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SPPS 93 - Mischief Night! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Republic (ranked 3850 p4p, 4262 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 466 p4p, 489 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjoergen throws a combination that misses
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Bjoergen misses
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Bjoergen misses.
Republic throwing a counter right hand but Bjoergen manages to avoid it.
Republic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjoergen.
Bjoergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Republic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjoergen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Republic working aggressively here.
Republic tries to land a knee to the head but Bjoergen blocks with his arms.
Bjoergen dodges an elbow strike from Republic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Republic.
Republic gets through Bjoergen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bjoergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjoergen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Republic misses with the head strike.
Republic lands a body shot.
Bjoergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjoergen blocks an uppercut.
Republic digs a right hand into Bjoergen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjoergen's gas tank.
Bjoergen blocks an uppercut.
Republic throws a head punch that misses.
Bjoergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Republic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Republic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Republic.
Republic blocks an uppercut.
Bjoergen misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Republic.
Bjoergen misses with a punch to the body.
Republic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjoergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjoergen tries to stall but Republic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Republic tries a knee to the head but Bjoergen blocks it.
Republic gets through Bjoergen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Republic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic takes a shot to the head.
Bjoergen stalling.
Republic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjoergen backwards.
Bjoergen misses with a body punch.
Bjoergen misses with some punches.
Republic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bjoergen lands a body punch.
Republic gets through Bjoergen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Republic pushes Bjoergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Republic working aggressively here.
Republic lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Bjoergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Republic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Republic lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjoergen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic prevents a body shot from Bjoergen.
Republic misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjoergen.
Republic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Republic blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Republic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Republic misses its target.
Bjoergen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Republic.
A counter left hand to the body from Republic misses its target.
Bjoergen throws a head kick that misses
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Republic's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bjoergen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Republic is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Republic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeppe Bjoergen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bjoergen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Republic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bjoergen throws a low kick but Republic moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Republic misses the target.
Bjoergen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjoergen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Republic fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen throws out a loose jab but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bjoergen throws a body punch but Republic moves out of range.
Republic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Bjoergen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjoergen tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bjoergen misses.
Republic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjoergen can do to turn this around?
Bjoergen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Republic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Republic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjoergen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Republic is out of range.
Republic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjoergen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjoergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen misses with a wild combination.
Republic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bjoergen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Republic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic rushes Bjoergen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Republic throws a head punch that misses.
Bjoergen lands with a left to the head.
Republic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Republic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjoergen.
A short right from Republic.
That has opened up Jeppe Bjoergen's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Republic.
A short uppercut from Republic.
Bjoergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Republic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Republic avoids the head kick by Bjoergen.
Republic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bjoergen misses with a leg kick
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjoergen misses with a leg kick
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bjoergen throws a series of punches but Republic avoids them all with ease.
Republic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bjoergen manages to circle out of the way.
A low kick from Bjoergen is predictable there
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen throws a leg kick but Republic sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjoergen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Republic is looking to counter punch.
Banana Republic is winning the standup battle so far.
Republic gets tackled into the cage by Bjoergen. Bjoergen maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjoergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjoergen stalling in the clinch.
Republic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Republic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeppe Bjoergen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bjoergen misses the body punch
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Bjoergen is predictable there
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeppe Bjoergen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjoergen is looking to clinch but Republic is avoiding it.
Republic dips to his left and cracks Bjoergen with an uppercut!
Republic slips under a jab from Bjoergen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen wants to clinch but Republic slips to the side
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Bjoergen wants to clinch but Republic slips to the side
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bjoergen throws a leg kick but Republic checks it.
A quick step to the side and Republic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Bjoergen pushes him off.
Republic closes the distance and pushes Bjoergen back into the cage.
Bjoergen blocks an elbow strike.
Republic pushes Bjoergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjoergen blocks an uppercut.
Republic misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Republic works on Bjoergen's body with a couple of short punches.
Banana Republic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjoergen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen misses with a punch to the body.
Republic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjoergen misses with an uppercut
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Republic clinches up against the cage.
Republic breaks the clinch.
Bjoergen tries to clinch
and Republic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Republic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bjoergen.
