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C85: Steve vs. Brandstatter 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiu BangYou (ranked 1592 p4p, 3877 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 227 p4p, 509 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric misses with a right hand
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BangYou just misses with a punch to the body.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric misses with a body shot.
BangYou throws a big counter combination but Saric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
BangYou throws a leg kick which misses Saric's front leg but catches the back leg as Saric tries to avoid it.
Saric gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BangYou.
BangYou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saric's hands.
BangYou lands a jab-cross combination.
BangYou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saric takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saric digs a good hook to BangYou's body.
BangYou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
It looked like BangYou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BangYou is looking to counter punch.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BangYou was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
BangYou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BangYou wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric clinches up against the cage.
BangYou manages to break the clinch.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BangYou manages to avoid it.
BangYou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saric's head backwards.
Saric gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BangYou.
BangYou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saric on the side of the head.
BangYou swinging wildly here.
Saric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BangYou.
Saric drives through and clinches with BangYou against the cage.
BangYou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saric takes one to the side of the head.
Saric scores with a sloppy right hand. BangYou should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric scores with a hook to the body. BangYou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric misses with a double jab
and BangYou counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BangYou is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
BangYou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saric throws a good cross that connects.
Saric misses with the combination.
BangYou jabs at Saric's body.
BangYou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saric throws a head kick but BangYou moves out of range.
BangYou stuns Saric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Saric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet.
BangYou scores with a body shot.
Saric looks winded!
BangYou lands a nice looking body shot.
BangYou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
BangYou punishes Saric's body with a nice straight punch.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BangYou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from BangYou.
Saric drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BangYou is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Saric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BangYou.
Saric misses with a shot to the body
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saric walks into a left hand.
Saric swings for the body but BangYou moves out of range.
Saric doesn't succeed with the takedown
and BangYou counters with a nice body shot.
BangYou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saric if he has to take too many more of those.
BangYou jabs at Saric's body.
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!
Saric ducks right into an uppercut from BangYou.
Saric is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BangYou rather than just go for the knockout.
BangYou connects with a solid leg kick.
BangYou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BangYou connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Saric to the floor! BangYou dives in looking for the finish!
 Saric is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saric is still in real trouble! Can BangYou finish him?
Ground and pound from BangYou.
BangYou scoring with strikes to the body and head.
BangYou stands up out of the half guard.
Saric seems to have recovered his senses.
BangYou waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Saric. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Saric to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Saric wants to stand but BangYou is controlling the position.
BangYou decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saric shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiu BangYou's cut.
That's time! BangYou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
BangYou lands an overhand right.
Saric lands an overhand right.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
BangYou is looking to counter punch.
BangYou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from BangYou lands but Saric takes it in his stride.
Saric swings widly with a right hand
and BangYou counters with a right hand to the body.
BangYou connects with a jab.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from BangYou misses its target.
Saric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric misses with a straight left.
A big right from Saric misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric gets off balance looking for a body kick
and BangYou counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick lands from BangYou that sends Saric to the canvas. Saric tries to scramble back to his feet but BangYou brings him back down into side control.
Saric taking a bit of punishment here - BangYou scoring with strikes.
Saric is breathing heavily.
Saric seems a little lost for a moment, as BangYou dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Saric is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by BangYou.
BangYou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BangYou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
BangYou cracks Saric with a big elbow.
BangYou stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Saric misses with a hook
and BangYou makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Saric really felt that one!
Saric throws a body punch but BangYou moves out of range.
BangYou lands a nice shot to the body.
Aiu BangYou is winning the standup battle so far.
Saric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
BangYou throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from BangYou.
BangYou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - BangYou coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangYou moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Saric goes down! Can BangYou finish him!?
BangYou arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Saric's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aiu BangYou!
Aiu BangYou managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SynCity Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Zdravko Saric stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jesus, what the fuck'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 740 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 99 p4p, 257 weight class). Wasselach has chosen Time Is On My Side as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz scores with a hook to the body. Wasselach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shabazz lands a nice looking body kick.
