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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 4534 p4p, 5020 weight class) and Laurent Smif (ranked 192 p4p, 209 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laurent Smif!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews drops Smif with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smif looks back up at him and smiles so Matthews waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Smif is rocked!
 It looks like Laurent Smif has been cut.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Smif's head but Smif sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smif is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Smif defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif slips under a jab from Matthews.
Smif moves away from the strike by Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Maurice Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Smif slips under a jab.
Matthews tries to clinch but Smif is having none of it.
Smif slips under a jab.
Smif seems to have recovered his senses.
Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews is trying to trip Smif. He has hold of a leg but Smif is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Matthews persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Smif.
Matthews is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smif lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Matthews has Smif pulled in close to control his posture.
Matthews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matthews tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Matthews throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smif escapes and throws Matthews's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Smif working away.
Smif wants to control but Matthews is keeping him busy.
Smif cracks Matthews with a big right hand but Matthews just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matthews is not content to let Smif control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matthews tries to bench press Smif off him but Smif keeps the position.
Smif tries to advance to mount but Matthews denies him.
Smif lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smif has an Americana. Matthews didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Smif is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Smif hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Laurent Smif!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keyshawn Simmons (ranked 4557 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Bork Laznar (ranked 193 p4p, 165 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keyshawn Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bork Laznar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons fails with the takedown
and Laznar counters with a shoot takedown. Simmons fights it but they end up in guard.
Laznar works over Simmons with some ground and pound from guard.
Laznar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laznar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laznar is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Simmons looks calm but he's in trouble here. Laznar gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Simmons is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Laznar lets go of the hold and Simmons can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bork Laznar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kou Ueda (ranked 5504 p4p, 24589 weight class) and Basil Shabazz (ranked 480 p4p, 537 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Basil Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shabazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shabazz looks winded!
Shabazz tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Basil Shabazz has been cut.
Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Ueda has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Shabazz shrugs off.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
Ueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ueda lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ueda.
Shabazz prevents a body shot from Ueda.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ueda.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
Ueda working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Shabazz shrugs off.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Basil Shabazz's cut even more.
Ueda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda is leaning against Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ueda tries to throw a body punch but Shabazz avoids it by throwing Ueda back against the cage.
Shabazz's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shabazz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ueda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shabazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda pushes Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shabazz is rocked!
Ueda working Shabazz over with knees to the body.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda tries to work over Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Ueda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shabazz.
Ueda presses Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Basil Shabazz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Shabazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ueda finish him?
Ueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shabazz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueda lands a nice elbow.
Basil Shabazz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ueda lands an elbow just above Shabazz 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Basil Shabazz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kou Ueda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Crash (ranked 5533 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 469 p4p, 306 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Crash misses its intended target.
Crash checks a leg kick.
Ryhein moves out of range of the strikes.
Crash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryhein throws a leg kick but Crash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryhein is looking to slow Crash down with leg kicks.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash moves out of range as Ryhein throws a body kick.
Crash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryhein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryhein.
Crash defending well as Ryhein loads up on a big left hand.
Ryhein throws the kick towards the body but Crash avoids it.
Ryhein tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Crash is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws a series of punches but Ryhein avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryhein! But no joy.
Crash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crash throws a looping overhand right but Ryhein ducks down to avoid it.
Crash throws a shot from downtown. Ryhein moves away and avoids it.
Crash swinging wildly here.
Ryhein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryhein throws an overhand right that lands on Crash's shoulder, as Crash tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
Ryhein tries a quick counter leg kick but Crash is wise to it.
Crash thuds a left hand into Ryhein's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash tries to move into range but Ryhein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crash misses with a looping left.
Crash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crash loads up on a big right hand but Ryhein slips the punch.
Ryhein misses with a body kick.
Crash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryhein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crash.
Ryhein dips to his left and cracks Crash with an uppercut!
Ryhein throws a leg kick but Crash moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crash was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryhein.
Ryhein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crash in his tracks.
