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ENIGMA 117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 2858 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 154 p4p, 118 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Baki Hanma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Hanma throws a hook but Atsushi avoids it easily.
Atsushi lands with a straight right. Hanma didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Hanma.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atsushi throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Hanma misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma throws a jab when Atsushi was well out of range.
Atsushi scores with a leg kick.
Hanma tests Atsushi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Atsushi tenderised Hanma's leg. Hanma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Hanma misses with a body shot
and Atsushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Atsushi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushi counters with a body kick that stops Hanma in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Atsushi counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Jab from Atsushi.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Atsushi lands with a straight right. Hanma didn't see that one coming.
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches.
Atsushi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Atsushi lands a takedown into guard.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi passes Hanma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hanma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Atsushi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi looking to pass the guard.
Atsushi is still trying to improve position.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atsushi defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanma is keeping the position for now.
Hanma trying to control the position.
Atsushi sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Atsushi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi working some strikes from top position.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanma pulls Atsushi in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the position.
Hanma wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Atsushi is now in half guard.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Atsushi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atsushi is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atsushi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atsushi is nestled in close to Hanma, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Atsushi slips a nice elbow through Hanma's hands, connecting with Hanma's forehead.
Atsushi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma trying to control here.
Hanma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atsushi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atsushi working Hanma over with strikes.
Atsushi not doing much here.
Atsushi trying to control from half guard but Hanma is working away.
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. Atsushi connects with a nice short shot to Hanma's temple.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Hanma taking some punishment here, with Atsushi in his half guard.
Atsushi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanma wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma'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.
Atsushi catches Hanma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atsushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Hanma.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Atsushi tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Atsushi loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Hanma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atsushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Atsushi misses.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanma. Hanma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atsushi needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Atsushi moved out of range.
Atsushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atsushi loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Hanma lands a jab to the head.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushi manages to avoid it.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Atsushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma scores with a jab. Atsushi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atsushi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanma's head.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Atsushi counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Atsushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Atsushi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atsushi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanma taking a bit of punishment here - Atsushi scoring with strikes.
Atsushi working the ground and pound.
Atsushi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Atsushi lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Atsushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atsushi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanma is trying to control Atsushi's posture but Atsushi avoids it.
Hanma is trying to improve his position.
Hanma tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Atsushi easily slips into full mount!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Hanma is in a horrible position here. Atsushi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Atsushi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Atsushi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi pushes him away.
Hanma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atsushi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hanma wants to control but Atsushi is having none of it.
Atsushi looking to finish Hanma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanma!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi looking to control but Hanma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuroda Atsushi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atsushi lands a couple of good shots and Hanma has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Atsushi connects with a big shot to the side of Hanma's head.
 Hanma is rocked!
Atsushi wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy.
Well, with Atsushi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hanma is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hanma just trying to survive but Atsushi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hanma can't escape the position.
Atsushi scores with punches and elbows.
Oh Hanma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I would not like to be Hanma right now.
Atsushi looking for the RNC.
Hanma seems to have got his legs back now.
Atsushi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Atsushi connects with a big shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Atsushi gets his hands free as Hanma looks to control.
Atsushi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hanma to escape the position.
Hanma tries to escape but Atsushi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hanma trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Atsushi is persistently looking for the submission but Hanma is defending it well.
Hanma is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma trying to control but not successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atsushi counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma defending well as Atsushi loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushi's shoulder, as Atsushi tries to avoid the shot.
Atsushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanma.
Donk. Atsushi catches Hanma right on the button with a cross.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushi.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanma 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.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Atsushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma swings widly with a right hand
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma 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.
Atsushi lands a really nice looking cross but Hanma seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atsushi.
Atsushi scores with a jab. Hanma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atsushi slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushi is just out of range.
Atsushi swinging wildly here.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Atsushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atsushi.
Hanma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma forces Atsushi back against the cage and clinches.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Atsushi blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atsushi has picked Hanma up - he's going for a ride! Atsushi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atsushi pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is concentrating on defense, preventing Atsushi from advancing position.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atsushi stalling.
Hanma trying to control but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanma defends it well.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Atsushi is taking a breather. Hanma 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
Atsushi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atsushi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Hanma won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Atsushi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atsushi controlling the pace for now.
Hanma is working to get back to half guard.
Atsushi with the ground and pound from mount.
Atsushi looking for a guillotine from mount but Hanma is having none of it.
