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BB 61 - Okongwu vs Virus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Camden (ranked 5222 p4p, 4358 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 585 p4p, 533 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Camden.
Camden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ariitaia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camden throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ariitaia stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Camden follows into mount!
 Ariitaia is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camden stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ariitaia is still on wobbly legs! Can Camden finish him?
A big right from Ariitaia misses.
Camden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camden misses with a two punch combination.
Camden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camden finds Ariitaia's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ariitaia flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Camden lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ariitaia will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaco Camden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bennett (ranked 2603 p4p, 22770 weight class) and Dexter Warren (ranked 337 p4p, 572 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Warren!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Warren back into the cage.
Warren wants to break free but Bennett has control.
Warren can't break the clinch.
Bennett gets control of Warren's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bennett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bennett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warren wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bennett's closed guard. He's half up but Bennett has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bennett pivots and extends the arm, Warren falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bennett! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Bennett!
Thomas Bennett bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 1654 p4p, 2450 weight class) and Musan Zaintashara (ranked 247 p4p, 333 weight class). Zsofka comes to the cage accompanied by Raid - MF DOOM . Zaintashara has chosen The Art of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Musan Zaintashara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara moves forwards but Zsofka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaintashara lands with a good body shot.
Zsofka misses with a straight right.
Zsofka takes one on the button.
Zsofka throws a chopping leg kick but Zaintashara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Zaintashara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zaintashara throws a right hand that misses
and Zsofka counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaintashara doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka circles away.
Zsofka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaintashara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Baldimir Zsofka has been cut.
Zaintashara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zsofka misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zaintashara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaintashara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Zsofka misses.
Zaintashara walks into a stiff left hand from Zsofka.
The fighters circling - Zaintashara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaintashara looks to land a right hand but Zsofka moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaintashara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsofka throws a sloppy head kick and Zaintashara moves out of range easily.
Zaintashara thows a body kick. Zsofka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaintashara misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Zsofka.
Zaintashara moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaintashara appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zsofka cracks Zaintashara with a good jab.
Zaintashara blocks the body kick.
Zaintashara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zsofka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaintashara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Zaintashara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaintashara tried to score with a low kick but Zsofka checks it.
Zsofka tried to counter with a leg kick but Zaintashara avoided it.
Zaintashara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaintashara throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaintashara throws out a leg kick but Zsofka moves out of range and Zaintashara only half commits.
Zaintashara with a jab.
Zaintashara swinging wildly here.
Zaintashara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaintashara moves out of range as Zsofka strikes.
Zaintashara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zsofka counters with an inside leg kick.
Zsofka misses the shot to the body.
Zaintashara with the inside leg kick.
Zsofka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaintashara looks to throw the jab but Zsofka is out of range.
Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a chopping leg kick but Zaintashara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaintashara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zsofka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zaintashara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zsofka scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara throws a body kick that misses.
Zsofka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zsofka there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Zsofka misses.
Zsofka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zsofka lands the left hand.
Zaintashara blocks a leg kick.
Zsofka moves out of range of the body kick from Zaintashara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaintashara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zsofka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Zaintashara
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaintashara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zsofka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zaintashara just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara throws a combination. Zsofka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zsofka tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaintashara slips a straight right by Zsofka.
Zaintashara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaintashara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsofka gets tackled into the cage by Zaintashara. Zaintashara maintains the clinch.
Zaintashara working aggressively here.
Zaintashara working aggressively here.
Zsofka tries to throw a body punch but Zaintashara avoids it by throwing Zsofka back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zsofka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musan Zaintashara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka'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.
Zaintashara feints and then cracks Zsofka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zsofka down.
Zaintashara misses with a hook. Zsofka ducked under it nicely.
Zsofka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaintashara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Zsofka misses its intended target.
Zaintashara misses with a body kick.
Musan Zaintashara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka wants to slow Zaintashara down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaintashara just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Zsofka was looking to counter with a kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaintashara checks a leg kick.
Zsofka throws a hook to the side of Zaintashara's head but Zaintashara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaintashara misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaintashara 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.
Zaintashara misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaintashara.
Good exchange - Zsofka coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaintashara misses with a leg kick
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zsofka is out of range and Zaintashara settles back down.
Zsofka looks to land a right hand but Zaintashara moved out of range.
Zsofka misses with a looping right.
Zaintashara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zsofka misses with a hook
letting Zaintashara counter with a right hand.
Zaintashara defending well as Zsofka loads up on a big left hand.
