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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hamada (ranked 2717 p4p, 4167 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 355 p4p, 487 weight class). Mada has chosen Fighter Mode as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mada sprawling to the canvas! Mada rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hamada finish him?!
 Mada is rocked!
 It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Hamada lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mada crumples to the floor! Hamada milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Hamada!
Ryo Hamada spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Gajah Mada was interviewed post fight and said 'World please forgive Me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Okafor (ranked 2553 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Jonas Carvalho (ranked 276 p4p, 361 weight class). Jonas Carvalho acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Okafor.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Okafor dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Carvalho avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Okafor avoids nicely.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okafor.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okafor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
A big left from Okafor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Okafor with a series of wild strikes but Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Carvalho is out of range.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Okafor misses.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Carvalho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Okafor avoids nicely.
Okafor thumps Carvalho with a low kick.
Okafor moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Carvalho throws a combination that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okafor. That one must have hurt.
Carvalho looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor lands a head kick. Carvalho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okafor throws a head kick that Carvalho semi-blocks.
Okafor jabs Carvalho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okafor scores with a head kick. Carvalho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carvalho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Okafor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though.
Okafor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carvalho is rocked!
Okafor connects with a stiff jab that staggers Carvalho - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Okafor!
After winning the bout, John Okafor 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 Rutger Petrov (ranked 2645 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Turd McPherson (ranked 284 p4p, 274 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses the jab.
McPherson with the counter takedown but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McPherson's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Petrov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McPherson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Petrov has cracked it and McPherson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Petrov !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rutger Petrov !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 1970 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 267 p4p, 307 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve scores with a jab.
 It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Hall cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Steve has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Steve misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve lands with a right hand.
Hall throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steve.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.
Steve throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steve throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Steve misses.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve lands a jab-cross combination.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sirus Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a leg kick that misses.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirus Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Hall lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jay Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steve is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steve has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is trying to keep Steve in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Steve.
Hall wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hall is pushing down on Steve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steve is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Steve is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling Hall's posture.
Hall trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Steve manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Steve throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Steve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Steve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sirus Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sirus Hall's cut.
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!
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve misses with a body shot.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steve defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve is trying to improve his position.
Steve is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Steve defends it.
Sirus Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steve works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steve trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall has gone for a leg lock! Steve slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Steve content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hall has locked up a guillotine! Hall's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Steve is holding on here and Hall must be using up a lot of energy. Steve has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hall gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sirus Hall!
Sirus Hall gave a mention to Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 2001 p4p, 1897 weight class) and Alois Vrana (ranked 299 p4p, 284 weight class). Caleb DeCoteau 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb DeCoteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana slips under a jab from DeCoteau.
Vrana thuds his shin into the meat of DeCoteau's side.
Vrana misses with an uppercut
and DeCoteau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeCoteau moves out of range of the body kick.
Vrana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeCoteau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vrana.
DeCoteau takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Caleb DeCoteau has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vrana.
Vrana lands a nice looking body kick.
DeCoteau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vrana cracks a nice hook into DeCoteau's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeCoteau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrana throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Vrana.
Vrana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeCoteau is breathing heavily.
Vrana works the jab nicely.
Vrana throws a head kick that misses.
Vrana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like DeCoteau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vrana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrana throws a shot from downtown. DeCoteau moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that DeCoteau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vrana lands with an uppercut that bounces DeCoteau off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle, before Vrana throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into DeCoteau's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Vrana lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alois Vrana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 1152 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Edgar Frankies (ranked 153 p4p, 234 weight class). Liee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. Frankies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Steady as she goes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Brusse Liee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies throws a lazy right hand but Liee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liee throws a right and a left that Frankies avoids nicely.
Frankies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liee pushes off an throws an elbow but Frankies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liee lands a shoulder strike.
Frankies managing to block the knees to the body from Liee.
Liee pushes Frankies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frankies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liee can't break the clinch.
Liee tries to throw a body punch but Frankies avoids it by throwing Liee back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Liee.
It looks like Edgar Frankies has been cut.
Liee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liee lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee misses with a punch to the body.
Liee tries to throw a body punch but Frankies avoids it by throwing Liee back against the cage.
