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C112: Anderson vs. Olsen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hratch Tzien (ranked 1712 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Emiliano Blackburn (ranked 178 p4p, 170 weight class). Tzien comes to the cage accompanied by R*ck It. Hratch Tzien had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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18 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Hratch Tzien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emiliano Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tzien to score with a decent uppercut.
Tzien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackburn, pushing him back against the cage.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Blackburn's head back.
A punch combination from Tzien misses.
Blackburn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tzien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tzien to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Tzien.
Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown but Tzien shows good takedown defense.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Blackburn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tzien connects with a crisp jab.
Tzien with the inside leg kick.
Tzien slips a jab and a cross from Blackburn.
Tzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blackburn with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
It looked like Tzien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tzien lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blackburn blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a leg kick.
Tzien fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blackburn just manages to avoid it.
Hratch Tzien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackburn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Tzien tenderised Blackburn's leg. Blackburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blackburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blackburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tzien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackburn.
It looked like Tzien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tzien gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tzien trying to keep a closed guard but Blackburn is proving a slippery customer.
Tzien is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackburn is aware though and is defending well.
Blackburn postures up.
Tzien looking for a guillotine here but Blackburn defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Blackburn is now in half guard.
Tzien is trying to get back to full guard.
Tzien is trying to maintain the position but Blackburn is very close to passing his half guard.
Tzien gets back to full guard.
Tzien controlling Blackburn's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackburn stands up and waves to Tzien to follow him.
Tzien takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
Tzien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackburn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blackburn lands an overhand right.
Blackburn tries to land a leg kick but Tzien saw it coming and moves away.
Blackburn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tzien blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tzien.
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body. Tzien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tzien is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien'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.
Blackburn throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Tzien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackburn.
Emiliano Blackburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tzien misses with a head kick.
Blackburn shoots in for a double leg but Tzien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Tzien misses its target.
Blackburn has Tzien up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien is trying to pull guard but Blackburn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien jumps guard but Blackburn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hratch Tzien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Blackburn as the two fighters clinch.
Tzien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackburn walks away with a smile on his face. Tzien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Tzien.
Blackburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackburn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tzien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tzien.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Blackburn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tzien, pushing him back against the cage.
Tzien jumps into guard, dragging Blackburn to the mat.
Blackburn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
Tzien tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tzien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the side of Tzien's head.
Tzien jumps into guard, dragging Blackburn to the mat.
Tzien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackburn stands up and waves to Tzien to follow him.
Tzien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Both fighters circling a little - Blackburn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blackburn stalks Tzien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tzien's face. Tzien staggers backwards, shaken.
Blackburn slips a straight right by Tzien.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackburn.
Tzien misses with a low kick as Blackburn jumps back.
Tzien throws a wild body kick that Blackburn sees coming a mile off.
Blackburn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Tzien misses.
A punch lands to the side of Tzien 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tzien gets caught napping as Blackburn dives in and scores a takedown. Tzien manages to retain guard.
Tzien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tzien has control of Blackburn's left arm, preventing Blackburn from doing any damage.
Tzien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackburn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackburn gets to his feet. Tzien looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blackburn throws the left hand but Tzien avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
Tzien throws a quick counter head kick but Blackburn was just out of range.
Tzien scores with a leg kick.
Blackburn blocks the body kick.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Tzien.
Tzien slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Emiliano Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tzien finds it's way through Blackburn's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackburn.
Tzien is looking to chop away at Blackburn's legs.
Tzien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackburn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tzien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackburn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tzien.
Tzien looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackburn is just out of range.
A low kick from Tzien is predictable there
and Blackburn counters with a shoot takedown. Tzien fights it but they end up in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Blackburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tzien cracks Blackburn with an open hand slap.
Blackburn shoots in but Tzien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blackburn moves into the clinch successfully.
Tzien tries to pull guard but Blackburn holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzien drops back down to his feet.
Tzien manages to pull guard.
Tzien looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tzien holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blackburn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tzien managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien 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.
Tzien controls Blackburn momentarily but Blackburn frees himself.
Tzien is adopting a defensive guard.
Tzien controls Blackburn momentarily but Blackburn frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tzien closes the distance and clinches.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blackburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tzien lands a left hand.
Blackburn wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzien won't allow it.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
Tzien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackburn walks away with a smile on his face. Tzien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Tzien slips the punch.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Tzien misses
and Blackburn counters with a single leg into guard. Tzien didn't expect that.
