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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Henrique (ranked 2683 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 365 p4p, 201 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Henrique's side.
Henrique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henrique's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henrique duly obliges.
Henrique takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henrique is able to avoid easily.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Henrique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Henrique's belly button to the back.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Barnes counters with a body kick.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reggie Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Henrique saw it coming and moves away.
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Henrique shrugs it off though.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
Henrique cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Henrique's body. Henrique takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henrique crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Henrique gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Henrique manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Henrique shrugs it off though.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Henrique on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Henrique misses the target.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Henrique scores with a hook.
Henrique scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Henrique misses.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Henrique misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Henrique avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Henrique was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henrique stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henrique.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henrique rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes thumps Henrique with a low kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Henrique strikes.
Henrique throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Henrique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique misses with a double jab.
Barnes slips under a jab from Henrique.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Henrique's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Henrique lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Barnes goes down and covers up as Henrique starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
Our winner, Bruno Henrique, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 2095 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 223 p4p, 230 weight class). Krawlee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marui has time to react.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Krawlee forces Marui back against the cage and clinches.
Krawlee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krawlee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krawlee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Marui has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krawlee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krawlee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marui to the mat. Marui regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marui pushes Krawlee off and gets back to his feet.
Krawlee tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Krawlee moves in looking to clinch but Marui pushes him off.
Marui cracks Krawlee with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui scores with a jab. Krawlee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
A punch combination from Marui misses.
Krawlee misses with a jab to the body
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krawlee drives through and clinches with Marui against the cage.
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krawlee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krawlee.
Marui misses with a hook to the body
and Krawlee counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Krawlee has knocked Marui down with a huge combo! Krawlee steps away and waves a wobbly Marui back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Marui is rocked!
 It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui looks to land a right hand but Krawlee moved out of range.
Krawlee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Marui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Marui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui seems to have got his legs back now.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marui misses.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krawlee has closed the distance and engaged Marui in a clinch.
Krawlee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krawlee gets through Marui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Krawlee controls his hands.
Krawlee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Krawlee looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Krawlee controls his hands.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Krawlee has closed the distance and engaged Marui in a clinch.
Krawlee is trying to drag Marui to the mat but Marui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marui looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui thuds his right hand into Krawlee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marui dodges the punch combination from Krawlee.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Krawlee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marui doesn't seem bothered though.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Krawlee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee cracks Marui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marui scores with a body shot.
Krawlee pushes Marui up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marui fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krawlee has Marui pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marui manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marui gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krawlee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee wants to clinch.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
Krawlee throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Marui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee tries to close the distance and clinch but Marui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krawlee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krawlee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee closes the distance and pushes Marui back into the cage.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krawlee is working for takedown but Marui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marui stops a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Marui.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Krawlee keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naoko Marui has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krawlee wants a takedown.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marui gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marui cracks Krawlee with a nice body shot.
Krawlee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marui regains guard immediately.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Marui controlling the position.
Krawlee stands and throws Marui's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Krawlee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krawlee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marui can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Marui is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krawlee on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krawlee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krawlee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krawlee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Marui is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kree P Krawlee!
Kree P Krawlee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kurschmann (ranked 1287 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 62 p4p, 101 weight class). Frank Kurschmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlastimil Vyr's chin.
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Kurschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurschmann slips under a jab from Vyr.
Kurschmann tries to clinch but Vyr moves out of range.
Vyr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurschmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vyr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurschmann slips a jab and a cross from Vyr.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurschmann tries to clinch up but Vyr circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurschmann darts in and clinches Vyr up against the cage.
Kurschmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vyr wants a takedown but no success here.
Stalling in the clinch from Vyr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr working aggressively here.
Kurschmann lands a body shot.
Kurschmann gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vyr.
Kurschmann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurschmann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vyr up against the cage.
Vyr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurschmann.
Vyr just leaning against Kurschmann, taking a breather.
Vyr tries to pull guard but Kurschmann won't allow it.
Frank Kurschmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlastimil Vyr.
Vyr managing to block the knees to the body from Kurschmann.
Kurschmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Vyr jumps guard but Kurschmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Kurschmann.
Kurschmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurschmann.
Kurschmann has Vyr pressed against the cage.
Kurschmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurschmann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vyr up against the cage.
Kurschmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vyr jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurschmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vyr is looking to stand up but Kurschmann isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vyr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kurschmann throwing strikes from guard but Vyr blocks nicely.
Vyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kurschmann is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vyr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurschmann instigates a clinch.
Vyr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurschmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Vyr controls his hands.
Vyr wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurschmann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kurschmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vyr avoids it.
Vyr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vyr misses with the head strike.
Vyr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vyr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurschmann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vyr stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vyr has Kurschmann pushed against the cage.
Vyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Frank Kurschmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlastimil Vyr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurschmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vyr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurschmann tries to clinch but Vyr moves out of range.
Vyr throws a right hand that misses
and Kurschmann counters by clinching up.
Vyr jumps guard but Kurschmann stands there with Vyr around his waist. Vyr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kurschmann is stalling here.
Kurschmann is working Vyr over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kurschmann.
A short uppercut from Kurschmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr jumps guard but Kurschmann stands there with Vyr around his waist. Vyr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vyr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurschmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vyr can do to turn this around?
Kurschmann misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurschmann is pressed up against the cage. Vyr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kurschmann down to the mat. Kurschmann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank Kurschmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlastimil Vyr.
Vyr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurschmann tries to clinch there but Vyr circles away.
Vyr looks to throw the jab but Kurschmann is out of range.
Kurschmann seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kurschmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Vyr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vyr looks to land a left hand but Kurschmann moved out of range nicely.
Kurschmann is looking to counter the offense by Vyr and move into the clinch.
Vyr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vyr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurschmann.
As Vyr tries to get set, Kurschmann tries to push him back and clinch up but Vyr manages to avoid the attempt.
Kurschmann moves out of range as Vyr strikes.
Kurschmann tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vyr manages to circle out of the way.
Vyr missing with a left hand there. Kurschmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vyr tries to bum rush Kurschmann with a series of wild strikes but Kurschmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vyr looks to land a right hand but Kurschmann moved out of range.
Kurschmann is looking to counter the offense by Vyr and move into the clinch.
Vyr looks to land a left hand but Kurschmann moved out of range nicely.
Vyr throws a lazy right hand but Kurschmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurschmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurschmann gets an underhook and turns Vyr into the cage.
Vyr tries to pull guard but Kurschmann won't allow it.
Vyr misses with the head strike.
Vyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurschmann blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vyr taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vyr trying to stall but Kurschmann improves his position.
Vyr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurschmanns head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vyr avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann effectively controlling the action here.
Vyr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vyr wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurschmann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vyr is trying to pull guard but Kurschmann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vyr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kurschmann walks away with a smile on his face. Vyr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kurschmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Vyr tries to get set, Kurschmann tries to push him back and clinch up but Vyr manages to avoid the attempt.
Vyr misses with a looping right.
Vyr throws a series of punches but Kurschmann moves out of range.
As Vyr tries to get set, Kurschmann tries to push him back and clinch up but Vyr manages to avoid the attempt.
Vyr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kurschmann holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kurschmann is struggling to control the position.
Vyr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurschmann seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vyr can turn it around.
Vyr fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vyr has a couple of punches blocked by Kurschmann.
Vyr avoiding damage.
Kurschmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vyr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurschmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vyr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kurschmann smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurschmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurschmann tries to clinch there but Vyr circles away.
Vyr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurschmann.
Kurschmann tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vyr manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlastimil Vyr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlastimil Vyr'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. This is the final round!
Vyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurschmann.
Kurschmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurschmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vyr misses with a straight left.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurschmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vyr.
Vyr throws a hook but Kurschmann blocks it.
Kurschmann clinches up with Vyr and pushes him back against the cage.
Vyr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurschmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kurschmann on the inside.
Kurschmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kurschmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vyr tries to pull guard but Kurschmann holds him up against the cage and eventually Vyr drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Kurschmann to work.
Kurschmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank Kurschmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurschmann slows down the pace here.
Kurschmann is pushing Vyr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kurschmann seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kurschmann misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurschmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vyr lands with a right to the head.
Vyr is stalling here.
Vyr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Frank Kurschmann has been cut.
Kurschmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vyr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kurschmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vyr trying to stall but Kurschmann improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vyr looking for a takedown.
Frank Kurschmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlastimil Vyr.
Vyr lands an uppercut.
Vyr taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vyr fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Kurschmann.
Vyr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurschmann.
Vyr fails to pull guard.
Vyr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kurschmann.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vyr.
Kurschmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann stalling.
Vyr tries a body shot but Kurschmann blocks it.
Vyr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurschmann avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Kurschmann to work.
Kurschmann gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kurschmann stops a takedown attempt from Vyr.
Kurschmann controlling the action here for a moment.
Vyr looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vyr misses with the head strike.
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 Frank Kurschmann.
I think Kurschmann 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Kurschmann!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 1304 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Jake Askren (ranked 146 p4p, 117 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima fails with a takedown attempt.
Askren has Nagashima up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagashima jumps guard.
Nagashima throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nagashima has his foot on Askren's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Askren works his way back into a safe position though.
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Nagashima striking off his back but it's not causing Askren any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagashima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Askren defends well.
Askren distracts Nagashima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Askren pushes down on Nagashima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nagashima misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is trying to get back to full guard.
Askren blocks the strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima punching from the bottom.
Nagashima punching from the bottom.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but Nagashima defends it.
Nagashima misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nagashima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nagashima misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren works his way into full mount!
Askren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Askren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nagashima is trying to escape the mount.
Nagashima is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Askren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Askren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Askren landing shots from mount.
Askren landing punches.
Nagashima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nagashima throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Nagashima throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Askren lands a big elbow.
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!
Askren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nagashima is rocked!
Askren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Nagashima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nagashima in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nagashima to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Askren!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Askren thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Kaoru Nagashima had this to say: 'I meditated on the mountain but my understanding was off, Akirono has left me this day, I will return stronger and aligned'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 2099 p4p, 584 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 280 p4p, 85 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yuri Voronov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley checks a low kick from Voronov.
Dudley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronov flicks out a counter leg kick but Dudley steps away.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronov.
Nice jab there from Voronov.
Dudley slips under a jab from Voronov.
Dudley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Voronov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
Dudley misses with a hook
enabling Voronov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronov.
Dudley moves out of range as Voronov strikes.
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronov.
A big left from Voronov misses.
Dudley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dudley checks a low kick from Voronov.
Voronov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronov needs to keep his hands up - Dudley had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Dudley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov lands an uppercut.
Voronov takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
Voronov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dudley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voronov's defenses.
It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Dudley.
Voronov working aggressively here.
Dudley pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands an elbow just above Dudley 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Voronov misses with a knee strike.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Voronov 's eye.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
Voronov tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voronov or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
Voronov lands with a left to the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dudley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voronov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dudley's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is leaning against Dudley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Voronov lands a knee to the body.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Voronov.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Voronov 's eye.
Dudley takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Voronov.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dudley lands an elbow that stopped Voronov in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Voronov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Voronov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
Voronov avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
That has opened up Yuri Voronov's cut even more.
Dudley cracks Voronov with a nice body shot.
Voronov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov is pressed against the cage. Dudley pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Voronov! Two more big strikes from Dudley and Voronov crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
After the big win, Damian Dudley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bondi MMA 🏝️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1631 p4p, 681 weight class) and Damian Tonon (ranked 223 p4p, 100 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco tries to clinch there but Tonon circles away.
Bronco tries for a takedown but Tonon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bronco drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tonon holds on and takes a little breather.
Bronco throws a strike but Tonon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tonon trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Tonon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco seems keen to control Tonon's posture.
Tonon postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bronco's guard.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Bronco is defending well.
Bronco wants to improve his position but Tonon is controlling well.
Bronco controlling the position for now.
Bronco is not content to let Tonon control the position.