Liee lands an elbow inside that Frankies shrugs off.
Liee cracks Frankies with a nice body shot.
Liee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Liee on the inside.
Frankies goes for a takedown attempt but Liee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frankies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liee waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Frankies. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Frankies to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Frankies is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankies can't keep his opponent in guard - Liee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frankies is still in real trouble! Can Liee finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frankies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liee.
Frankies seems to have recovered his senses.
Liee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee trying to control from half guard but Frankies is working away.
Liee is controlling the pace.
Liee is looking to take a break and control but Frankies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frankies keeps working.
Liee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frankies is just riding it out for now. Liee eventually gives up the hold.
Liee wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frankies is not content to let Liee control the position.
Liee trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frankies tries to get to full guard but Liee has control of the leg.
Liee is thwarting Frankies's attempts to control the position.
Frankies gets back to full guard.
Frankies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Liee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liee wants to control from the top but Frankies keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Frankies's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frankies tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frankies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liee is looking for a counter combo.
Frankies shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Liee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liee.
Frankies is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frankies defends it easily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Frankies controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liee throws a right and a left that Frankies avoids nicely.
Frankies has closed the distance and engaged Liee in a clinch.
Frankies throws a punch but it's blocked by Liee.
Liee tries to throw a body punch but Frankies avoids it by throwing Liee back against the cage.
Liee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liee.
Frankies gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Liee is trying is best to control the position here.
Frankies stalling.
Liee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee trying to control from the bottom.
Frankies content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Liee keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Frankies fails to land the takedown.
Liee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frankies.
Liee throws a right hand that Frankies ducks under and follows up with a left that Frankies also avoids with ease.
Frankies wants to counter with a clinch but Liee pushes him away.
Liee connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Frankies! He's out on his feet! Liee rushes in and drops Frankies with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brusse Liee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brusse Liee thanked Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 616 p4p, 1266 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 84 p4p, 171 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kevin Faulk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
190
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29
202
20 - 12 - 0 |
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faulk checks a leg kick.
Faulk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Faulk looks for the body kick but Lang saw that one coming.
Faulk moves forwards but Lang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Faulk tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Faulk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faulk tries to clinch up.
Faulk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
Lang connects with a body shot that sends Faulk's belly button to the back.
Lang clinches up against the cage.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of Faulk's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Lang lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang avoiding damage.
Faulk pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
I was talking to Lang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Faulk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Faulk's ribcage. Faulk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Lang finds it's target.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Lang.
Faulk swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang lunges at Faulk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faulk's hand.
Lang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Faulk throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faulk defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faulk instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk is looking to control Lang's arms but Lang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faulk has his back to the cage.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
The referee calls for Faulk to work.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faulk leaning against his opponent.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Faulk tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lang stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faulk pushes Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clubber Lang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of Faulk's head.
Lang tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk has Lang pushed against the cage.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faulk misses with a straight right.
Faulk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk lands the left hand.
No joy there for Faulk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Lang.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Faulk unleashes a big counter combination but Lang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Faulk tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Faulk misses with an uppercut.
Kevin Faulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faulk. Faulk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faulk momentarily.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faulk's head.
Faulk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Faulk. Faulk maintains the clinch.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Faulk misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Faulk's knee momentarily.
Faulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang thumps Faulk with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Faulk blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Faulk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faulk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lang, pushing him back against the cage.
Lang being controlled against the cage.
Faulk has Lang pushed against the cage.
Faulk breaks from the clinch.
Lang with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Faulk throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Faulk throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Faulk throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Faulk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Faulk. Faulk maintains the clinch.
Faulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
Faulk being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lang leaning against his opponent.
Faulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang is leaning against Faulk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faulk can do to turn this around?
Lang working aggressively here.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Lang.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Faulk walks into a straight right hand from Lang.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Faulk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Faulk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faulk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lang.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang looking to stall.
Faulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang looks to throw a body kick
letting Faulk counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces Faulk off the cage and back into range.
Faulk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faulk darts in and clinches Lang up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faulk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faulk letting Lang take a breather here.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Lang.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faulk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Lang tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faulk trying to stall but Lang improves his position.