Atsushi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Atsushi controlling the position easily from mount.
Atsushi avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atsushi 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 1029 p4p, 902 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 49 p4p, 45 weight class). Bryce Helix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr moves away.
Yeltsin Jr feints the counter takedown.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Yeltsin Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helix.
Yeltsin Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Helix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Helix thows a leg kick but Yeltsin Jr checks it
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
Yeltsin Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a combination
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Helix's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Helix takes a swing at Yeltsin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Yeltsin Jr wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yeltsin Jr slips under a jab from Helix.
Yeltsin Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Helix defends it well.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Helix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yeltsin Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryce Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr looks for a takedown but Helix sprawls well.
Yeltsin Jr staying out of range there.
Yeltsin Jr fails to land the takedown.
Yeltsin Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Helix is fending him off so far but Yeltsin Jr persists. Nope, Helix circles away and we're back to standing.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Helix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Helix misses with a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Helix.
Yeltsin Jr dives in and grabs Helix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helix pushes down on Yeltsin Jr's head and hops out.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helix sprawls well. Helix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yeltsin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands with a right hand.
That kick from Yeltsin Jr tenderised Helix's leg. Helix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yeltsin Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeltsin Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Yeltsin Jr moves in looking to clinch but Helix pushes him off.
Yeltsin Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeltsin Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Helix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix cracks Yeltsin Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yeltsin Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Helix finish him?
 Yeltsin Jr is rocked!
Yeltsin Jr wants to clinch but Helix slips to the side
and Helix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yeltsin Jr thinking.
Yeltsin Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Helix finish him?
Yeltsin Jr gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Helix gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 1063 p4p, 970 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 150 p4p, 137 weight class). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulos lands a jab to the nose.
Voluspa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xanthopoulos's guard.
Voluspa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xanthopoulos pulls Voluspa in to control the position.
Voluspa stops Xanthopoulos from standing up.
Xanthopoulos keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa postures up in Xanthopoulos's guard and throws a big left but Xanthopoulos blocks it.
Xanthopoulos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voluspa is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Xanthopoulos blocks nicely.
Voluspa is fighting to break Xanthopoulos's control of his arms but Xanthopoulos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Xanthopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Voluspa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Xanthopoulos is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Voluspa or perhaps it was just good defense by Xanthopoulos, which made it look bad.
We've been told by Xanthopoulos's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xanthopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voluspa blocks a jab.
Voluspa dives in and scores a takedown into Xanthopoulos's guard.
Voluspa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Voluspa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xanthopoulos's head.
Xanthopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voluspa manages to get himself to full guard.
Xanthopoulos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voluspa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Xanthopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voluspa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xanthopoulos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos lands a couple of digs.
Voluspa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Voluspa trying to keep a closed guard but Xanthopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Xanthopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos postures up in Voluspa's guard and throws a big left but Voluspa blocks it.
Xanthopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voluspa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xanthopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between Voluspa's legs - danger averted.
Xanthopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voluspa is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xanthopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xanthopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xanthopoulos defends it easily.
Voluspa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xanthopoulos defends well.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
Voluspa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xanthopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xanthopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Voluspa blocks nicely.
Xanthopoulos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Voluspa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Xanthopoulos managing to control the position.
Voluspa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xanthopoulos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xanthopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voluspa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xanthopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voluspa as he avoids it easily.
Voluspa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xanthopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.
Voluspa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voluspa takes one on the button.
Voluspa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xanthopoulos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Voluspa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xanthopoulos's half guard.
Voluspa trying to mount his opponent but Xanthopoulos defends it.
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xanthopoulos tries to kick Voluspa off but Voluspa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Voluspa is keen to just control but Xanthopoulos is a slippery customer.
Xanthopoulos gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xanthopoulos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xanthopoulos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos is wriggling around but Voluspa manages to pass to half guard.
Xanthopoulos is looking for a sweep. Voluspa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voluspa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Xanthopoulos trying to hold on to Voluspa's head to control him but Voluspa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xanthopoulos tries to roll over but Voluspa keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa is pressing down on Xanthopoulos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xanthopoulos is holding on for now.
Xanthopoulos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voluspa is working away from the top position though.
Voluspa not doing much here.
Xanthopoulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xanthopoulos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Xanthopoulos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voluspa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voluspa's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa tries to escape but Xanthopoulos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Voluspa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Xanthopoulos has the hooks in. Voluspa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Voluspa manages to buck him off and is now in Xanthopoulos's guard! Nice work there by Voluspa!
