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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 1197 p4p, 5132 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 185 p4p, 580 weight class). Von Ver Huevan comes into the arena with Call to Arms blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Ver Huevan moves away.
Von Ver Huevan moves away from the strike by Saric.
A jab lands there for Von Ver Huevan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saric lands a jab to Von Ver Huevan's midsection.
Saric missing with a left hand there. Von Ver Huevan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Ver Huevan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Ver Huevan lands a jab to the nose.
Saric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan punishes Saric's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Ver Huevan lands a jab to the nose.
Saric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan moves away from the strike by Saric.
Von Ver Huevan moves out of range as Saric strikes.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saric.
Von Ver Huevan lands a leg kick that knocks Saric off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Von Ver Huevan.
Saric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Ver Huevan to score with a decent uppercut.
Saric's corner calls for a 1-2. Saric obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Von Ver Huevan slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Saric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Von Ver Huevan lands a big uppercut and Saric crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saric looks OK. Von Ver Huevan waves Saric back to his feet!
 Saric is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Ver Huevan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saric sprawling to the canvas! Saric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Von Ver Huevan finish him?!
Saric is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Ver Huevan finish him?
Von Ver Huevan flashes Saric a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Saric's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Saric crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Von Ver Huevan punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
After the big win, Magnus Von Ver Huevan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SynCity Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Zdravko Saric was interviewed post fight and said 'Jesus, what the fuck'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Action Bastard (ranked 650 p4p, 652 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 72 p4p, 74 weight class). Bastard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japanese And Lovely - Jucifer. Tzien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. R*ck It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Action Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
Tzien looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastard has his takedown stuffed
and Tzien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tzien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bastard's hands.
Bastard throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien slips under a jab from Bastard.
Tzien stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bastard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tzien lands a nice looking body shot.
Tzien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bastard.
Tzien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bastard's hands.
Tzien with a nice calf kick.
Action Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard shoots in for a double leg but Tzien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Action Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tzien tries to score with a low kick but Bastard moves his leg out of the way.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tzien.
A head kick from Bastard lands but Tzien takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick from Tzien, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tzien throws out a loose jab but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tzien there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tzien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien wants to land a leg kick but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tzien sprawls well initially but Bastard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bastard wants to control but Tzien is keeping him busy.
Bastard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tzien looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard not doing much here.
Bastard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tzien for as long as he can get away with.
Bastard continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien trying to control but Bastard postures up.
Bastard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bastard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tzien is looking for a sweep. Bastard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bastard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bastard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tzien has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Tzien's legs - danger averted.
Tzien is controlling Bastard's posture.
Tzien working a defensive guard here.
Bastard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Tzien keeps moving.
Bastard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tzien, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Tzien tries to sprawl but Bastard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bastard tries to pass to full mount but Tzien defends it.
Tzien is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tzien trying to control from the bottom.
Tzien tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.
Tzien is trying to maintain the position but Bastard is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Action Bastard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Tzien as Bastard shoots in.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bastard.
The referee asks Bastard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bastard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tzien is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
Bastard trying to control the action but Tzien is working from the bottom.
Tzien sneaks back into half guard.
Tzien looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien gets full guard.
Bastard is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien is pulling down on Bastard's head to control his posture.
Bastard working some strikes from top position.
Tzien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tzien is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bastard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bastard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tzien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tzien being controlled here, momentarily.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Tzien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bastard dives in and grabs Tzien's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tzien pushes down on Bastard's head and hops out.
Bastard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tzien is just out of range.
Tzien only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tzien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tzien has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bastard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tzien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Bastard as he checks the leg kick.
Bastard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hratch Tzien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastard shoots in and drives through. Tzien sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Action Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard misses the jab.
Tzien with a nice calf kick.
Bastard lands a glancing blow to the side of Tzien's head.
Tzien scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastard should have avoided that one.
Bastard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bastard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tzien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Bastard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bastard is looking to pass into half guard but Tzien pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tzien is in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bastard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tzien manages to get himself to full guard.
Bastard trying to control but Tzien is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tzien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bastard preventing the sweep.
Tzien pulls Bastard in to control the position.
Tzien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastard trying to control but Tzien is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tzien is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Action Bastard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tzien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tzien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bastard scores with the left hand. Tzien knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bastard lands in his opponent's guard.
Tzien seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Tzien keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien trying to control the position here.
Bastard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Tzien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tzien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tzien needs to keep his hands up - Bastard had a free shot at his head there.
Bastard defending well as Tzien loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Tzien's defenses.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a head kick but Tzien moves out of range.
