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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 2477 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 155 p4p, 102 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes to the cage accompanied by Have a banana. Thunder has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a straight left.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Thunder throws a head kick but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Thunder.
A little feinted left hand from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Gro Ulfimph down.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Thunder with a nice cross.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Gro Ulfimph keeps it at a distance.
Thunder misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Distant Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gro Ulfimph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gro Ulfimph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph drops his hands momentarily and Thunder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thunder trying to advance position but Gro Ulfimph counters by regaining guard.
Gro Ulfimph not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gro Ulfimph wants to sweep here but Thunder controlling him for the moment.
Thunder pushes down on Gro Ulfimph's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gro Ulfimph sneaks back into half guard.
Gro Ulfimph won't allow Thunder to pass to mount.
Gro Ulfimph manages to get to full guard.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Gro Ulfimph is retaining full guard.
Gro Ulfimph is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gro Ulfimph seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thunder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Gro Ulfimph has control of the leg.
Gro Ulfimph is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thunder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to control. Thunder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thunder wants to get back to full guard but Gro Ulfimph has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thunder struggling a bit here.
Gro Ulfimph taking a break here but Thunder is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gro Ulfimph wants to pass the guard but Thunder is defending well.
Gro Ulfimph wants to take a breather but Thunder is having none of it.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to advance position but Thunder won't allow it.
Thunder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thunder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Distant Thunder will probably get the nod.
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.
Gro Ulfimph swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder throws out a counter right but Gro Ulfimph avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Thunder catches Gro Ulfimph right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gro Ulfimph throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gro Ulfimph. That's going to slow Thunder down.
Thunder throws a low kick but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
A big left from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gro Ulfimph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gro Ulfimph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder throws a poor cross that misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with an outside leg kick.
Thunder blocks a low kick nicely.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with a low kick but Thunder moves his leg out of the way.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Gro Ulfimph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gro Ulfimph. That's going to slow Thunder down.
Thunder goes for a double leg but Gro Ulfimph avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gro Ulfimph continues to drive forward.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Gro Ulfimph moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gro Ulfimph.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is winning the standup battle so far.
Gro Ulfimph misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder scores with a hook.
Thunder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph defending well as Thunder loads up on a big left hand.
Thunder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gro Ulfimph swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunder's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder wants to slow Gro Ulfimph down by chopping away at his legs.
Thunder connects with a jab.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder blocks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Thunder misses.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.
Thunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gro Ulfimph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph misses with the head strike.
Thunder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
A short body shot lands from Thunder as the two fighters clinch.
Gro Ulfimph can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thunder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gro Ulfimph's brow.
Thunder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thunder misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gro Ulfimph cracks Thunder with a nice body shot.
Gro Ulfimph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gro Ulfimph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.
Thunder is leaning against Gro Ulfimph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thunder blocking some punches.
Gro Ulfimph takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder pushes off an throws an elbow but Gro Ulfimph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gro Ulfimph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Gro Ulfimph has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder tries to break free but Gro Ulfimph pushes him back against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gro Ulfimph cracks Thunder with a nice body shot.
Gro Ulfimph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Gro Ulfimph as the two fighters clinch.
Gro Ulfimph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gro Ulfimph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph is working Thunder over against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph blocks an elbow strike.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gro Ulfimph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Gro Ulfimph tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gro Ulfimph fails to land.
Thunder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunder controls his hands.
Gro Ulfimph dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph jumps into guard, dragging Thunder to the mat.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Gro Ulfimph is retaining full guard.
Thunder passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with a low kick but Thunder moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gro Ulfimph doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder throws out a powerful jab.
Thunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder blocks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph walks into a stiff left hand from Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder lands with a shot to the body.
Gro Ulfimph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunder.
Thunder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Gro Ulfimph ducks down to avoid it.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Gro Ulfimph ducks down to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gro Ulfimph.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gro Ulfimph lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid body kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Gro Ulfimph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thunder is out of range and Gro Ulfimph settles back down.
Gro Ulfimph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gro Ulfimph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gro Ulfimph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gro Ulfimph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gro Ulfimph appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gro Ulfimph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gro Ulfimph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
A little jabbing left from Thunder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gro Ulfimph loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gro Ulfimph feints and then cracks Thunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunder down.
Thunder lands with a nice body punch.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to wear down Thunder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thunder tries to clinch but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gro Ulfimph throws a chopping leg kick but Thunder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter by clinching up but Thunder breaks away and moves out of range.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gro Ulfimph lands a jab.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph closes the distance and clinches.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a shoulder strike.