Tzien wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tzien has an active guard here but Blackburn has managed to pass into half guard.
Tzien slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien looking for subs off his back but Blackburn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tzien wants to control but Blackburn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tzien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackburn pulls his head out easily.
Tzien is trying to get back to full guard.
Tzien gets full guard.
Blackburn preventing the sweep.
Blackburn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blackburn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tzien eats them both and turns towards Blackburn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tzien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackburn.
Tzien throws a series of punches but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn lands a really nice looking cross but Tzien seems unphased.
Blackburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzien instigates a clinch.
Emiliano Blackburn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Emiliano Blackburn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blackburn misses with a body punch.
Tzien tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
I was talking to Tzien's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emiliano Blackburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackburn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emiliano Blackburn!
Emiliano Blackburn very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 828 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Braynas Hlervu (ranked 94 p4p, 51 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
Hlervu takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hlervu looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Hlervu punishes Ronaldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
Ronaldo blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Hlervu misses.
Ronaldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hlervu throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hlervu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hlervu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hlervu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hlervu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hlervu misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hlervu.
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hlervu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
Hlervu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hlervu lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hlervu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlervu.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Hlervu controls the action.
A short left from Hlervu.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hlervu on the inside.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo pushes Hlervu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo gets through Hlervu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Hlervu tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hlervu blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hlervu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Hlervu.
Ronaldo trying to stall but Hlervu improves his position.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Hlervu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hlervu controls his hands.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hlervu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hlervu is working Ronaldo over against the cage.
Hlervu prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
Hlervu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hlervu lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hlervu.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Hlervu scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is working Hlervu over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hlervu tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Hlervu back against the cage.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo avoiding damage.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Hlervu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ronaldo smiles and moves away.
Ronaldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hlervu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hlervu throws a series of strikes that have Ronaldo backpedaling.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hlervu.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to clinch
and Hlervu counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braynas Hlervu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hlervu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hlervu tries to counter with a clinch but Ronaldo shakes him off and moves away.
Ronaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Hlervu counters with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hlervu! But no joy.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Hlervu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Hlervu keeps it at a distance.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
Ronaldo wants to clinch but Hlervu slips to the side
and Hlervu counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Ronaldo closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hlervu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo clinches.
Hlervu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hlervu as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Hlervu blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Hlervu misses with some punches.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Hlervu controls the action.
Hlervu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Hlervu lands a nice uppercut.
Hlervu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hlervu lands with a short shot to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hlervu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hlervu lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlervu.
Ronaldo is working Hlervu over against the cage.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Hlervu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hlervu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Hlervu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Hlervu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hlervu prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
A short uppercut from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Hlervu.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
Hlervu pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hlervu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
Hlervu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hlervu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hlervu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hlervu controls his hands.
Hlervu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hlervu controls his hands.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hlervu is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
Hlervu gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Hlervu on the inside.
Hlervu lands a body shot.
Hlervu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
 Ronaldo is rocked!
A short right from Hlervu on the inside.
Oh Ronaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hlervu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hlervu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hlervu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ronaldo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ronaldo drops to his knees and Hlervu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
A less than humble Braynas Hlervu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 374 p4p, 598 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 55 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Remnant just manages to avoid it.
Remnant tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell throws a poor cross that misses
and Remnant counters with an inside leg kick.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remnant throws a nice head kick!
Remnant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Remnant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terrell with a body shot.
Terrell slips a straight right by Remnant.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Remnant just manages to avoid it.
Remnant tries to clinch there but Terrell circles away.
Remnant just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTerrell.
Terrell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Scrap Squad in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Terrell misses its intended target.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Terrell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terrell scores with a nice right hand.
Remnant slips under a jab from Terrell.
Terrell digs a good hook to Remnant's body.
A jab from Terrell misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Remnant slips under a jab.
Remnant wants to counter with a clinch but Terrell pushes him away.
Remnant misses the shot to the body.
Remnant staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant thows a leg kick but Terrell checks it
and Terrell moves into the clinch.
A short left from Remnant.
We've been informed that Remnant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Remnant has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Terrell.
Remnant breaks from the clinch.
Remnant misses with a straight left.
Terrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terrell throws a solid leg kick but Remnant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terrell.
Terrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terrell under the eye.
Remnant swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a straight left.
Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrell lands a head kick. Remnant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Terrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell throws the kick towards the body but Remnant avoids it.
Terrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Remnant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Remnant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Remnant misses the shot to the body.
Terrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Remnant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Remnant misses with a leg kick
letting Terrell counter with a right hand.