Bastard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzien can do to turn this around?
Good work by Bastard as he checks the leg kick.
Bastard shoots in and bounces Tzien off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bastard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tzien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastard stands and throws Tzien's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tzien can't do much from the bottom here.
Bastard slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard cracks Tzien with a big elbow.
Bastard controlling from side mount.
Tzien is looking for a sweep.
Tzien keeps Bastard under control for a moment.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Tzien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tzien is trying to get back to half guard.
Action Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
You can see the frustration on Tzien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bastard taking a breather here.
Bastard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tzien throws a leg kick but Bastard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Tzien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bastard showed some decent athleticism there.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tzien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Action Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Action Bastard!
A very excited looking Action Bastard 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 766 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Inspektor Gee (ranked 124 p4p, 175 weight class). Bartasz comes into the arena with Manowar... blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee checks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Bartasz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gee misses the shot to the body.
Bartasz throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
Gee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartasz checks it well.
Gee misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Bartasz.
Gee throws a right and a left that Bartasz avoids nicely.
Bartasz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bartasz avoids the head kick by Gee.
Gee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartasz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee lands a high kick!
A swing and a miss from Bartasz.
Gee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartasz throws a hook but Gee avoids it easily.
Bartasz misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Bartasz misses its intended target.
Gee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Bartasz.
Bartasz lands a nice shot that snaps Gee's head back.
Gee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Bartasz misses.
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.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Gee.
Gee misses with a looping left.
Gee misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bartasz.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Bartasz sees coming a mile off.
Gee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartasz lands a really nice looking cross but Gee seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gee misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartasz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz with the inside leg kick.
Bartasz scores with a hook to the body. Gee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartasz misses with a looping left.
Gee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartasz lands with an overhand left.
Bartasz slips under a jab from Gee.
Gee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bartaszs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gee avoids the body shot from Bartasz.
The fighters circling - Gee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartasz throws a sloppy body shot
and Gee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bartasz's knee momentarily.
Gee misses with a hook.
Gee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartasz's sensitive parts.
A big right from Gee misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartasz's sensitive parts.
Gee takes a swing at Bartasz's ribcage but misses.
Gee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartasz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartasz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bartasz misses.
A shot to the body from Bartasz misses
and Gee counters with a three punch combo that has Bartasz backing up. Bartasz nods at Gee to acknowledge the strikes.
Bartasz jabs Gee right on the nose. Gee blinks but takes it well.
Bartasz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartasz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bartasz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bartasz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gee is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bartasz yanks on the arm and Gee is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bartasz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lehel Bartasz!
Our winner, Lehel Bartasz, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 639 p4p, 1034 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 90 p4p, 135 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
White Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
White Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White Jr. That one must have hurt.
Graves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White Jr wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graves tries to pass the half guard into mount. White Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White Jr is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves trying to control the action but White Jr is working from the bottom.
White Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
White Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
White Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Graves passes the guard and advances to mount!
Graves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White Jr is looking to escape.
Graves lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves has hold of White Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and White Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Graves working White Jr over with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White Jr is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
White Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
White Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Graves avoids the attempt from White Jr to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White Jr looks a forlorn figure.
White Jr is rocked!
Graves drops a big elbow. That's hurt White Jr! More shots from Graves and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
After winning the bout, Ernest Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bruce White Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 245 p4p, 149 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 35 p4p, 21 weight class). Demenok comes into the arena with The Moby Dick Speech blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demenok seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demenok.
Bandicoot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demenok throws out a loose jab but Bandicoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandicoot throws a counter combo.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Bandicoot misses with a looping left.
Bandicoot walks into a left hand.
Demenok with a nice calf kick.
Demenok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandicoot throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Bandicoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandicoot. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
Demenok delivers a nice body kick.
Bandicoot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bandicoot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok throws a leg kick but Bandicoot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bandicoot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Demenok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandicoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Demenok thuds a left hand into Bandicoot's body.
Bandicoot scores with a body shot.
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandicoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rukter Demenok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
Bandicoot tries to move into range but Demenok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bandicoot missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Bandicoot seems unphased.
Bandicoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandicoot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Demenok rather than just go for the knockout.
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandicoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Demenok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demenok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demenok throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Demenok.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandicoot.
Demenok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Demenok scores with a nice right hand.
Demenok throws a body punch but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Bandicoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demenok. Demenok obviously looking to wear him down.
Demenok is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandicoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws a jab when Demenok was well out of range.
Bandicoot drives through with a takedown into Demenok's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bandicoot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Demenok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bandicoot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandicoot distracts Demenok with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Demenok seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Demenok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is looking to work some ground and pound but Demenok has wrist control.
