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SFL 105 | Vikings Are Emerging PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 3003 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 302 p4p, 344 weight class). Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcic lands with a right hand.
We've been told by Tomcic's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tomcic stuns Happy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Tomcic. No joy for Happy on that attempt.
Happy misses with the combination.
Tomcic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Happy counters with a single leg into guard. Tomcic didn't expect that.
Tomcic pulls Happy in to control the position.
Happy trying to control but Tomcic is working from the bottom.
Tomcic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Happy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomcic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Happy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Happy wants to get up but he can't break Tomcic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomcic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Happy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy wants to control from the top but Tomcic keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomcic working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tomcic throws a leg kick
and Happy counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Happy.
Tomcic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Happy.
Tomcic wants to control but Happy postures up.
Tomcic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tomcic is trying to improve his position.
Happy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tomcic, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy tries to move to mount but Tomcic blocks the move with his legs.
Tomcic is trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Happy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Happy misses with the ground and pound.
Happy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tomcic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Happy's best efforts.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Happy is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tomcic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomcic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Happy is one step ahead there.
Happy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tomcic is trying to control the position but Happy postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomcic is on top in guard.
Happy working for a triangle but Tomcic defends it easily.
Tomcic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Happy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Happy manages to get to full guard.
Tomcic wants to get up but he can't break Happy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tomcic stands up out of Happy's guard for a moment - Happy manages to land a nice upkick.
Tomcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Happy is keeping the position for now.
Tomcic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Happy working for a triangle but Tomcic defends it easily.
Tomcic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Happy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tomcic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tomcic wants it to stay on the feet.
Tomcic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Happy manages to avoid it.
Happy with the counter takedown but Tomcic avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Happy.
Happy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tomcic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Happy.
Vladimir Tomcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
A jab from Tomcic does it's job there.
Tomcic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomcic swings for the body but Happy moves out of range.
Happy goes for a double leg but Tomcic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tomcic continues to drive forward.
Anti Happy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomcic takes a swing at Happy's ribcage but misses.
Happy defending well as Tomcic loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Happy with the counter takedown but Tomcic avoids it easily.
Vladimir Tomcic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomcic digs a good hook to Happy's body.
Happy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tomcic!
Tomcic is looking to reverse the position.
A control attempt from Tomcic but he's now mounted!
Tomcic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tomcic gets back to half guard.
Tomcic is not content to let Happy control the position.
Tomcic tries to roll over but Happy keeps him under control.
Happy trying to control the action but Tomcic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is looking for a sweep. Happy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomcic trying to control but Happy postures up.
Tomcic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Happy trying to control the action but Tomcic is working from the bottom.
Anti Happy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tomcic has his hands clasped together around Happy's back. He's all about the action.
Happy is keen to just control but Tomcic is a slippery customer.
Tomcic is looking to control Happy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomcic avoid being mounted?
Tomcic gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tomcic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Happy throws a right hand that Tomcic ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomcic also avoids with ease.
Tomcic is looking to wear down Happy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomcic thuds his right hand into Happy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Happy looks for a takedown but Tomcic sprawls well.
Happy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tomcic as he avoids it easily.
Tomcic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomcic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy tests Tomcic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomcic misses with a hook. Happy ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Tomcic.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Happy.
Happy is breathing heavily.
Tomcic throws a head kick but Happy moves out of range.
Tomcic tries a low kick but Happy avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Happy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Happy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomcic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Happy has time to react.
Nice sprawl there from Tomcic as Happy shoots in.
Happy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tomcic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomcic misses with an uppercut. Happy saw that one coming.
And Happy tries to counter it with a takedown but Tomcic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Happy misses with a takedown attempt - Tomcic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick by Tomcic misses
and Happy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tomcic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Happy stopping the sweep attempt from Tomcic.
Tomcic controlling Happy's posture.
Happy throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tomcic holds on and takes a little breather.
Tomcic keeping full guard, as Happy tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy being controlled here momentarily.
Happy looking to pass the guard.
Tomcic keeping moving, preventing Happy from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tomcic throws an overhand right that lands on Happy's shoulder, as Happy tries to avoid the shot.
Tomcic jabs Happy right on the nose. Happy blinks but takes it well.
Tomcic misses with a straight right.
Tomcic misses with a looping left.
Happy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomcic but Tomcic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Happy shoots in for a double leg but Tomcic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vladimir Tomcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic cracks Happy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomcic connects with an inside leg kick.