Bjoergen throws a combination that misses
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjoergen wants to clinch but Republic slips to the side
and Republic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bjoergen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Republic is able to avoid easily.
Bjoergen misses with a kick to the body
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjoergen tries to clinch up but Republic circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Bjoergen is predictable there
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bjoergen lands a head shot.
Bjoergen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Republic is out of range and Bjoergen settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bjoergen.
Bjoergen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Republic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Republic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjoergen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Republic, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Banana Republic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Republic 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banana Republic!
Banana Republic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Ii (ranked 1439 p4p, 22126 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 208 p4p, 653 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dunham's choice of entrance music: Im Forever Blowing Bubbles. Pete Dunham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Steel Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dunham misses its intended target.
Steel Ii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steel Ii drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steel Ii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steel Ii passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Ii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel Ii wants to pass the guard but Dunham is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Ii looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steel Ii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel Ii throwing shots but Dunham is blocking nicely.
Steel Ii controlling the action here.
Steel Ii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dunham felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steel Ii controlling the action here.
Steel Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dunham's head.
Steel Ii slows the pace down in half guard.
Steel Ii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dunham trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Steel Ii seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Ii.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel Ii connects with a nice short shot to Dunham's temple.
We've been hearing that Steel Ii has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steel Ii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel Ii stalling.
Dunham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel Ii lands a nice short elbow.
Steel Ii slows the pace down in half guard.
Steel Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel Ii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel Ii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steel Ii throwing shots but Dunham is blocking nicely.
Dunham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel Ii has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dunham's head.
Steel Ii passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dunham!
Steel Ii is working for a guillotine from mount but Dunham frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel Ii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel Ii shoots and misses
and Dunham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alex Steel Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel Ii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel Ii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Ii tries to score with a low kick but Dunham moves his leg out of the way.
Steel Ii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunham. That did some damage!
Steel Ii clinches up with Dunham and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Dunham.
A short right from Steel Ii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Ii.
Dunham swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Ii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Dunham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steel Ii.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Steel Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunham doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel Ii misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunham 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 Steel Ii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steel Ii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steel Ii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dunham.
It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Dunham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steel Ii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunham is looking to clinch but Steel Ii is avoiding it.
Steel Ii jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steel Ii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunham misses the jab.
Dunham misses with a straight right.
Steel Ii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham misses with a hook.
And Steel Ii counters with a quick kick to the body but Dunham blocks it.
Dunham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel Ii can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii clinches.
Dunham manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Dunham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dunham.
Steel Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham off balance momentarily.
Dunham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel Ii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel Ii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel Ii drops his hands momentarily and Dunham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steel Ii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel Ii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunham is fending him off so far but Steel Ii persists. Nope, Dunham circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steel Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel Ii scores with a head kick. Dunham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dunham lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Steel Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunham connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunham can do to turn this around?
Dunham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunham.
A head kick by Dunham misses
and Steel Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Steel Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Ii throws a lazy body kick
and Dunham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel Ii's knee momentarily.
Steel Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunham throws a body punch but Steel Ii moves out of range.
Steel Ii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dunham scores with a jab to the head.
Pete Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunham tries to clinch but Steel Ii moves out of range.
Steel Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Dunham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham drops Steel Ii with a beautiful combination! Steel Ii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dunham is looking for the KO!
 Steel Ii is rocked!
 It looks like Alex Steel Ii has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Steel Ii.
Oh Steel Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunham is pawing at Steel Ii, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Steel Ii's nose. Steel Ii is badly hurt! Dunham pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Steel Ii tries desperately to hold on but Dunham is relentless in his assault! As Steel Ii receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Dunham away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Dunham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Brazil (ranked 1951 p4p, 5945 weight class) and Bloodsport Unknown (ranked 249 p4p, 579 weight class). Bobo Brazil has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobo Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bloodsport Unknown!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch but Brazil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brazil misses with a double jab.
Unknown fails with the takedown.
Unknown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brazil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Unknown tries to clinch
and Brazil counters with a three punch combo that has Unknown backing up. Unknown nods at Brazil to acknowledge the strikes.