Demenok working a defensive guard but Bandicoot manages to pass into side control anyway.
Demenok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bandicoot fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Bandicoot.
Demenok tries to bench press Bandicoot off him but Bandicoot keeps the position.
Bandicoot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demenok is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Demenok tests Bandicoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demenok connects with the punch.
Demenok scores with a leg kick.
Bandicoot misses with the combination.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demenok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandicoot's sensitive parts.
Demenok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Demenok counters with a thumping low kick.
Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandicoot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot moves out of range of the leg kick from Demenok.
Demenok cracks Bandicoot with an open hand slap.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demenok lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a body shot.
Bandicoot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandicoot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demenok closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demenok.
Demenok tries to work over Bandicoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demenok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Demenok misses with a punch to the body.
Bandicoot breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Demenok.
A good leg kick by Demenok.
Donk. Demenok catches Bandicoot right on the button with a cross.
Bandicoot clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bandicoot.
A nice left hand lands by Demenok.
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!
Bandicoot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demenok smiles and moves away.
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Bandicoot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandicoot manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot defending well as Demenok loads up on a big left hand.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Bandicoot's head but Bandicoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandicoot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demenok.
Bandicoot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demenok with the inside leg kick.
Demenok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bandicoot checks it well.
Bandicoot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandicoot takes a swing at Demenok's ribcage but misses.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Demenok - that will leave a mark!
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandicoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
A cross from Demenok lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Demenok. That snapped Bandicoot's head back.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Demenok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demenok scores with a jab.
Bandicoot misses with a head kick.
Demenok scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot moves out of range as Demenok throws a body kick.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.
Demenok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandicoot on the side of the head.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut
and Demenok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bandicoot's knee momentarily.
Bandicoot catches Demenok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Demenok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bandicoot's head backwards.
Bandicoot tries to move into range but Demenok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demenok misses with a right hand
and Bandicoot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Demenok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandicoot has a couple of punches blocked by Demenok.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bandicoot fails to land.
Bandicoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandicoot takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demenok just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bandicoot tries to break the clinch but Demenok is controlling the position.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandicoot lands with a right to the head.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Bandicoot controls the action.
A short right from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rukter Demenok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Demenok breaks from the clinch.
Demenok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandicoot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok thuds his shin into the meat of Bandicoot's side.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandicoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Bandicoot's head but Bandicoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demenok throws a leg kick
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandicoot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demenok.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandicoot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Demenok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bandicoot gets tackled into the cage by Demenok. Demenok maintains the clinch.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Bandicoot controls the action.
Demenok is working Bandicoot over against the cage.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Demenok.
Demenok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demenok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok throws a head punch that misses.
Bandicoot pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Demenok wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Demenok controlling the position.
Demenok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandicoot can do to turn this around?
Bandicoot is looking to reverse the position.
Demenok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandicoot keeps working.
Bandicoot is trying to control Demenok's posture but Demenok avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Demenok controlling the position.
Demenok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandicoot keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Bandicoot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crush Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandicoot tries to buck Demenok off but Demenok is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is trying to control Demenok's posture but Demenok avoids it.
Bandicoot is looking to regain half guard here but Demenok keeps moving and retains side control.
Bandicoot gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Demenok in particular looking to stall.
Bandicoot is pressing down on Demenok's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bandicoot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crush Bandicoot has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bandicoot working a defensive guard but Demenok manages to pass into side control anyway.
Demenok controls the position from side control.
Demenok trying to control the position but Bandicoot is working away.
Bandicoot pecks away with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demenok trying to control the action but Bandicoot is working from the bottom.
Demenok controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demenok, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
After the fight, Rukter Demenok was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 496 p4p, 607 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 80 p4p, 96 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music. Zheko Melondov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandros Stamatis's chin.
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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 33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis throws a combination that misses
and Melondov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stamatis! Melondov lets Stamatis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stamatis is rocked!
It looks like Alexandros Stamatis has been cut.
Stamatis misses with a body shot
and Melondov 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 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheko Melondov!
Zheko Melondov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 292 p4p, 376 weight class) and Chan Siam (ranked 42 p4p, 49 weight class). Chan Siam 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Time.
It looks like Chan Siam has been cut.
Time scores with a jab to the jaw.
Siam is rocked!
Siam defending well as Time loads up on a big left hand.
Siam feints the counter takedown.
Siam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Time.
Siam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Siam works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Time wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siam shoots in for a double leg but Time sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Siam backs away, Time returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Siam misses.
Siam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Siam wants to free his trapped foot but Time is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Time is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Siam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Time sees it coming and defends easily.