Happy throws a right hand that Tomcic ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomcic also avoids with ease.
Jab by Tomcic.
Happy fails with the takedown.
Happy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Happy slips under a jab.
Happy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tomcic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomcic throws a head kick but Happy moves out of range.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Happy moves away from the strike by Tomcic.
Happy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tomcic defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Happy misses the shot to the body.
Happy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomcic but Tomcic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomcic throws an off balance right hand
and Happy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tomcic tries to roll over but Happy keeps him under control.
Happy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tomcic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tomcic is pressing down on Happy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tomcic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Happy.
Happy preventing the sweep.
Happy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tomcic has wrist control.
Tomcic looking to control.
Tomcic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Happy being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomcic throws out a loose jab but Happy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomcic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Happy can do to turn this around?
Tomcic gets caught flat footed, as Happy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomcic looking to control.
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 Vladimir Tomcic.
I think Tomcic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tomcic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vladimir Tomcic thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 1923 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 206 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Ford flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan Jr steps away.
Ford scores with a one two! Keenan Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Keenan Jr blocks a jab.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Keenan Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan Jr moves into the clinch.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Keenan Jr breaks the clinch.
Ford misses with a leg kick.
Ford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Keenan Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan Jr lands a left and a right that send Ford crashing to the mat, dazed. Keenan Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Ford is rocked!
Keenan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford thinks about the counter body kick.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan Jr finish him?
Keenan Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ford right on the button. Ford goes down! Keenan Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Keenan Jr gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan Jr!
Gareth Keenan Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FUClothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1036 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 114 p4p, 177 weight class). Finch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Karter lands with a nice body punch.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch misses the jab.
Karter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Karter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Karter drags him back down.
Finch sneaks out the side door and pushes Karter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Finch throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Finch throws a series of punches but Karter moves out of range.
Karter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finch lands a nice shot that snaps Karter's head back.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Finch lands a jab to the nose.
Finch feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Finch scores with a push kick.
Finch works over Karter's head and body with a nice combination.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karter.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Karter's leg but Karter calmly moves out of range.
Finch throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter slips under a jab.
Finch scores with a body shot.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter tries to counter with a clinch but Finch shakes him off and moves away.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch throws a low kick but Karter moves out of range easily.
Karter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finch avoids the body shot from Karter.
Nice shot by Finch.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Finch.
Karter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter with a nice cross.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karter has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Finch connects with a crisp jab.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Karter misses.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Karter misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Karter blocks the leg kick.
Finch throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
A jab from Finch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch lands a jab.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Karter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
A big right from Karter misses.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karter doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Finch does it's job there.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Finch misses.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Finch's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Karter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karter tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Karter's head.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Karter tries to counter with a clinch but Finch shakes him off and moves away.
Karter is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karter lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Karter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into range.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch lands a two punch combo.
Karter misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Karter takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finch won't be happy with that.
Karter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Finch sneaks out the side door and pushes Karter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Karter.
Finch lands with a right hand.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Finch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Karter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karter avoids the body shot from Finch.
Karter slips under a jab.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch misses with a combination
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finch.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karter blocks a jab.
Finch with a jab.
Finch lands a nice looking body shot.
Karter catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karter is looking to score with low kicks.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Karter off the cage and back into range.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch scores with a hook to the body. Karter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Karter.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Karter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karter at a distance.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch misses with a hook.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Karter slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Karter takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
A jab from Finch misses.
Karter defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Karter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter works Finch's body with a nice hook.
Finch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Karter connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finch throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
A victorious Atticus Finch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1218 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 165 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Svensson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Svensson misses with a combination
and Haggar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svensson's guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard but Haggar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Svensson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Haggar's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Svensson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svensson defending well though.
Svensson wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throwing shots but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Haggar content to control rather than advance.
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Svensson is trying to stand up here but Haggar is controlling him well.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Svensson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
 It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Svensson!
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Svensson tries to lock up and control but Haggar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haggar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Svensson is rocked!
The cut above Sven Svensson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Svensson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Samsonov (ranked 883 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 123 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barrels slips under a jab.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Samsonov sends Barrels crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Samsonov is motioning to the referee to let Barrels up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrels closes the distance and clinches.
Barrels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samsonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels trying to control from half guard but Samsonov is working away.
Samsonov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barrels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samsonov controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Samsonov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov advances position into side control!
Barrels is looking for a sweep.
Samsonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee asks Samsonov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Samsonov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels looks to move to half guard but instead Samsonov has passed into mount! Damn!