Remnant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Remnant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Remnant misses with a body shot.
Terrell scores with a hook.
Terrell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Remnant. That one must have hurt.
Remnant tries to clinch but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell dodges the punch combination from Remnant.
Remnant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Remnant throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell tries to clinch up but Remnant circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Terrell throws the kick towards the body but Remnant avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Remnant misses.
A quick step to the side and Terrell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Remnant's front leg but catches the back leg as Remnant tries to avoid it.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remnant moves away.
Remnant throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Remnant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terrell throws a series of punches but Remnant moves out of range.
Terrell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Remnant jabs Terrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Remnant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Terrell on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Remnant.
Terrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remnant scores with a punch to the head.
Remnant slips a jab from Terrell.
Remnant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terrell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Terrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Terrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Terrell there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Remnant misses the target.
Remnant defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
Terrell checks the leg kick.
Terrell throws a lazy right hand but Remnant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remnant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Remnant working aggressively here.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Remnant avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Remnant lands a left hand.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Remnant manages to break the clinch.
Remnant misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remnant staying out of range there.
Terrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Remnant slips the punch.
Remnant throws a good cross that connects.
Remnant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terrell's hands.
Remnant misses with a body kick.
It looked like Terrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remnant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Soviet Remnant will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Remnant checks a low kick from Terrell.
Good work by Terrell as he checks the leg kick.
Terrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Terrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Remnant misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terrell keeps Remnant at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remnant. That's going to slow Terrell down.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Remnant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Terrell.
Remnant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
Remnant looks to land a combination but Terrell avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Remnant.
Remnant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Remnant just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Remnant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terrell is looking to counter the offense by Remnant and move into the clinch.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Terrell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant lands a nice shot to the body.
Remnant throws a right hand that Terrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrell also avoids with ease.
Remnant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Remnant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Remnant manages to circle out of the way.
Terrell looks to land a combination but Remnant avoids it well.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remnant connects with a crisp jab.
Remnant tries to work over Terrell's front leg with a kick but Terrell checks it.
Terrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Terrell cracks Remnant with a good jab.
Remnant defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
Remnant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Terrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Remnant.
Soviet Remnant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remnant throws a leg kick but Terrell checks it.
Nice jab there from Remnant.
Remnant fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant throws a right and a left that Terrell avoids nicely.
Remnant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remnant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Terrell punishes Remnant's body with a nice straight punch.
Remnant throws a leg kick that misses.
Terrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remnant.
Remnant throws a series of punches but Terrell avoids them all with ease.
Terrell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Remnant blocks a jab.
Remnant fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Remnant's leg. Remnant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terrell scores with a three punch combo!
Remnant moves out of range as Terrell strikes.
Terrell staying out of range there.
Terrell staying out of range there.
Terrell tried to counter with a leg kick but Remnant avoided it.
Remnant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Remnant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terrell, pushing him back against the cage.
Remnant blocking some punches.
Remnant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Remnant controls his hands.
Remnant lands a shoulder strike.
Remnant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Terrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terrell has Remnant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Remnant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Remnant is trying to push Terrell away but Terrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Terrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Remnant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Remnant misses with some punches.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
Remnant working aggressively here.
Remnant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Remnant's head.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike.
Phillip Terrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Remnant throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
Remnant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remnant can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Remnant lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remnant misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Remnant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Remnant manages to break the clinch.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Remnant seems unphased.
Terrell throws a right and a left that Remnant avoids nicely.
Terrell misses with a left hand
and Remnant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell thows a body kick. Remnant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Remnant.
Terrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remnant. That did some damage!
Remnant moves into the clinch.
Remnant misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Terrell throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range.
Terrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remnant looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Terrell checks it.
Terrell scores with a jab. Remnant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Terrell scores with a head kick. Remnant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Remnant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Terrell blocks a jab.
Remnant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terrell gets through Remnant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Remnant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Remnant throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Remnant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Remnant.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Remnant fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remnant misses with a body punch.
Remnant lands with a right to the head.
Remnant swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remnant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Remnant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Remnant misses with the head strike.
Remnant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrell blocks a head kick by Remnant.
Remnant scores with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Terrell. Remnant shrugs it off though.
Remnant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Remnant just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant tries to clinch up.
Remnant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terrell. Terrell obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Remnant.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Terrell.
A swing and a miss from Terrell.
Remnant throws a hook to the side of Terrell's head but Terrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remnant scores with a kick to the body.
Remnant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses
and Remnant counters with a straight right hand.