Time is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Time is not content to let Siam control the position.
Siam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Siam thows a huge punch but Time dodges it nicely.
Siam is looking for a kimura but Time is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Siam to get the leverage.
Time is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Siam lands a nice short elbow.
Siam prevents Time from standing back up.
Siam is working for a kimura but Time is defending it quite comfortably.
Time kicks off Siam and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Time.
Time throws a head kick but Siam moves out of range.
Time lands with a thumping leg kick.
Time misses with a right hand
and Siam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siam cracks Time with a solid left hand.
Time is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Siam presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Siam is stalling here.
Siam taking a breather.
Siam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Time smiles and moves away.
Time lands with a slapping head kick.
Time looks to land a left hand but Siam moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siam cracks a nice hook into Time's ribs.
Siam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Time in his tracks.
Time misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Siam moves out of range easily.
Time throws a shot from downtown. Siam moves away and avoids it.
Siam clinches.
Siam is looking for a takedown.
My Time has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Siam.
Time lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Time misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Siam lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Siam.
A short body shot lands from Time as the two fighters clinch.
Time misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Time fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siam manages to avoid it.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Time tries to work over Siam's front leg with a kick but Siam checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siam misses with a head kick.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Time slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Time.
Time fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
My Time seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Time thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Siam misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siam has Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Siam blocking some punches.
Siam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Time is defending well.
Siam gets control of Time's arms and successfully pulls guard. Siam will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
My Time dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Siam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Siam moves out of range easily.
Siam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Siam.
Time is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Siam is controlling him well.
Siam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Time wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Time some visible discomfort.
Siam wants to control but Time is keeping him busy.
Time tries to escape but Siam is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Siam landing strikes.
Time tries to escape but Siam is in control.
Siam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Time is trying to buck Siam off.
Siam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Siam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Siam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam looks up at the clock and then as Time takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Siam smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Siam is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Time looks calm but he's in trouble here. Siam gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Time is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Siam lets go of the hold and Time can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chan Siam!
A victorious Chan Siam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 57 p4p, 764 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 8 p4p, 123 weight class). Muller's entrance music is In the Hall of the Mountain King. A fine choice. Hop has chosen Hard in Da Paint as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wolfgang Muller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hip Hop's chin.
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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 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hop misses with a hook
and Muller counters with a left to the body.
Hop misses with a straight left.
Hop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Hop blocks a head kick by Muller.
Muller lands a jab.
Muller lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hop.
Muller feints and then cracks Hop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hop down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller cracks Hop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hop.
Hop with the inside leg kick.
Hop checks a leg kick.
Hop throws out a counter right but Muller avoids it with no problem.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Hop counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Muller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hop sprawling to the canvas! Hop rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Muller finish him?!
Hop is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muller tried to score with a low kick but Hop checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muller's head.
Muller misses with a hook to the body
and Hop counters with a thumping low kick.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hop.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
A little jabbing left from Hop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Hop saw that one coming.
Hop feints a counter leg kick.
Hop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Hop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muller under the eye.
Muller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hop sprawling to the canvas! Hop rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Muller finish him?!
Hop is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?
It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop drops his hands momentarily and Muller needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Hop just on the top of the head. Hop drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Hop - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wolfgang Muller!
Wolfgang Muller 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 336 p4p, 311 weight class) and Ruslan Karelin (ranked 45 p4p, 40 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Umm's head but Umm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umm misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Umm. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Umm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Umm misses with a straight left.
Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Umm.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Umm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karelin walks away with a smile on his face. Umm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Umm circles away and keeps his distance.
Umm connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Karelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Rect Umm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Umm.
Umm throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Karelin.
Umm slips under a jab from Karelin.
Umm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
Karelin misses with a body kick.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Umm pushes Karelin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karelin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Karelin has hold of Umm's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Umm tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Karelin cranks the arm and Umm screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Umm, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Rect Umm was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed, '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 94 p4p, 124 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 17 p4p, 23 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tofail might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Too sexy. Gyukosho Fujimoto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Fujimoto misses
and Tofail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tofail.
Fujimoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tofail thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujimoto as he connects with a hook.
Fujimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tofail. Tofail obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tofail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tofail loads up on a big right hand but Fujimoto slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a body kick that misses
and Tofail counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimoto throws a nice looking combination but Tofail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tofail lands with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tofail.
Donk. Tofail catches Fujimoto right on the button with a cross.
Whack! Tofail lands a heavy head kick that drops Fujimoto. The ref tackles Tofail to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fujimoto was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail retains his heavyweight title!
Tobig Tofail decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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