Zaintashara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zsofka. That did some damage!
Zsofka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaintashara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zsofka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaintashara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zsofka. That did some damage!
Zaintashara thows a leg kick but Zsofka checks it
and Zsofka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zsofka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zsofka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zsofka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaintashara.
Zsofka is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara jabs at Zsofka's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka defending well as Zaintashara loads up on a big left hand.
Zaintashara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zsofka.
Zaintashara misses with a right hand
and Zsofka counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaintashara tries a low kick but Zsofka avoids it.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsofka.
Zsofka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zsofka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zsofka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zsofka staying out of range there.
Zaintashara connects with a body shot.
Zaintashara tries to clinch but Zsofka moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Zaintashara
and Zsofka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the body from Zaintashara misses
and Zsofka counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaintashara lands a jab to the nose.
Zaintashara tests Zsofka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zsofka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaintashara slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Musan Zaintashara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaintashara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaintashara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsofka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zsofka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zsofka backing away here, and Zaintashara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zaintashara throws a push kick but Zsofka slaps the foot to one side.
Zsofka thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zaintashara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsofka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsofka half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsofka blocks a low kick nicely.
Zsofka is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zaintashara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Zaintashara misses
and Zsofka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaintashara moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsofka.
Zsofka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zsofka misses with an uppercut. Zaintashara saw that one coming.
Zaintashara scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsofka tries to bum rush Zaintashara with a series of wild strikes but Zaintashara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaintashara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zsofka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaintashara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaintashara punishes Zsofka's body with a nice straight punch.
Zsofka misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baldimir Zsofka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zaintashara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaintashara throws a head kick that misses
and Zsofka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaintashara throws a body punch but Zsofka moves out of range.
Zaintashara lands a really nice looking cross but Zsofka seems unphased.
Zaintashara slips under a jab.
Zaintashara slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands a jab to Zaintashara's midsection.
Zsofka misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Zaintashara coming out on top.
Zsofka throws a body punch but Zaintashara moves out of range.
Zaintashara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zsofka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zsofka.
Zaintashara scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Zsofka misses.
And Zaintashara responds with a good body kick, but Zsofka manages to step out the way in time.
Zaintashara throws a leg kick
enabling Zsofka to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaintashara throws a sloppy body shot
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara blocks a leg kick.
Zaintashara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Zsofka coming out on top.
Zsofka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaintashara.
A right-left combo lands from Zsofka.
Zsofka misses the jab.
Zsofka dips to his left and cracks Zaintashara with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka misses with a hook.
Zaintashara stuns Zsofka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaintashara throws a shot to the body.
Zaintashara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka manages to avoid it.
Zsofka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsofka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaintashara just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Zsofka is predictable there
and Zaintashara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zsofka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaintashara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zsofka avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Zsofka misses the target.
Zsofka throws a body shot but no joy.
Zsofka lands a two punch combo.
Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a right hand that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zsofka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zaintashara. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaintashara tries to clinch
and Zsofka counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaintashara misses with a low kick.
Zaintashara connects with a leg kick.
Zaintashara is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Zsofka.
Nice uppercut there from Zaintashara.
Zsofka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaintashara is out of range.
Zsofka moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZaintashara.
Zaintashara tries to land a front kick but Zsofka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zsofka throws a body shot but no joy.
Zsofka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Zaintashara misses.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Zaintashara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaintashara down.
Zsofka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsofka tries to work over Zaintashara's front leg with a kick but Zaintashara checks it.
And Zaintashara responds with a good body kick, but Zsofka manages to step out the way in time.
Zaintashara is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaintashara scores with a jab.
Zaintashara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zsofka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zsofka lands a leg kick that knocks Zaintashara off balance momentarily.
Zaintashara tries to clinch but Zsofka moves out of range.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaintashara! But no joy.
Zaintashara looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsofka is just out of range.
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 Baldimir Zsofka.
I think Zsofka 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Baldimir Zsofka!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Musan Zaintashara!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 1889 p4p, 2799 weight class) and Sey La Vie (ranked 67 p4p, 102 weight class). Walt Dykstra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sey La Vie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra swings widly with a right hand
and La Vie counters with a right hand to the body.
La Vie ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
A left lands for Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a really nice looking cross but La Vie seems unphased.
La Vie moves out of range of the strikes.
La Vie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Vie shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dykstra throws a body punch but La Vie moves out of range.
