Waxon easily slips into full mount!
King somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
David King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away from the strike by King.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter punch.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon circles away quickly and effectively.
David King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon doesn't seem phased though.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is just out of range.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon seems unphased.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses the jab.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from King lands.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a lunging right hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's head.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King misses with an uppercut. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a looping left.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King looks to land a right hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moved out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a nice looking jab.
David King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King jabs Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's head backwards.
King digs a good body shot into Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
It looks like David King has been cut.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range of the strikes.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a nice combination. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon backs away looking to recover.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is rocked!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with an uppercut.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King misses with an uppercut.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings for the body but King moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a left hand
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids the body shot from King.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with a body shot.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King misses with a combination
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King looks to land a left hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moved out of range nicely.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King misses with a straight left.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter punch.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips under a jab.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King throws a shot from downtown. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away and avoids it.
King throws a body punch but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon there as he acknowledges the shot.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a body punch but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a double jab
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses the body punch
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a wild body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
King with a nice cross.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves away from the strike by King.
A quick step to the side and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws a jab when Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was well out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King misses with a straight left.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is fighting to break King's control of his arms but King is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaxon Flaxon Waxon controls the pace.
King has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jaxon Flaxon Waxon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
King slips a jab from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jaxon Flaxon Waxon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's shoulder, as Jaxon Flaxon Waxon tries to avoid the shot.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
King swings for the body but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moves out of range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Jaxon Flaxon Waxon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King looks to land a combination but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids it well.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a right hand that Jaxon Flaxon Waxon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaxon Flaxon Waxon also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King cracks Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips a jab from King.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaxon Flaxon Waxon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King connects with a crisp jab.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands an overhand right.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles King before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David King!
David King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 704 p4p, 823 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 101 p4p, 114 weight class). Randleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Machine misses with a hook. Randleman ducked under it nicely.
Randleman misses with an uppercut.
Smash Machine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
Smash Machine moves in looking to clinch but Randleman pushes him off.
Randleman walks into a straight right hand from Smash Machine.
Randleman throws a nice looking combination but Smash Machine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smash Machine moves in looking to clinch but Randleman pushes him off.
Smash Machine throws a looping overhand right but Randleman ducks down to avoid it.
Smash Machine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smash Machine avoids the body shot from Randleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Smash Machine misses.
A punch lands to the side of Smash Machine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smash Machine throws a chopping leg kick but Randleman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Randleman throws out a counter right but Smash Machine avoids it with no problem.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Randleman misses with a kick to the body
and Smash Machine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smash Machine has time to react.
Smash Machine tries to clinch up but Randleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Smash Machine.
The fighters circling - Smash Machine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smash Machine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Randleman's coach down at GWad's Playpen was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Randleman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Randleman moves out of range of the body kick.
Smash Machine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smash Machine ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman slips a jab from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smash Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Randleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smash Machine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash Machine tries to land a body kick
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Smash Machine throws a body kick that misses
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
Smash Machine wants to clinch up but Randleman keeps it at a distance.
Smash Machine tries to clinch but Randleman is having none of it.
Smash Machine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Smash Machine moves away and avoids it.
Smash Machine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Randleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smash Machine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randleman scrambles back to his feet.
Smash Machine misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine closes the distance but Randleman moves to the side
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Smash Machine is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smash Machine throws a nice looking combination but Randleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Smash Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clinch King Smash Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash Machine connects with a body shot that sends Randleman's belly button to the back.
Randleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smash Machine at a distance.
Smash Machine throws a one two combo.
Randleman throws a low kick, looking for Smash Machine's leg but Smash Machine calmly moves out of range.
Randleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smash Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smash Machine wants to clinch but Randleman slips to the side
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Smash Machine.
Randleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smash Machine.
Randleman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randleman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smash Machine looks to clinch
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is getting worse.
Smash Machine with a hook.
Smash Machine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Randleman. Randleman obviously looking to wear him down.
Smash Machine slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Smash Machine.