Remnant lands an overhand right.
Remnant lands a front kick.
Remnant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrell throws a jab when Remnant was well out of range.
Remnant feints a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a few strikes there.
Remnant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Remnant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Remnant scores with a jab to the head.
Terrell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Remnant!
Remnant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Remnant misses its intended target.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Remnant slips a jab from Terrell.
Remnant drives through and clinches with Terrell against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Remnant digs a right hand into Terrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrell's gas tank.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrell.
Remnant misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remnant.
Remnant blocking some punches.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
Terrell tries to work over Remnant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Remnant.
Remnant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Terrell.
Remnant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell thuds a left hand into Remnant's body.
Remnant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Remnant manages to circle out of the way.
Remnant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terrell misses with an uppercut. Remnant saw that one coming.
It seemed like Remnant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Remnant has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Remnant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Remnant pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Remnant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Remnant thuds his right hand into Terrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Terrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Remnant 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.
Remnant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant just misses with a punch to the body.
Remnant lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Terrell!
Remnant throws a jab when Terrell was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soviet Remnant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Remnant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soviet Remnant!
Soviet Remnant thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 720 p4p, 331 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 108 p4p, 51 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
Bird swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bird throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson defending well as Bird loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Bird misses with the combination.
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Bird swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Jake Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Bird misses.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Bird tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Bird counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Bird drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bird has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Bird's legs - danger averted.
Bird wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson is pushing down on Bird's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bird is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bird is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is sitting in close to Bird's body. Bird has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Johnson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Johnson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bird.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Bird!
A very excited looking Jake Bird made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juju Baraka (ranked 679 p4p, 791 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 105 p4p, 123 weight class). Baraka's entrance music is Burning Spear. A fine choice. Von Ver Huevan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Call to Arms kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
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, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan throws an off balance right hand
and Baraka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Baraka misses.
Von Ver Huevan throws a looping overhand right but Baraka ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Baraka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baraka ducks right into an uppercut from Von Ver Huevan.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Ver Huevan checks a leg kick.
Baraka delivers a nice body kick.
Von Ver Huevan moves away from the strike by Baraka.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ver Huevan. Baraka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baraka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Ver Huevan swings widly with a right hand
and Baraka counters with an inside leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan moves out of range of the leg kick from Baraka.
Baraka throws a hook but Von Ver Huevan avoids it easily.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a counter right but Baraka avoids it with no problem.
Baraka with a nice calf kick.
Baraka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juju Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Ver Huevan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan tests Baraka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Ver Huevan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baraka thumps Von Ver Huevan with a low kick.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a body shot.
Baraka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baraka misses with a wild body shot.
Von Ver Huevan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baraka throws a right hand that Von Ver Huevan ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Ver Huevan also avoids with ease.
Baraka lands a nice shot to the body.
Baraka swings for the body but Von Ver Huevan moves out of range.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook.
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!
Von Ver Huevan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka tried to score with a low kick but Von Ver Huevan checks it.
Baraka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baraka.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Baraka avoids it easily.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut
enabling Baraka to counter with a crisp jab.
Baraka lunges at Von Ver Huevan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Von Ver Huevan's hand.
Baraka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Von Ver Huevan cracks Baraka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Von Ver Huevan's coach down at Gonzasco Hydropathy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Von Ver Huevan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baraka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Von Ver Huevan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baraka.
Baraka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baraka misses with a punch on the inside.
Baraka tries to work over Von Ver Huevan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Ver Huevan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baraka lands a nice shot that snaps Von Ver Huevan's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka clobbers Von Ver Huevan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Von Ver Huevan throws a jab when Baraka was well out of range.
Baraka closes the distance and clinches.
Baraka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baraka misses with the head strike.
Baraka misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baraka.
Baraka breaks the clinch.
Baraka connects with a leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan missing with a left hand there. Baraka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Ver Huevan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Ver Huevan slips a straight right by Baraka.
A little jabbing left from Von Ver Huevan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Von Ver Huevan loads up on a big right hand but Baraka slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baraka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baraka can pounce on him.
Baraka clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baraka.
Von Ver Huevan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barakas head.
Von Ver Huevan blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baraka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baraka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan blocking some punches.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.
Von Ver Huevan misses with some punches.
Baraka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka tries a body shot but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baraka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baraka manages to break the clinch.
Baraka blocks a jab.
Baraka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka'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.
Baraka cracks Von Ver Huevan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Von Ver Huevan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Ver Huevan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Von Ver Huevan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baraka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Baraka blocks a jab.