Dykstra looks to land a combination but La Vie avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dykstra misses with a hook
and La Vie counters with a left and a right that stings Dykstra.
Dykstra misses with a hook. La Vie ducked under it nicely.
La Vie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
La Vie ducks under a wild hook from Dykstra.
Despite the aggression on La Vie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Dykstra misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra throws a poor cross that misses
and La Vie counters with a left to the body.
Dykstra misses with an uppercut.
La Vie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Dykstra.
La Vie slips a jab and a cross from Dykstra.
Walt Dykstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dykstra misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on La Vie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dykstra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dykstra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Dykstra finds it's way through La Vie's defenses.
Dykstra looks to land a right hand but La Vie moved out of range.
La Vie replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dykstra blocks it well.
Dykstra throws a lazy head kick
and La Vie counters with a nice right hand that sends Dykstra toppling to the canvas! Dykstra scrambles and gets back to his feet - can La Vie finish him?!
 Dykstra is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dykstra misses with a left hand
and La Vie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Dykstra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dykstra is breathing heavily.
Dykstra misses with an uppercut
and La Vie counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Dykstra badly! La Vie follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Dykstra out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as La Vie finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sey La Vie!
Sey La Vie very nearly forgot to thank Knock Out Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 1400 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Adrian Galanis (ranked 203 p4p, 262 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coryatt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galanis tests Coryatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been told by Coryatt's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Galanis.
Coryatt throws a body punch but Galanis moves out of range.
Galanis throws out a loose jab but Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galanis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coryatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coryatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coryatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Galanis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adrian Galanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanis! But no joy.
Coryatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coryatt checks a leg kick.
Galanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coryatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Galanis.
A quick step to the side and Coryatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galanis misses with a hook. Coryatt ducked under it nicely.
Galanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coryatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis thuds his right hand into Coryatt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Galanis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coryatt counters with a series of strikes. Galanis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coryatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galanis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coryatt is able to avoid easily.
Coryatt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galanis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galanis checks a leg kick.
Galanis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coryatt can pounce on him.
Galanis jabs at Coryatt's body.
Coryatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galanis's sensitive parts.
Coryatt checks a low kick from Galanis.
Galanis motions for Coryatt to come forward. Galanis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Galanis tests Coryatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galanis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coryatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coryatt throws a nice looking combination but Galanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coryatt blocks a jab.
Coryatt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Galanis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galanis misses with a body shot.
Coryatt staying out of range there.
Coryatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coryatt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Galanis.
Coryatt misses with a body shot.
Coryatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galanis throws a poor cross that misses
and Coryatt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Galanis thinking.
Coryatt checks a leg kick nicely.
Galanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Galanis misses.
Galanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Coryatt.
Galanis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coryatt.
Galanis misses with a lunging right hand
and Coryatt counters with a nice body shot.
Galanis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Galanis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coryatt lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Coryatt misses the target.
Galanis looks to land a right hand but Coryatt moved out of range.
Coryatt wants to slow Galanis down by chopping away at his legs.
Coryatt throws a right hand that Galanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Galanis also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with a combination
and Galanis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coryatt misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coryatt.
Coryatt walks into a left hand.
Coryatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanis moves away.
Galanis connects with the punch.
Coryatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Galanis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galanis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coryatt is rocked!
Coryatt is looking to wear down Galanis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Galanis finds it's target.
Oh Coryatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Coryatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galanis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Galanis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galanis misses with a body shot.
Coryatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Galanis's corner calls for a 1-2. Galanis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coryatt punishes Galanis's body with a nice straight punch.
Coryatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coryatt manages to avoid it.
Coryatt throws a right and a left that Galanis avoids nicely.
Galanis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick from Coryatt misses.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galanis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coryatt takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt tries to clinch up.
Galanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galanis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galanis misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Coryatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis throws a hook but Coryatt avoids it easily.
Coryatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galanis.
Galanis cracks a nice hook into Coryatt's ribs.
Adrian Galanis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coryatt.
A telegraphed right hand from Galanis misses the target.
Galanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coryatt manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Coryatt.
Galanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galanis lands with a right hand.
Galanis connects with a looping right hand.
Galanis misses with an uppercut.
Coryatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galanis.
Good exchange - Galanis coming out on top.
Coryatt lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galanis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coryatt checks it well.
Coryatt throws a big counter combination but Galanis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Galanis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coryatt ducks under a wild hook from Galanis.
Coryatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coryatt misses with a combination
and Coryatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coryatt moves into the clinch.
Galanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galanis scores with a hook.
Coryatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galanis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Galanis misses with a hook. Coryatt ducked under it nicely.
Coryatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coryatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Galanis misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a hook but Coryatt avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coryatt. Galanis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coryatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Galanis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coryatt.
Galanis misses with a two punch combination.
Coryatt throws a body punch but Galanis moves out of range.
As Coryatt backs off Galanis throws a huge counter combo but Coryatt manages to avoid it all.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
A big right from Galanis misses.
A punch lands to the side of Coryatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galanis misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis with a nice cross.
Galanis throws the left hand but Coryatt avoids the punch easily.
Coryatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coryatt pushes Galanis up against the cage in a clinch.
Coryatt breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Coryatt misses.
Coryatt slips a jab from Galanis.
Chris Coryatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galanis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Galanis misses with a straight left.
Coryatt motions for Galanis to come forward. Coryatt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coryatt dodges the punch combination from Galanis.
Coryatt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Galanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coryatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Galanis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coryatt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coryatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coryatt takes one to the side of the head.
Galanis throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galanis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coryatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coryatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Coryatt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Galanis misses with an uppercut. Coryatt saw that one coming.
Coryatt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galanis lands a body shot.
Galanis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coryatt.
Good leg kick by Galanis.
Galanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Coryatt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coryatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coryatt clinches up with Galanis and pushes him back against the cage.
Galanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galanis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coryatt checks it well.
Galanis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coryatt counters with a left to the body.
Galanis is looking to score with low kicks.
Coryatt moves into the clinch.
Galanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galanis checks a low kick from Coryatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with the body kick
and Galanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galanis throws a low kick, looking for Coryatt's leg but Coryatt calmly moves out of range.
Coryatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Coryatt throws a chopping leg kick but Galanis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Galanis connects with a right hand. Coryatt shakes it off.
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!
Coryatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
Galanis stuns Coryatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Galanis misses with an uppercut.
Galanis thumps Coryatt with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Galanis.
Coryatt moves into the clinch successfully.
Coryatt tries to break the clinch but Galanis is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis breaks from the clinch.
Galanis misses with an uppercut.
Coryatt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Galanis's head.
Well,Coryatt is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Coryatt does no damage.
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
Galanis lands with a hook. Coryatt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Galanis lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Coryatt misses
and Galanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galanis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galanis looks to throw the jab but Coryatt is out of range.
Galanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coryatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Galanis.
Coryatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galanis swings for the body but Coryatt moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galanis lands a right hook to the body.
Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galanis.
Galanis throws a front kick aimed at Coryatt's knee but Coryatt avoids it well.
Galanis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coryatt.
Galanis scores with a hook to the body. Coryatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Galanis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coryatt misses the shot to the body.
Galanis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galanis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chris Coryatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galanis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick lands for Galanis.
Adrian Galanis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coryatt misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Galanis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Galanis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Adrian Galanis!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Adrian Galanis!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Adrian Galanis!
Adrian Galanis wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Adrian Galanis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 421 p4p, 840 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 24 p4p, 46 weight class). Six Nine comes to the cage accompanied by KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belvedere on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Six Nine defending well as Belvedere loads up on a big left hand.
Six Nine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Belvedere cracks Six Nine with a right hand to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belvedere 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.
Belvedere throws a body shot but no joy.
Belvedere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Six Nine scores with a nice right hand.
Six Nine throws a body shot but no joy.
Belvedere takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belvedere looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Belvedere controlling from the top position.
Six Nine trying to control the position here.
Belvedere trying to control but Six Nine is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere preventing the sweep.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Six Nine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere pushing down on Six Nine 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belvedere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Six Nine is trying to get back to full guard.
Six Nine is trying to stand back up but Belvedere is controlling him
Six Nine trying to hold on to Belvedere's head to control him but Belvedere postures up.
Belvedere lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Six Nine is looking to control Belvedere's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Six Nine avoid being mounted?
Belvedere scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belvedere is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Six Nine regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belvedere.
Six Nine trying to keep a closed guard but Belvedere is proving a slippery customer.
Six Nine wants to sweep but no luck.
Six Nine is pulling down on Belvedere's head. It's preventing any offense from Belvedere, at least for the moment.
Six Nine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belvedere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Six Nine is keeping the position for now.
Belvedere throws a big elbow that misses.
Belvedere stopping the sweep attempt from Six Nine .