Lang slowing the pace effectively.
Faulk looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faulk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faulk misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lang.
Good body shot from Lang.
Lang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kevin Faulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faulk prevents a body shot from Lang.
Faulk trying to stall but Lang improves his position.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Lang.
Lang is stalling here.
Faulk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 561 p4p, 1096 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 87 p4p, 161 weight class). Joey Chandler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zwirn as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Zwirn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zwirn defending well as Chandler loads up on a big left hand.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Zwirn.
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
Zwirn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Zwirn. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Zwirn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chandler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zwirn's head backwards.
Chandler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zwirn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chandler connects with a looping right hand.
Chandler slips under a jab from Zwirn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses
and Zwirn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zwirn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frederick Zwirn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler throws a hook to the side of Zwirn's head but Zwirn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Zwirn misses the target.
Chandler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zwirn on his heels. He'll look to pass Zwirn's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Zwirn has wrist control.
Zwirn working a defensive guard here.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zwirn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zwirn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chandler chips away with some ground and pound.
Chandler trying to control but Zwirn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Zwirn has wrist control.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zwirn keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Zwirn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Zwirn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zwirn.
Zwirn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zwirn quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zwirn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Zwirn dodges it nicely.
Chandler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwirn has hold of Chandler's hands but Chandler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chandler trying to control from half guard but Zwirn is working away.
Chandler wants to pass to mount but Zwirn is defending the position.
Chandler drops an elbow to the side of Zwirn's head.
Chandler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwirn's head.
Nice strikes from Chandler there.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwirn's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zwirn's head.
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Zwirn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zwirn defending well though.
Zwirn taking some punishment here, with Chandler in his half guard.
Chandler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Chandler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Chandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chandler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zwirn is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Zwirn circles away and we're back to standing.
Chandler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler dives in for a single leg takedown but Zwirn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zwirn is looking to counter the offense by Chandler and move into the clinch.
Chandler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zwirn's waist but Zwirn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chandler off to one side.
Zwirn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Frederick Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Zwirn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chandler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler stalling.
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zwirn defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chandler lands with a punch from half guard.
Zwirn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.
Zwirn has hold of Chandler's hands but Chandler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joey Chandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zwirn defending well though.
Chandler working Zwirn over with strikes.
Chandler winds up and cracks Zwirn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zwirn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Chandler with the ground and pound but Zwirn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chandler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Zwirn blocks nicely.
Chandler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chandler passes Zwirn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler winds up and cracks Zwirn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zwirn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chandler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zwirn!
Chandler raining down shots from the mount!
Chandler working Zwirn over with strikes here.
Chandler with the ground and pound from mount.
Zwirn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zwirn tries to get out of the position.
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!
Chandler breaks from Zwirn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Chandler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler controlling the pace for now.
Chandler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chandler misses with a head shot.
Chandler lands a nice shot to the head.
Chandler dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Zwirn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chandler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chandler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zwirn?
Chandler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chandler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zwirn is in a horrible position here. Chandler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chandler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Chandler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zwirn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chandler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zwirn is looking to escape.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chandler dominating with strikes here.
Chandler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chandler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chandler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chandler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler misses with a jab to the body
and Zwirn counters with a left to the body.
Chandler takes a swing at Zwirn's ribcage but misses.
Zwirn is looking to counter punch.
Zwirn defending well as Chandler loads up on a big left hand.
Chandler lands a lovely overhand right.
Chandler has his takedown stuffed
and Zwirn counters with a straight right hand.
Chandler misses with an uppercut
and Zwirn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chandler.
Zwirn misses with a hook.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zwirn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Chandler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zwirn staying out of range there.
Zwirn jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zwirn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chandler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chandler working some strikes from top position.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler working some strikes from top position.
Chandler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chandler lands a couple of elbows.
Chandler works over Zwirn with some ground and pound from guard.
Chandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler is working Zwirn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chandler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chandler cracks Zwirn with a solid left hand.
Chandler is stalling in the full guard.
Chandler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zwirn keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zwirn leaves Chandler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frederick Zwirn is winning the standup battle so far.
