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Bellicose 106 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikemba Okoye (ranked 2933 p4p, 3947 weight class) and Chiharu Shiba (ranked 382 p4p, 484 weight class). Shiba has chosen Sick Puppies - Survive as his entrance music. Ikemba Okoye is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiharu Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba tries a low kick but Okoye avoids it.
Okoye blocks the body kick.
Okoye checks a leg kick nicely.
Okoye was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shiba throws out a leg kick but Okoye moves out of range and Shiba only half commits.
Okoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shiba misses with a leg kick
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Shiba throws a leg kick
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
Okoye throws a leg kick which misses Shiba's front leg but catches the back leg as Shiba tries to avoid it.
Shiba moves into range and clinches up with Okoye.
Okoye takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Ikemba Okoye has been cut.
Okoye dodges an elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shiba.
Okoye blocks the elbow strike.
Shiba lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye blocks the elbow strike.
Okoye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shiba misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba blocks a body shot from Okoye.
Shiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Shiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okoye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiba lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Okoye - that landed with a thud.
Okoye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shiba just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoye's brow.
Shiba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoye's brow.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Okoye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okoye lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okoye.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike.
Okoye lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shiba lands an elbow inside that Okoye shrugs off.
Okoye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoye blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Shiba.
A short left from Okoye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye misses with some punches.
Okoye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okoye misses with the head strike.
Shiba misses with an elbow strike.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiba pushes off an throws an elbow but Okoye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okoye avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Okoye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiba throws an elbow that misses.
Shiba pushes off an throws an elbow but Okoye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Okoye lands with a short shot to the head.
Shiba lands a nice elbow.
Okoye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okoye blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoye's brow.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okoye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shiba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike.
Okoye blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoye's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye lands a nice uppercut.
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shiba throws an elbow but it misses.
Okoye avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shiba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okoye digs a right hand into Shiba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiba's gas tank.
Okoye digs a right hand into Shiba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiba's gas tank.
Shiba looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoye.
Okoye avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Okoye fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikemba Okoye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okoye misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shiba.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Okoye is trying to force a seperation but Shiba has the dominant position.
Okoye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoye.
Okoye tries to throw a body punch but Shiba avoids it by throwing Okoye back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoye.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shiba throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoye has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike.
Okoye dodges an elbow strike from Shiba.
Okoye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okoye works on Shiba's body with a couple of short punches.
Okoye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okoye struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
Okoye working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoye's brow.
Okoye avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Okoye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okoye blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
A short right from Okoye.
Okoye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoye lands a nice looking body shot.
Okoye tests Shiba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Okoye and Shiba goes tumbling to the canvas! Okoye follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Shiba is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ikemba Okoye will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okoye closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Shiba out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikemba Okoye!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Saari (ranked 3780 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Tom Cullen (ranked 462 p4p, 583 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Oranssi Pazuzu - Lahja . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saari lands a slapping body shot.
Saari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saari punishes Cullen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saari circles away.
As Cullen tries to get set, Saari tries to push him back and clinch up but Cullen manages to avoid the attempt.
Saari scores with the left hand. Cullen knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saari.
Cullen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saari lands a nice hook to Cullen's body. Cullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saari wants it to stay on the feet.
Cullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari scores with a nice head shot.
Saari scores with a decent looking hook.
Saari lands a jab to the nose.
Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saari feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cullen sprawling to the canvas! Cullen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Saari finish him?!
Cullen is rocked!
Cullen has a takedown stuffed.
Cullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
Aleksi Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cullen.
Saari goes for a small jab and connects. Now Saari goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Cullen stumbles back but Saari runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Cullen to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Cullen will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksi Saari!
Aleksi Saari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cam Cartwright (ranked 3119 p4p, 4093 weight class) and Walter Mason (ranked 395 p4p, 498 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Chameleon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Mason!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright shoots in and bounces Mason off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mason is on top in guard.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Mason pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mason postures up.
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Mason controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright pushes a forearm under Mason's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mason is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cam Cartwright!
A relieved looking Cam Cartwright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Syngin Colchester (ranked 2380 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 316 p4p, 309 weight class). Syngin Colchester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Almeida's chin.
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syngin Colchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Colchester.
Colchester looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut.
Colchester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Colchester misses with a wild combination.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Colchester misses.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida moves out of range as Colchester strikes.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Syngin Colchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Colchester misses the target.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Colchester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Colchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Colchester throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Colchester 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.
Colchester slips under a jab.
Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colchester lands a body shot.
No joy there for Colchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colchester's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colchester misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colchester with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Colchester avoids it well.
Colchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colchester throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida throws a combination. Colchester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 Colchester is rocked!
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colchester's hands.
Oh Colchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colchester 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.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Colchester seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Colchester.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Colchester.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Colchester's sensitive parts.
Colchester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida misses the jab.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Colchester throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Colchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
A countering left hand to the body from Almeida misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colchester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida has his hands clasped together around Colchester's back. He's all about the action.
Colchester wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Almeida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Colchester misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colchester swinging wildly here.
Colchester slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
An attempted straight right counter from Colchester misses the target.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Colchester avoids them all with ease.
Colchester throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida feints and then cracks Colchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colchester down.
Vitor Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colchester dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester is looking to wear down Almeida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colchester is keeping busy.
Almeida taking a breather.
Almeida is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Colchester has denied him.
Colchester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almeida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almeida.
Colchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colchester is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syngin Colchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Colchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colchester with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida throws a monster overhand right that drops Colchester! Almeida follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
An out of breath Vitor Almeida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Milfort (ranked 3170 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 404 p4p, 284 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Milfort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd.. Roberts has chosen Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford as his entrance music. Jake Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antoine Milfort's chin.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoine Milfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Milfort crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roberts - the referee stops the clock and Milfort gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roberts. Milfort manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Milfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Milfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Milfort tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Milfort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milfort.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milfort's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milfort avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milfort walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Milfort.
The fighters circling - Milfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milfort blocks a head kick by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Antoine Milfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts clobbers Milfort with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Milfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milfort misses with a body shot.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Milfort slips the punch.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Milfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milfort misses the shot to the body.
Milfort cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Milfort connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Milfort seems unphased.
Milfort looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milfort throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Milfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Milfort throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Milfort slips under a jab from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Milfort gets tackled into the cage by Roberts. Roberts maintains the clinch.
Roberts jumps guard but Milfort turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Antoine Milfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Milfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Milfort is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Milfort takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milfort sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Milfort circles away.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milfort misses with an uppercut.
Roberts feints the counter takedown.
Milfort throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Milfort moves out of range.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Milfort.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Milfort throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts lands a glancing blow to the side of Milfort's head.
Milfort misses the jab.
Milfort misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Milfort. Beautiful body shot.
Milfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roberts swings for the body but Milfort moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Milfort.
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!
Milfort misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milfort manages to avoid it.
Milfort moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Milfort misses the target.
Roberts lands a jab to the head.
Milfort misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Milfort sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milfort throws out the jab.
Milfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Milfort.
Roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Milfort blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Milfort takes one on the button.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Milfort.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Milfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antoine Milfort will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick from Roberts.
Milfort misses with a hook.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milfort throws out the jab.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Milfort avoids it with no problem.
Milfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Milfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
letting Milfort counter with a right hand.
Roberts defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Milfort moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Milfort looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts misses with a hook. Milfort ducked under it nicely.
Milfort is looking to counter punch.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milfort missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Milfort pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Milfort misses.
Roberts rushes Milfort and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Milfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roberts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberts successfully pulls guard.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Milfort is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milfort is aware though and is defending well.
Milfort working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milfort's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Milfort is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Milfort has escaped and now he's on top!
Milfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Milfort postures up.
Milfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milfort throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Milfort is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milfort.
Milfort throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milfort is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Milfort blocks nicely.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Milfort is controlling Roberts's posture.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Milfort keeps moving.
Milfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Milfort keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts won't allow Milfort to sweep him here.
Milfort wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Roberts is now in half guard.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Milfort dodges it nicely.
Roberts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but Milfort defending well.
Milfort is looking to get back to full guard here but Roberts has managed to pass to side control instead.
Roberts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Milfort is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Milfort is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Roberts defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Milfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Milfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Milfort slips a straight right by Roberts.
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Milfort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Milfort is just out of range.
Roberts wants to clinch
enabling Milfort to counter with a crisp jab.
Milfort connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milfort looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Milfort misses with a hook
and Roberts counters with an outside leg kick.
Milfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts tries to move into range but Milfort moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.
Milfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Milfort misses with a body shot.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milfort.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Milfort.
Milfort scores with a nice strike.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts with a hook.
Roberts misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Milfort misses.
Milfort scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milfort, pushing him back against the cage.
Milfort throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Milfort working aggressively here.