Xanthopoulos is trying to control the position but Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa is in close to Xanthopoulos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Voluspa cracks Xanthopoulos with a solid left hand.
Xanthopoulos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Voluspa has passed into side control.
Xanthopoulos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Voluspa crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Voluspa throws a strike aimed at the side of Xanthopoulos's head but Xanthopoulos avoids it well.
Xanthopoulos tries to control but Voluspa manages to take his back.
Voluspa is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Xanthopoulos with him. Xanthopoulos is trying to defend but Voluspa has an arm under the chin now! Xanthopoulos grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nori Voluspa!
After winning the bout, Nori Voluspa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 748 p4p, 877 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 103 p4p, 114 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
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, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abdelrahman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Abdelrahman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith 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.
Abdelrahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Abdelrahman stumbling back into the cage.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abdelrahman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Smith lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abdelrahman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Smith dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agent Smith!
After the big win, Agent Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 907 p4p, 554 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 46 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royster misses with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Royster lands a nice shot to the body.
Royster misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan walks into a jab.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
Cowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan swings for the body but Royster moves out of range.
Royster misses with a head kick.
Cowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Royster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royster moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Royster slips the punch.
Royster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowan should have avoided that one.
Royster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan walks into a stiff left hand from Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cowan takes a swing at Royster's ribcage but misses.
Cowan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Royster to score with a decent uppercut.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royster.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cowan has time to react.
Royster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royster scores with a jab to the head.
Royster scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
Royster cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royster.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royster scores with a shot to the body.
Cowan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Royster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Royster lands a nice hook to Cowan's body. Cowan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cowan.
Royster throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Royster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Royster ducks down to avoid it.
Royster misses with a hook.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Royster avoided it.
Royster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Royster.
Nice shot lands for Royster.
Cowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cowan throws the kick towards the body but Royster avoids it.
Royster thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Royster backs away, Cowan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
Cowan wants to land a leg kick but Royster is out of range.
Royster misses with a body punch
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Laertes Royster has been cut.
Royster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Royster scores with a shot to the body.
Royster lands with a nice body punch.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Royster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Royster tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan moves out of range of the body kick.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cowan checks a low kick from Royster.
Royster throws a jab when Cowan was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laertes Royster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick from Royster, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Royster coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Cowan misses.
Cowan throws a jab when Royster was well out of range.
Royster misses with a hook.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Cowan misses the target.
Royster 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.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Cowan moves his leg out of the way.
Royster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Royster.
Cowan blocks the body kick.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Royster checks it
and Royster counters with a stiff right hand.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Cowan's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cowan's hands.
Royster connects with an inside leg kick.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royster.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Cowan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cowan misses the target.
Royster slips a jab from Cowan.
Royster scores with a leg kick.
Royster scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cowan slips a jab from Royster.
Royster checks a low kick from Cowan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Royster! But no joy.
Cowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Royster's head.
Cowan thumps Royster with a low kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cowan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Cowan misses its intended target.
Royster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Cowan misses with the combination.
Royster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowan's head backwards.
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Royster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Royster throws a body kick that misses
and Cowan counters with a good low kick that Royster was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cowan lands a left and a right that send Royster crashing to the mat, dazed. Cowan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Royster is rocked!
Royster looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cowan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Royster. Cowan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 837 p4p, 524 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 113 p4p, 72 weight class). Palmotic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One day I'll be king. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Palmotic throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Palmotic backing up. Palmotic nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Palmotic throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Palmotic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Palmotic lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Davis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Palmotic throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a body punch but Palmotic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis slips a jab from Palmotic.
Davis cracks Palmotic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmotic throws out the jab.
Palmotic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDavis.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmotic throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmotic lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palmotic - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palmotic. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Palmotic avoids it.
Palmotic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmotic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmotic with a jab.
Palmotic blocks the body kick.
Palmotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws an off balance right hand
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a body shot.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmotic.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Palmotic stumbling back into the cage.
Palmotic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPalmotic.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palmotic.
Good exchange - Palmotic coming out on top.
Davon Davis's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmotic to score with a decent uppercut.
Davon Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis blocks a head kick by Palmotic.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmotic.
Palmotic misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Palmotic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmotic cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmotic missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmotic blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palmotic! But no joy.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hrvoje Palmotic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis'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.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmotic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Palmotic connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Palmotic. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Palmotic coming out on top.