Smash Machine tries to clinch up.
Smash Machine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smash Machine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smash Machine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randleman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clinch King Smash Machine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clinch King Smash Machine'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.
Smash Machine defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Randleman misses its intended target.
Smash Machine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smash Machine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Randleman is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Smash Machine.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Randleman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smash Machine instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Randleman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smash Machine misses with a knee to the head.
Randleman managing to block the knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Randleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smash Machines head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Randleman.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
Randleman dodges an elbow strike from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smash Machine throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Smash Machine lands a good knee to the midsection. Randleman won't want to take too many of those.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smash Machine throws a right hand that misses
and Randleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Randleman.
Smash Machine tries to clinch there but Randleman circles away.
A lazy body kick from Smash Machine
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smash Machine thinking.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Smash Machine.
Randleman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smash Machine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Randleman is predictable there
and Smash Machine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smash Machine misses with a right hand
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
Smash Machine ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
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!
Smash Machine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smash Machine gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smash Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smash Machine darts in and clinches Randleman up against the cage.
Smash Machine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash Machine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randleman avoids it.
Smash Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Randleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Randleman.
Good body shot from Randleman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randleman breaks the clinch.
Randleman looks to throw the jab but Smash Machine is out of range.
Smash Machine connects with a body shot.
Randleman scoring well with a low kick there.
Smash Machine moves out of range of the body kick.
Smash Machine throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randleman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine closes the distance but Randleman moves to the side
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Smash Machine with a hook.
Smash Machine misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Randleman misses.
Randleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randleman scores with a jab. Smash Machine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Randleman counters with a low kick, right behind Smash Machine 's knee.
Smash Machine ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman throws a push kick but Smash Machine slaps the foot to one side.
Randleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Smash Machine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Randleman there.
Smash Machine misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Smash Machine misses
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Clinch King Smash Machine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Smash Machine's head but Smash Machine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randleman throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman connects with a body shot that sends Smash Machine's belly button to the back.
Randleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randleman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smash Machine rushes Randleman and presses him up against the cage.
Randleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Randleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smash Machine's elbow.
Clinch King Smash Machine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Randleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clinch King Smash Machine's cut.
That's time! Smash Machine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smash Machine is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Randleman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smash Machine walks into a straight right hand from Randleman.
Randy Randleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smash Machine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Randleman counters with a crisp one two that drops Smash Machine! Randleman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smash Machine to his feet! Smash Machine is in big trouble!
Smash Machine is rocked!
Randleman circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Smash Machine to the canvas! Smash Machine doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Randleman keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Clinch King Smash Machine had this to say: 'I want to thank the fans for the support! We'll be back stronger!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 551 p4p, 293 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 87 p4p, 44 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Tai Kung lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Tai Kung throws a shot to the body.
Tai Kung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cave in the buildup to the fight.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that half lands.
Tai Kung sends Petrov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tai Kung is motioning to the referee to let Petrov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Petrov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Tai Kung. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tai Kung with a body shot.
Petrov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Petrov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung swings widly with a right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Tai Kung lands a big head kick that sends Petrov tumbling to the mat! Tai Kung takes a step backwards and waves Petrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tai Kung finish him?
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Tai Kung misses with a right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tai Kung throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a hook that stumbles Petrov back into the cage. Tai Kung follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Petrov to the canvas! Tai Kung pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Petrov has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung is the new welterweight champion!
Manolito Tai Kung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 650 p4p, 716 weight class) and Quintet Tarantino (ranked 89 p4p, 103 weight class). Stardust comes to the cage accompanied by Starman. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino throws a lazy right hand but Stardust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stardust throwing a counter right hand but Tarantino manages to avoid it.
Stardust loads up on a big right hand but Tarantino slips the punch.
Stardust throws a one two combo.
It looks like Quintet Tarantino has been cut.
Stardust scores with a leg kick.
Tarantino looks to score with a jab to the body but Stardust is just out of range.