Bronco won't allow Tonon to pass to mount.
Bronco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tonon is keen to just control but Bronco is a slippery customer.
Tonon slips a nice elbow through Bronco's hands, connecting with Bronco's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon wants to take a breather but Bronco is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco wants to improve his position but Tonon is controlling well.
Tonon wants to work for an arm triangle but Bronco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bronco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bronco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tonon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bronco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tonon looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
Tonon is trying to control the position but Bronco postures up.
Tonon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronco is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonon has wrist control.
Tonon controls Bronco momentarily but Bronco frees himself.
Tonon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronco tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonon is retaining full guard.
Bronco postures up in Tonon's guard and throws a big left but Tonon blocks it.
Bronco throwing strikes from guard but Tonon blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tonon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronco finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonon's head.
Bronco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tonon gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tonon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronco is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Tonon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tonon connects with the punch.
Tonon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco works the jab nicely.
Tonon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tonon avoids the body shot from Bronco.
Tonon swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Bronco feinted with a counter takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tonon.
Tonon is looking to take a break and control but Bronco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonon is holding on to half guard well.
Bronco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon taking some punishment here, with Bronco in his half guard.
Bronco slows the pace down in half guard.
Tonon is looking for a sweep. Bronco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronco not doing much here.
Tonon trying to hold on to Bronco's head to control him but Bronco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bronco throwing shots but Tonon is blocking nicely.
Bronco is taking a breather. Tonon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bronco is nestled in close to Tonon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bronco is thwarting Tonon's attempts to control the position.
Bronco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bronco is taking a breather. Tonon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tonon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bronco is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tonon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronco trying to control but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Tonon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bronco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bronco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tonon's head.
Tonon tries to get to full guard but Bronco has control of the leg.
Bronco is trying to control. Tonon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronco prevents Tonon from improving his position.
Bronco lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon is defending against the submission attempts here by Bronco.
Bronco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bronco feints and as Tonon raises his hands in defense, Bronco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronco throws a strike but Tonon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bronco is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
Tonon is stalling in the full guard.
Tonon looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tonon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tonon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Bronco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Bronco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnny Bronco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonon looking to pass the guard.
Bronco wants to sweep but no luck.
Tonon pushes down on Bronco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tonon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bronco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bronco trying to control here.
Bronco is trying is best to control the position here.
Bronco trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tonon is keen to just control but Bronco is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tonon tries to pass to full mount but Bronco defends it.
Tonon is trying to control. Bronco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronco wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy.
Bronco is looking for a sweep. Tonon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tonon is trying to work for a kimura but Bronco is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tonon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tonon's back!
Bronco keeps control of the position as Tonon tries to break free.
Bronco throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bronco throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bronco lands punches and elbows.
Bronco misses with a punch to the head.
Tonon manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Tonon.
Bronco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonon, not yet.
Bronco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bronco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon working a defensive guard here.
Bronco throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Johnny Bronco.
Well Bronco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 1271 p4p, 590 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 174 p4p, 89 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stamatis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabaton - Sparta. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabanov looks to land a left hand but Stamatis moved out of range nicely.
Shabanov ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabanov is just out of range.
Shabanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shabanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shabanov ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Shabanov dodges the punch combination from Stamatis.
Shabanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stamatis feints a jab promting Shabanov to slip. Stamatis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shabanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis lands with a shot to the body.
Shabanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov takes one to the side of the head.
Stamatis throws an overhand right that lands on Shabanov's shoulder, as Shabanov tries to avoid the shot.
Shabanov blocks a jab.
Shabanov unleashes a big counter combination but Stamatis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Stamatis. Beautiful body shot.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Stamatis has cracked Shabanov with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Stamatis lands another huge swinging hook and Shabanov tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Shabanov, before Stamatis can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis!
A less than humble Alexandros Stamatis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sito (ranked 406 p4p, 491 weight class) and Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 61 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Sito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick from Sito, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reedtz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reedtz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reedtz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sito avoids the head kick by Reedtz.
Reedtz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sito tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Reedtz manages to move to mount!
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!