Jeez, Davon Davis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Palmotic misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis looks for the body kick but Palmotic saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic with a nice cross.
Palmotic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Palmotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmotic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis with a hook.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Palmotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmotic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmotic looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmotic. That snapped Davis's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Davon Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hrvoje Palmotic!
Hrvoje Palmotic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 143 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Zeke Titus (ranked 24 p4p, 136 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 Zeke Titus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon misses with a wild body shot.
Titus scores with a hook.
Solomon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titus.
Titus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solomon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Titus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Solomon is in Titus's guard.
Titus managing to control the position.
Titus is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus controls Solomon momentarily but Solomon frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solomon works over Titus with some ground and pound from guard.
Solomon throwing strikes from guard but Titus blocks nicely.
Solomon is looking to work some ground and pound but Titus has wrist control.
Solomon stopping the sweep attempt from Titus.
Solomon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titus controlling Solomon's posture.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Titus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon throws a big right hand that misses.
Titus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Solomon postures up in Titus's guard and throws a big left but Titus blocks it.
Solomon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Solomon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Solomon's guard.
Solomon trying to control the position.
Solomon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Titus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Solomon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus lands a couple of digs.
Solomon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Titus defends it easily.
Titus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Solomon is keeping the position for now.
Solomon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Solomon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Titus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Solomon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Titus working over Solomon with some ground and pound. Solomon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Solomon wants to sweep but Titus has passed to side control!
Titus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Titus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus lands a few punches from side control.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Solomon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Solomon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus scoring with punches from side control.
Solomon is looking to regain half guard here but Titus keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Solomon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Titus quickly recovers to half guard.
Titus wants to control but Solomon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Titus tries to roll over but Solomon keeps him under control.
Solomon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Solomon controlling the action here.
Titus trying to control from the bottom.
Zekariays Solomon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Titus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Solomon scoring with some ground and pound.
Solomon lands a couple of digs.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Titus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon cracks Titus with a solid left hand.
Titus controlling the position.
Titus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Titus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solomon trying to control but Titus is working from the bottom.
Solomon stopping the sweep attempt from Titus.
Solomon landing some decent shots from guard.
Solomon throws a strike but Titus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Titus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Titus trying to control but Solomon is working from the bottom.
Titus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon working for a triangle but Titus defends it easily.
Solomon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Titus rolls with it to try and escape but Solomon cranks on the arm and Titus is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zekariays Solomon!
Zekariays Solomon retains his light heavyweight title!
Zekariays Solomon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 590 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 71 p4p, 121 weight class). Gomez has chosen Bury My Bones as his entrance music. Chukwu Adeoluwa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Gomez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Adeoluwa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Adeoluwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Adeoluwa shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gomez.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adeoluwa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adeoluwa is controlling him.
Adeoluwa scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
Adeoluwa postures up.
Adeoluwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adeoluwa is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez has momentary wrist control but Adeoluwa slips an elbow through the middle.
Adeoluwa scoring with some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adeoluwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomez wants to stand but Adeoluwa is controlling the position.
Adeoluwa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Adeoluwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gomez 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.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Pedro Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa cracks Gomez with an open hand slap.
Adeoluwa checks a leg kick nicely.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adeoluwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Adeoluwa throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adeoluwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Adeoluwa lands with a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Adeoluwa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adeoluwa.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Adeoluwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez takes one to the chin there.
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!
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Adeoluwa lands a head shot.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adeoluwa throws out the jab.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to the nose.
Adeoluwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that round.
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.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Adeoluwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Adeoluwa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chukwu Adeoluwa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adeoluwa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gomez down.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adeoluwa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
Adeoluwa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands a nice forearm strike.
Gomez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Adeoluwa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomez defends it well.
Adeoluwa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gomez wants to control but Adeoluwa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adeoluwa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is controlling the pace.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adeoluwa stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adeoluwa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adeoluwa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez gets caught napping as Adeoluwa dives in and scores a takedown. Gomez manages to retain guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Adeoluwa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Adeoluwa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adeoluwa stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.
Adeoluwa won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
Adeoluwa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adeoluwa forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adeoluwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adeoluwa lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez slips a jab from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chukwu Adeoluwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Adeoluwa's shoulder, as Adeoluwa tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adeoluwa misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Adeoluwa misses the shot to the body.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez throws a front kick aimed at Adeoluwa's knee but Adeoluwa avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adeoluwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomez misses the jab.