Unknown wants to clinch.
Unknown tries to clinch up but Brazil circles away and keeps his distance.
Brazil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unknown moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brazil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brazil bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bloodsport Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unknown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unknown avoids the head kick by Brazil.
Brazil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brazil.
Brazil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unknown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brazil.
Unknown tries to clinch there but Brazil circles away.
A low kick lands for Brazil.
Brazil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unknown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brazil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brazil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unknown throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unknown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unknown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Brazil.
Unknown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brazil counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bloodsport Unknown has been cut.
Unknown is looking to clinch but Brazil is avoiding it.
Brazil is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Unknown closes the distance but Brazil moves to the side
and Brazil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unknown wants to clinch but Brazil slips to the side
and Brazil counters with a crisp right that sends Unknown to the canvas! Brazil follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Brazil!
Bobo Brazil very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dee DeVon (ranked 3685 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 437 p4p, 165 weight class). Akara Kongsangchai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dee DeVon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee DeVon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch.
DeVon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kongsangchai quickly recovers to half guard.
Kongsangchai pushes DeVon off and gets back to his feet.
DeVon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongsangchai digs a good body shot into DeVon's ribs.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch but DeVon is avoiding it.
DeVon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeVon tries to free his leg and advance position but Kongsangchai is retaining full guard.
DeVon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kongsangchai manages to escape and get back to his feet.
DeVon throws a series of punches but Kongsangchai avoids them all with ease.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch.
DeVon 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.
DeVon goes for a double leg but Kongsangchai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kongsangchai continues to drive forward.
DeVon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dee DeVon has been cut.
Kongsangchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kongsangchai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Kongsangchai.
DeVon blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVon uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kongsangchai prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DeVon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee DeVon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kongsangchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongsangchai stops a takedown attempt from DeVon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongsangchai.
DeVon is rocked!
DeVon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh DeVon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Kongsangchai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongsangchai.
DeVon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongsangchai has DeVon pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. DeVon is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kongsangchai - that's hurt DeVon badly! Oh, another knee lands and DeVon is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but DeVon doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Akara Kongsangchai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Meshkov (ranked 2332 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 298 p4p, 184 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mills's choice of entrance music: Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Meshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meshkov, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meshkov.
Meshkov lands with a right to the head.
Meshkov manages to break the clinch.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meshkov sprawls well. Meshkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Mills misses with a low kick as Meshkov jumps back.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meshkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meshkov lands with a straight right. Mills didn't see that one coming.
Mills thows a leg kick but Meshkov checks it
and Meshkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mills lands with an uppercut that bounces Meshkov off the cage and back into range.
Meshkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Mills misses with a hook
and Meshkov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mills misses.
A swing and a miss from Mills.
Meshkov jabs Mills right on the nose. Mills blinks but takes it well.
Meshkov misses with a looping left.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meshkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meshkov avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills moves into the clinch.
Meshkov tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Meshkov controls his hands.
Mills working aggressively here.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Meshkov gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Meshkov controls the action.
Meshkov is trying to break free.
Meshkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Meshkov.
Meshkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mills dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meshkov is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Meshkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meshkov blocks an uppercut.
Mills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills misses with a body punch.
Meshkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meshkov is trying to break the clinch but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Meshkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mills fails to land.
Meshkov has had enough of the clinch but Mills keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mills scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
Meshkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meshkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mills cracks Meshkov with a nice body shot.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meshkov's elbow.
Meshkov can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mills throws a head punch that misses.
Mills scores with a shot to the side of Meshkov's head.
Meshkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mills.
Mills throws a head punch that misses.
Meshkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills swings wildly with an uppercut but Meshkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meshkov is trying to break free.
Meshkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Meshkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mills lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meshkov jabs Mills to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mills misses with a hook to the body
and Meshkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meshkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills closes the distance and clinches up with Meshkov, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes Meshkov against the cage but Meshkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Meshkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mills getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mills lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Anton Meshkov has been cut.
Meshkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Mills takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Meshkov misses its target.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meshkov digs a good hook to Mills's body.
Meshkov checks a leg kick.
Mills connects with a single shot there.
Mills closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mills misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Meshkov controls his hands.
Mills working aggressively here.
Meshkov lands with a right to the head.
Meshkov manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
Meshkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meshkov. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meshkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meshkov throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meshkov scores with a jab.
 Mills is rocked!
Meshkov drops Mills with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mills! Meshkov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Meshkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 930 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Young Prodigy (ranked 138 p4p, 175 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kulina might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Schism. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Prodigy !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prodigy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prodigy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulina scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kulina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prodigy back to the cage. Kulina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prodigy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
Kulina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prodigy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prodigy is looking to land body kicks.
Prodigy connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kulina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prodigy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Kulina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulina.
Kulina is looking to clinch but Prodigy is avoiding it.
Kulina lands with a hook. Prodigy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prodigy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulina.
A little jabbing left from Prodigy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prodigy throws an overhand right that lands on Kulina's shoulder, as Kulina tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prodigy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prodigy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prodigy .
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prodigy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kulina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prodigy misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch but Prodigy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prodigy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prodigy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kulina clobbers Prodigy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prodigy digs a good body shot into Kulina's ribs.
Prodigy jabs at Kulina's body.
Prodigy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Prodigy pushes him off.
Prodigy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Kulina.
Prodigy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prodigy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Kulina.
Prodigy throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Prodigy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina misses with a series of wild punches.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prodigy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prodigy unleashes a big counter combination but Kulina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kulina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kulina lands a lovely overhand right.
Prodigy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulina thumps Prodigy with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kulina.
Prodigy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kulina defends it well.
Prodigy moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Prodigy .
Prodigy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulina.
Prodigy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prodigy 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 Kulina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Prodigy .
Kulina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prodigy lands with a nice body punch.
Prodigy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prodigy lands with a straight right. Kulina didn't see that one coming.
Kulina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prodigy in his tracks.
Prodigy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice straight punches there by Prodigy . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prodigy .
Prodigy misses with an uppercut. Kulina saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prodigy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Prodigy looks to move away, Kulina throws a big counter combo but Prodigy just gets out of the way.
Kulina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kulina moves into the clinch.
Prodigy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulina working aggressively here.
Kulina has a couple of punches blocked by Prodigy .
Prodigy manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prodigy throws a front kick aimed at Kulina's knee but Kulina avoids it well.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Prodigy moves out of range.
Kulina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prodigy at a distance.
A cross from Kulina lands.
Prodigy missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prodigy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kulina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prodigy misses with a body shot.
Prodigy looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Kulina gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kulina cracks Prodigy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulina scores with a leg kick.
Kulina wants to land a leg kick but Prodigy is out of range.
Kulina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy fails with the takedown.
Kulina thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prodigy if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Young Prodigy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kulina with the inside leg kick.
Kulina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prodigy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prodigy - that will leave a mark!
Kulina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulina lands a jab to the nose.
Prodigy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kulina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prodigy staying out of range there.
Kulina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulina throws the kick towards the body but Prodigy avoids it.
Kulina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prodigy .
Kulina went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prodigy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulina throws a looping overhand right but Prodigy ducks down to avoid it.
Prodigy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Prodigy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prodigy . Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulina is looking to clinch but Prodigy is avoiding it.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prodigy backs up against the cage.
Kulina scores with a hook.
Kulina scores with a leg kick.
Kulina throws a leg kick which misses Prodigy 's front leg but catches the back leg as Prodigy tries to avoid it.
Kulina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prodigy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prodigy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prodigy jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
Prodigy cracks Kulina with a right hand to the side of the head.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina lands with a cross.
Prodigy 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
Prodigy misses with a straight right.
Prodigy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prodigy lands a really nice looking cross but Kulina seems unphased.
A slow jab from Prodigy misses its intended target.
Kulina tries to clinch there but Prodigy circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prodigy lands a jab.
Prodigy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulina lunges at Prodigy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prodigy 's hand.