Shabazz misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Shabazz.
Wasselach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shabazz throws an overhand right that lands on Wasselach's shoulder, as Wasselach tries to avoid the shot.
Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
A little jabbing left from Wasselach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wasselach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasselach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wasselach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shabazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shabazz throws a leg kick
and Wasselach counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabazz tries to clinch
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Shabazz staying out of range there.
Shabazz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Wasselach misses its intended target.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz misses with a body punch
and Wasselach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shabazz. Wasselach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasselach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Wasselach saw that one coming.
Shabazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range and Shabazz settles back down.
Shabazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wasselach! But no joy.
Shabazz connects with the punch.
Wasselach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shabazz misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Wasselach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shabazz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasselach throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wasselach.
Wasselach connects with a nice looking jab.
Wasselach throws a right hand that Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Shabazz also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasselach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shabazz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Wasselach connects with a looping right hand.
Shabazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasselach.
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Shabazz avoids it with no problem.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabazz cracks Wasselach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wasselach cracks Shabazz with a good jab.
Wasselach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wasselach counters with a crisp one two that drops Shabazz! Wasselach thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shabazz to his feet! Shabazz is in big trouble!
 Shabazz is rocked!
Wasselach drops Shabazz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Shabazz! Wasselach dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gotan Wasselach!
Gotan Wasselach made sure to mention his sponsor, Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 752 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 104 p4p, 265 weight class). Hop has chosen Hard in Da Paint as his entrance music. Mike Megaton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton scores with a body shot.
Megaton throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Megaton punishes Hop's body with a nice straight punch.
Megaton misses with a wild body shot.
Megaton is looking to slow Hop down with leg kicks.
Megaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hop is just out of range.
Hop looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hop cracks Megaton with an open hand slap.
Megaton throws a lazy head kick
and Hop counters with a low kick, right behind Megaton 's knee.
Megaton misses with the combination.
Hop connects with a leg kick.
Hop looks for the body kick but Megaton saw that one coming.
Megaton lands a really nice looking cross but Hop seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Megaton misses
and Hop counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaton slips a straight right by Hop.
Megaton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hop.
Megaton swings widly with a right hand
and Hop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Megaton's knee momentarily.
Megaton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Megaton swings widly with a right hand
and Hop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hop misses with a straight left.
Megaton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hop swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hop.
Megaton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mike Megaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megaton 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.
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!
Megaton lands a jab to the nose.
Hop is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton misses with a right hand
enabling Hop to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Megaton's cut is getting worse.
Megaton misses with a left hand
and Hop counters with a nice body shot.
Megaton drops Hop with a left and a right! Oh, Hop is hurt - Megaton dives into side control looking to finish!
Hop is still in real trouble! Can Megaton finish him?
Megaton decides to stand back up. Megaton steps back and let's Hop get back to his feet.
Megaton misses with a double jab
and Hop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megaton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hop seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Hop finds it's way through Megaton's defenses.
Mike Megaton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hop slips a straight right by Megaton.
Megaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hop counters with a leg kick.
Hop throws a big shot that misses.
Megaton lands a really nice looking cross but Hop seems unphased.
Megaton throws a right hand that misses
and Hop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hop to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Mike Megaton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Megaton is breathing heavily.
Megaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hop counters with a crisp right hand that drops Megaton! Hop lets Megaton back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Megaton is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Megaton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hip Hop!
In his post fight interview, Hip Hop started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 502 p4p, 716 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 74 p4p, 103 weight class). Darko has chosen Ominous Drumming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Darko takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Navarro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Navarro moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Navarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Navarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Navarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vlad Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko slips under a jab from Navarro.
Navarro 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko looks to throw the jab but Navarro is out of range.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darko missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Navarro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a straight right hand.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Darko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Navarro doesn't seem phased though.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Navarro misses
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro checks a low kick from Darko.
Navarro is looking to counter punch.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Navarro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darko tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
A little feinted left hand from Navarro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Darko feints a counter leg kick.