Gro Ulfimph is working Thunder over against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph lands an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gro Ulfimph misses with some punches.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
Thunder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph misses with the head strike.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gro Ulfimph pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gro Ulfimph working aggressively here.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Thunder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thunder gets through Gro Ulfimph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph tries to throw a body punch but Thunder avoids it by throwing Gro Ulfimph back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gro Ulfimph as the two fighters clinch.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gro Ulfimph tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thunder.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a right to the head.
Gro Ulfimph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph prevents a body shot from Thunder.
Gro Ulfimph has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thunder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gro Ulfimph not allowing Thunder to control his hands.
Thunder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thunder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gro Ulfimph's guard. Nice work there by Thunder.
Thunder stands and throws Gro Ulfimph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thunder wants to control but Gro Ulfimph is keeping him busy.
Gro Ulfimph regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thunder's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murzol Gro Ulfimph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gro Ulfimph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
A very excited looking Murzol Gro Ulfimph 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 2005 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 118 p4p, 85 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kemonito's choice of entrance music: Kemonito Entrance Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemonito wants to clinch
and Bohizdar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohizdar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kemonito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bohizdar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bohizdar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bohizdar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kemonito counters with a single leg into guard. Bohizdar didn't expect that.
Bohizdar has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kemonito has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kemonito has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bohizdar is trying to break the clinch but Kemonito is controlling him.
Kemonito lands a shoulder strike.
Bohizdar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bohizdar throws a body kick that misses.
Kemonito wants to counter with a clinch but Bohizdar pushes him away.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that Kemonito semi-blocks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bohizdar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kemonito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kemonito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bohizdar misses with a low kick.
Kemonito tries to counter with a clinch but Bohizdar shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar throws a looping overhand right but Kemonito ducks down to avoid it.
Bohizdar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemonito manages to avoid it.
Kemonito wants to counter with a clinch but Bohizdar pushes him away.
Bohizdar connects with a nice looking jab.
Kemonito slips under a jab.
Bohizdar throws a shot from downtown. Kemonito moves away and avoids it.
Kemonito raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bohizdar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kemonito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bohizdar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bohizdar looks to land a right hand but Kemonito moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohizdar. That's going to slow Kemonito down.
Nice sprawl there from Bohizdar as Kemonito shoots in.
Bohizdar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kemonito counters by clinching up.
Bohizdar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito just leaning against Bohizdar, taking a breather.
Kemonito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bohizdar tries to circle away but Kemonito has him pinned against the cage.
Kemonito has Bohizdar pushed against the cage.
Kemonito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bohizdar manages to break the clinch.
Kemonito drives through and clinches with Bohizdar against the cage.
Kemonito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kemonito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemonito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kemonito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Kemonito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bohizdar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bohizdar loads up on a big right hand but Kemonito slips the punch.
Kemonito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bohizdar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kemonito on the side of the head.
Kemonito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiril Bohizdar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohizdar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kemonito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar misses with a body shot.
Kemonito moves into the clinch successfully.
Kemonito tries to throw a body punch but Bohizdar avoids it by throwing Kemonito back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kemonito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemonito pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Kemonito's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kemonito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kemonito lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Kemonito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kemonito lands with a left to the head.
Bohizdar tries to throw a body punch but Kemonito avoids it by throwing Bohizdar back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito stalling in the clinch but Bohizdar improves position.
Kemonito managing to block the knees to the body from Bohizdar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Kemonito.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kemonito checks a leg kick.
Bohizdar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohizdar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kemonito moves into the clinch.
Kemonito looking for a takedown.
Kemonito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kemonito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kemonito wants to stall.
Bohizdar manages to break the clinch.
Bohizdar gets tackled into the cage by Kemonito. Kemonito maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kemonito looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bohizdar fails to land.
Bohizdar working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiril Bohizdar dominated that round.
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.
Bohizdar checks the leg kick.
Bohizdar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kemonito can do to turn this around?
Bohizdar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiril Bohizdar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohizdar misses with a kick to the body
and Kemonito counters with a right hand to the body.
Bohizdar throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar misses with a head kick.
Kemonito tries to counter with a clinch but Bohizdar shakes him off and moves away.
Bohizdar throws a head kick but Kemonito moves out of range.