Prodigy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kulina to the ground. Prodigy is now in Kulina's guard.
Prodigy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Prodigy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Prodigy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prodigy trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.
Prodigy pushing down on Kulina's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kulina looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prodigy is looking to take a break and control but Kulina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prodigy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kulina is defending against the submission attempts here by Prodigy .
Kulina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prodigy .
Kulina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prodigy on the ground.
Prodigy is trying to work for a kimura but Kulina is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kulina pushes Prodigy off looking to stand but Prodigy dives back in and keeps control.
Prodigy trying to control from half guard but Kulina is working away.
Prodigy stops Kulina from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kulina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prodigy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch but Prodigy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prodigy jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
Young Prodigy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Kulina wants to clinch up but Prodigy keeps it at a distance.
Kulina misses with a hook. Prodigy ducked under it nicely.
Kulina looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kulina misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Young Prodigy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kulina scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Prodigy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prodigy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prodigy manages to break the clinch.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kulina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prodigy scores with a jab.
Kulina misses with a body kick.
Prodigy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kulina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kulina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prodigy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prodigy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kulina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina closes the distance but Prodigy moves to the side
and Prodigy counters with a nice body kick.
Prodigy lands with an uppercut that bounces Kulina off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina forces Prodigy back against the cage and clinches.
Prodigy can't find room to land a body shot as Kulina controls the action.
Prodigy cracks Kulina with a nice body shot.
Prodigy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Prodigy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prodigy checks a leg kick nicely.
Kulina closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Prodigy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Prodigy .
Prodigy breaks from the clinch.
Prodigy lands a nice looking body kick.
Prodigy misses the shot to the body.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prodigy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulina blocks a head kick by Prodigy .
A decent looking cross lands there for Prodigy .
Kulina wants to clinch up but Prodigy keeps it at a distance.
Kulina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young Prodigy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina feints and then cracks Prodigy 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prodigy down.
Prodigy lands with a straight right. Kulina didn't see that one coming.
Kulina tries to clinch there but Prodigy circles away.
Prodigy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Prodigy .
Prodigy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kulina eats them both and turns towards Prodigy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prodigy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kulina on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kulina tries to get out of the position.
Kulina looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kulina is not content to let Prodigy control the position.
Prodigy trying to mount his opponent but Kulina defends it.
Kulina is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy wants to pass to mount but Kulina is defending the position.
Prodigy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prodigy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulina blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prodigy .
Prodigy is pressing down on Kulina's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulina is holding on for now.
Kulina wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prodigy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kulina with a hook.
Prodigy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prodigy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kulina manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prodigy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Prodigy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Prodigy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prodigy 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Prodigy !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Itzpapalotltotec (ranked 1113 p4p, 1470 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 151 p4p, 207 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Itzpapalotltotec might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Copacabana - Barry Manilow. 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Revorg does it's job there.
Revorg lands with a good body shot.
Revorg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Revorg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itzpapalotltotec.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from Itzpapalotltotec.
Revorg thinks about the counter body kick.
Revorg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itzpapalotltotec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec swings for the body but Revorg moves out of range.
Revorg scoring well with a low kick there.
Revorg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Revorg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Itzpapalotltotec on the side of the head.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Revorg - that will leave a mark!
Revorg wants to clinch
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Revorg.
Itzpapalotltotec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Itzpapalotltotec was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Revorg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Itzpapalotltotec on the side of the head.
Revorg misses with a body shot
and Itzpapalotltotec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Revorg throws a front kick aimed at Itzpapalotltotec's knee but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it well.
Itzpapalotltotec looks to throw the jab but Revorg is out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Itzpapalotltotec fails to land.
I was talking to Itzpapalotltotec's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Revorg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Itzpapalotltotec prevents a body shot from Revorg.
Itzpapalotltotec swings wildly with an uppercut but Revorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revorg gets through Itzpapalotltotec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a shot to the side of Revorg's head.
Revorg pulls guard effortlessly.
Revorg wants to sweep here but Itzpapalotltotec controlling him for the moment.
