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DMMA 212 Narushima vs Okongwu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2239 p4p, 3976 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 355 p4p, 554 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Marius misses.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
Hardman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardman misses the jab.
Marius avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Marius lands with a straight right. Hardman didn't see that one coming.
Hardman lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Hardman takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hardman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardman cracks Marius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hardman finish him?
 Marius is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Hardman tumbling to the mat! Marius takes a step backwards and waves Hardman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Hardman is rocked!
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Hardman throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
Marius moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Marius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardman sends Marius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hardman is motioning to the referee to let Marius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman throws a combination that misses
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Hardman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marius's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius blocks a jab.
Hardman lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardman or perhaps it was just good defense by Marius, which made it look bad.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Hardman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardman throws a right and a left that Marius avoids nicely.
Marius throws a big shot that misses.
Marius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hardman connects with a body shot that sends Marius's belly button to the back.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Marius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
Hardman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marius misses with a wild combination.
Hardman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardman misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Hardman misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Marius throws a nice looking combination but Hardman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardman throws a shot to the body.
Hardman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Hardman misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius works Hardman's body with a nice hook.
Marius takes one to the chin there.
Hardman blocks a head kick by Marius.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marius is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius being controlled against the cage.
Hardman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardman wants to stall.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Marius avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius prevents a body shot from Hardman.
Hardman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardman lands a nice hook to Marius's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardman moves out of range as Marius throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardman throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Hardman tests Marius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardman throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hardman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Hardman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardman is wise to it.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardman is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Hardman connects with a combination that backs up Marius into the cage. Hardman lands a flurry of punches that gets past Marius's guard. Marius is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hardman bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Hardman!
A relieved looking Brock Hardman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 3819 p4p, 2590 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 538 p4p, 417 weight class). Ruyjini has chosen 修羅ã®èŠ± Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Very quick |
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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruyjini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Ruyjini seems unphased.
Ruyjini throws a low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruyjini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruyjini swings widly with a right hand
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruyjini looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Norton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruyjini lands a jab to the nose.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruyjini in his tracks.
Norton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Ruyjini misses
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ki Ruyjini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruyjini throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Ruyjini.
Norton avoids the head kick by Ruyjini.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruyjini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNorton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruyjini is trying to force a seperation but Norton has the dominant position.
Ruyjini is trying to break free.
Norton pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruyjini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.
It appears Norton was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruyjini throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruyjini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
Ruyjini lands with a nice body punch.
Ruyjini thumps Norton with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton looks for the body kick but Ruyjini saw that one coming.
Norton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses with a few strikes there.
Norton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruyjini connects with a right hand. Norton shakes it off.
Ruyjini looks to land a combination but Norton avoids it well.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Ruyjini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Norton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norton throwing a counter right hand but Ruyjini manages to avoid it.
Norton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norton defending well as Ruyjini loads up on a big left hand.
Ruyjini throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Ruyjini throws a leg kick but Norton checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruyjini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruyjini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruyjini misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Ruyjini.
Ruyjini misses with a low kick.
Ruyjini scores with a jab to the jaw 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!
Ruyjini avoids the head kick by Norton.
Ruyjini throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruyjini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton looks to clinch
and Ruyjini counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruyjini scores with a sloppy right hand. Norton should have avoided that one.
Ruyjini moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
A big right from Ruyjini misses.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ki Ruyjini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ki Ruyjini'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.
Norton throws a solid leg kick but Ruyjini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norton.
Norton gets a clinch.
Ruyjini lands with a right to the head.
Ruyjini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruyjini misses with a looping left.
Norton throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ruyjini avoids it.
Ruyjini throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Ruyjini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norton has time to react.
Ruyjini tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ruyjini misses.
Norton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruyjini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruyjini misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Ruyjini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruyjini. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruyjini misses with a left hand
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruyjini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruyjini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norton.
Norton is looking for a counter combo.
Ruyjini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruyjini blocks a head kick by Norton.
Norton staying out of range there.