Roberts has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Milfort seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roberts can turn it around.
Roberts digs a right hand underneath Milfort's ribcage. Milfort let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milfort lands a body shot.
Roberts digs a right hand underneath Milfort's ribcage. Milfort let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberts jumps guard but Milfort stands there with Roberts around his waist. Roberts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roberts is leaning against Milfort and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milfort misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milfort has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Milfort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Roberts.
Milfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts lands a shot to the body.
Milfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Milfort misses with some punches.
Milfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Milfort avoids the damage to the body.
Jake Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Milfort.
Milfort scores with a nice right hand.
Milfort throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Milfort misses with a looping right.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Milfort avoids it easily.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts feints and then cracks Milfort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Milfort down.
Milfort throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Milfort misses the target.
Milfort slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Roberts defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Milfort misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Milfort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Milfort down.
Roberts tries to clinch but Milfort moves out of range.
Milfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Milfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antoine Milfort.
I think Milfort has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 2690 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 347 p4p, 285 weight class). Jerman Christ has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Christ feints a jab promting Hunt to slip. Christ then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
Hunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
Christ connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Jerman Christ has been cut.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick.
Christ scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christ appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Christ lands with a good body shot.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Paul Hunt's cut even more.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Christ throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Christ misses.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with a nice calf kick.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Christ misses.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christ fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christ with a body shot.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice cross by Christ.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
A short right from Christ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The cut above Paul Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Christ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Christ's corner calls for a 1-2. Christ obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christ is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Christ with a jab.
Christ tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerman Christ dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Christ throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Christ has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Christ avoids it well.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Christ.
Paul Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Christ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christ misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Christ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ is rocked!
Hunt plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Christ swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Christ face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Hunt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 2744 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 368 p4p, 373 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sycek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Raak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sycek closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raak's guard.
Sycek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raak has Sycek pulled in close to control his posture.
Raak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sycek working some strikes from top position.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sycek tries to free his leg and advance position but Raak is retaining full guard.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Raak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Raak!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raak is working Sycek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Raak from controlling successfully.
Raak tries to free his leg and advance position but Sycek is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sycek is on top in guard.
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek postures up in Raak's guard and throws a big left but Raak blocks it.
Raak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Raak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sycek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sycek cracks Raak with a solid left hand.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raak looking for a sweep. Not yet Raak, not yet.
Raak trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sycek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak is trying to control the position but Sycek postures up.
Sycek is in close to Raak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raak is trying to keep Sycek in close.
Sycek throwing strikes from guard but Raak blocks nicely.
Raak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sycek being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sycek scoring with some ground and pound.
Sycek won't allow Raak to sweep him here.
Sycek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sycek is fighting to break Raak's control of his arms but Raak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek lands a couple of digs.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek throwing strikes from guard but Raak blocks nicely.
Raak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raak trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sycek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sycek preventing the sweep.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Raak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Raak!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raak is looking to work some ground and pound but Sycek has wrist control.
Raak preventing the sweep.
Raak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Raak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sycek tries to get out of the position.
Raak controlling from the top position.
Sycek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raak on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sycek looking for a sweep. Not yet Sycek, not yet.
Raak looking to pass the guard.
Sycek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sycek's head.
Sycek wants to hit a sweep here but Raak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sycek there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sycek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raak digs a good body shot into Sycek's ribs.
Raak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raak tries to clinch but Sycek is having none of it.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raak lands a jab-cross combination.
Raak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raak wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak lands a glancing blow to the side of Sycek's head.
Raak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sycek.
Raak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sycek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Raak lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak scores with the left hand. Sycek knows he should have avoided that one.
Raak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sycek tries to move into range but Raak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sycek's hands.
Sycek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Sycek shoots in for a double leg but Raak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Sycek appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Raak lands with a shot to the body.
Raak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sycek has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Raak.
Raak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sycek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raak defends well and Sycek ends up having to push Raak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raak is pressed up against the cage. Sycek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raak down to the mat. Raak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sycek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sycek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Raak throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sycek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Raak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sycek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raak tries to avoid it but Sycek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raak to the ground. Raak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raak lands with a good body shot.
Raak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Sycek backs off Raak throws a huge counter combo but Sycek manages to avoid it all.
Raak lands a slapping body shot.
Raak jabs at Sycek's body.
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Sycek's belly button to the back.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown but Raak shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Raak lands a jab to Sycek's midsection.
Raak closes the distance and clinches.
Sycek is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sycek has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sycek is working for takedown but Raak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raak is struggling to control the position.