A nice elbow there by Reedtz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sito is desperately trying to improve his position but Reedtz has a good base and remains in mount.
Reedtz landing strikes from the mount.
Reedtz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sito is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reedtz avoids the attempt from Sito to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz scoring with strikes but Sito is staying in there.
Sito taking shots to the head.
Reedtz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reedtz looking to control but Sito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reedtz breaks from Sito's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reedtz content just to control the position here.
Sito has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Reedtz's lack of action.
Reedtz not doing much here.
Reedtz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sito tries to roll over but Reedtz keeps him under control.
Reedtz working over Sito with some ground and pound. Sito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reedtz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reedtz connects with a nice short shot to Sito's temple.
Sito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reedtz seems to be working for a kimura but Sito defends the submission attempt.
Reedtz winds up and cracks Sito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito tries to roll over but Reedtz keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz is thwarting Sito's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Reedtz seems content to control.
Reedtz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Sito tries to get to full guard but Reedtz has control of the leg.
Reedtz slips a nice elbow through Sito's hands, connecting with Sito's forehead.
Reedtz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Sito is concentrating on defense, preventing Reedtz from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz controlling the pace.
Reedtz winds up and cracks Sito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reedtz seems to be looking for submissions.
Sito taking some punishment here, with Reedtz in his half guard.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sito trying to control here.
Reedtz lands with a punch from half guard.
Sito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reedtz on the ground.
Reedtz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reedtz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sito tries to roll over but Reedtz keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reedtz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sito counters with a head kick.
Reedtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sito.
Reedtz slips under a jab.
Reedtz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reedtz lands a jab-cross combination.
Reedtz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sito throws out the jab.
Reedtz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sito is just out of range.
Sito seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reedtz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Sito misses.
Sito throws a head kick that misses.
Reedtz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reedtz misses with a wild combination.
Reedtz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sito cracks Reedtz with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reedtz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz gets the takedown into side control.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reedtz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sito some visible discomfort.
Sito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reedtz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reedtz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sito, who protects the arm well.
Reedtz lands a few punches from side control.
Reedtz working the ground and pound.
Reedtz cracks Sito with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito is trying to get back to half guard.
Reedtz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sito will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Reedtz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sito tries to buck Reedtz off but Reedtz is having none of it.
Rasmus Reedtz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reedtz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sito has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reedtz lands an elbow.
Sito stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Reedtz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito wants to control but Reedtz postures up.
Sito is looking for a sweep.
Reedtz lands a few punches from side control.
Reedtz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sito wants to get back to his feet.
Reedtz is trying to get an arm triangle but Sito is defending well.
Reedtz is chipping away with strikes.
Reedtz trying to control the action but Sito is working from the bottom.
Reedtz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reedtz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reedtz scoring with punches and elbows.
Reedtz landing strikes.
Reedtz is chipping away with strikes.
Reedtz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sito is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sito taking a bit of punishment here - Reedtz scoring with strikes.
Reedtz working the head with strikes.
Sito is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Reedtz.
Reedtz lunges at Sito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sito's hand.
Reedtz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reedtz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reedtz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz trying to control from half guard but Sito is working away.
Sito is looking for a sweep. Reedtz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sito is looking to control Reedtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sito avoid being mounted?
Reedtz working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reedtz is working away from the top position though.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Reedtz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sito is just riding it out for now. Reedtz eventually gives up the hold.
Sito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sito desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sito is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sito is working hard here to advance position.
Reedtz slips a nice elbow through Sito's hands, connecting with Sito's forehead.
Sito is looking for a sweep. Reedtz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reedtz wants to free his trapped foot but Sito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reedtz working Sito over with strikes.
Reedtz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sito has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reedtz is working for a kimura but Sito is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reedtz lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Reedtz there.
Sito wants to control but Reedtz is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Reedtz there.
Reedtz is trying for a kimura here. Sito looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Reedtz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rasmus Reedtz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rasmus Reedtz thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Christ (ranked 613 p4p, 226 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 91 p4p, 36 weight class). Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gianni Castellana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Castellana.