Norton staying out of range there.
Ruyjini lands a really nice looking cross but Norton seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruyjini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Ruyjini catches Norton right on the button with a cross.
Ruyjini throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruyjini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norton tries to clinch but Ruyjini is having none of it.
Ruyjini misses with a low kick.
Ruyjini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruyjini with the inside leg kick.
Norton fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norton. That's going to slow Ruyjini down.
Norton takes one to the side of the head.
Ruyjini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruyjini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton drives through and clinches with Ruyjini against the cage.
Ruyjini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Ruyjini controls the action.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norton slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Ruyjini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruyjini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton is looking to clinch but Ruyjini is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ki Ruyjini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ki Ruyjini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruyjini misses with a low kick.
Ruyjini scores with a jab.
Ruyjini lands with a hook. Norton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruyjini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruyjini moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruyjini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruyjini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruyjini throws a combination. Norton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Ruyjini does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruyjini feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton stalks Ruyjini and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruyjini's face. Ruyjini staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruyjini fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruyjini.
Norton is rocked!
A big right from Ruyjini misses.
Norton slips under a jab.
Norton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruyjini misses with a hook.
Norton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruyjini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ruyjini. Those never looked like landing.
Norton takes the fight into the clinch.
Norton working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruyjini wants to break free but Norton has control.
Ruyjini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruyjini misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ruyjini fails to land.
Ruyjini breaks the clinch.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruyjini circles away.
Ruyjini tries to score with a low kick but Norton moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruyjini.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruyjini moves away.
Norton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruyjini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Ruyjini misses.
Ruyjini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norton.
Ruyjini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton tries to clinch up but Ruyjini circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruyjini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruyjini cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.
Norton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton is looking to clinch.
Ruyjini misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Ruyjini throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Norton misses its target.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ki Ruyjini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norton fails to land with a series of punches.
Norton moves forwards but Ruyjini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruyjini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruyjini cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruyjini fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruyjini misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruyjini swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ki Ruyjini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruyjini 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ki Ruyjini!
A victorious Ki Ruyjini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Jack (ranked 1869 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 252 p4p, 290 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Mustang Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Jack counters with a solid body kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off.
Jack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee takes one on the button.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Jack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Jack cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Jack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Mustang Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack slips under a jab from Lee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jack rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance but Jack moves to the side
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is rocked!
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Jack sends Lee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jack is motioning to the referee to let Lee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
That kick from Jack tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Jack scores with a body shot.
Jack throws a lazy body kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack scores with a head kick.
Jack throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jack as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Bruce Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a head kick!
 It looks like Mustang Jack has been cut.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustang Jack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jack scores with a three punch combo!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Lee avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack misses with the combination.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Jack tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Jack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee misses the jab.
Jack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Jack.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mustang Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Jack counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jack drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Bruce Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Jack shakes him off and moves away.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Jack lands the left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustang Jack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peoples Champion (ranked 2587 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 300 p4p, 247 weight class). Champion's entrance music is Aegukka. A fine choice. Johnston has chosen Dacw 'Nghariad as his entrance music. Martin Johnston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peoples Champion's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peoples Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Champion is looking to counter punch.
Johnston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champion lands a nice shot that snaps Johnston's head back.
It looks like Martin Johnston has been cut.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Champion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Champion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Champion is looking to counter punch.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Champion tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston throws a right hand that Champion ducks under and follows up with a left that Champion also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Champion. That's going to slow Johnston down.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've been told by Champion's head coaches at Belmiro Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Champion just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Johnston has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peoples Champion!
Peoples Champion tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Martin Johnston was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 687 p4p, 811 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 90 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Misawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Misawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie is controlling Misawa's posture.
Misawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Misawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Misawa wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa looking to control.
Misawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Misawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Misawa trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Misawa wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Misawa is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Misawa is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Misawa avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Misawa is trying to control but can't.
Gracie 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.
Misawa wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Misawa tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Misawa is looking to improve his position.