Crash scores with a nice strike.
Crash throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ryhein to counter with a crisp jab.
Crash defending well as Ryhein loads up on a big left hand.
Crash blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryhein throws a big shot that misses.
Crash tests Ryhein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryhein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crash slips a straight right by Ryhein.
Crash looks to land a right hand but Ryhein moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein throws a chopping leg kick but Crash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Crash.
It seemed like Ryhein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryhein misses the shot to the body.
Crash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryhein throws a big counter head kick but Crash avoids it with no problem.
Crash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryhein has time to react.
Ryhein lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Ryhein.
Crash sizes up Ryhein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Crash.
Ryhein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Crash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crash 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.
Ryhein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crash keeps the fight on the outside.
Crash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryhein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crash connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryhein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryhein can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhein misses with a series of wild punches.
Crash misses with a few strikes there.
Crash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crash lands a two punch combo.
Ryhein scores with a spinning back kick!
Ryhein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crash. That did some damage!
Joey Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Crash looks to land a right hand but Ryhein moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryhein.
Ryhein cracks Crash with an open hand slap.
Crash with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryhein throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Crash lands a nice hook to Ryhein's body. Ryhein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryhein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crash.
Ryhein defending well as Crash loads up on a big left hand.
Ryhein flicks out a counter leg kick but Crash steps away.
Crash avoids the head kick by Ryhein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryhein.
Ryhein tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Crash misses its target.
The fighters circling - Crash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryhein swinging wildly here.
Crash misses with a looping right.
Ryhein loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash avoids the head kick by Ryhein.
Crash on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryhein. Ryhein obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryhein dodges the punch combination from Crash.
Ryhein throws a nice looking combination but Crash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crash lands with a right hand.
Ryhein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryhein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryhein misses with the body kick
and Crash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Ryhein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein defending well as Crash loads up on a big left hand.
Ryhein is looking for the big counter here.
Ryhein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash takes one to the side of the head.
Crash lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryhein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crash.
Ryhein slips under a jab.
Ryhein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crash throws out the jab.
Ryhein looks to land a body kick but Crash moved away.
Crash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryhein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crash.
Crash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ryhein might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crash has got the better of the exchanges.
Crash connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Crash will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crash cracks Ryhein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crash throws a jab when Ryhein was well out of range.
Ryhein looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryhein throws a right hand that misses
and Crash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryhein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Crash.
Ryhein replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crash blocks it well.
Ryhein slips under a jab from Crash.
Crash tries to bum rush Ryhein with a series of wild strikes but Ryhein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryhein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryhein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryhein can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein misses with a body shot.
Ryhein thumps Crash with a low kick.
Crash takes a swing at Ryhein's ribcage but misses.
Crash blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhein clinches up against the cage.
Ryhein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash gets through Ryhein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryhein has Crash pressed against the cage.
Crash lands with a right to the head.
Crash lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Crash.
Ryhein misses with a punch to the body.
Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryhein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crash looks to land a left hand but Ryhein moved out of range nicely.
Ryhein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crash lands with a good body shot.
Crash lands a nice looking body shot.
Cau Ryhein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Crash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein throws a right hand that misses
and Crash counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryhein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
It looked like Crash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crash's corner calls for a 1-2. Crash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryhein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryhein misses with a lunging right hand
and Crash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryhein misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Crash. Those never looked like landing.
Ryhein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crash lands a nice hook to Ryhein's body. Ryhein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Crash with a jab.
Crash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryhein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryhein misses with a leg kick
and Crash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Crash blocks the low kick.
Crash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryhein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crash.
Ryhein is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Crash tries to bum rush Ryhein with a series of wild strikes but Ryhein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryhein moves away from the strike by Crash.
Ryhein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with a straight right.
Ryhein looks for the body kick but Crash saw that one coming.