Bohizdar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bohizdar throws a lazy right hand but Kemonito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kemonito has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohizdar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kemonito has double underhooks.
Bohizdar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohizdar misses with some punches.
Kemonito misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar is trying to push Kemonito away but Kemonito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar misses with a body punch.
Bohizdar takes a shot to the head.
Bohizdar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bohizdar throws a looping overhand right but Kemonito ducks down to avoid it.
Bohizdar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohizdar.
Kemonito tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kiril Bohizdar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohizdar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses
and Kemonito counters with a left and a right that hurts Bohizdar! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Kemonito jumps into full mount!
 Bohizdar is rocked!
Kemonito is landing with some decent strikes but Bohizdar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Bohizdar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kemonito controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kemonito postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bohizdar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kemonito and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Kemonito!
Juan Kemonito 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 Mike Haggar (ranked 2259 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Uber Hammerfall (ranked 288 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 12 - 0 |
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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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar with a hook.
 It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerfall sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Hammerfall dodges it nicely.
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammerfall wants to get back to his feet.
Hammerfall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Panda Sprawl n Brawl. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Hammerfall's head.
Haggar controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar winds up and cracks Hammerfall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is keen to just control but Hammerfall is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Hammerfall has the hooks in. Haggar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammerfall is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar tries to break free.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammerfall's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfall wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Hammerfall is keeping the position.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar preventing the sweep.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammerfall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar works over Hammerfall with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar won't allow Hammerfall to get back to his feet.
Haggar looking to sit in guard and control but Hammerfall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammerfall lands with a straight right. Haggar didn't see that one coming.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hammerfall - just one landing.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar jabs Hammerfall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haggar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Haggar slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Haggar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hammerfall throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammerfall. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through Hammerfall's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerfall! But no joy.
Hammerfall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot
enabling Haggar to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haggar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Haggar lands.
Hammerfall connects with a nice looking jab.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammerfall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hammerfall is out of range.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggar throws a body punch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
As Haggar backs off Hammerfall throws a huge counter combo but Haggar manages to avoid it all.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar swings for the body but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall slips a straight right by Haggar.
Hammerfall looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggar 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.
Haggar throws a strike but Hammerfall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar distracts Hammerfall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar stops Hammerfall from standing up.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammerfall can do to turn this around?
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haggar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hammerfall tries to bench press Haggar off him but Haggar keeps the position.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Hammerfall is defending the strikes.
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hammerfall is avoiding damage well.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammerfall's head but Hammerfall avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar throws an elbow but Hammerfall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hammerfall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Hammerfall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerfall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Hammerfall is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.
Uber Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall trying to control momentarily.
Hammerfall keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar is trying to break free.
Hammerfall is persistently looking for the submission but Haggar is defending it well.
Haggar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall working for the choke.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Haggar fending off the submission attempt from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall looking for the RNC.
Hammerfall throwing sloppy strikes.
Haggar turns into Hammerfall and is now in his guard.
Haggar prevents Hammerfall from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stands up over Hammerfall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Hammerfall keeps moving.
Hammerfall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Haggar escapes and throws Hammerfall's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggar, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 1221 p4p, 518 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 68 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 9 - 1 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis misses with a jab to the body
and Alzate counters with a nice uppercut.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grandis throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandis misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Alzate slips under a jab from Grandis.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Alzate.
Alzate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alzate keeps the fight on the outside.
Grandis dips to his left and cracks Alzate with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws an off balance right hand
and Alzate counters with a nice body shot.
Grandis looks to land a body kick but Alzate moved away.
Grandis throws a low kick but Alzate avoids it.
Grandis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzate momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Grandis lands a body shot.
Grandis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Alzate sets himself, and Grandis steps forward looking for the clinch! Alzate avoids it this time.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a body shot
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alzate swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Grandis misses.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Alzate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grandis.
Alzate is looking to counter punch.
Grandis cracks a nice hook into Alzate's ribs.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Alzate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Alzate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alzate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzate.
Grandis wants to slow Alzate down by chopping away at his legs.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Alzate misses its target.
Grandis motions for Alzate to come forward. Grandis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Grandis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alzate doesn't seem phased though.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alzate.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis throws a leg kick
and Alzate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses
and Alzate counters with a left to the body.
Alzate checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Alzate. Beautiful body shot.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
Grandis swings widly with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Grandis misses
enabling Alzate to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis misses with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alzate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis throws a head kick that misses.
