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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 3554 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 417 p4p, 345 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Dukic. No joy for Beneke on that attempt.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dukic avoids the body shot from Beneke.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
Beneke misses with a hook.
Beneke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Beneke circles away and keeps his distance.
Beneke misses with a wild body shot.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Beneke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dukic takes the fight into the clinch.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beneke.
Dukic lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Beneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic takes the fight into the clinch.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beneke manages to break the clinch.
Beneke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Beneke lands a jab.
Beneke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Beneke keeps it at a distance.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke throws the left hand but Dukic avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic moves into range and clinches up with Beneke.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
Dukic working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a nice uppercut.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Beneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beneke manages to break the clinch.
Beneke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke moves out of range.
Dukic slips a straight right by Beneke.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Beneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukic off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Beneke keeps the fight on the outside.
Beneke throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dukic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beneke misses with a double jab.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Dukic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke 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.
Dukic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke throws the left hand but Dukic avoids the punch easily.
Beneke throws a hook but Dukic avoids it easily.
Dukic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dukic but Dukic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke scores with a jab to the head.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beneke! But no joy.
Dukic slips under a jab.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic misses with a looping left.
Dukic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Beneke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Dukic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Beneke lands a slapping body shot.
Beneke misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dukic, as that shot connected.
Dukic darts in and clinches Beneke up against the cage.
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
Beneke misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Dukic moves forwards but Beneke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukic defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Beneke pushes him off.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Beneke misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Beneke.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Dukic checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dukic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beneke has time to react.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beneke.
Beneke cracks Dukic with an open hand slap.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic has Beneke up against the cage in a clinch.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beneke is trying to push Dukic away but Dukic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Beneke breaks from the clinch.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Beneke misses.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke moves out of range.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke misses with a low kick as Dukic jumps back.
Beneke swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic tries to counter with a takedown but Beneke is quick to defend against it.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beneke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beneke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beneke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke lands a leg kick that knocks Dukic off balance momentarily.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beneke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dukic drives through and clinches with Beneke against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beneke keeps the fight on the outside.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Dukic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beneke, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic managing to block the knees to the body from Beneke.
Dukic prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Beneke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke throws a head kick but Dukic moves out of range.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic with a jab.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beneke lands a two punch combo.
Dukic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
A jab from Beneke misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke misses with a body shot.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beneke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
Dukic moves out of range of the leg kick from Beneke.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beneke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beneke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beneke.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Dukic.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beneke.
Beneke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beneke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beneke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark Beneke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beneke's efforts to push away.
Beneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beneke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beneke 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Homer Greatrix (ranked 1685 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Jack Hakansson (ranked 229 p4p, 387 weight class). Jack Hakansson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Homer Greatrix's chin.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homer Greatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hakansson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hakansson catches Greatrix right on the button with a cross.
Hakansson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Greatrix regains half guard.
Hakansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greatrix trying to control here.
Greatrix preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hakansson wants to work for an arm triangle but Greatrix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greatrix is trying to maintain the position but Hakansson is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greatrix works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greatrix pulls Hakansson in close to prevent any damage.
Greatrix keeping moving, preventing Hakansson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakansson is fighting to break Greatrix's control of his arms but Greatrix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hakansson wants to control from the top but Greatrix keeps moving.
Greatrix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hakansson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greatrix keeping moving, preventing Hakansson from controlling successfully.
Greatrix managing to control the position.
Hakansson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Greatrix keeping moving, preventing Hakansson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greatrix misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hakansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Greatrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Greatrix. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greatrix. Hakansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakansson throws an overhand right that lands on Greatrix's shoulder, as Greatrix tries to avoid the shot.
Hakansson moves away from the strike by Greatrix.
Hakansson with a poor takedown
and Greatrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakansson scores with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Greatrix finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hakansson misses with the combination.
Homer Greatrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greatrix misses with a head kick.
Greatrix thuds his right hand into Hakansson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Homer Greatrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greatrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greatrix looks for the body kick but Hakansson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greatrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body kick there by Greatrix.
Greatrix misses with a hook. Hakansson ducked under it nicely.
Greatrix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greatrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Greatrix lands a glancing blow to the side of Hakansson's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greatrix. That's going to slow Hakansson down.
Hakansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greatrix.
Greatrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greatrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakansson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Greatrix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greatrix is looking for a sweep.
Greatrix is trying to control Hakansson's posture but Hakansson avoids it.
Greatrix is not content to let Hakansson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greatrix is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hakansson off and has taken his back!