Darko misses with a right hand
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Navarro throws a combination that misses
and Navarro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Navarro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Darko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Darko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
Navarro checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vlad Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Navarro.
Nice defenses there by Navarro.
Navarro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darko in his tracks.
Gideon Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro checks a low kick from Darko.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Navarro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Navarro throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navarro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Navarro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
A little feinted left hand from Navarro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko connects with a nice looking jab.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Navarro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Darko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darko is looking to slow Navarro down with leg kicks.
Navarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Navarro moves away from the strike by Darko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws a head kick but Darko moves out of range.
Darko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Navarro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Navarro throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Darko throws a leg kick
enabling Navarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darko. Darko obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Darko to the floor! Navarro dives in looking for the finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a huge left! Darko is in big trouble! He's backing up but Navarro isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Darko from any more damage. A dominating finish by Navarro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro 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 Expendable Crewman V (ranked 1095 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 161 p4p, 155 weight class). Crewman V comes to the cage accompanied by Star Trek. Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music. Expendable Crewman V 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 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crewman V lands with a shot to the body.
Crewman V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stamatis moves away.
Crewman V looks to score with a jab to the body but Stamatis is just out of range.
Crewman V scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stamatis doesn't seem bothered though.
Crewman V lands a big uppercut and Stamatis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stamatis looks OK. Crewman V waves Stamatis back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crewman V misses the jab.
Crewman V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Crewman V does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crewman V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stamatis.
Crewman V swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stamatis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crewman V looks to land a right hand but Stamatis moved out of range.
Crewman V throws a lazy uppercut
and Stamatis counters with a nice body shot.
Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crewman V misses with a body shot.
Stamatis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crewman V slips under a jab from Stamatis.
Crewman V slips a jab from Stamatis.
Crewman V swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crewman V misses with a lunging right hand
and Stamatis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V misses with a body shot
and Stamatis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V looks to score with a jab to the body but Stamatis is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Stamatis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stamatis.
Crewman V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Stamatis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Stamatis. Beautiful body shot.
Crewman V connects with the punch.
Crewman V is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stamatis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stamatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stamatis throws out a powerful jab.
Crewman V throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crewman V throws an off balance right hand
and Stamatis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandros Stamatis!
Alexandros Stamatis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 429 p4p, 369 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 63 p4p, 51 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sirakanian. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Sirakanian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Sirakanian staying out of range there.
Sirakanian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sirakanian connects with a body shot.
We've been told by Lancaster's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Lancaster.
Sirakanian throws a lazy body kick
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lancaster's head backwards.
Sirakanian with a nice calf kick.
Sirakanian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sirakanian misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lancaster if he has to take too many more of those.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
Sirakanian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lancaster in his tracks.
Sirakanian 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.
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Sirakanian cracks Lancaster with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sirakanian stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Sirakanian throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Sirakanian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster. That did some damage!
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Sirakanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sirakanian scoring well with a low kick there.
Sirakanian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sirakanian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Sirakanian dips to his left and cracks Lancaster with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian slips a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Lancaster swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster moves out of range of the leg kick from Sirakanian.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Narek Sirakanian's cut even more.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick.
Sirakanian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut.
Sirakanian lands the left hand.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sirakanian does it's job there.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Sirakanian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sirakanian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Sirakanian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster avoids a kick to the body.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirakanian's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sirakanian. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Sirakanian lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Lancaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lancaster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lancaster blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sirakanian tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the body.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lancaster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sirakanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lancaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Sirakanian wants to slow Lancaster down by chopping away at his legs.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lancaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirakanian circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Sirakanian misses the target.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut.
Sirakanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Sirakanian throws a right hand that Lancaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Lancaster also avoids with ease.
Sirakanian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirakanian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sirakanian duly obliges.
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sirakanian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sirakanian scores with a one two! Lancaster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Sirakanian.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Sirakanian.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Sirakanian ducks down to avoid it.
Sirakanian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lancaster with a body shot.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Sirakanian finds it's way through Lancaster's defenses.
Sirakanian connects with a crisp jab.