Grandis throws a solid leg kick but Alzate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grandis.
Alzate is looking to counter punch.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a left to the body.
Alzate avoids the head kick by Grandis.
Grandis takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis scores with a body shot.
Alzate blocks a jab.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alzate walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grandis.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Alzate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grandis clinches up against the cage.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Grandis.
Alzate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses
and Alzate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Grandis scores with a nice head shot.
Grandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Alzate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Alzate is leaning against Grandis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alzate slows down the pace here.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Grandis digs a right hand into Alzate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alzate's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is struggling to control the position.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alzate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alzate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate takes a shot to the head.
Grandis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Alzate back against the cage.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Grandis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alzate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alzate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alzate for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alzate seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grandis can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis gets through Alzate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grandis lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grandis tries to clinch up.
Grandis lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Grandis misses
and Alzate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
Grandis tries to clinch but Alzate moves away
enabling Alzate to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Grandis throws a sloppy body shot
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate 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.
Grandis swings for the body but Alzate moves out of range.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Alzate staying out of range there.
Alzate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grandis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alzate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Good body shot from Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Alzate controlling the action here for a moment.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Alzate slows down the pace here.
Alzate scores with a shot to the side of Grandis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grandis.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate slowing the pace effectively.
Grandis tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
Alzate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alzate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grandis up against the cage.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Grandis gets through Alzate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alzate tries to stall but Grandis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alzate controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grandis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
A less than humble Robert Grandis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Brown (ranked 755 p4p, 959 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 103 p4p, 132 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swinging wildly here.
Spanner raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spanner throws a head kick that half lands.
Spanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Spanner misses its intended target.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
And Brown counters with a quick kick to the body but Spanner blocks it.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Spanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Spanner's head.
Brown lands an elbow just above Spanner 's eye.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Spanner's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spanner avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown is trying to stall.
Spanner misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Spanner.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spanner is defending well for now.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Spanner blocks it.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Spanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Spanner avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Spanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
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!
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Spanner blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
Spanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spanner blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spanner.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spanner is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spanner.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Spanner avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spanner obliges.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spanner avoids it.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Spanner blocks it.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown avoiding damage as Spanner throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spanner avoids it.
Spanner avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spanner avoids it.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Spanner lands with a right to the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Spanner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown trying to stall but Spanner improves his position.
Spanner managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Spanner shrugs off.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
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 Billy Bob Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spanner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spanner's sensitive parts.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spanner.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spanner lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown thumps Spanner with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown avoids the head kick by Spanner.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Spanner avoids it easily.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Spanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown misses with a low kick as Spanner jumps back.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spanner's head.
Spanner has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Spanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Spanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Spanner is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Spanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Bleeding Spanner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Billy Bob Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spanner managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Spanner avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanner pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown is trying to stall.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Spanner is blocking nicely.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Spanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
 It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
Brown avoiding damage as Spanner throws knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spanner is defending well for now.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Spanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spanner avoids it.
Spanner lands a body shot.
Spanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Spanner blocks it.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Spanner blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Spanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Spanner.
Spanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Spanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Spanner pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Spanner avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner misses with a knee to the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Spanner is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Spanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to stall but Spanner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Spanner, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner 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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Spanner.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown throws the left hand but Spanner avoids the punch easily.
Spanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by Spanner.
Spanner is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spanner just manages to avoid it.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Spanner stumbling back into the cage.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanner.
Spanner avoids a kick to the body.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Spanner lands a high kick!
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Spanner moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Spanner misses with a head kick.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Bleeding Spanner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown throws a leg kick but Spanner checks it.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanner.
Spanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Spanner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spanner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a jab when Spanner was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Spanner down.
Brown misses with a low kick as Spanner jumps back.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Spanner moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Spanner.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spanner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spanner scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Spanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Spanner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bleeding Spanner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Bob Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Bob Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 441 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 23 p4p, 64 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick.
Yukinobu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yukinobu lands a body shot.
Yukinobu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lavigne defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yukinobu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lavigne has Yukinobu up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lavigne.
Lavigne struggles to land a body shot inside as Yukinobu controls his hands.
Lavigne lands a left hand.
Lavigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne misses with some punches.
Yukinobu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lavigne after a bit of a struggle.
Yukinobu blocks a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lavigne lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu prevents a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne prevents the takedown attempt.
Yukinobu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lavigne after a bit of a struggle.
Gervais Lavigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
A short body shot lands from Lavigne as the two fighters clinch.