Misawa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Misawa is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
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 Anderson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Misawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie slips a jab from Misawa.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Misawa.
Misawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie moves out of range as Misawa strikes.
Misawa throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Misawa throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Misawa lands with a left to the head.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Misawa or not.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misawa prevents a body shot from Gracie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie digs a right hand into Misawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Misawa's gas tank.
Misawa is breathing heavily.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Misawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Misawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa stalling against the cage.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misawa can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misawa smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Misawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Misawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Misawa.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
Misawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Misawa into the cage.
Misawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misawas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Misawa digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Misawa is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Misawa controls the pace.
Misawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Misawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Misawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie is working an open guard so Misawa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitsu Misawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitsu Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Misawa's shoulder, as Misawa tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Misawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Misawa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Misawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misawa lands a shoulder strike.
Misawa lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Gracie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Gracie!
A relieved looking Anderson Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Harrisburg (ranked 2867 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 150 p4p, 98 weight class). Vlastimil Vyr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrisburg throws the left hand but Vyr avoids the punch easily.
Harrisburg blocks a jab.
Harrisburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vyr.
Vyr slips a straight right by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg misses with a hook. Vyr ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Vyr misses.
Jab, jab by Vyr - just one landing.
Vyr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vyr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrisburg slips under a jab from Vyr.
Vyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrisburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Vyr.
Vyr moves away from the strike by Harrisburg.
It seemed like Vyr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vyr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrisburg, pushing him back against the cage.
Vyr stalling against the cage.
Vyr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vyr lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrisburg backwards.
Vyr lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vyr.
Harrisburg is trying to pull guard but Vyr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vyr stalling in the clinch.
Harrisburg is trying to break free.
Vyr lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg tries to circle away but Vyr has him pinned against the cage.
Vyr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Harrisburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vyr lands a body punch.
Vyr cracks Harrisburg with a nice body shot.
Harrisburg is breathing heavily.
Vyr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vyr.
It looks like Brock Harrisburg has been cut.
Vyr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vyr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrisburg is trying to force a seperation but Vyr has the dominant position.
Harrisburg tries to break free but Vyr pushes him back against the cage.
Vyr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrisburg backwards.
Vyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vyr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vyr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vyr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vyr taking a breather.
Vyr gets through Harrisburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vyr.
Vyr lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vyr.
Vyr has Harrisburg pushed against the cage.
Vyr lands an uppercut.
Vyr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harrisburg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vyr can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vyr.
Harrisburg wants to break free but Vyr has control.
A short body shot lands from Vyr as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Vyr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vyr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vyr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrisburg wants to break free but Vyr has control.
Vyr gets through Harrisburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Vyr.
Harrisburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrisburg throws an overhand right that lands on Vyr's shoulder, as Vyr tries to avoid the shot.
Vyr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrisburg with a body shot.
Vyr misses with a wild body shot.
Harrisburg quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vyr darts in and clinches Harrisburg up against the cage.
Vyr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harrisburg tries to break the clinch but Vyr is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vyr lands with a left to the head.
Harrisburg is trying to break the clinch but Vyr is controlling him.
Harrisburg wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vyr has Harrisburg pressed against the cage, preventing Harrisburg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vyr lands with a light punch inside.
Vyr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrisburg's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vyr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vyr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Vyr on the inside.
Vyr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrisburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vyr avoiding damage.
Vyr lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr works on Harrisburg's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Vyr.
Vyr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vyr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrisburg takes a shot to the head.
Vyr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vyr scores with a shot to the side of Harrisburg's head.
Vyr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vyr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vyr.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrisburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Vyr won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Vyr.
Harrisburg tries to circle away but Vyr has him pinned against the cage.
Vyr lands a shoulder strike.
Harrisburg managing to block the knees to the body from Vyr.
Vyr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrisburg backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlastimil Vyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Harrisburg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vyr bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Harrisburg! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Harrisburg is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Vyr stands up over Harrisburg, holding on to his feet. Vyr throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Harrisburg is out cold! Vyr lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vlastimil Vyr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Longchain (ranked 1577 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 189 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen scores with a leg kick.