Sirakanian throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Sirakanian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sirakanian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sirakanian lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lancaster lands with a nice body punch.
Sirakanian's corner calls for a 1-2. Sirakanian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Sirakanian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian misses with a double jab
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sirakanian scores with a leg kick.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster with a nice cross.
Sirakanian looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Sirakanian is looking to slow Lancaster down with leg kicks.
Sirakanian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lancaster throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Good shot there by Sirakanian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian'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!
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster moves out of range as Sirakanian strikes.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Lancaster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Sirakanian is predictable there
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Sirakanian misses with a hook.
Sirakanian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the body
and Sirakanian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sirakanian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Lancaster misses with a jab to the body
and Sirakanian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster needs to keep his hands up - Sirakanian had a free shot at his head there.
Sirakanian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster lands with a cross.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirakanian is just out of range.
Henry Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Lancaster's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Sirakanian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lancaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lancaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Narek Sirakanian's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A low kick from Sirakanian misses
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Sirakanian misses.
Lancaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sirakanian misses the body punch
and Lancaster comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Sirakanian stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Lancaster is on him like rabid pit bull! Sirakanian slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Lancaster!
Henry Lancaster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 344 p4p, 508 weight class) and Inspektor Gee (ranked 56 p4p, 78 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 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee connects with a leg kick.
Melondov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gee circles away.
We've been told by Melondov's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Gee.
Melondov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Melondov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Gee.
Melondov slips under a jab.
Melondov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gee lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Melondov misses.
Gee throws a head kick but Melondov moves out of range.
Gee misses with the body kick
and Melondov counters with a crisp one two that drops Gee! Melondov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gee to his feet! Gee is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Melondov checks a leg kick.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melondov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gee throws a big counter head kick but Melondov avoids it with no problem.
Melondov throws a lazy right hand but Gee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gee defending well as Melondov loads up on a big left hand.
Gee with a hook.
Melondov wants to clinch
and Gee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Melondov sees coming a mile off.
Gee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melondov takes a swing at Gee's ribcage but misses.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gee as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Gee. That snapped Melondov's head back.
Gee scores with a sloppy right hand. Melondov should have avoided that one.
Melondov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melondov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melondov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Melondov throws a lazy body kick
and Gee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gee moves out of range of the body kick from Melondov.
Melondov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gee's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Melondov.
Gee works Melondov's body with a nice hook.
Melondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gee.
Gee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee misses with a hook to the body
and Melondov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Gee throws a leg kick which misses Melondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Melondov tries to avoid it.
Gee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melondov appears to be looking for a big counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gee.
Gee is looking to chop away at Melondov's legs.
Gee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melondov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Melondov counters with a straight right hand.
Melondov clinches.
Gee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melondov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melondov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melondov sends Gee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Melondov is motioning to the referee to let Gee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gee is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inspektor Gee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Gee.
It looked like Melondov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gee tries a head kick but it misses.
Melondov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Melondov instigates a clinch.
Melondov taking a breather.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melondovs head.
Melondov misses with some punches.
Melondov working aggressively here.
Gee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melondov avoids it.
Gee stalling in the clinch.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melondov backwards.
Gee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gee missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gee working Melondov over with knees to the body.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gee punishes Melondov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee lands a jab to Melondov's midsection.
Good leg kick by Gee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gee scores with a hook to the body. Melondov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melondov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Gee.
Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Gee.
Inspektor Gee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gee connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gee - that will leave a mark!
Gee lands a nice shot to the body.
Melondov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gee, pushing him back against the cage.
Gee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gee misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov tries a body shot but Gee blocks it.
Gee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Melondov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melondov tries to work over Gee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gee.
Gee landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
A short right from Gee.
Melondov trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melondov into the cage.
Gee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gee misses the shot to the body.
Gee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melondov takes one to the side of the head.
Melondov throws a body punch but Gee moves out of range.
Gee connects with a body shot that sends Melondov's belly button to the back.
Melondov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee misses with a head kick.
Melondov throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
Gee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melondov's hands.