Lavigne gets through Yukinobu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lavigne misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lavigne throws an elbow but misses.
Yukinobu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavigne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yukinobu's elbow.
Yukinobu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lavigne gets through Yukinobu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yukinobu wants to take the fight to the mat but Lavigne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yukinobu blocking some punches.
Yukinobu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lavigne is looking for a sweep. Yukinobu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yukinobu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lavigne is looking for a sweep. Yukinobu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lavigne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yukinobu looking to sit in guard and control but Lavigne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lavigne won't allow Yukinobu to get back to his feet.
Yukinobu is looking to sweep but instead, Lavigne has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu is looking to improve his position.
Lavigne wants to pass to mount but Yukinobu is defending the position.
Lavigne trying to control the action but Yukinobu is working from the bottom.
Yukinobu is looking to get back to is feet but Lavigne passes into side control.
Yukinobu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lavigne working away.
Yukinobu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yukinobu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yukinobu kicks Lavigne off and gets back to his feet.
Lavigne jabs Yukinobu right on the nose. Yukinobu blinks but takes it well.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yukinobu misses with a hook
letting Lavigne counter with a right hand.
Yukinobu throws a leg kick but Lavigne checks it.
Yukinobu checks a leg kick nicely.
Lavigne with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lavigne.
Yukinobu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Lavigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yukinobu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yukinobu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lavigne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that round.
That's time! Lavigne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yukinobu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lavigne lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavigne wants to land a leg kick but Yukinobu is out of range.
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick.
Lavigne misses with a wild body shot.
Gervais Lavigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavigne digs a good hook to Yukinobu's body.
Yukinobu shoots in but no luck this time.
Yukinobu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yukinobu misses the shot to the body.
Lavigne lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yukinobu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne looks to land a left hand but Yukinobu moved out of range nicely.
Yukinobu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lavigne counters with a nice body shot.
Yukinobu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lavigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yukinobu misses the target.
Lavigne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lavigne gets a clinch.
Yukinobu blocks an elbow strike from Lavigne.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lavigne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
Yukinobu takes an elbow to the temple.
Lavigne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yukinobu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lavigne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne prevents the takedown attempt.
Gervais Lavigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Yamaoka Yukinobu has been cut.
Lavigne pushes off an throws an elbow but Yukinobu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lavigne scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yukinobu blocking some punches.
Lavigne misses with the head strike.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yukinobu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lavigne pulls his leg out and moves away.
It looks like Lavigne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lavigne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yukinobu moves away.
Yukinobu 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.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Lavigne slaps away a takedown attempt from Yukinobu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Lavigne is predictable there
and Yukinobu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lavigne really felt that one!
Yukinobu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gervais Lavigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yukinobu is just out of range.
Yukinobu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lavigne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yukinobu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yukinobu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yukinobu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu is having none of it.
Lavigne with a nice calf kick.
Lavigne scores with a body shot.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Yukinobu slips under a jab from Lavigne.
A little jabbing left from Yukinobu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Yukinobu is out of range.
Yukinobu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavigne has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lavigne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yukinobu backwards.
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!
Yukinobu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lavigne gets full guard.
Yukinobu trying to control but Lavigne is working from the bottom.
Yukinobu wants to pass the guard but Lavigne is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yamaoka Yukinobu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yukinobu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavigne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yukinobu swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne is looking to counter the offense by Yukinobu and move into the clinch.
Lavigne tests Yukinobu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yukinobu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavigne.
Yukinobu moves away from the strike by Lavigne.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Crunch! Lavigne slams his shin into Yukinobu's torso.
Nice defenses there by Lavigne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lavigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yukinobu takes one to the side of the head.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yukinobu.
Lavigne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Yukinobu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavigne.
Yukinobu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne tests Yukinobu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lavigne lands with a straight right. Yukinobu didn't see that one coming.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yukinobu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yukinobu.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Yukinobu misses with a low kick.
Lavigne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yukinobu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu throws a push kick but Lavigne slaps the foot to one side.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Yukinobu takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but Yukinobu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lavigne with a nice calf kick.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lavigne lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne stuns Yukinobu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yukinobu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lavigne counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
Lavigne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yukinobu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yukinobu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yukinobu will feel that in the morning.
Lavigne is looking to wear down Yukinobu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yukinobu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.
Lavigne lands a body shot.
Lavigne thows a body kick. Yukinobu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lavigne blocks it well.