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Stardust finds it's target.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Stardust's corner calls for a 1-2. Stardust obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Stardust.
Tarantino avoids the body shot from Stardust.
Tarantino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Tarantino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tarantino moves out of range of the strikes.
Stardust doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tarantino lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarantino throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stardust to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarantino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stardust.
We've been told by Stardust's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stardust. That's going to slow Tarantino down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tarantino with a poor takedown
and Stardust counters with a leg kick.
Tarantino lands a really nice looking cross but Stardust seems unphased.
Stardust moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch but Stardust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stardust swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Stardust misses.
A big left from Stardust misses.
Tarantino looks to land a combination but Stardust avoids it well.
Stardust swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stardust lands a nice shot that snaps Tarantino's head back.
Stardust rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarantino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stardust takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tarantino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stardust defends it nicely.
Tarantino darts in looking for a takedown but Stardust gets double underhooks and turns Tarantino into the cage.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stardust misses with a hook.
Stardust fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarantino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarantino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Tarantino clinches with his opponent.
Stardust manages to break the clinch.
Stardust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stardust shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stardust scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stardust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarantino moves away.
Stardust walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stardust throws the left hand but Tarantino avoids the punch easily.
Stardust lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarantino off the cage and back into range.
Stardust is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stardust will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stardust but Stardust pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stardust throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tarantino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarantino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tarantino misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Tarantino.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Tarantino feints the counter takedown.
Stardust looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stardust ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stardust. That's going to slow Tarantino down.
Stardust is looking to score with low kicks.
Tarantino feints the counter takedown.
Stardust digs a good hook to Tarantino's body.
Tarantino closes the distance and clinches.
Tarantino leaning against his opponent.
Tarantino jumps guard but Stardust stands there with Tarantino around his waist. Tarantino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino tries for a takedown but Stardust manages to get underhooks.
Stardust swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stardust manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stardust. Tarantino does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
Stardust throws a solid leg kick but Tarantino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stardust.
Stardust jabs Tarantino right on the nose. Tarantino blinks but takes it well.
Stardust scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarantino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stardust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarantino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stardust swinging wildly here.
Tarantino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Stardust dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintet Tarantino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarantino.
And Tarantino tries to counter it with a takedown but Stardust pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tarantino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stardust on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarantino avoids the body shot from Stardust.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Tarantino's head but Tarantino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarantino jabs at Stardust's body.
Tarantino misses with a hook to the body
and Stardust counters with a leg kick.
Tarantino forces Stardust back against the cage and clinches.
Tarantino just leaning against Stardust, taking a breather.
Tarantino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tarantino trying to control the position but instead, Stardust has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarantino into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarantino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stardust throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stardust lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust blocks an elbow strike from Tarantino.
Stardust pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarantino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ziggy Stardust is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarantino dodges the punch combination from Stardust.
Jab from Stardust.
Tarantino connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Stardust misses.
Tarantino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stardust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stardust looks to land a right hand but Tarantino moved out of range.
Tarantino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stardust.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Tarantino drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stardust defends it well.
Stardust keeps the fight on the outside.
Stardust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarantino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarantino lands the left hand.
Ziggy Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stardust missing with a left hand there. Tarantino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarantino misses with a looping left.
Stardust throws a body shot but no joy.
Stardust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stardust swings widly with a right hand
and Tarantino counters with a shoot takedown. Stardust fights it but they end up in guard.
Stardust keeping moving, preventing Tarantino from controlling successfully.
Stardust looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarantino throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarantino trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
Stardust being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust keeping moving, preventing Tarantino from controlling successfully.
Tarantino wants to pass the guard but Stardust is keeping the position.
My spies in Zenarals' House inform me that Tarantino has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stardust is trying to control the position but Tarantino postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stardust stuffs the takedown.
Stardust looks to throw the jab but Tarantino is out of range.
Stardust lands a leg kick that knocks Tarantino off balance momentarily.