It looked like Crash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ryhein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crash is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Crash on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryhein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryhein counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryhein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryhein defending well as Crash loads up on a big left hand.
Crash moves out of range as Ryhein strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Crash!
Joey Crash seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 3936 p4p, 4668 weight class) and Radja Nainggolan (ranked 415 p4p, 444 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Cozad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Radja Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Cozad misses
and Nainggolan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cozad is looking to control Nainggolan's arms but Nainggolan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Cozad stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cozad.
Cozad is looking to control Nainggolan's arms but Nainggolan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nainggolan fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nainggolan as Cozad tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad walks into a jab.
 It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Cozad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cozad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cozad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is pressed up against the cage. Nainggolan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cozad down to the mat. Cozad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nainggolan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Nainggolan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Cozad tries to clinch there but Nainggolan circles away.
We've been told by Cozad's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cozad moves into the clinch successfully.
Cozad looking to stall.
Nainggolan breaks the clinch.
Radja Nainggolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Cozad catches Nainggolan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nainggolan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cozad.
Cozad clobbers Nainggolan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Nainggolan.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nainggolan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
Cozad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nainggolan takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Cozad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nainggolan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Nainggolan tries to land a leg kick but Cozad saw it coming and moves away.
Nainggolan takes one to the chin there.
Nainggolan punishes Cozad's body with a nice straight punch.
Nainggolan looks to land a left hand but Cozad moved out of range nicely.
As Nainggolan tries to get set, Cozad tries to push him back and clinch up but Nainggolan manages to avoid the attempt.
Cozad drops his hands momentarily and Nainggolan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nainggolan throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nainggolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cozad.
Nainggolan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Nainggolan misses.
Cozad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nainggolan sprawls and moves away.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Nainggolan.
Cozad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nainggolan finds it's way round the side to connect with Cozad's head.
Nainggolan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Nainggolan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Nainggolan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cozad doesn't seem phased though.
Cozad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nainggolan misses with a wild body shot.
Cozad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nainggolan.
Cozad looks to throw the jab but Nainggolan is out of range.
Nainggolan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Nainggolan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nainggolan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cozad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad tries to buck Nainggolan off but Nainggolan is having none of it.
Nainggolan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cozad is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Radja Nainggolan!
After winning the bout, Radja Nainggolan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mental Midget (ranked 4176 p4p, 3261 weight class) and Fezzik Montoya (ranked 429 p4p, 369 weight class). Montoya has chosen The Other thing as his entrance music. Mental Midget 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Midget does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midget misses the body punch
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Midget moves into the clinch successfully.
Midget is working Montoya over against the cage.
Montoya looks winded!
A short uppercut from Midget.
Midget lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Midget definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
Montoya takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midget lands a right hand.
Midget scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Midget.
Midget presses Montoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Midget lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Midget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Midget lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Midget lands a body shot.
Midget throws a head punch that misses.
Midget can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Midget.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Midget has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Midget digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Midget lands a body shot in the clinch.
Midget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Midget goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midget cracks Montoya with a nice body shot.
Midget working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
Midget digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Midget lands a body punch in the clinch.
Midget working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Montoya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Midget pushes Montoya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Midget scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Midget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midget lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Midget lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Midget holds him up against the cage and eventually Montoya drops back down to his feet.
Midget lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midget lands a shoulder strike.
Montoya is rocked!
Midget lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Midget finish him?
Midget lands a shot to the body.
Midget drops Montoya onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Montoya is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Midget lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Montoya to his knees! Midget keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Midget!
Mental Midget thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sage Rochester (ranked 3021 p4p, 5692 weight class) and Larry Rollo (ranked 336 p4p, 477 weight class). Sage Rochester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Larry Rollo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sage Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Rollo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rochester drives through with a takedown into Rollo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rochester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rochester's coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rochester tries to roll over but Rollo keeps him under control.
Rochester makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rochester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo trying to control but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Rochester keeping full guard, as Rollo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo advances to half guard.
