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WVT 136: Ihantala v Mathieu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Babinski (ranked 23747 p4p, 15222 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 251 p4p, 238 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 51 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado throws a right hand that misses
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Babinski sends Alzado crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Babinski is motioning to the referee to let Alzado up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Alzado is rocked!
Babinski scores with a nice body kick.
Alzado is still on wobbly legs! Can Babinski finish him?
Alzado throws a chopping leg kick but Babinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Babinski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alzado seems to have recovered his senses.
Babinski lands a big uppercut and Alzado crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alzado looks OK. Babinski waves Alzado back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babinski scores with a kick to the body.
Alzado looks winded!
Alzado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alzado throws a combination that misses
and Babinski counters with a huge right that knocks Alzado out cold! Babinski is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timofey Babinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Timofey Babinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 1343 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 221 p4p, 310 weight class). Jonathan Archer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano cracks Archer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Archer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Luciano finish him?
 Archer is rocked!
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Archer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer pushes Luciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Luciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Archer effectively controlling the action here.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Archer is looking to control Luciano's arms but Luciano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the cage.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Archer misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Luciano lands a right hand.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luciano takes a shot to the head.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Archer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer misses with some punches.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Archers head.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Archer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luciano can turn it around.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Archer back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Archer working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a knee strike.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Luciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano misses with a knee strike.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Jonathan Archer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luciano throws out the jab.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Archer rushes Luciano and presses him up against the cage.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Archer finish him?
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Archer leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
Archer taking a breather.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Archer slowing the pace effectively.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer works on Luciano's body with a couple of short punches.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
Luciano misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano misses with a knee to the head.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Archer.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Jonathan Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Archer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
A short right from Archer.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Archer is looking to control Luciano's arms but Luciano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the cage.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Archer working aggressively here.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Nice body punch from Archer.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Luciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Archer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Archer scores with a nice right hand.
Luciano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano lands a big right hand that sends Archer crashing to the mat! Luciano stays standing though and waves Archer back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Luciano drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Archer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Luciano's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Archer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 928 p4p, 1369 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 133 p4p, 192 weight class). Jim Reefer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 41 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reefer avoids the body shot from Chugman.
Chugman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reefer avoids the body shot from Chugman.
Chugman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chugman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reefer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chugman throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer lands a left hand.
Chugman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reefer regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reefer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reefer has escaped and now he's on top!
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Reefer pushes his legs off easily.
Reefer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reefer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chugman pulls Reefer in close to his closed guard and prevents Reefer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chugman has his foot on Reefer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reefer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reefer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chugman working for a triangle but Reefer defends it easily.
Reefer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman working a defensive guard here.
Reefer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chugman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chugman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chugman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Reefer keeps moving.
Reefer wants to sweep but no luck.
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chugman.
Reefer is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chugman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that 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.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chugman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Chugman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chugman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reefer is trying to control Chugman's posture but Chugman avoids it.
Chugman is trying to ground and pound but Reefer uses the momentary lack of control by Chugman to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reefer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer is looking to improve his position.
Chugman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reefer can do to turn this around?
Chugman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chugman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Reefer wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reefer is refusing to be controlled, as Chugman sits in half guard.
Reefer is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reefer is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Reefer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Reefer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reefer throws the left hand but Chugman avoids the punch easily.
Reefer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chugman gets a clinch.
Reefer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer is pressed up against the cage. Chugman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reefer down to the mat. Reefer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chugman was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Chugman clinches up with Reefer and pushes him back against the cage.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer stands there with Chugman around his waist. Chugman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throws a head punch that misses.
Chugman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Chugman controls his hands.
Chugman looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reefer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab by Reefer.
Chugman misses with an uppercut. Reefer saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Reefer.
A jab from Reefer misses.
Reefer throws a jab when Chugman was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Reefer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reefer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reefer throws a looping overhand right but Chugman ducks down to avoid it.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chugman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chugman.
Chugman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reefer misses with a double jab.
Reefer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klaus Chugman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chugman misses with a hook.
Reefer is looking for the big counter here.
Reefer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reefer wants it to stay on the feet.
Reefer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reefer connects with a nice looking jab.
Chugman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chugman misses the shot to the body.
Reefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chugman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reefer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reefer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
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!
Reefer slips a jab from Chugman.
Chugman clinches with his opponent.
Chugman breaks the clinch.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Reefer circles away.
Reefer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chugman throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reefer tries to keep at a distance but Chugman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reefer lands with a light punch inside.
Reefer is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Chugman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reefer up against the cage.
Reefer blocks a body shot from Chugman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chugman gets a clinch.
Chugman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reefer lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Reefer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Chugman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
Reefer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Reefer.
Reefer lands with a left to the head.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Chugman avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chugman is looking for a takedown.
Chugman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman slows down the pace here.
Chugman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Chugman taking a breather.
Reefer digs a right hand underneath Chugman's ribcage. Chugman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Reefer holds him up against the cage and eventually Chugman drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chugman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reefer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jim Reefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reefer on the inside.
Reefer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chugman or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chugman is trying to break the clinch but Reefer has him pressed against the cage.
Reefer lands with a short shot to the head.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Chugman jumps guard.
Reefer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reefer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Reefer 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman controls Reefer momentarily but Reefer frees himself.