Stardust moves away from the strike by Tarantino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino checks the leg kick.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stardust but Stardust pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stardust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stardust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarantino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stardust.
Stardust stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stardust wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
An inside leg kick lands from Stardust.
Stardust lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarantino.
A jab from Stardust misses.
Stardust throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stardust throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarantino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stardust is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tarantino presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tarantino struggles to land a body shot inside as Stardust controls his hands.
Tarantino tries to pull guard but Stardust forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Stardust dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quintet Tarantino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stardust throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarantino.
Tarantino drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stardust defends it well.
Tarantino throws a hook but Stardust avoids it easily.
Stardust cracks a nice hook into Tarantino's ribs.
Stardust gets tackled into the cage by Tarantino. Tarantino maintains the clinch.
Tarantino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stardust gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stardust.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stardust.
Nice body punch from Stardust.
Tarantino fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarantino trying to land knees to the body.
Tarantino looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarantino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
Tarantino staying out of range there.
Tarantino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stardust dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tarantino. That did some damage!
Tarantino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarantino.
Tarantino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stardust circles away.
Stardust scores with a nice right hand.
Stardust connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Stardust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarantino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarantino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stardust loads up on a big right hand but Tarantino slips the punch.
Stardust misses the jab.
Stardust keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tarantino is defended easily by Stardust.
Tarantino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stardust listening to his corner there, landing a nice 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!
Stardust throws a body punch but Tarantino moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Stardust - just one landing.
Tarantino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stardust swivels and escapes.
A jab from Stardust finds it's way through Tarantino's defenses.
A big right from Stardust misses.
And Tarantino tries to counter it with a takedown but Stardust pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tarantino misses with an uppercut
and Stardust counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Stardust.
Stardust throws a hook but Tarantino blocks it.
Tarantino lands with an uppercut that bounces Stardust off the cage and back into range.
Tarantino slips under a jab from Stardust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust lands a really nice looking cross but Tarantino seems unphased.
Tarantino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Tarantino moves out of range.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Tarantino tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stardust cracks Tarantino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarantino fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stardust misses the target.
Ziggy Stardust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stardust looks to throw the jab but Tarantino is out of range.
Stardust misses with an uppercut. Tarantino saw that one coming.
Stardust misses with an uppercut.
Tarantino tries for a takedown but Stardust sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarantino throws a lazy uppercut
and Stardust counters with a stiff right hand.
Stardust scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Stardust misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino misses with a looping right.
Quintet Tarantino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stardust defending well as Tarantino loads up on a big left hand.
Tarantino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stardust thumps Tarantino with a low kick.
Tarantino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stardust to score with a decent uppercut.
Stardust moves away from the strike by Tarantino.
Stardust throwing a counter right hand but Tarantino manages to avoid it.
Tarantino misses with an uppercut
and Stardust connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stardust cracks Tarantino with an open hand slap.
Tarantino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stardust throwing a counter right hand but Tarantino manages to avoid it.
Stardust connects with the punch.
Tarantino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Tarantino misses.
Stardust connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarantino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tarantino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Stardust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stardust, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Stardust!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ziggy Stardust waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 73 p4p, 866 weight class) and Chace Chacing (ranked 13 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chace Chacing enters the cage!
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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 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Izmaylov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Chacing tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Izmaylov misses its intended target.
Izmaylov throws a solid leg kick but Chacing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Chacing saw that one coming.
Chacing tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Chace Chacing has been cut.
Izmaylov tests Chacing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chacing misses with a takedown attempt - Izmaylov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chacing misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Izmaylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick.
Chacing lands a jab to Izmaylov's midsection.
Chacing lands a slapping body shot.
Chacing needs to keep his hands up - Izmaylov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Chacing moves out of range.
Chacing with a poor takedown
and Izmaylov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Izmaylov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chacing has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chacing and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chacing is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chacing misses with a lunging right hand
and Izmaylov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big left from Izmaylov misses.
Chacing misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Izmaylov misses its intended target.