Lavigne throws a leg kick which misses Yukinobu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yukinobu tries to avoid it.
Lavigne tries to clinch up.
A big left from Lavigne misses.
Nice body kick there by Yukinobu.
Lavigne is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yukinobu.
Lavigne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yukinobu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.
Yukinobu 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.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Lavigne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lavigne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lavigne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Yukinobu tries to land a body kick
and Lavigne counters with a thumping low kick.
Yukinobu misses with a combination
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a shot to the body.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Lavigne as Yukinobu shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavigne, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne 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 Kay Bone (ranked 537 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Fernand Duif (ranked 75 p4p, 155 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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kay Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernand Duif!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Duif. That's going to slow Bone down.
Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Duif's shoulder, as Duif tries to avoid the shot.
Bone scores with the left hand. Duif knows he should have avoided that one.
Duif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duif tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Bone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Duif moves away and avoids it.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duif misses the jab.
Bone tries to keep at a distance but Duif has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bone.
Bone has Duif pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bone.
Duif misses with the head strike.
Duif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duif scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif can't find room to land a body shot as Bone controls the action.
Bone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone stalls.
Bone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duif's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Duif's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bone.
I was talking to Bone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duif.
A short body shot lands from Bone as the two fighters clinch.
Duif looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Bone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Bone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duifs head.
Duif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bone scores with a body shot.
Bone connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Duif covering up! Bone comes in with a big uppercut and Duif goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kay Bone!
A victorious Kay Bone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 703 p4p, 608 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 43 p4p, 37 weight class). Reed has chosen Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix as his entrance music. Tommy Reed has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reed tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reed is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reed blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
One's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
I was talking to One's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
One taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.
One lands a good knee to the midsection. Reed won't want to take too many of those.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
One stalling.
One slowing the pace effectively.
Reed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reed has One pressed against the cage.
Reed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by One.
One is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reed throws a hook but One blocks it.
Reed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as One backs up against the cage.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reed now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
Tommy Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed sizes up One with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting One counter with a right hand.
One takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
One is looking to clinch.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Reed avoids the body shot from One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by One.
Reed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
One defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and One counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed misses with a body shot.
One moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed throws the left hand but One avoids the punch easily.
One wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tommy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot.
One cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. One looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One instigates a clinch.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ones head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed presses One against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Reed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
One lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tommy Reed has been cut.
Reed avoiding damage as One throws knees to the body.
One scores a nice knee to the body.
Reed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Reed's cut.
That's time! One's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but One circles away quickly and effectively.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but One is just out of range.
One wants to clinch.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lunges at One with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by One's hand.
A right-left combo lands from Reed.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thuds his right hand into One's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Reed misses.
One gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on One's shoulder, as One tries to avoid the shot.
Reed throws a one two combo.
One is rocked!
Reed lands with a cross.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed dips to his left and cracks One with an uppercut!
Reed misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and One counters by clinching up.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reed in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One manages to break the clinch.
One takes a body punch but keeps moving.
One seems to have got his legs back now.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
One is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and One counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
One taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
A cross from Reed lands.
Reed clobbers One with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by One.
Reed throws a good cross that connects.
One looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Reed throws a hook but One blocks it.
One tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
One is looking to clinch.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
One needs to keep his hands up - Reed had a free shot at his head there.
One moves away from the strike by Reed.
Reed misses with a straight left.
One misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Reed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reed lands with an uppercut that bounces One off the cage and back into range.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and One counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by One.
One is looking to control Reed's arms but Reed gets an underhook and turns him. Now One has his back to the cage.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Reed blocks with his arms.
One prevents a body shot from Reed.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One misses with a takedown attempt - Reed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by One.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but One is just out of range.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
One shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by One.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
One moves to clinch but Reed breaks away
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One drives through and clinches with Reed against the cage.
One dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but One ducks down to avoid it.
As Reed tries to get set, One tries to push him back and clinch up but Reed manages to avoid the attempt.
One dives in and grabs Reed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes down on One's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Reed has knocked One down with a huge combo! Reed steps away and waves a wobbly One back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed throws out a powerful jab.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed connects with a crisp jab.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reed.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but One ducks down to avoid it.
One went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
One shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reed sprawls well. Reed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. One gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by One - just one landing.
Reed lands an overhand right.
Donk. Reed catches One right on the button with a cross.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and One counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
One is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
New Breed One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by One.