Van Thüringen dips to his left and cracks Longchain with an uppercut!
Longchain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Thüringen as he jumps to the side.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick that misses.
Longchain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Thüringen tests Longchain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
Longchain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Longchain counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Thüringen jabs at Longchain's body.
Longchain throws a head kick that misses.
Van Thüringen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longchain.
Longchain tries a head kick but it misses.
Longchain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Thüringen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longchain throws a front kick aimed at Van Thüringen's knee but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
Van Thüringen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Thüringen misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Thüringen. That's going to slow Longchain down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands a slapping body shot.
Longchain tries to move into range but Van Thüringen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Longchain's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Thüringen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Longchain.
Van Thüringen misses with an uppercut
and Longchain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Thüringen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Longchain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Thüringen. That's going to slow Longchain down.
Van Thüringen cracks Longchain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Longchain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longchain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Van Thüringen drops Longchain with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Longchain looks back up at him and smiles so Van Thüringen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Van Thüringen lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balthasar Van Thüringen!
A very excited looking Balthasar Van Thüringen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 1255 p4p, 853 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 179 p4p, 123 weight class). Pavel Kostov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday tries to clinch up but Kostov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kostov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kostov tries to score with a low kick but Doomsday moves his leg out of the way.
Doomsday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kostov manages to circle out of the way.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body. Doomsday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doomsday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kostov throws out the jab.
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doomsday went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kostov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kostov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov slips a straight right by Doomsday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kostov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kostov. Kostov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Kostov lands.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Doomsday misses with a hook to the body
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doomsday chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kostov can pounce on him.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Kostov.
Kostov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kostov with the inside leg kick.
Doomsday throws a right hand that misses
and Kostov counters with a right hand to the body.
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostov misses with a hook
and Doomsday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday walks into a stiff left hand from Kostov.
Kostov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doomsday will feel that in the morning.
Doomsday on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kostov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kostov feints and then cracks Doomsday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doomsday down.
Doomsday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doomsday moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Doomsday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kostov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doomsday misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Doomsday connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kostov's hands.
Doomsday throws a right hand that misses
and Kostov counters with a leg kick.
Doomsday misses with a hook to the body
and Doomsday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doomsday is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kostov.
Oh Doomsday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kostov thuds his right hand into Doomsday's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doomsday gets tackled into the cage by Kostov. Kostov maintains the clinch.
Kostov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kostov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kostov works on Doomsday's body with a couple of short punches.
Kostov pushes Doomsday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Doomsday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostov throws a good cross that connects.
Doomsday needs to keep his hands up - Kostov had a free shot at his head there.
Kostov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doomsday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostov.
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!
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doomsday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kostov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doomsday takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kostov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov clobbers Doomsday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kostov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doomsday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kostov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doomsday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kostov momentarily.
Doomsday on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doomsday tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kostov thumps Doomsday with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Doomsday 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kostov cracks Doomsday with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Doomsday tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kostov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Doomsday is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 241 p4p, 617 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 14 p4p, 36 weight class). Ted Bundy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
Bundy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuomanen bucks up and tries to throw Bundy off but instead Bundy has got his back!
Kuomanen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I really don't envy Kuomanen right now.
Kuomanen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kuomanen is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bundy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuomanen?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuomanen is surviving well by controlling Bundy's body position as best he can.
Bundy looking to control but Kuomanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kuomanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kuomanen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
Kuomanen distracts Bundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kuomanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuomanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kuomanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Kuomanen from controlling successfully.
Kuomanen 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.
Kuomanen lands a couple of digs.
Bundy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Champion Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kuomanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bundy is keeping the position for now.
Bundy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuomanen pushes down on Bundy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bundy looking for submissions off his back.
Kuomanen trying to mount his opponent but Bundy defends it.
Kuomanen is thwarting Bundy's attempts to control the position.
Kuomanen drops an elbow to the side of Bundy's head.
Kuomanen wants to take a breather but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen postures up and lands a big shot to Bundy's brow.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Kuomanen from controlling successfully.
Kuomanen is really struggling to control Bundy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bundy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuomanen defends well.