Barrels is looking to improve his position but Samsonov isn't that keen on the idea.
Samsonov content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is looking to improve his position but Samsonov isn't that keen on the idea.
Barrels is still trying to improve position.
Samsonov controlling from mount.
Barrels can't escape the position.
Barrels tries to control Samsonov's body but Samsonov pushes him off. Barrels squirms to his side and now Samsonov has his back!
Barrels manages to reverse the position and now he's in Samsonov's guard. Nice work there by Barrels.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samsonov is keeping the position for now.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samsonov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrels is looking to advance position but Samsonov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels keeps trying to improve his position.
Samsonov controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barrels is looking to advance position but Samsonov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Barrels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Samsonov tries to control but Barrels wriggling away.
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samsonov content just to control the position here.
Barrels wants to control but Samsonov is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Samsonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samsonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Samsonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barrels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samsonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Samsonov misses its target.
Samsonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samsonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Samsonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrels at a distance.
Barrels's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Samsonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrels clobbers Samsonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samsonov lands a head kick. Barrels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samsonov's head backwards.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Samsonov counters with a crisp one two that drops Barrels! Samsonov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barrels to his feet! Barrels is in big trouble!
Barrels is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels misses with a lunging right hand
and Samsonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barrels is still on wobbly legs! Can Samsonov finish him?
Samsonov is leaning against Barrels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barrels seems to have recovered his senses.
Barrels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samsonov.
Barrels drags the fight down to the ground.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment.
Samsonov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barrels wants to stand and escape but Samsonov is having none of it.
Samsonov wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Barrels is controlling Samsonov's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samsonov is trying to keep Barrels in close.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Samsonov blocks nicely.
Barrels is looking to pass into half guard but Samsonov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Samsonov is in guard.
Barrels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samsonov advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels moves into full guard.
Samsonov wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Samsonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barrels trying to control the position.
Barrels wants to sweep but no luck.
Samsonov is stalling in the full guard.
Samsonov continues to stall.
Barrels wants to sweep here but Samsonov controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barrels looking to control but Samsonov passes into half guard.
Samsonov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Samsonov trying to mount his opponent but Barrels defends it.
Barrels tries to get to full guard but Samsonov has control of the leg.
Barrels is not content to let Samsonov control the position.
Barrels trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ivan Samsonov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samsonov prevents Barrels from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
That's time! Samsonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Barrels misses
and Samsonov counters with a crisp one two that drops Barrels! Samsonov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barrels to his feet! Barrels is in big trouble!
Barrels slips under a jab from Samsonov.
Barrels feints the counter takedown.
Barrels gets a double leg takedown into Samsonov's guard.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samsonov is keeping the position for now.
Samsonov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samsonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barrels's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samsonov is one step ahead there.
Barrels looking to control.
Samsonov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samsonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Samsonov stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.
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.
Samsonov is stalling in the full guard.
Barrels has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Samsonov has passed into side control.
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels is trying to escape the position but Samsonov is controlling the position.
Barrels tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is trying to control Samsonov's posture but Samsonov avoids it.
Barrels is looking to regain half guard here but Samsonov keeps moving and retains side control.
Samsonov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Samsonov tries to stand but Barrels is controlling his head.
Barrels is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Samsonov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Samsonov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barrels is looking to escape.
Barrels can't escape the position.
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.
Barrels 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.
Samsonov works his way into full mount!
Samsonov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barrels is trying to reverse the position but instead Samsonov has taken his back - oops!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrels is really stuck here.
Samsonov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Samsonov is hanging on to Barrels's back as he tries to escape.
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 Ivan Samsonov.
I think Samsonov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Дай мне титульный снимок'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Puno (ranked 687 p4p, 1296 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 96 p4p, 173 weight class). Puno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RAGS 2 RICHES. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Puno half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Fusi's head but Fusi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Puno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fusi defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Fusi blocks a head kick by Puno.
Puno throws a hook but Fusi blocks it.
Fusi tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fusi to score with a decent uppercut.
Puno 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.
Fusi ducks right into an uppercut from Puno.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Good work by Fusi as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
Fusi thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Puno scores with the left hand. Fusi knows he should have avoided that one.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Puno.
Fusi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him?
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi seems to have recovered his senses.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno throws a leg kick but Fusi moved away.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Fusi stumbling back into the cage.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Puno throws a low kick but Fusi moves out of range easily.
Puno loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno misses with a looping right.
Puno sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fusi's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fusi's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeronimo Puno!