Itzpapalotltotec drops back, looking for a kneebar! Revorg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Revorg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Revorg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Revorg grinds an elbow into Itzpapalotltotec's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revorg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Itzpapalotltotec is avoiding damage well.
Itzpapalotltotec is not content to let Revorg control the position.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to buck Revorg off but Revorg is having none of it.
Revorg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Revorg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Itzpapalotltotec can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg tries to advance position but instead Itzpapalotltotec slips a leg back in to half guard.
Revorg trying to pass the guard but Itzpapalotltotec defending well.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to get to full guard but Revorg has control of the leg.
Revorg is trying to control. Itzpapalotltotec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Itzpapalotltotec gets full guard.
Revorg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itzpapalotltotec is keeping the position for now.
Itzpapalotltotec looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Itzpapalotltotec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Revorg is posturing up here but Itzpapalotltotec has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Revorg tries to roll out but it's too tight and Revorg has to tap! Slick submission there by Itzpapalotltotec!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
An out of breath Pablo Itzpapalotltotec 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 662 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Victor Veidt (ranked 94 p4p, 173 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Veidt!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute staying out of range there.
Veidt throws a right hand that misses
and Tribute counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Victor Veidt has been cut.
Veidt looks to land a left hand but Tribute moved out of range nicely.
Tribute appears to be looking for a big counter.
Veidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tribute.
Tribute quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Veidt.
Tribute uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veidt.
Tribute swings for the body but Veidt moves out of range.
Tribute looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tribute tries to land a front kick but Veidt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veidt! But no joy.
Veidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veidt to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute misses with a body kick.
Veidt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Veidt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
Veidt thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Veidt 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.
Veidt with a nice cross.
Veidt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt moves out of range as Tribute strikes.
A slow jab from Veidt misses its intended target.
Tribute misses with an uppercut. Veidt saw that one coming.
Veidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tribute defending well as Veidt loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Tribute. Beautiful body shot.
Tribute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veidt.
Tribute is looking to counter with a body kick.
Veidt scores with a hook to the body. Tribute takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tribute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tribute throws a half hearted mid kick.
Veidt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veidt throws out a loose jab but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute tries to land a front kick but Veidt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veidt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Veidt misses with a hook.
Veidt clobbers Tribute with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veidt looks to land a right hand but Tribute moved out of range.
Veidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veidt misses with an uppercut.
Veidt misses with a straight left.
Tribute feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veidts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tribute comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Veidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tribute moves away.
Veidt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Tribute.
Veidt looks winded!
Tribute drops Veidt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Veidt looks back up at him and smiles so Tribute waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nice defenses there by Tribute.
Veidt throws a poor cross that misses
and Tribute counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Veidt out cold! What a finish! Tribute 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 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Tribute!
Tank Tribute looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hare's too nice to even give me a sparring partner to prepare for my upcoming fight for the belt. Who's this guy BTW? Nevermind, Medic!! Medic!! We have a dead man here!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 300 p4p, 1032 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 40 p4p, 152 weight class). Matsuda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jukassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jukassa lands with a shot to the body.
Jukassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Matsuda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Matsuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Matsuda misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuda misses with a body shot
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa slips a jab from Matsuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsuda connects with a right hand. Jukassa shakes it off.
Matsuda swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa needs to keep his hands up - Matsuda had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuda misses with a looping left.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuda takes a swing at Jukassa's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsuda misses with a looping right.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuda with a body shot.
Matsuda misses the body punch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuda misses with a looping left.
Jukassa cracks Matsuda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tanaka Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa cracks a nice hook into Matsuda's ribs.
Jukassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuda.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuda scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuda shoots for a double leg takedown but Jukassa sprawls well. He's pushed Matsuda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Jukassa.
Matsuda lands a jab to Jukassa's midsection.
Matsuda lands a jab to Jukassa's midsection.
Matsuda lands a really nice looking cross but Jukassa seems unphased.
Matsuda misses with a shot to the body
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Matsuda throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsuda thinking.
Matsuda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsuda tests Jukassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsuda throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Matsuda.