Hakansson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Greatrix controlling the position well here. Hakansson rolled but Greatrix kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hakansson tries to escape the position.
Hakansson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Greatrix.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Greatrix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hakansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Greatrix misses with a wild combination.
Greatrix misses with a looping right.
Hakansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greatrix.
A swing and a miss from Greatrix.
Greatrix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Hakansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Hakansson.
Hakansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greatrix is fending him off so far but Hakansson persists. Nope, Greatrix circles away and we're back to standing.
Greatrix with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greatrix looks for the body kick but Hakansson saw that one coming.
Hakansson misses with a body shot.
Hakansson moves out of range of the body kick from Greatrix.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greatrix. Hakansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakansson lands a really nice looking cross but Greatrix seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greatrix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hakansson. That did some damage!
Hakansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greatrix.
Greatrix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greatrix tries to bum rush Hakansson with a series of wild strikes but Hakansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greatrix wants to land a leg kick but Hakansson is out of range.
Hakansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Greatrix swings widly with a right hand
and Hakansson counters with a left and a right... And another left! Greatrix is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Hakansson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 2471 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Paul Welch (ranked 324 p4p, 346 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sauvage Thibodeaux has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sauvage Thibodeaux seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Welch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Welch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thibodeaux somewhat.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Welch lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a takedown attempt - Welch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Welch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Welch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welch throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux clinches with his opponent.
Thibodeaux turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thibodeaux manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Welch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thibodeaux looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Welch is avoiding damage well.
Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux lands some shots froms side control.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Welch struggling a bit here.
Thibodeaux taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working away.
Welch tries to bench press Thibodeaux off him but Thibodeaux keeps the position.
Welch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thibodeaux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thibodeaux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Welch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Welch trying to remain calm as Thibodeaux controls from the top position.
Welch wants to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
Thibodeaux in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thibodeaux in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thibodeaux is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Welch some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Welch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Welch tries to improve position but can't.
Thibodeaux is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Welch looks calm but he's in trouble here. Thibodeaux gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Welch is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Thibodeaux lets go of the hold and Welch can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
During a confident post fight interview, Sauvage Thibodeaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2318 p4p, 1588 weight class) and Beanin Jiet (ranked 295 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiet staying out of range there.
Jiet clinches with his opponent.
Jiet lands with a left to the head.
Cejka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiet's elbow.
Jiet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jiet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cejka lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiet has a couple of punches blocked by Cejka.
Jiet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jiet.
Cejka lands an uppercut.
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!
Cejka prevents a body shot from Jiet.
Jiet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Jiet blocking some punches.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cejka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Jiet - that landed with a thud.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Cejka avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.
Cejka tries to work over Jiet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka blocking some punches.
Cejka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jiet tries to throw a body punch but Cejka avoids it by throwing Jiet back against the cage.
Jiet misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Jiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cejka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jiet up against the cage.
Jiet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cejka leaning against his opponent.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jiet fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cejka misses with some punches.
A short right from Jiet.
Cejka slowing the pace effectively.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Cejka pushes Jiet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cejka blocks it with crossed arms.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiet misses with a body punch.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Jiet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiet lands a shot to the body.
Jiet blocks a body shot from Cejka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cejka stalling against the cage.
Cejka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jiet tries to work over Cejka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Jiet lands a nice uppercut.
Jiet lands a body shot.
Cejka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jiet misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiet.
Jiet struggles to land a body shot inside as Cejka controls his hands.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jiet misses with the head strike.
Cejka presses Jiet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiet lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cejka tries to throw a body punch but Jiet avoids it by throwing Cejka back against the cage.
Jiet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cejka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cejka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cejka controlling the action here for a moment.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beanin Jiet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jiet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejka.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cejka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cejka misses with the combination.
Cejka rushes Jiet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cejka cracks Jiet with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiet crunches a lovely knee into Cejka's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Jiet fails to land.
Cejka misses with a body punch.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiet lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a knee to the head.
Jiet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cejka.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Jiet lands an uppercut.
Jiet cracks Cejka with a nice body shot.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Jiet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Cejka.
Jiet being controlled against the cage.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiet.
Jiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cejka is defending well for now.
Beanin Jiet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Jiet lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Cejka avoids the damage to the body.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jiet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cejka's elbow.
Jiet takes a shot to the head.
Cejka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Jiet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jiet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka scores with a shot to the side of Jiet's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cejka.
Jiet gets through Cejka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka tries to work over Jiet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
Jiet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Cejka is rocked!
Jiet swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Cejka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but Cejka blocks with his arms.
Jiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Jiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cejka.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cejka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Cejka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jiet has Cejka pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cejka is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jiet - that's hurt Cejka badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cejka is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cejka doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Beanin Jiet!
During a confident post fight interview, Beanin Jiet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chen Mei (ranked 1157 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 162 p4p, 226 weight class). Darrell Newsome has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chen Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newsome instigates a clinch.
Newsome keeps control of Mei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mei is trying to force a seperation but Newsome has the dominant position.
Mei tries to circle away but Newsome has him pinned against the cage.
Newsome working aggressively here.
Mei wants to break free but Newsome has control.
Newsome misses with some punches.
Newsome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newsome throws a punch but it's blocked by Mei.
Newsome struggles to land a body shot inside as Mei controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newsome as Mei tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Newsome.
A short left from Newsome.
Mei breaks the clinch.
Mei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newsome looks to land a left hand but Mei moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Mei's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome misses with a right hand
and Newsome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Darrell Newsome has been cut.
Mei throws a leg kick
letting Newsome counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Newsome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newsome scores with a jab. Mei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Newsome misses its intended target.
Newsome lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newsome lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Newsome lands with a hook. Mei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Newsome throws a shot from downtown. Mei moves away and avoids it.
Newsome has Mei up against the cage in a clinch.
Mei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Mei - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newsome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Mei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newsome can't find room to land a body shot as Mei controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mei.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome keeps control of Mei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mei is trying to break the clinch but Newsome is controlling him.
A short right from Newsome on the inside.
Newsome working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mei is looking to break free of the clinch but Newsome has double underhooks.
Newsome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Newsome lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mei or not.
Mei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newsome throws a hook but Mei blocks it.
It looked like Mei was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Newsome.
Newsome darts in and clinches Mei up against the cage.
Newsome has Mei pressed against the cage, preventing Mei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newsome works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome misses with a right hand
and Mei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Newsome misses.
Newsome pushes Mei up against the cage in a clinch.
Mei breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Mei.
Mei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mei lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Newsome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Newsome's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Newsome is looking to clinch but Mei is avoiding it.
Mei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newsome throws out the jab.
Mei throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Newsome there.
Nice cross by Newsome.
Mei is rocked!
BAM! Newsome delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mei like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Darrell Newsome!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Johnson (ranked 771 p4p, 1168 weight class) and Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 119 p4p, 185 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haruki Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bonaparte misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonaparte finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
 It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte with a nice calf kick.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Bonaparte.
Johnson misses with a hook
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Haruki Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte lands a jab.
Bonaparte drops Johnson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Johnson looks back up at him and smiles so Bonaparte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonaparte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice jab there from Bonaparte.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haruki Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a big right hand! Oh Johnson is in trouble here! Bonaparte follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Bonaparte!
Jacques Bonaparte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 1048 p4p, 1199 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 150 p4p, 167 weight class). Chomofsky's entrance music is Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. A fine choice. 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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8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano moves out of range as Chomofsky strikes.
Romano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romano rushes Chomofsky and presses him up against the cage.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomofsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chomofsky backwards.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomofsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chomofsky.
Romano moves into range and clinches up with Chomofsky.
Chomofsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky blocking some punches.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Chomofsky takes a shot to the head.
Romano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chomofsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romano is defending well.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Chomofsky controls the action.
Chomofsky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romano after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to Chomofsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romano misses with some punches.
Romano lands a left hand.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomofsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomofsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chomofsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Romano.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Chomofsky controls the action.
Chomofsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romano.
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!
Romano prevents a body shot from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky lands with a light punch inside.
Romano is working Chomofsky over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
Chomofsky breaks the clinch.
Chomofsky tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano tries to work over Chomofsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chomofsky fails to land.
Chomofsky breaks the clinch.
Romano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chomofsky fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romano misses with a left hand
and Chomofsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romano moves into the clinch successfully.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Chomofsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chomofsky jumps guard.
Romano has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Chomofsky to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Romano is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Chomofsky pulls down on the head and he's put Romano to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Linkavitch Chomofsky!
After winning the bout, Linkavitch Chomofsky 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 451 p4p, 908 weight class) and Robert Kelly (ranked 71 p4p, 130 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Esposito sprawls well initially but Kelly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelly throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Kelly tries to pass to full mount but Esposito defends it.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Esposito to regain full guard.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Esposito has wrist control.
Kelly advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Esposito's coaches at FIST OF FURY 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.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Esposito controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Esposito has escaped the position, nice work there.
Esposito avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kelly.
Kelly is trying to get an arm triangle but Esposito is defending well.