Gee throws a head kick but Melondov moves out of range.
Gee scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gee.
Melondov connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Gee misses.
Melondov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Melondov slips a straight right by Gee.
Melondov throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
Melondov moves out of range as Gee throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melondov at a distance.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Melondov sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Melondov misses its target.
Gee misses with a body punch
and Melondov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Melondov rather than just go for the knockout.
Gee misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gee can pounce on him.
Gee throws a combination. Melondov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melondov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gee. That one must have hurt.
No joy there for Gee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melondov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Melondov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melondov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melondov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gee throws a lazy uppercut
and Melondov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melondov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Melondov throws a solid leg kick but Gee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melondov.
Melondov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melondov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Melondov drops Gee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Melondov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheko Melondov!
During a confident post fight interview, Zheko Melondov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister McNasty (ranked 267 p4p, 356 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 49 p4p, 57 weight class). Gyukosho Fujimoto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty closes the distance and clinches.
Fujimoto is trying to break free.
McNasty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNasty lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from McNasty misses the target.
McNasty misses with a lunging right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNasty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujimoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNasty darts in trying to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a head kick that drops McNasty to the mat! McNasty scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNasty looks to throw the jab but Fujimoto is out of range.
Fujimoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McNasty with a body shot.
McNasty swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a crisp right hand that drops McNasty! Fujimoto lets McNasty back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Good standup being displayed there by McNasty as he connects with a hook.
Fujimoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNasty lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimoto seems unphased.
Fujimoto slips under a jab from McNasty.
McNasty tries to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
McNasty closes the distance but Fujimoto moves to the side
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McNasty throws out a powerful jab.
McNasty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McNasty moves into the clinch.
McNasty has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to break the clinch but McNasty is controlling the position.
Fujimoto avoids a wild elbow strike from McNasty.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but McNasty has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
McNasty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
McNasty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a straight right hand.
McNasty throws an off balance right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a crisp right hand that drops McNasty! Fujimoto lets McNasty back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McNasty is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNasty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Our winner, Gyukosho Fujimoto, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 163 p4p, 132 weight class) and Abdel Mumu (ranked 29 p4p, 21 weight class). Chelios comes to the cage accompanied by Shabba. Mumu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Steeg Cypher - Maniphest DestNE & Choppie Chopp kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdel Mumu !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios scores with a punch to the head.
We've been told by Chelios's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mumu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chelios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Chelios slips under a jab.
Mumu misses with an uppercut. Chelios saw that one coming.
Mumu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chelios.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mumu .
Chelios takes one on the button.
Mumu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chelios has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chelios lands a nice looking body shot.
Mumu tries to keep at a distance but Chelios has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mumu working aggressively here.
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!
Mumu tries a body shot but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumu .
Chelios thumps Mumu with a low kick.
Chelios throws a leg kick which misses Mumu 's front leg but catches the back leg as Mumu tries to avoid it.
Chelios misses with a looping left.
Mumu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chelios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Chelios.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Chelios slips the punch.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Chelios thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Mumu moves out of range as Chelios strikes.
Chelios closes the distance and pushes Mumu back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Mumu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Chelios thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mumu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu is trying to stall.
Chelios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Mumu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Chelios lands an uppercut.
Chelios tries a body shot but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelios controls his hands.
A short left from Chelios.
Mumu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumu .
A nice left hand lands by Chelios.
Chelios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mumu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chelios has had enough of the clinch but Mumu keeps him there for the moment.
Mumu misses with an elbow strike.
Chelios lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Mumu .
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu lands a body shot.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios is working Mumu over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Mumu .
Mumu tries a body shot but Chelios blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chelios - that landed with a thud.
Mumu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Chelios manages to break the clinch.
Mumu avoids the body shot from Chelios.
Chelios misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mumu misses the target.
Chelios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chelios takes a swing at Mumu 's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chelios moves out of range of the leg kick from Mumu .
Mumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jensen Chelios will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chelios has closed the distance and engaged Mumu in a clinch.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mumu blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Chelios working aggressively here.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jensen Chelios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chelios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
A body shot lands from Chelios.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mumu lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike.