Reed throws out a counter right but One avoids it with no problem.
Reed scores with a body shot.
One moves away from the strike by Reed.
One avoids the body shot from Reed.
As Reed tries to get set, One tries to push him back and clinch up but Reed manages to avoid the attempt.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but One is just out of range.
One ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
One is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reed.
Tommy Reed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Reed!
Tommy Reed gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Archer (ranked 234 p4p, 278 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 34 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer lands a nice hook to Taneyev's body. Taneyev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taneyev throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taneyev looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
It appears Archer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Taneyev sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taneyev! But no joy.
Archer looks to throw a body kick
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer fails with the takedown.
Taneyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Archer wants to slow Taneyev down by chopping away at his legs.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt
and Taneyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Archer tests Taneyev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taneyev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Archer - the referee stops the clock and Taneyev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Archer. Taneyev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Archer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Archer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taneyev swivels and escapes.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Taneyev's belly button to the back.
Archer has his takedown stuffed
and Taneyev counters with a head kick that drops Archer to the mat! Archer scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Archer lands a slapping body shot.
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taneyev counters with a crisp right hand that drops Archer! Taneyev lets Archer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Archer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer gets the takedown into side control.
Taneyev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Archer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Taneyev throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taneyev.
It seemed like Taneyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Archer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Archer tries a low kick but Taneyev avoids it.
Taneyev throws a lazy right hand but Archer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taneyev is out of range and Archer settles back down.
Archer throws a hook but Taneyev avoids it easily.
Taneyev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taneyev moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Taneyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Archer shoots in looking for a takedown but Taneyev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Archer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taneyev throws a counter combo.
Taneyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taneyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taneyev lands a big head kick that sends Archer tumbling to the mat! Taneyev takes a step backwards and waves Archer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kermit Archer has been cut.
Taneyev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentin Taneyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer lands a jab to Taneyev's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taneyev is trying to stand up here but Archer is controlling him well.
Archer trying to mount his opponent but Taneyev defends it.
Archer stops Taneyev from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Taneyev is working away.
Taneyev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Archer lands with a nice body kick.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
Archer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taneyev was covering up waiting for the punch and Archer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taneyev wants to stand and escape but Archer is having none of it.
Taneyev is wriggling around but Archer manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taneyev is looking to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentin Taneyev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kermit Archer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Taneyev's ribs.
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taneyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Archer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taneyev was covering up waiting for the punch and Archer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taneyev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Archer is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Taneyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Taneyev tries to break free but Archer pushes him back against the cage.
Archer keeps control of Taneyev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taneyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Taneyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taneyev manages to break the clinch.
Archer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taneyev pinned against the cage. Taneyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taneyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taneyev slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer looks for the body kick but Taneyev saw that one coming.
Taneyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archer throws the left hand but Taneyev avoids the punch easily.
Archer fails with the takedown.
Taneyev throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Archer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taneyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Archer wants to clinch but Taneyev slips to the side
and Taneyev counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer takes a swing at Taneyev's ribcage but misses.
Taneyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Taneyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Taneyev counters with a straight right hand.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Taneyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taneyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Taneyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taneyev moves away.
Taneyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taneyev! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Taneyev counters with a left to the body.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taneyev.
As Archer backs off Taneyev throws a huge counter combo but Archer manages to avoid it all.
Archer tries for a takedown but Taneyev circles away easily
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer clinches.
Taneyev has had enough of the clinch but Archer keeps him there for the moment.
Taneyev working hard to break the clinch.
Taneyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taneyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archer shoots in for a double leg but Taneyev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taneyev moves away.
A little jabbing left from Taneyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Archer scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer works Taneyev's body with a nice hook.
Archer throws a body punch but Taneyev moves out of range.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Taneyev counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Archer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taneyev blocking some punches.
Taneyev has had enough of the clinch but Archer keeps him there for the moment.
Taneyev can't break the clinch.
Archer wants to take the fight to the mat but Taneyev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Archer digs a right hand underneath Taneyev's ribcage. Taneyev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taneyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Archer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Archer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Archer sizes up Taneyev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Archer is looking to wear down Taneyev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Archer has his takedown stuffed
letting Taneyev counter with a right hand.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Archer throws a shot from downtown. Taneyev moves away and avoids it.
Archer swings for the body but Taneyev moves out of range.
Taneyev is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev throws a combination that misses
and Archer counters with a one-two to the body.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Taneyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taneyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Taneyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taneyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Taneyev with an uppercut!
Kermit Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Taneyev.