Adeoluwa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adeoluwa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adeoluwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adeoluwa's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adeoluwa, as that shot connected.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adeoluwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Adeoluwa misses.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Adeoluwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez throws a jab when Adeoluwa was well out of range.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Adeoluwa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Adeoluwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez throws a low kick but Adeoluwa moves out of range easily.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeoluwa. That snapped Gomez's head back.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Adeoluwa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adeoluwa's knee momentarily.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adeoluwa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Gomez slips a jab from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adeoluwa connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands a nice hook to Gomez's body. Gomez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adeoluwa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez throws a hook but Adeoluwa blocks it.
Adeoluwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from Gomez.
Adeoluwa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Adeoluwa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez misses with a body punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Adeoluwa saw that one coming.
Adeoluwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gomez.
Adeoluwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Chukwu Adeoluwa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adeoluwa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
A very excited looking Chukwu Adeoluwa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 130 p4p, 412 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 17 p4p, 71 weight class). Holton Jr comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Purple Hills. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah with a nice cross.
Farah swings for the body but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Holton Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah lands a lovely overhand right.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Holton Jr takes one to the chin there.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah throws a head kick but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Holton Jr tests Farah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farah moves to clinch but Holton Jr breaks away
and Holton Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holton Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Holton Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Holton Jr tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Farah 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 Holton Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holton Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holton Jr throwing a counter right hand but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah is looking to clinch but Holton Jr is avoiding it.
Farah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holton Jr in his tracks.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah throws a low kick, looking for Holton Jr's leg but Holton Jr calmly moves out of range.
Farah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holton Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah missing with a left hand there. Holton Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Holton Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farah.
Farah lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah tries to clinch up
and Holton Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Abdo Farah's cut even more.
Farah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holton Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holton Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holton Jr.
Farah misses with a left hand
and Holton Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah misses with a straight left.
Farah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holton Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
Farah throws out a powerful jab.
Farah rushes Holton Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holton Jr backwards.
Holton Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Holton Jr breaks the clinch.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holton Jr blocks a leg kick.
Holton Jr is looking to counter punch.
Farah lands with a right hand.
Farah gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holton Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Holton Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Holton Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farah.
Farah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Holton Jr counter with a right hand.
The cut above Abdo Farah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a jab.
Farah moves to clinch but Holton Jr breaks away
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holton Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holton Jr slips a jab from Farah.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah is looking to clinch but Holton Jr is avoiding it.
Holton Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farah throws a leg kick
and Holton Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Farah misses
and Holton Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Farah toppling to the canvas! Farah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holton Jr finish him?!
Farah is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Farah misses.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holton Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Farah toppling to the canvas! Farah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holton Jr finish him?!
Farah is still on wobbly legs! Can Holton Jr finish him?
Abdo Farah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdo Farah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath DeShaun Holton Jr 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 Jimmy Granite (ranked 123 p4p, 401 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 22 p4p, 62 weight class). Granite 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jungle . Maximilian Bonaparte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Granite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Granite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granite tries to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Bonaparte jabs Granite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonaparte jabs at Granite 's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Granite . Those never looked like landing.
Bonaparte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Granite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Granite .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte 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.
Nice body kick there by Granite .
Granite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte lands a big head kick that sends Granite tumbling to the mat! Bonaparte takes a step backwards and waves Granite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Granite is rocked!
Granite attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonaparte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Granite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granite tries to clinch up but Bonaparte circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Granite seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonaparte moves away.
Granite has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Bonaparte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonaparte lands a big right hand that sends Granite crashing to the mat! Bonaparte stays standing though and waves Granite back to his feet!
Bonaparte lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Granite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granite .
Bonaparte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granite rather than just go for the knockout.
Granite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granite throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimmy Granite 's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite .
Nice shot by Granite .
Granite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonaparte with a hook.
Granite has managed to clinch.
Granite can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Granite misses with some punches.
Bonaparte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte lands a right hand.
Granite prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Granite misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Granite controls his hands.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Granite is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Granite .
Bonaparte tries to work over Granite 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Granite 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonaparte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granite at a distance.
Bonaparte cracks Granite with a good jab.
Bonaparte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Granite misses
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimmy Granite 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Granite slips a jab from Bonaparte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Granite right on the button. Granite goes down! Bonaparte follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonaparte gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte is the new heavyweight champion!
As Maximilian Bonaparte got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Boom Boom Boom '.
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