Belvedere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Six Nine wants to stand and escape but Belvedere is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Six Nine misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Belvedere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belvedere rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Belvedere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Six Nine .
Six Nine keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Belvedere blocks the low kick.
Six Nine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belvedere looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Six Nine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine walks into a jab.
Belvedere avoids a kick to the body.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Six Nine throws a lazy uppercut
letting Belvedere counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Six Nine . Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belvedere manages to avoid it.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Belvedere.
Belvedere rushes Six Nine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belvedere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine swings wildly with an uppercut but Belvedere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine throws an elbow that misses.
Six Nine letting Belvedere take a breather here.
Six Nine 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belvedere throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Belvedere connects with the punch.
Belvedere takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Belvedere misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Belvedere is just out of range.
Belvedere tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Six Nine misses with a two punch combination.
Belvedere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Six Nine takes a swing at Belvedere's ribcage but misses.
Six Nine throws a front kick aimed at Belvedere's knee but Belvedere avoids it well.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine lands a glancing blow to the side of Belvedere's head.
Belvedere forces Six Nine back against the cage and clinches.
Six Nine misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere pushes Six Nine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Six Nine lands a damaging elbow.
Belvedere presses Six Nine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belvedere fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Six Nine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belvedere backwards.
Six Nine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Six Nine misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere controlling the action here for a moment.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Belvedere jumps guard but Six Nine stands there with Belvedere around his waist. Belvedere gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richmond Belvedere.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine avoiding damage as Belvedere throws knees to the body.
Belvedere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belvedere takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belvedere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belvedere gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belvedere shoots in but Six Nine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Decent striking displayed by Six Nine there.
Belvedere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belvedere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six Nine cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belvedere moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
A little jabbing left from Belvedere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Six Nine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belvedere can do to turn this around?
Six Nine scores with a jab.
Six Nine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Six Nine throws a hook but Belvedere avoids it easily.
Belvedere throws a jab when Six Nine was well out of range.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Six Nine swings widly with a right hand
and Six Nine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine throws a body shot but no joy.
Belvedere tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Belvedere sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Belvedere checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belvedere. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine misses with a hook. Belvedere ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut. Belvedere saw that one coming.
As Six Nine backs off Belvedere throws a huge counter combo but Six Nine manages to avoid it all.
Six Nine slips a jab from Belvedere.
Belvedere takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Six Nine tries a head kick but it misses.
Belvedere tries to counter with a clinch but Six Nine shakes him off and moves away.
Six Nine misses with a looping right.
Belvedere closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Belvedere.
Belvedere controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Six Nine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Six Nine trying to control the position.
Belvedere working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Belvedere has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Richmond Belvedere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Six Nine keeping moving, preventing Belvedere from controlling successfully.
Six Nine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belvedere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Six Nine looking for a sweep. Not yet Six Nine , not yet.
Six Nine managing to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Six Nine scores with the left hand. Belvedere knows he should have avoided that one.
Six Nine slips a jab and a cross from Belvedere.
Belvedere is looking to clinch.
Six Nine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Six Nine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Six Nine throws a poor cross that misses
and Belvedere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belvedere sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Belvedere. Belvedere maintains the clinch.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Belvedere controls his hands.
Six Nine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Six Nine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Six Nine lands with a short shot to the head.
Six Nine cracks Belvedere with a nice body shot.
Six Nine lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Belvedere is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Six Nine to the mat. Six Nine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Six Nine controls Belvedere momentarily but Belvedere frees himself.
Belvedere won't allow Six Nine to get back to his feet.
Belvedere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Six Nine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belvedere wants to pass the guard but Six Nine is keeping the position.
Belvedere throwing strikes from guard but Six Nine blocks nicely.
Belvedere drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belvedere jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belvedere won't allow Six Nine to get back to his feet.
Belvedere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Six Nine scores with a head kick. Belvedere tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belvedere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
A slow jab from Six Nine misses its intended target.
Six Nine swats away the attempt to clinch by Belvedere.
Belvedere swings widly with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six Nine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Six Nine throws the kick towards the body but Belvedere avoids it.
It seemed like Belvedere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Belvedere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belvedere shoots and misses
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Six Nine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belvedere. Belvedere circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Six Nine .
Belvedere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Six Nine .
Belvedere closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Six Nine 's guard.
Six Nine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Richmond Belvedere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Six Nine thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six Nine .
Belvedere doesn't manage to clinch there - Six Nine circles away.