An out of breath Jeronimo Puno 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 751 p4p, 597 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 102 p4p, 80 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gentil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gentil has closed the distance and engaged Pandens in a clinch.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Gentil lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentil.
Gentil is looking to counter the offense by Pandens and move into the clinch.
Pandens misses with a low kick as Gentil jumps back.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. Gentil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentil throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil slips a jab from Pandens.
Gentil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Gentil counters with a body kick.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandens tries to move into range but Gentil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Gentil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gentil.
Pandens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
Gentil moves out of range of the body kick.
Pandens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Pandens throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pandens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gentil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandens scores with a sloppy right hand. Gentil should have avoided that one.
Pandens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandens throws a series of punches but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Gentil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gentil moves away from the strike by Pandens.
Gentil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandens finds it's way round the side to connect with Gentil's head.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Gentil moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Gentil tries to counter by clinching up but Pandens breaks away and moves out of range.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandens lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Pandens.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pandens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Pandens.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens connects with a single shot there.
Pandens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gentil. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gentil slips a jab from Pandens.
Pandens misses the jab.
A punch combination from Pandens misses.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandens lands a really nice looking cross but Gentil seems unphased.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens'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.
Pandens scores with a punch to the head.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Gentil is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pandens.
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Gentil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Gentil tries to counter by clinching up but Pandens breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentil thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pandens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Pandens.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a good jab.
Pandens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gentil.
Pandens throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Gentil counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens works Gentil's body with a nice hook.
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gentil momentarily.
Pandens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gentil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gentil ducks right into an uppercut from Pandens.
Gentil slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentil misses the target.
Pandens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gentil tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance.
Gentil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses
and Gentil counters with a straight right hand.
Pandens lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandens scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gentil.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Gentil takes one to the side of the head.
Pandens moves out of range as Gentil strikes.
Pandens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Gentil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentil is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Gentil misses its target.
Pandens thuds his right hand into Gentil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Gentil misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandens moves forwards but Gentil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gentil throws a big counter combination but Pandens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donk. Pandens catches Gentil right on the button with a cross.
Gentil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandens connects with a body shot that sends Gentil's belly button to the back.
Pandens lands with a nice body punch.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pandens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Pandens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Pandens.
Gentil walks into a stiff left hand from Pandens.
Gentil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gentil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pandens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gentil throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Pandens looks to land a left hand but Gentil moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens cracks a nice hook into Gentil's ribs.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens throws a jab when Gentil was well out of range.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Gentil misses its target.
Gentil is looking to clinch but Pandens is avoiding it.
Gentil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandens with a nice calf kick.
Gentil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGentil.
Gentil throws a big shot that misses.
Pandens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Gentil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentil throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Gentil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
It looked like Gentil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gentil. Those never looked like landing.
Gentil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Pandens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gentil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Pandens lands.
Gentil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentil misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Azriel Pandens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
A little feinted left hand from Gentil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
A lazy left from Pandens finds it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pandens jabs Gentil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pandens throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens takes one to the chin there.
Gentil misses with an uppercut
and Gentil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandens lands a right hook to the body.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Gentil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Pandens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Pandens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gentil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.
Paulo Gentil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gentil thuds his right hand into Pandens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gentil moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Gentil tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandens misses with a jab to the body
and Gentil counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
Gentil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azriel Pandens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pandens 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Slam (ranked 272 p4p, 293 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 39 p4p, 42 weight class). Baraka has chosen Burning Spear as his entrance music. Ben Slam had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slam just misses with a punch to the body.
Baraka moves out of range of the strikes.
Baraka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Baraka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baraka tries to land a leg kick but Slam saw it coming and moves away.
Slam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baraka looks to score with a jab to the body but Slam is just out of range.
Baraka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baraka throws a lazy right hand but Slam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baraka slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka loads up on a big right hand but Slam slips the punch.
Baraka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slam.
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
Baraka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slam scores with a jab to the body.
Baraka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slam throws a jab when Baraka was well out of range.
Slam throws a series of punches but Baraka avoids them all with ease.
Baraka lands a jab.
Baraka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baraka misses the shot to the body.
Baraka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slam.
Slam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Baraka scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baraka throws a hook but Slam avoids it easily.
Slam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slam connects with a body shot that sends Baraka's belly button to the back.
Baraka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baraka.
A little jabbing left from Baraka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Baraka catches Slam right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baraka.