Mumu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumu blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a kick to the body
and Mumu counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios jabs at Mumu 's body.
Chelios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chelios connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mumu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mumu slips under a jab from Chelios.
Mumu throws a big shot that misses.
Chelios throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chelios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mumu misses the target.
Jensen Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
Chelios throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Mumu counter with a right hand.
That kick from Mumu tenderised Chelios's leg. Chelios is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumu .
Chelios connects with a leg kick.
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!
Chelios doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumu circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios connects with a body shot that sends Mumu 's belly button to the back.
Chelios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu .
Chelios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mumu tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chelios closes the distance but Mumu moves to the side
and Mumu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chelios misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mumu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mumu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mumu throws a hook to the side of Chelios's head but Chelios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but Mumu moved out of range.
Mumu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chelios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Mumu .
Chelios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mumu slips under a jab from Chelios.
Chelios backing away here, and Mumu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chelios tried to score with a low kick but Mumu checks it.
Chelios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chelios punishes Mumu 's body with a nice straight punch.
Mumu misses with a leg kick.
Chelios throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mumu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mumu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Mumu takes one on the button.
Chelios is looking to wear down Mumu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mumu cracks Chelios with a good jab.
Chelios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
Mumu lands a nice shot that snaps Chelios's head back.
Chelios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios scores with a nice body kick.
Chelios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Chelios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick lands for Chelios.
Mumu throws a sloppy head kick and Chelios moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chelios. Mumu shrugs it off though.
Mumu takes one on the button.
Mumu throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chelios connects with a right hand. Mumu shakes it off.
Mumu lands a head kick. Chelios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mumu tries to clinch but Chelios moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Mumu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Chelios misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Mumu misses.
Abdel Mumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mumu is looking to chop away at Chelios's legs.
Chelios forces Mumu back against the cage and clinches.
Mumu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu is looking to control Chelios's arms but Chelios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mumu has his back to the cage.
Chelios blocking some punches.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu lands a hook that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Mumu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios working aggressively here.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chelios.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Mumu misses with an elbow over the top.
Chelios digs a right hand into Mumu 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu 's gas tank.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but Mumu blocks it.
Chelios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chelios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chelios lands a body punch.
Mumu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mumu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
A short left from Chelios.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios takes a shot to the head.
Mumu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chelios.
Chelios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chelios scores with a shoulder strike.
Chelios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Chelios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mumu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chelios scores with a shot to the side of Mumu 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios crunches a lovely knee into Mumu 's ribcage.
Chelios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Chelios is leaning against Mumu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumu can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Chelios.
A nice left hand lands by Chelios.
A right handed body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chelios.
A short uppercut from Chelios.
Chelios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios pushes Mumu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Chelios - that landed with a thud.
Chelios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mumu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chelios.
Chelios doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumu circles away.
Mumu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chelios slips under a jab.
Mumu 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Chelios both land. Nice combination.
Mumu is rocked!
Chelios throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mumu stumbling backwards into the cage! Mumu bounces back off the cage towards Chelios, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Chelios lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Chelios celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jensen Chelios!
A very excited looking Jensen Chelios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 61 p4p, 131 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Steve's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TWIST HIS D*CK. Brandstatter has chosen The Maestro 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 Wolfgang Brandstatter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Brandstatter is out of range.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brandstatter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steve throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brandstatter avoids it.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brandstatter 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter lands a jab.
Brandstatter misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandstatter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Brandstatter slips a jab from Steve.
Brandstatter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandstatter tries to land a body kick
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Steve walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandstatter jabs at Steve's body.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Steve tries a low kick but Brandstatter avoids it.
Brandstatter misses with a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Brandstatter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooh!!! Steve has knocked Brandstatter down with a huge combo! Steve steps away and waves a wobbly Brandstatter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Wolfgang Brandstatter has been cut.
Brandstatter walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Brandstatter limp body while Steve jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his middleweight title!
Chris Steve decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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