Six Nine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belvedere takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch combination from Belvedere misses.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belvedere moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
Six Nine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Six Nine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Six Nine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belvedere.
Belvedere drops his hands momentarily and Six Nine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belvedere takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Belvedere fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Belvedere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six Nine 's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Six Nine .
Six Nine manages to break the clinch.
Six Nine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Six Nine misses the jab.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belvedere throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Six Nine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belvedere lands a jab.
A punch combination from Belvedere misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Six Nine , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tekashi Six Nine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 672 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 98 p4p, 150 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong 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.
Kong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong misses with a hook
and Adderley counters with a straight right hand.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adderley under the eye.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Adderley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kong with a jab.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong slips under a jab.
Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Adderley defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Kong lands a nice looking body shot.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Kong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adderley sprawls and moves away.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong misses the jab.
Adderley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Adderley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adderley tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley lands a jab.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adderley.
Kong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong is rocked!
Kong misses with an uppercut
and Adderley counters with a crisp right that sends Kong to the canvas! Adderley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Adderley!
Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruin Ritcey (ranked 896 p4p, 1129 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 140 p4p, 165 weight class). Bruin Ritcey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Okafor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruin Ritcey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritcey. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritcey misses the shot to the body.
Ritcey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritcey manages to avoid it.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritcey throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Ritcey.
Ritcey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Ritcey moves out of range.
Okafor misses the body punch
and Ritcey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritcey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okafor.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritcey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okafor.
Ritcey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritcey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okafor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okafor tries to work over Ritcey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor wants to break free but Ritcey has control.
Okafor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Okafor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ritcey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritcey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okafor is trying to push Ritcey away but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ritcey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritcey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okafor can turn it around.
Okafor is looking to control Ritcey's arms but Ritcey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Okafor has his back to the cage.
Okafor can't break the clinch.
Okafor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Our sources have told us that Ritcey has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Okafor takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritcey lands a hook that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Ritcey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Okafor looks winded!
Ritcey lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Ritcey as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ritcey scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okafor is rocked!
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritcey finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Ritcey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Ritcey scores with a hook to the body.
Ritcey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritcey lands a nice elbow.
Okafor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritcey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Ritcey pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritcey.
Ritcey creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Okafor with a big uppercut! Okafor tries to clinch up but Ritcey pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Okafor to the mat! Okafor covers up and Ritcey unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruin Ritcey!
Bruin Ritcey tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sapo (ranked 363 p4p, 595 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 60 p4p, 95 weight class). Rob Sapo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Steel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapo.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Steel misses with a body punch
and Sapo counters with a crisp one two that drops Steel! Sapo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steel to his feet! Steel is in big trouble!
Steel is rocked!
Sapo ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Sapo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Sapo finish him?
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Sapo's shoulder, as Sapo tries to avoid the shot.
Sapo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Sapo should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapo.
Steel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sapo at a distance.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Sapo moved out of range.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapo.
A punch lands to the side of Sapo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapo misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel lands with a right hand.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sapo manages to avoid it.
A jab from Steel misses.
Sapo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Sapo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Sapo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steel cracks Sapo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sapo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Steel finish him?
Sapo is rocked!
Steel misses with a shot to the body
and Sapo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Sapo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.
Sapo slips a straight right by Steel.
Sapo throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Sapo seems to have got his legs back now.
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Sapo counters with a crisp one two that drops Steel! Sapo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steel to his feet! Steel is in big trouble!
Sapo misses with a straight right.
Steel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Sapo counters with a single leg into guard. Steel didn't expect that.
Sapo is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Sapo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sapo won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sapo trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel is trying to control the position but Sapo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Sapo is out of range.
Sapo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sapo scores with a four punch combination!
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sapo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Sapo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Sapo's head but Sapo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Steel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sapo moves away from the strike by Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Sapo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sapo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sapo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sapo scores with punches from side control.
Sapo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
Sapo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steel down.
Sapo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steel looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sapo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Sapo!
An out of breath Rob Sapo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 203 p4p, 212 weight class) and Corona Virus (ranked 35 p4p, 6 weight class). Okongwu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Show Stop - REASON. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus misses the body punch
and Okongwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Corona Virus has been cut.
Okongwu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Okongwu swings widly with a right hand
and Virus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okongwu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Virus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Virus moves in close and cracks Okongwu with a massive right hand! Okongwu, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Virus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corona Virus!
Corona Virus is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Corona Virus 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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