Izmaylov scores with a leg kick.
Chacing shoots in looking for a takedown but Izmaylov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chacing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Izmaylov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Potemkin Izmaylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chace Chacing.
Chacing avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov works Chacing's body with a nice hook.
Izmaylov swings for the body but Chacing moves out of range.
Chacing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chacing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chacing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Izmaylov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chacing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chacing counters with a single leg into guard. Izmaylov didn't expect that.
Chacing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Izmaylov keeps moving.
Chacing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izmaylov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Izmaylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izmaylov keeping full guard, as Chacing tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Izmaylov keeps moving.
Izmaylov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Izmaylov keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Izmaylov stuffs the takedown attempt from Chacing. Chacing gets slowly back to his feet.
Chacing slips under a jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov moves out of range as Chacing strikes.
Chacing misses the shot to the body.
Izmaylov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chacing shoots in for a takedown but Izmaylov shows good takedown defense.
Chace Chacing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing tries to clinch there but Izmaylov circles away.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chacing moves away.
Chacing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chacing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chacing showed some decent athleticism there.
Chacing is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Izmaylov to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Izmaylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chace Chacing'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.
Chacing throws a jab but it's blocked by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chacing wants to clinch up but Izmaylov keeps it at a distance.
Chacing wants to clinch
and Izmaylov counters with a right hand to the body.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chacing was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
The fighters circling - Chacing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izmaylov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Izmaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Chacing tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov with a nice calf kick.
Izmaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing blocks a jab.
Chacing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Izmaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing tries to close the distance and clinch but Izmaylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chacing shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Izmaylov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Izmaylov pulls Chacing in to control the position.
Chacing trying to control but Izmaylov is working from the bottom.
Izmaylov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chacing wants to pass the guard but Izmaylov is keeping the position.
Izmaylov keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut.
Izmaylov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chacing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Izmaylov is fending him off so far but Chacing persists. Nope, Izmaylov circles away and we're back to standing.
Chacing misses with a straight right.
Chacing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been told by Izmaylov's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Potemkin Izmaylov is winning the standup battle so far.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chacing throws a hook but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chacing walks into a jab.
That has opened up Chace Chacing's cut even more.
Izmaylov scores with a spinning back kick!
Chacing avoids the head kick by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a combination
and Chacing counters with a nice uppercut.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Chacing saw that one coming.
Chacing closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Izmaylov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chacing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izmaylov counters with a two punch combo.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Chacing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Potemkin Izmaylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izmaylov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Izmaylov lands a really nice looking cross but Chacing seems unphased.
Izmaylov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chacing at a distance.
Chacing moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
Chacing looks to land a left hand but Izmaylov moved out of range nicely.
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chacing can do to turn this around?
Chacing throws a series of punches but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Izmaylov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chace Chacing's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Chacing throws a right hand that misses
and Izmaylov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chacing lands a jab.
Izmaylov ducks right into an uppercut from Chacing.
Izmaylov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chacing fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chacing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing throws a body punch but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Izmaylov tries to score with a low kick but Chacing moves his leg out of the way.
Izmaylov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chacing feints the counter takedown.
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but Chacing saw that one coming.
Chacing tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chacing moves away.
Chacing blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Chacing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izmaylov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chacing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izmaylov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chacing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Izmaylov tries to kick Chacing off in order to stand up. Chacing Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Chacing moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chacing working away.
Izmaylov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing is trying to get an arm triangle but Izmaylov is defending well.
Chacing controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chacing prevents Izmaylov from escaping the position.
Chace Chacing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chacing is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Izmaylov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chace Chacing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chacing's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chacing is just content to waste time from the top position. Izmaylov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
Izmaylov controlling Chacing's posture.
Potemkin Izmaylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
Chacing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Izmaylov is defending against the submission attempts here by Chacing.
Chacing is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Izmaylov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Izmaylov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chacing is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Potemkin Izmaylov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izmaylov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
After winning the bout, Potemkin Izmaylov 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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