Bundy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kuomanen escapes and throws Bundy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kuomanen is looking to take a break and control but Bundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuomanen tries to advance to mount but Bundy denies him.
Bundy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen slips a nice elbow through Bundy's hands, connecting with Bundy's forehead.
Bundy trying to control but Kuomanen postures up.
Bundy is staying active underneath Kuomanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura here.
Kuomanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bundy is just riding it out for now. Kuomanen eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bundy misses with a hook.
Kuomanen is looking for a counter combo.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuomanen loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
Kuomanen looks to land a right hand but Bundy moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kuomanen.
Bundy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bundy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuomanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuomanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuomanen cracks a nice hook into Bundy's ribs.
Bundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Bundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Bundy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kuomanen misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
Bundy lands a jab to Kuomanen's midsection.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuomanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bundy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuomanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuomanen slips under a jab.
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuomanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuomanen. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bundy is defended easily by Kuomanen.
Ahjo Kuomanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bundy.
Bundy shoots for a takedown but Kuomanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Kuomanen circles away easily
and Kuomanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuomanen scores with a hook.
Kuomanen misses with a straight left.
Bundy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bundy throws a shot from downtown. Kuomanen moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Kuomanen catches Bundy right on the button with a cross.
Ahjo Kuomanen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuomanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bundy scrambles back to his feet.
Bundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuomanen takes a swing at Bundy's ribcage but misses.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuomanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuomanen is retaining full guard.
Kuomanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuomanen trying to control the position.
Bundy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuomanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuomanen has his foot on Bundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bundy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bundy defends it easily.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bundy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuomanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Kuomanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuomanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuomanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.
Bundy fails with the takedown
and Kuomanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuomanen throws a right and a left that Bundy avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy'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. This is the final round!
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bundy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuomanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
And Bundy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuomanen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuomanen throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Kuomanen throws a shot from downtown. Bundy moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Kuomanen misses its intended target.
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt - Kuomanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen lands a left and a right that send Bundy crashing to the mat, dazed. Kuomanen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Kuomanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bundy lands with a hook. Kuomanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ted Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuomanen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ahjo Kuomanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen takes one on the button.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Kuomanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuomanen throws a big shot that misses.
Bundy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuomanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Ted Bundy's cut even more.
Bundy drops his hands momentarily and Kuomanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kuomanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuomanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bundy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuomanen defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuomanen misses the target.
Ted Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuomanen.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Kuomanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuomanen missing with a left hand there. Bundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuomanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Kuomanen catches Bundy right on the button with a cross.
Bundy dodges the punch combination from Kuomanen.
Bundy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuomanen defends it well.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuomanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Ted Bundy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuomanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuomanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Kuomanen loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Kuomanen leaves Bundy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuomanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Kuomanen. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
Kuomanen looks to land a combination but Bundy avoids it well.
Kuomanen stuns Bundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Bundy misses
and Kuomanen counters with a left to the body.
Kuomanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bundy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kuomanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bundy misses with a takedown
and Kuomanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bundy on the side of the 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!
Kuomanen misses with a hook.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ted Bundy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kuomanen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bundy sprawling to the canvas! Bundy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kuomanen finish him?!
Bundy is rocked!
Kuomanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuomanen finish him?
Bundy walks into a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ted Bundy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ahjo Kuomanen!
A relieved looking Ahjo Kuomanen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 59 p4p, 55 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 10 p4p, 5 weight class). Narushima comes into the arena with Little Sis Nora - MDMA (Erikootsa Hardstyle Remix) | blaring out of the sound system. Okongwu has chosen Show Stop - REASON as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Narushima fails to land.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Narushima controls the action.
Okongwu has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima .
Narushima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Narushima gets through Okongwu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
A hook to the body from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Narushima is breathing heavily.
Narushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Narushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Okongwu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Narushima backwards.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
Narushima is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narushima s head.
Okongwu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narushima is rocked!
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Narushima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okongwu.
Narushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okongwu lands a big right hand that drops Narushima ! The killer instinct kicks in and Okongwu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Okongwu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
A very excited looking Mauro Okongwu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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