Sycek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sycek has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raak has Sycek pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek can't get the takedown.
Sycek being controlled against the cage.
Sycek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sycek goes for a takedown attempt but Raak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Sycek with that takedown attempt.
Raak scores with the left hand. Sycek knows he should have avoided that one.
Sycek looks for a takedown but Raak sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Raak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raak scores with a hook.
Sycek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Sycek with that takedown attempt.
Raak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sycek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raak.
Sycek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak scores with a body shot.
Sycek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Raak connects with a single shot there.
Raak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sycek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sycek somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt
and Sycek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sycek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sycek shoots in but no luck this time.
Raak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sycek at a distance.
Raak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sycek walks into a left hand.
Sycek dives in and grabs Raak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raak pushes down on Sycek's head and hops out.
Sycek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raak defends well and Sycek ends up having to push Raak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sycek with a body shot.
Sycek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sycek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Sycek's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek dives in and grabs Raak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raak pushes down on Sycek's head and hops out.
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt - Raak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sycek walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raak scores with a jab to the head.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sycek shoots in looking for a takedown but Raak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sycek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab lands there for Raak.
Raak lands a nice hook to Sycek's body. Sycek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raak lands a nice hook to Sycek's body. Sycek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sycek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Raak counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Sycek is just out of range.
Sycek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sycek was well out of range. Poor timing from Raak.
Donk. Raak catches Sycek right on the button with a cross.
Sycek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Raak misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raak.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raak lands a jab to Sycek's midsection.
Sycek tries for a takedown but Raak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raak but Raak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sycek ducks right into an uppercut from Raak.
Sycek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sycek fails to land the takedown.
Raak throws out a counter right but Sycek avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raak punishes Sycek's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raak jabs at Sycek's body.
Raak lands the left hand.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Raak feints a jab promting Sycek to slip. Raak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sycek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Samuel Sycek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sycek goes for a double leg but Raak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raak continues to drive forward.
Sycek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raak lands a body shot.
Raak gets underhooks to prevent Sycek's takedown attempt.
Raak is stalling here.
Raak stalling.
Raak receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
A relieved looking Hjalmar Raak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 909 p4p, 952 weight class) and Arax Lightspeed (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by From Lima. Lightspeed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Silver Scrapes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lightspeed counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Santo Amaro's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Lightspeed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lightspeed connects with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the body
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightspeed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santo Amaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro lands a body shot.
Lightspeed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lightspeed misses with an uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed has Santo Amaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santo Amaros head.
Lightspeed misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Lightspeed avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightspeed working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santo Amaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightspeed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Lightspeed controls the action.
Santo Amaro is leaning against Lightspeed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lightspeed fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightspeed lands with a light punch inside.
Santo Amaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Lightspeed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightspeed controls his hands.
Lightspeed lands with a left to the head.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand.
Lightspeed blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightspeed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightspeed lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightspeed.
Lightspeed lands with a left to the head.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lightspeed fails to land.
Lightspeed digs a right hand into Santo Amaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santo Amaro's gas tank.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Lightspeed blocks it.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed has a couple of punches blocked by Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightspeed blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightspeed lands a right hand.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightspeed's elbow.
Santo Amaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arax Lightspeed dominated that round.
That's time! Santo Amaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lightspeed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Lightspeed blocks it.
Lightspeed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santo Amaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lightspeed can turn it around.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightspeed's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightspeed tries to throw a body punch but Santo Amaro avoids it by throwing Lightspeed back against the cage.
Lightspeed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Lightspeed avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Lightspeed misses with the head strike.
Santo Amaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightspeed lands a hook that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Lightspeed.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Santo Amaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Lightspeed controls the action.
Good body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed cracks Santo Amaro with a nice body shot.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed misses with some punches.
Lightspeed lands a body shot.
Lightspeed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lightspeed lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arax Lightspeed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Lightspeed.
A short right from Lightspeed on the inside.
Lightspeed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightspeed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed swings wildly with an uppercut but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lightspeed fails to land.
Lightspeed scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightspeed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightspeed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightspeed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Lightspeed controls the action.
Lightspeed lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightspeed.
Lightspeed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lightspeed blocks an uppercut.
Lightspeed is working Santo Amaro over against the cage.
Lightspeed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Lightspeed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lightspeed blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Lightspeed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed scores with a shoulder strike.
Santo Amaro blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro pushes Lightspeed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.