Baraka closes the distance and clinches.
Baraka throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Ver Huevan.
Baraka breaks the clinch.
Baraka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baraka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baraka. That's going to slow Von Ver Huevan down.
Juju Baraka is winning the standup battle so far.
Baraka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Ver Huevan.
Good shot there by Von Ver Huevan.
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!
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut
and Baraka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baraka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Ver Huevan can do to turn this around?
Von Ver Huevan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juju Baraka's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baraka 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.
Von Ver Huevan feints and then cracks Baraka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baraka down.
Von Ver Huevan throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baraka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baraka stuns Von Ver Huevan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a jab to the body
and Baraka counters with a big head kick but Von Ver Huevan shrugs it off.
Baraka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Ver Huevan.
Baraka misses with a shot to the body
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka delivers a nice body kick.
Baraka cracks Von Ver Huevan with a good jab.
Von Ver Huevan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a loose jab but Baraka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka is looking to clinch but Von Ver Huevan is avoiding it.
Baraka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Juju Baraka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Baraka.
Baraka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan lands a left hand.
Von Ver Huevan blocks an elbow strike from Baraka.
A short right from Von Ver Huevan on the inside.
Baraka tries a body shot but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Baraka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baraka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Ver Huevan staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baraka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Von Ver Huevan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juju Baraka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Von Ver Huevan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baraka.
Baraka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan slips under a jab.
Von Ver Huevan misses the jab.
Baraka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baraka misses with an uppercut.
Baraka throws a chopping leg kick but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Ver Huevan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baraka counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Von Ver Huevan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Baraka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Ver Huevan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baraka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baraka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Baraka scores with a punch to the head.
Von Ver Huevan with a nice calf kick.
Baraka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab.
Von Ver Huevan throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Ver Huevan scores with the left hand. Baraka knows he should have avoided that one.
Baraka dodges the punch combination from Von Ver Huevan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baraka lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Baraka misses with an uppercut
letting Von Ver Huevan counter with a right hand.
Baraka lands a head kick. Von Ver Huevan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Ver Huevan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baraka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baraka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan throws a right and a left that Baraka avoids nicely.
Von Ver Huevan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBaraka.
Baraka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Baraka.
Baraka scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Baraka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Ver Huevan.
Jeez, Juju Baraka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan blocks an uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baraka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baraka.
Baraka is working Von Ver Huevan over against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Baraka.
Baraka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to break free.
Baraka lands a nice uppercut.
Baraka has Von Ver Huevan pressed against the cage, preventing Von Ver Huevan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baraka blocking some punches.
Baraka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Ver Huevans head.
Baraka misses with a knee to the head.
Baraka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ver Huevan's elbow.
Von Ver Huevan misses with the head strike.
Baraka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baraka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baraka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Von Ver Huevan back to the cage. Baraka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Von Ver Huevan throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Ver Huevan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Ver Huevan tests Baraka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juju Baraka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA 🏝️ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 454 p4p, 560 weight class) and Sean Harrison (ranked 75 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sean Harrison enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin closes the distance but Harrison moves to the side
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Alyoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Sean Harrison has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Harrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrison.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Alyoshin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alyoshin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alyoshin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alyoshin checks a leg kick.
Alyoshin slips a jab from Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison thumps Alyoshin with a low kick.
Harrison throws a lazy head kick
and Alyoshin counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Alyoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Alyoshin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a right hand that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin lands with a nice body punch.
Alyoshin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alyoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alyoshin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Sean Harrison's cut even more.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alyoshin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Alyoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrison.
Alyoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alyoshin crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Harrison looks winded!
Alyoshin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alyoshin lands a shot to the body.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike.
Alyoshin pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Alyoshin controls the action.
Alyoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alyoshin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
The cut above Sean Harrison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Alyoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Alyoshin.
Harrison lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alyoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alyoshin lands a body shot.
Alyoshin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alyoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alyoshin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alyoshin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sean Harrison's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alyoshin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Alyoshin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean Harrison's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grant Alyoshin!
Grant Alyoshin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 41 p4p, 233 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 8 p4p, 42 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Angelo Moore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louis Princip's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Princip connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Princip lands with a right hand.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Princip lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Princip.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Princip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Princip throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore moves out of range as Princip strikes.
A jab from Princip does it's job there.
Moore drops Princip with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Princip looks back up at him and smiles so Moore waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Princip at a distance.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Princip is rocked!
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a huge left! Princip is in big trouble! He's backing up but Moore isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Princip from any more damage. A dominating finish by Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Moore!