Slam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baraka manages to avoid it.
Slam slips a straight right by Baraka.
Slam throws a hook to the side of Baraka's head but Baraka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baraka unleashes a big counter combination but Slam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Slam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baraka misses with an uppercut
and Slam counters with a stiff right hand.
Baraka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Slam counters with a quick kick to the body but Baraka blocks it.
Baraka looks to score with a jab to the body but Slam is just out of range.
Slam avoids the body shot from Baraka.
Slam throws an overhand right that lands on Baraka's shoulder, as Baraka tries to avoid the shot.
Baraka cracks Slam with a good jab.
Baraka scores with a one two! Slam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
Slam looks to score with a jab to the body but Baraka is just out of range.
Baraka throws the left hand but Slam avoids the punch easily.
Slam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baraka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slam in his tracks.
Slam misses the jab.
Slam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slam lands with an uppercut that bounces Baraka off the cage and back into range.
Slam throws a leg kick
and Baraka counters with a big head kick but Slam shrugs it off.
Slam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baraka on the side of the head.
That has opened up Juju Baraka's cut even more.
Baraka looks to throw the jab but Slam is out of range.
Baraka throws a sloppy body shot
and Slam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baraka throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slam moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Slam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Slam.
Baraka throws out a loose jab but Slam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Slam misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Baraka.
Baraka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baraka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slam had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slam cracks Baraka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Juju Baraka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baraka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slam manages to avoid it.
Slam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baraka slips a straight right by Slam.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slam misses with a hook. Baraka ducked under it nicely.
Baraka throws a fast counter high kick but Slam manages to duck under it in time.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slam was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Slam looks to score with a jab to the body but Baraka is just out of range.
Slam avoids the head kick by Baraka.
Slam scores with a body shot.
Slam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Baraka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baraka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Slam.
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
Slam slips a straight right by Baraka.
Slam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baraka moves away from the strike by Slam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka misses with a two punch combination.
Baraka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slam.
Baraka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baraka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baraka wants to land a leg kick but Slam is out of range.
Slam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baraka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baraka 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 Slam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baraka throws a body punch but Slam moves out of range.
Slam misses with a double jab
letting Baraka counter with a right hand.
Slam slips under a jab from Baraka.
Baraka ducks under a wild hook from Slam.
Despite the aggression on Baraka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baraka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slam.
Slam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slam throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slam throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baraka throws a sloppy head kick and Slam moves out of range easily.
Baraka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baraka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slam was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Baraka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baraka moves out of range as Slam throws a body kick.
Baraka connects with a high kick.
Slam blocks the body kick.
Baraka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baraka is breathing heavily.
Baraka swings for the body but Slam moves out of range.
Slam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slam cracks Baraka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juju Baraka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Slam throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slam ducks under a wild hook from Baraka.
Slam throws a looping overhand right but Baraka ducks down to avoid it.
Baraka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baraka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slam at a distance.
Baraka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slam is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Slam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slam lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juju Baraka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Slam!
Ben Slam managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 329 p4p, 384 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 46 p4p, 55 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
Spanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Spanner blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spanner is trying to push McGuire away but McGuire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Spanner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Spanner.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGuire has Spanner pushed against the cage.
McGuire leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuire works on Spanner's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire can't get the takedown.
Spanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanner.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire backing away here, and Spanner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire defending well as Spanner loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire drops Spanner with a naaaaasty hook - Spanner is in real trouble here! McGuire dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin McGuire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Viking (ranked 462 p4p, 167 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 65 p4p, 24 weight class). Techno Viking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andy Viking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Techno Viking let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andy Viking swings for the body but Techno Viking moves out of range.
Techno Viking throws out a counter right but Andy Viking avoids it with no problem.
Andy Viking throws a head kick but Techno Viking moves out of range.
Techno Viking throws out a counter right but Andy Viking avoids it with no problem.
Andy Viking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Techno Viking. That did some damage!
Techno Viking moves out of range of the leg kick from Andy Viking.
Techno Viking let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andy Viking throws the left hand but Techno Viking avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Techno Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andy Viking throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Techno Viking is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andy Viking with a body shot.
Techno Viking lands a big uppercut and Andy Viking crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Andy Viking looks OK. Techno Viking waves Andy Viking back to his feet!
 Andy Viking is rocked!
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andy Viking throws a leg kick
and Techno Viking counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Andy Viking out cold! What a finish! Techno Viking is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Techno Viking!
Our winner, Techno Viking, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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