Christ gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castellana tries to clinch up
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Christ avoids the body shot from Castellana.
Christ swings for the body but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Christ throws a shot to the body.
Castellana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellana.
Christ is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Castellana throws a counter combo.
Castellana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Johan Christ has been cut.
Castellana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Castellana.
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!
Castellana throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Castellana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castellana.
Christ throws the left hand but Castellana avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castellana lands with a shot to the body.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana misses with a straight right.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
And Castellana responds with a good body kick, but Christ manages to step out the way in time.
Christ walks into a jab.
Castellana misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castellana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castellana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castellana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castellana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castellana stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castellana misses with the combination.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Castellana manages to avoid it.
Castellana throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ gets tackled into the cage by Castellana. Castellana maintains the clinch.
Castellana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Christ tries to work over Castellana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.
Castellana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castellana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Christ backs up against the cage.
Castellana cracks Christ with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castellana 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castellana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Castellana.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castellana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Castellana's defenses.
It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Castellana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Christ had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Castellana looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Christ seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castellana.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christ.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ throws a right hand that Castellana ducks under and follows up with a left that Castellana also avoids with ease.
Castellana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castellana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Castellana stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ throws a series of punches but Castellana moves out of range.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castellana has time to react.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana blocks a jab.
Castellana darts in and clinches Christ up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Castellana.
Castellana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castellana has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castellana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castellana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gianni Castellana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castellana counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castellana at a distance.
Castellana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castellana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ is trying to force a seperation but Castellana has the dominant position.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castellana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castellana can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Castellana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Christ.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Castellana.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Castellana has managed to clinch.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellana has double underhooks.
Christ wants to break free but Castellana has control.
Christ is trying to push Castellana away but Castellana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castellana lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellana stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castellana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christ is trying to push Castellana away but Castellana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castellana manages to break the clinch.
Castellana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castellana misses with a straight right.
Castellana throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Castellana.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
Castellana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Castellana ducks down to avoid it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellana.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castellana scores with a hook to the body. Christ takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castellana connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Castellana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christ misses with a hook. Castellana ducked under it nicely.
Christ misses with a left hand
and Castellana counters with a left and a right that stings Christ.
Christ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castellana instigates a clinch.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
Castellana blocks an uppercut.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ misses with a straight right.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castellana eats them both and turns towards Christ to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Castellana throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Castellana connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Castellana.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christ is rocked!
Castellana throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Christ stumbling backwards into the cage! Christ bounces back off the cage towards Castellana, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Castellana lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Castellana celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gianni Castellana!
Our winner, Gianni Castellana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 37 p4p, 155 weight class) and Andreas Kohler (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Babinski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Babinski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler avoids the head kick by Babinski.
Kohler fails with the takedown
and Babinski counters with a two punch combo.
Kohler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kohler is looking for a takedown.
Babinski lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babinski.
Babinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babinski misses with a punch to the body.
Babinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Babinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kohler is trying to drag Babinski to the mat but Babinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Viktor Babinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Kohler.
Babinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Babinski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babinski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler lands a takedown into guard.
Kohler is standing up over Babinski. Babinski looks to escape but Kohler dives into side control.
Babinski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Babinski tries to get out of the position.
The strikes coming from Kohler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kohler throws an elbow but Babinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Kohler crashes against the mat.
Babinski wants to control but Kohler postures up.
Kohler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Babinski down.
Kohler grinds an elbow into Babinski's temple.
Kohler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Babinski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kohler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Babinski tries to improve position but can't.
Babinski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kohler.
Babinski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kohler working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Kohler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Babinski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kohler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babinski counters with an inside leg kick.
Kohler scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Babinski. No joy for Kohler on that attempt.
Babinski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andreas Kohler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kohler fails with a takedown attempt.
Babinski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kohler's head backwards.
Kohler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babinski is fending him off so far but Kohler persists. Nope, Babinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Kohler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Babinski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kohler! Babinski lets Kohler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a looping left.
Kohler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Babinski counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kohler out cold! What a finish! Babinski is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski retains his super heavyweight title!
Viktor Babinski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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