Zwirn throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn misses with a looping left.
Zwirn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Frederick Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler throws a shot from downtown. Zwirn moves away and avoids it.
Zwirn throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Chandler dives in for a single leg takedown but Zwirn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zwirn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chandler is chipping away with strikes.
Chandler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chandler wants to control but Zwirn is keeping him busy.
Frederick Zwirn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwirn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chandler 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Chandler!
Our winner, Joey Chandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 168 p4p, 839 weight class) and Marko Bakar (ranked 26 p4p, 127 weight class). Bolleke comes to the cage accompanied by RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakar misses with a head kick.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bakar sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Bakar.
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Bakar lands with a right hand.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakar.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Bolleke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
Marko Bakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Bakar.
Bakar looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
Bakar misses with a straight left.
Bakar slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Bakar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Bakar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakar tries to score with a low kick but Bolleke moves his leg out of the way.
Bolleke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bakar tries to avoid it but Bolleke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bakar to the ground. Bakar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bakar throws out a counter right but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bolleke avoids the head kick by Bakar.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Bakar's head but Bakar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke tries to move into range but Bakar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolleke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolleke's head.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar throws a head kick that misses.
Bolleke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Bolleke.
Bolleke blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Bakar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Bakar lands.
Bakar throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Bakar 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with a good body shot.
Bakar throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bakar misses its intended target.
Bakar throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bakar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bolleke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Bakar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolleke's hands.
Bakar blocks a jab.
Bakar throws a big shot that misses.
Bakar throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolleke misses the target.
Bakar throws a right hand that misses
and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bolleke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bakar wants to control but Bolleke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bakar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bakar trying to control here.
Bakar is looking for a sweep. Bolleke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working Bakar over with strikes.
Bakar trying to control here.
Bolleke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bakar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolleke is thwarting Bakar's attempts to control the position.
Bakar is looking to improve his position.
Bakar is controlling Bolleke's trapped leg to prevent Bolleke from advancing to side control.
Bolleke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bakar defends it well.
Bakar is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolleke lands with a punch from half guard.
Bakar wants to get back to full guard but Bolleke has passed into side control.
Bolleke working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bakar can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolleke lands an elbow.
Bolleke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bolleke working away.
Bakar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolleke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolleke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Bolleke scoring with punches from side control.
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bakar throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Bakar thuds his right hand into Bolleke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolleke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bakar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bakar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolleke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Bakar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Bakar misses
and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bakar won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bakar is not content to let Bolleke control the position.
Bolleke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bakar wants to control but Bolleke postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke is staying tight to Bakar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bolleke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bolleke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bakar some visible discomfort.
Bakar is looking to regain half guard here but Bolleke keeps moving and retains side control.
Bakar is trying to control Bolleke's posture but Bolleke avoids it.
Bakar is holding Bolleke down, trying to stall.
Bolleke landing a few strikes.
Bakar taking a bit of punishment here - Bolleke scoring with strikes.
Bolleke 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.
Bakar tries to buck Bolleke off but Bolleke is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oscar Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolleke drops an elbow to the side of Bakar's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bolleke lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke is nestled in close to Bakar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bolleke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bakar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolleke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bolleke lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakar is trying to control but can't.
Bolleke working over Bakar with some ground and pound. Bakar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bakar is in trouble now - Bolleke has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bolleke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bakar is rocked!
Bakar working to try and regain half guard.
Bakar regains half guard.
Bakar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bolleke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bolleke landing strikes from the mount.
Bakar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolleke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke breaks from Bakar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolleke postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bakar badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bolleke around the waist but Bolleke pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bolleke is the winner by TKO! Bolleke jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Bolleke!
Oscar Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Oscar Bolleke 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 Lion Tiger (ranked 243 p4p, 512 weight class) and Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 32 p4p, 65 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Alok - Hear Me Tonight blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salajudin Ii swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Salajudin Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salajudin Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salajudin Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salajudin Ii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salajudin Ii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salajudin Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii throws a good cross that connects.
Tiger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salajudin Ii misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Salajudin Ii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salajudin Ii 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.
Salajudin Ii gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tiger gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lion Tiger!
Lion Tiger retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Lion Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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