Santo Amaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro lands an uppercut.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Lightspeed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.
Lightspeed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Lightspeed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Santo Amaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightspeed digs a right hand underneath Santo Amaro's ribcage. Santo Amaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lightspeed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightspeed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santo Amaro is keeping busy.
Lightspeed blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed misses with some punches.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightspeed lands a shoulder strike.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightspeed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arax Lightspeed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lightspeed lands a nice shot that snaps Santo Amaro's head back.
Lightspeed with a nice cross.
Lightspeed drops Santo Amaro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Santo Amaro looks back up at him and smiles so Lightspeed waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Santo Amaro is rocked!
Santo Amaro slips under a jab from Lightspeed.
Oh Santo Amaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arax Lightspeed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightspeed misses with a straight right.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightspeed throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro seems to have got his legs back now.
Santo Amaro walks into a stiff left hand from Lightspeed.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight right.
Lightspeed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lightspeed 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.
Santo Amaro is holding his hands too far apart here. Lightspeed throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Santo Amaro is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arax Lightspeed!
A very excited looking Arax Lightspeed 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 514 p4p, 1075 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 33 p4p, 64 weight class). Pee Wee Sasaki 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatter slips a jab from Sasaki.
Hatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Hatter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hatter throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sasaki misses with a body shot
and Hatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sasaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatter's head.
Sasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sasaki digs a right hand underneath Hatter's ribcage. Hatter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatter.
Hatter tries a knee to the head but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Sasaki.
Hatter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatter's elbow.
Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatter blocking some punches.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hatter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatter looking to throw knees to the head but Sasaki is blocking nicely.
Sasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatter.
A hook to the body from Sasaki.
Sasaki pushes Hatter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatter is trying to break free.
Hatter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatter prevents a body shot from Sasaki.
Hatter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatter misses with a knee to the head.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hatter.
Hatter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatter throws a counter combo.
Hatter misses with a wild combination.
Sasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatter at a distance.
Sasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Hatter.
Sasaki thuds his right hand into Hatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Mad Hatter has been cut.
Sasaki steps in with a hook that catches Hatter right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sasaki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hatter looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki retains his bantamweight title!
Pee Wee Sasaki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murska Mfer (ranked 804 p4p, 815 weight class) and Orestes Prometheus (ranked 25 p4p, 18 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prometheus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Prometheus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Prometheus tries to move into range but Mfer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prometheus lands a jab.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prometheus counters with a nice body shot.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prometheuss head.
Prometheus breaks the clinch.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer throws a hook but Prometheus blocks it.
Prometheus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prometheus tries to keep at a distance but Mfer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mfer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prometheus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Prometheus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prometheus tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prometheus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prometheus. Prometheus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Orestes Prometheus has been cut.
Prometheus sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Murska Mfer has been cut.
Prometheus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prometheus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prometheus drops Mfer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mfer looks back up at him and smiles so Prometheus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mfer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Prometheus saw that one coming.
Murska Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prometheus missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Prometheus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Prometheus misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Mfer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prometheus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prometheus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Prometheus lands a big right hand that sends Mfer crashing to the mat! Prometheus stays standing though and waves Mfer back to his feet!
Prometheus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prometheus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prometheus moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Prometheus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Prometheus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mfer circles away quickly and effectively.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prometheus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Prometheus counters with a stiff right hand.
Prometheus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prometheus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mfer. That one must have hurt.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Prometheus counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Prometheus misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Prometheus. Beautiful body shot.
Prometheus throws a series of punches but Mfer avoids them all with ease.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Prometheus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prometheus throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer lands a body punch.
Mfer tries to work over Prometheus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Prometheus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prometheus.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prometheus prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Prometheus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prometheus throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer presses Prometheus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prometheus looks winded!
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer pushes Prometheus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prometheuss head.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prometheus or not.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orestes Prometheus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Prometheus's shoulder, as Prometheus tries to avoid the shot.
Prometheus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Prometheus slips the punch.
Prometheus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prometheus moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Prometheus's body. Prometheus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mfer lands a jab.
Prometheus swings widly with a right hand
and Mfer counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Prometheus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Prometheus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prometheus is breathing heavily.
Prometheus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prometheus takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer forces Prometheus back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Prometheus avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Prometheus controls his hands.
Prometheus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer dips a shoulder and cracks Prometheus with a mighty uppercut! Prometheus falls back against the cage and Mfer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Prometheus 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 - Mfer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murska Mfer!
A very excited looking Murska Mfer 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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