Matsuda misses with an uppercut.
Matsuda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda shoots in and drives through. Jukassa sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanaka Matsuda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Matsuda misses with a straight right.
Matsuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukassa takes one to the chin there.
Matsuda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jukassa quickly recovers to half guard.
Jukassa tries to kick Matsuda off in order to stand up. Matsuda Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa wants to get back to his feet but Matsuda drags him back down.
Jukassa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matsuda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukassa wants to get back to his feet but Matsuda drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Matsuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Matsuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanaka Matsuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukassa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsuda throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsuda throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsuda thinking.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Matsuda digs a good hook to Jukassa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsuda there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Matsuda misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Matsuda cracks Jukassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukassa can do to turn this around?
Jukassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsuda misses with a body shot
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matsuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuda misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jukassa does it's job there.
Matsuda misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa's coach down at Cope's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jukassa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Matsuda throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Matsuda misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsuda fails with a takedown attempt.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Matsuda misses.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsuda misses the jab.
Matsuda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Matsuda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jukassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsuda lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsuda misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matsuda misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa with a jab.
Matsuda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jukassa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuda misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Matsuda misses.
Jukassa is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matsuda throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Matsuda as he connects with a hook.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Matsuda scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuda connects with a right hand. Jukassa shakes it off.
Jukassa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jukassa scrambles back to his feet.
Jukassa slips under a jab from Matsuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuda.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.
Matsuda throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matsuda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsuda gets the takedown into side control.
Matsuda advances to full mount.
Matsuda lands with some strikes.
Jukassa is trying to stand but he's just given Matsuda his back.
Jukassa is trying to stand back up.
Matsuda is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tanaka Matsuda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Matsuda lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matsuda is persistently looking for the submission but Jukassa is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukassa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jukassa is in a bad position with Matsuda working for a choke. Jukassa manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Matsuda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jukassa stacks Matsuda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jukassa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is trying to improve his position.
Matsuda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jukassa's best efforts.
Jukassa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Matsuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jukassa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jukassa has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Matsuda works to full guard.
Matsuda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jukassa's guard.
Matsuda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jukassa dives on top into guard.
Matsuda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matsuda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jukassa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanaka Matsuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsuda 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanaka Matsuda!
A relieved looking Tanaka Matsuda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 605 p4p, 455 weight class) and Psiris Fuhren (ranked 96 p4p, 66 weight class). Fuhren has chosen Everybody Dies as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Psiris Fuhren was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuhren was well out of range. Poor timing from DeAngelo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuhren! But no joy.
Fuhren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeAngelo lands with a nice combination. Fuhren backs away looking to recover.
DeAngelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuhren misses with a straight left.
DeAngelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuhren missing with a left hand there. DeAngelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuhren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuhren throws a fast counter high kick but DeAngelo manages to duck under it in time.
DeAngelo throws an off balance right hand
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from DeAngelo.
Fuhren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeAngelo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Fuhren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Fuhren.
DeAngelo throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAngelo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuhren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from DeAngelo misses its intended target.
Fuhren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fuhren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuhren throws a big shot that misses.
DeAngelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuhren.
Fuhren avoids the body shot from DeAngelo.
It seemed like Fuhren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DeAngelo throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuhren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fuhren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeAngelo.
DeAngelo scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuhren throws out a powerful jab.
DeAngelo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuhren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from DeAngelo misses the target.
Fuhren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeAngelo.
DeAngelo checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuhren misses with a body punch
enabling DeAngelo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuhren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeAngelo.
Fuhren dodges the punch combination from DeAngelo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo slips a straight right by Fuhren.
Fuhren lands a body shot.
DeAngelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for DeAngelo.
Fuhren throws a body shot but no joy.
DeAngelo lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuhren off the cage and back into range.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeAngelo avoids the body shot from Fuhren.
DeAngelo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fuhren sprawling to the canvas! Fuhren rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can DeAngelo finish him?!
Fuhren is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeAngelo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Fuhren out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joseph DeAngelo!
After winning the bout, Joseph DeAngelo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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