Archer with a poor takedown
and Taneyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer fails with the takedown
and Taneyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taneyev counters with a huge left! Archer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Taneyev isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Archer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Taneyev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Taneyev!
After winning the bout, Valentin Taneyev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kermit Archer spoke after the fight, saying 'The election is rigged.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Viking (ranked 485 p4p, 309 weight class) and Massive Wanker (ranked 69 p4p, 49 weight class). Wanker has chosen Running Free as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Massive Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viking looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viking misses with a left hand
and Wanker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Wanker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Viking misses with a low kick.
Wanker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viking throws a leg kick
and Wanker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viking really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wanker misses with a body kick.
Viking throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wanker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viking manages to avoid it.
Wanker thuds his shin into the meat of Viking's side.
Viking is breathing heavily.
Viking throws a leg kick
and Wanker counters with a big uppercut that knocks Viking off his feet! Wanker dives into side control looking to finish!
Viking is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Viking is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wanker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wanker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wanker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viking, who protects the arm well.
Viking seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker swings around for an armbar but Viking sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wanker's guard.
Wanker is controlling Viking's posture.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Viking doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Viking manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wanker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viking defends well.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to stand but Wanker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wanker wants to sweep but no luck.
Wanker looking to control.
Viking wants to stand but Wanker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wanker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking wants to stand and escape but Wanker is having none of it.
Wanker trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Wanker stops Viking from standing up.
Viking trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Viking bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wanker's head backwards.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Wanker and Viking goes tumbling to the canvas! Wanker follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wanker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Viking has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Viking does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Wanker wants to control but Viking is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Wanker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Viking's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good work by Wanker as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Viking there.
Viking misses with a looping right.
Wanker throws a fast counter high kick but Viking manages to duck under it in time.
Massive Wanker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Viking on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wanker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wanker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Wanker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viking feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wanker.
Wanker throws a push kick but Viking slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Wanker misses.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
Wanker avoids the body shot from Viking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker misses with a left hand
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking sizes up Wanker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viking fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker checks a leg kick nicely.
Wanker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viking. Viking circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andy Viking's cut is getting worse.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Viking moves out of range easily.
Viking misses with a hook.
Viking slips a jab from Wanker.
Wanker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Wanker lands.
Viking rushes Wanker and presses him up against the cage.
Wanker avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
Wanker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viking lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Massive Wanker has been cut.
A knee to the head by Viking.
Wanker avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wanker fails to land.
Wanker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wanker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viking just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wanker's brow.
Wanker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking blocks a body shot from Wanker.
Viking prevents a body shot from Wanker.
Viking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wanker is breathing heavily.
Viking lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viking lands an elbow just above Wanker 's eye.
Viking lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viking with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wanker wants to get back to striking at distance but Viking won't allow it.
Wanker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Viking.
Wanker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viking lands a shot to the body.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wanker's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wanker backwards.
Viking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viking working Wanker over with knees to the body.
Viking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Wanker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wanker pulls guard successfully.
Viking wants to get up but he can't break Wanker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wanker has his foot on Viking's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Viking works his way back into a safe position though.
Viking trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wanker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wanker, up you get!
Viking clinches up against the cage.
Viking misses with a knee to the head.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wanker's efforts to push away.
Wanker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Viking.
Wanker jumps guard but Viking stands there with Wanker around his waist. Wanker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wanker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wanker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wanker moves forwards but Viking connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Viking fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wanker throws a lazy right hand but Viking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanker scores with a hook to the body. Viking takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Viking dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Viking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wanker lands a high kick to the side of Viking's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wanker dives into guard, looking to finish.
Viking is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wanker presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but Viking turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wanker throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Wanker lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Wanker.
Wanker breaks the clinch.
Wanker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wanker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Viking chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wanker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker lands a big shot that drops Viking! Can he finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wanker trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking keeping full guard, as Wanker tries to pass.
Wanker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Viking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wanker tries for a kimura but Viking is defending well.
Viking wants to get back to his feet but Wanker drags him back down.
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.
Wanker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wanker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Viking rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wanker's guard! Nice work there by Viking!
Wanker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker pulls Viking in close to prevent any damage.
Viking postures up.
Viking would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Viking wants to stand and escape but instead Wanker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wanker controlling from the top position.
Viking wants to stand and escape but Wanker is having none of it.
Wanker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wanker looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Wanker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wanker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massive Wanker!
An out of breath Massive Wanker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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