Kelly trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Esposito controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Esposito tries to buck Kelly off but Kelly is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esposito taking a bit of punishment here - Kelly scoring with strikes.
Kelly trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Kelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Kelly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Esposito works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Esposito has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kelly uses his free foot to push down on Esposito's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Esposito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly throws some wild stikes that Esposito manages to avoid easily.
Kelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kelly looking to ground and pound but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Kelly unloads with some shots from mount but Esposito bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kelly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Esposito because Kelly loaded up on that one.
Esposito manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Esposito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Kelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Esposito counters with a body kick that stops Kelly in his tracks momentarily.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Esposito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly works Esposito's body with a nice hook.
Kelly misses with a right hand
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Esposito is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Esposito circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Nice body kick there by Esposito.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Esposito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kelly really felt that one!
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
 Kelly is rocked!
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kelly out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Leonardo Esposito!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonardo Esposito thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Robert Kelly had this to say: '(singing) I feel soooo freaky tonight...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 534 p4p, 896 weight class) and Cathal Doherty (ranked 89 p4p, 145 weight class). Doherty has chosen Jeremy- Pearl Jam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty misses with a hook
and Nikolau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Cathal Doherty has been cut.
Doherty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doherty staying out of range there.
Doherty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Nikolau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doherty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikolau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doherty with a nice cross.
Nikolau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Nikolau misses
and Nikolau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doherty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doherty swings for the body but Nikolau moves out of range.
It looked like Nikolau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nikolau throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikolau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolau takes one on the button.
Doherty lands with an overhand left.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Nikolau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nikolau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doherty cracks Nikolau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doherty punishes Nikolau's body with a nice straight punch.
Doherty lands the left hand.
Doherty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doherty takes a swing at Nikolau's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Doherty misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolau is looking for a counter combo.
Doherty misses with a right hand
and Nikolau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doherty missing with a left hand there. Nikolau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikolau lands a nice looking body kick.
Nikolau darts in and clinches Doherty up against the cage.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
Doherty tries to circle away but Nikolau has him pinned against the cage.
Nikolau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nikolau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikolau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikolau can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Nikolau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nikolau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikolau misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolau misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolau prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Doherty wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikolau won't allow it.
Nikolau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikolau.
Doherty tries to break free but Nikolau pushes him back against the cage.
Doherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikolau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doherty looks to land a left hand but Nikolau moved out of range nicely.
Nikolau throws a big counter combination but Doherty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
Doherty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nikolau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nikolau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Nikolau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doherty.
An attempted straight right counter from Nikolau misses the target.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Nikolau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Doherty! Nikolau lets Doherty back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Doherty is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nikolau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws the left hand but Nikolau avoids the punch easily.
Doherty lands a right hook to the body.
Nikolau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
Nikolau is looking to counter punch.
Nikolau needs to keep his hands up - Doherty had a free shot at his head there.
Nikolau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikolau is looking for a counter combo.
Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Nikolau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doherty misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolau counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolau walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Doherty drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nikolau swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Doherty's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panagiotis Nikolau!
Panagiotis Nikolau retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Panagiotis Nikolau 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 812 p4p, 741 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 111 p4p, 101 weight class). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alain Aspect's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspect slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aspect has managed to clinch.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh lands a shot to the body.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Longabaugh.
A head punch on the inside from Longabaugh fails to land.
Aspect doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Aspect.
Aspect lands an elbow inside that Longabaugh shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alain Aspect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh ducks under a wild hook from Aspect.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Aspect misses
and Longabaugh counters with a nice uppercut.
Aspect looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longabaugh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspect scores with a jab. Longabaugh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aspect is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aspect looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
Longabaugh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aspect throws a looping overhand right but Longabaugh ducks down to avoid it.
Aspect lands a jab.
Aspect misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aspect darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect connects with a good right hand that stumbles Longabaugh. Longabaugh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aspect lands a nice shot that snaps Longabaugh's head back.
Aspect is looking to clinch.
Aspect misses with a straight left.
Longabaugh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Aspect takes a swing at Longabaugh's ribcage but misses.
Aspect is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longabaugh.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aspect misses with a lunging right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a straight right hand.
Aspect throws an off balance right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a nice right hand that sends Aspect toppling to the canvas! Aspect scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Longabaugh finish him?!
Aspect is rocked!
It looks like Alain Aspect has been cut.
Aspect missing with a left hand there. Longabaugh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Longabaugh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Aspect is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aspect misses the body punch
and Longabaugh 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 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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