Our winner, Angelo Moore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Louis Princip spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 262 p4p, 202 weight class) and Alborz Mumu (ranked 45 p4p, 35 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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande gets tackled into the cage by Mumu. Mumu maintains the clinch.
Mumu is leaning against Akinwande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mumu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumu is working Akinwande over against the cage.
Akinwande is breathing heavily.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mumu is leaning against Akinwande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
Mumu pushes Akinwande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mumu is leaning against Akinwande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Mumu.
A short uppercut from Mumu.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mumu.
Mumu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinwande.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mumu.
Mumu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mumu leaning against his opponent.
Akinwande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Mumu.
Mumu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mumu.
Mumu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu blocks the elbow strike.
Mumu can't find room to land a body shot as Akinwande controls the action.
Mumu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Mumu lands a body punch.
A short right from Mumu on the inside.
Mumu digs a right hand into Akinwande's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akinwande's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Mumu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mumu.
Mumu lands a nice uppercut.
Mumu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu lands a body shot.
Mumu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu cracks Akinwande with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mumu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mumu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mumu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Mumu lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mumu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mumu.
A short body shot lands from Mumu as the two fighters clinch.
Mumu lands a left hand.
Mumu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mumu works on Akinwande's body with a couple of short punches.
Mumu lands a body punch.
Mumu scores with a shot to the side of Akinwande's head.
Akinwande has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mumu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akinwande.
Mumu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mumu tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Mumu back against the cage.
Mumu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mumu tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
Mumu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike.
Mumu presses Akinwande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mumu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mumu.
Mumu lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mumu tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
Mumu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akinwande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumu works on Akinwande's body with a couple of short punches.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Mumu.
Mumu tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Mumu back against the cage.
Mumu gets through Akinwande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mumu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mumu.
Still in the clinch, Mumu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Mumu.
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Mumu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mumu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mumu.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
A body shot lands from Mumu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Mumu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinwande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mumu misses with a knee to the head.
Mumu lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akinwande.
Mumu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mumu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mumu.
Akinwande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mumu.
Mumu tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
Mumu lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike.
Mumu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mumu can't find room to land a body shot as Akinwande controls the action.
Mumu tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alborz Mumu 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.
Mumu cracks Akinwande with a hook to the temple - Akinwande is on wobbly legs here! Mumu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Akinwande falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mumu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alborz Mumu!
A relieved looking Alborz Mumu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 139 p4p, 61 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 25 p4p, 10 weight class). Olsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Night Lovell ft. Lil West - Fukk!!CodeRED kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Noah Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson feints a jab promting Olsen to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson misses with the body kick
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a hugh head kick that removes Anderson from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kjetil Olsen!
Kjetil Olsen is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kjetil Olsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor KillsInWater (ranked 24 p4p, 141 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 5 p4p, 26 weight class). Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
KillsInWater with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by KillsInWater - just one landing.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
KillsInWater stuns Puno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
KillsInWater dips to his left and cracks Puno with an uppercut!
Puno misses with a left hand
and KillsInWater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
KillsInWater tries to keep at a distance but Puno has taken the fight into the clinch.
KillsInWater tries to land a knee to the head but Puno blocks with his arms.
KillsInWater pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
KillsInWater blocks a body shot from Puno.
KillsInWater scores with a shot to the side of Puno's head.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KillsInWater's elbow.
Puno works on KillsInWater's body with a couple of short punches.
KillsInWater is breathing heavily.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
KillsInWater blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
KillsInWater throws an elbow that misses.
Puno lands a left hand that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
KillsInWater throws an elbow that misses.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as KillsInWater controls his hands.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KillsInWater's elbow.
KillsInWater tries to land a knee to the head but Puno blocks with his arms.
Puno lands with a right to the head.
Puno tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
Puno misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by KillsInWater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to KillsInWater's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno pushes KillsInWater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
KillsInWater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
KillsInWater throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
KillsInWater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KillsInWater tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Puno.
A hook to the body from Puno.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno lands a shoulder strike.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
KillsInWater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
Puno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puno digs a right hand underneath KillsInWater's ribcage. KillsInWater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Puno.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puno pushes KillsInWater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
KillsInWater is rocked!
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
Puno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh KillsInWater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Puno.
Puno dips a shoulder and cracks KillsInWater with a mighty uppercut! KillsInWater falls back against the cage and Puno unloads with a barrage of strikes! KillsInWater is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Puno screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeronimo Puno!
Jeronimo Puno tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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