Rollo is thwarting Rochester's attempts to control the position.
Rollo is trying for a kimura here. Rochester looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rollo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Rollo!
A victorious Larry Rollo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Iii (ranked 3182 p4p, 3458 weight class) and Zack Kuhn (ranked 362 p4p, 382 weight class). Alex Steel Iii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Iii is looking to clinch but Kuhn is avoiding it.
Steel Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuhn is looking to clinch but Steel Iii is avoiding it.
Kuhn ducks under a wild hook from Steel Iii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alex Steel Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Kuhn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kuhn blocks a jab.
Steel Iii avoids the head kick by Kuhn.
Kuhn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuhn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Iii wants to clinch up but Kuhn keeps it at a distance.
Kuhn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Steel Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuhn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Steel Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuhn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Steel Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Iii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuhn ducks under a wild hook from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuhn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel Iii is breathing heavily.
Kuhn tries to clinch up.
Steel Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuhn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuhn connects with the punch.
Kuhn cracks Steel Iii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been hearing reports that Steel Iii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steel Iii misses with a right hand
and Kuhn counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuhn works the jab nicely.
Steel Iii misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii misses with a left hand
and Kuhn counters with a nice body kick.
Steel Iii misses with a left hand
and Kuhn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steel Iii! Kuhn lets Steel Iii back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Steel Iii is rocked!
Good leg kick by Kuhn.
Steel Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuhn counters with a big right hand! Oh Steel Iii is in trouble here! Kuhn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Kuhn!
Zack Kuhn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 2396 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 133 p4p, 132 weight class). Green has chosen This Is Beetle as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clerk Maxwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Green blocks a jab.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green throws a hook but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
Clerk Maxwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green avoids the body shot from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green misses with a hook.
Clerk Maxwell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clerk Maxwell lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Clerk Maxwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clerk Maxwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green is looking to clinch.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Clerk Maxwell circles away.
Clerk Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clerk Maxwell swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clerk Maxwell with a hook.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clerk Maxwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clerk Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green is looking to clinch but Clerk Maxwell is avoiding it.
Clerk Maxwell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Clerk Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Green looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green walks into a jab.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clerk Maxwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clerk Maxwell missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green with a nice cross.
Clerk Maxwell throws a combination that misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green tries to move into range but Clerk Maxwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clerk Maxwell takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Clerk Maxwell moves out of range as Green strikes.
Clerk Maxwell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clerk Maxwell misses with a straight right.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Clerk Maxwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
Clerk Maxwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Clerk Maxwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clerk Maxwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Green in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Clerk Maxwell throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Clerk Maxwell. That snapped Green's head back.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a jab to the body
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clerk Maxwell is rocked!
Green lunges at Clerk Maxwell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clerk Maxwell's hand.
Oh Clerk Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Green might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Clerk Maxwell has got the better of the exchanges.
Clerk Maxwell misses the body punch
and Green counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lester Green!
Lester Green 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 1240 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Kurt Zweihander (ranked 171 p4p, 154 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Zweihander!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zweihander misses the jab.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zweihander blocks a jab.
Inhanamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zweihander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zweihander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zweihander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zweihander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zweihander appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zweihander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inhanamoto.
It seemed like Zweihander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto throws a series of punches but Zweihander avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Zweihander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zweihander.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zweihander.
Inhanamoto misses with the combination.
Zweihander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inhanamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zweihander.
Good standup being displayed there by Inhanamoto as he connects with a hook.
Zweihander throws a big shot that misses.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zweihander throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inhanamoto tests Zweihander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.
Inhanamoto lands a big right hand that sends Zweihander crashing to the mat! Inhanamoto stays standing though and waves Zweihander back to his feet!
Zweihander is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zweihander misses with a looping left.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Zweihander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Zweihander scores with a counter punch that sends Inhanamoto to the canvas! Zweihander smells blood - he's punishing Inhanamoto with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Inhanamoto has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Zweihander!
A relieved looking Kurt Zweihander thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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