Reefer is looking to pass into half guard but Chugman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chugman is in guard.
Reefer is pulling down on Chugman's head. It's preventing any offense from Chugman, at least for the moment.
Chugman passes Reefer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reefer tries to get to full guard but Chugman has control of the leg.
Reefer is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reefer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chugman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reefer is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reefer is trying to get back to full guard.
Chugman working Reefer over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reefer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chugman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 289 p4p, 362 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 46 p4p, 56 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Websphere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Websphere wants to clinch up but Veainu keeps it at a distance.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Websphere moves away.
Websphere defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Websphere misses with a body kick.
Veainu looks to land a combination but Websphere avoids it well.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BM Websphere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Websphere.
Donk. Veainu catches Websphere right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere throws a big shot that misses.
Websphere clinches with his opponent.
Websphere lands an uppercut.
Websphere has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Websphere lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Veainu or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Veainu.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Websphere goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Websphere rushes Veainu and presses him up against the cage.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Websphere.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Websphere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Websphere.
A knee to the head by Websphere.
Veainu manages to break the clinch.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Websphere has Veainu up against the cage in a clinch.
Websphere with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Websphere lands a nice uppercut.
Websphere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Websphere.
Veainu managing to block the knees to the body from Websphere.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Websphere softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Websphere misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Websphere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Websphere working aggressively here.
Websphere tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Websphere back against the cage.
Veainu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Websphere or not.
Veainu is leaning against Websphere and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veainu.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veainu manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Veainu.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu scores with a punch to the head.
Websphere defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Websphere stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veainu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Websphere flicks out a counter leg kick but Veainu steps away.
Websphere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Websphere looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Websphere blocking some punches.
Veainu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu pushes Websphere up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere lands with a kick to the ribs.
Websphere forces Veainu back against the cage and clinches.
Veainu breaks from the clinch.
Websphere throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Websphere.
Veainu throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Veainu defending well as Websphere loads up on a big left hand.
Websphere connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veainu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veainu connects with a body shot.
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Websphere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Websphere manages to avoid it.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Websphere's head but Websphere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Websphere flicks out a counter leg kick but Veainu steps away.
Websphere throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Websphere thuds his shin into the meat of Veainu's side.
Websphere looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Websphere misses the shot to the body.
Websphere clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere tries to land a knee to the head but Veainu blocks with his arms.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Websphere. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu breaks from the clinch.
Veainu takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veainu with a body shot.
Veainu moves out of range of the leg kick from Websphere.
Veainu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere tries to work over Veainu's front leg with a kick but Veainu checks it.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Websphere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Websphere.
Websphere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere throws a solid leg kick but Veainu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Websphere.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Websphere looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Websphere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veainu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Websphere takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Veainu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Websphere throws a right hand that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Websphere on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu defending well as Websphere loads up on a big left hand.
Veainu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere scores with a push kick.
Websphere misses with an attempted mid kick.
Websphere lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Websphere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Websphere scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Websphere.
Veainu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Websphere takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Websphere throws a low kick but Veainu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veainu throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Veainu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Siale Veainu is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Websphere is predictable there
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Websphere.
Websphere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Websphere slips a straight right by Veainu.
Websphere tries a quick counter leg kick but Veainu is wise to it.
Jab, jab by Veainu - just one landing.
Siale Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veainus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Websphere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Websphere.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Veainu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Websphere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Veainu with a jab.
Websphere slips a straight right by Veainu.
Websphere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veainu. That did some damage!
Websphere closes the distance but Veainu moves to the side
and Veainu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Websphere lands a nice shot that snaps Veainu's head back.
Veainu scores with a hook.
Veainu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Websphere on the side of the head.
Veainu lands a big right hand that sends Websphere crashing to the mat! Veainu stays standing though and waves Websphere back to his feet!
Websphere is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Websphere walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Veainu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daaniel Teteny (ranked 2705 p4p, 3162 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 432 p4p, 491 weight class). Daaniel Teteny looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Teteny has his takedown stuffed
letting Immanuel counter with a right hand.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Immanuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been hearing reports that Teteny has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Immanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teteny steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Immanuel. That one must have hurt.
Teteny blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Teteny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Immanuel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Immanuel leaves Teteny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daaniel Teteny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Teteny moves out of range.
Teteny seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Immanuel pushes Teteny away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Immanuel.
Immanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Immanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teteny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teteny looks to score with a jab to the body but Immanuel is just out of range.
Immanuel throws a right hand that Teteny ducks under and follows up with a left that Teteny also avoids with ease.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teteny tries to counter by clinching up but Immanuel breaks away and moves out of range.
Teteny scores with a takedown into Immanuel's guard.
Teteny won't allow Immanuel to sweep him here.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
Teteny drops back looking for a leg! Immanuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Immanuel manages to kick Teteny off! Teteny jumps back into Immanuel's guard.
Immanuel controls Teteny momentarily but Teteny frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teteny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Teteny from controlling successfully.
Immanuel 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.
Teteny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teteny is fighting to break Immanuel's control of his arms but Immanuel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Immanuel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teteny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Immanuel coming out on top.
Teteny misses with a takedown
and Immanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Immanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teteny darts in looking for a takedown but Immanuel gets double underhooks and turns Teteny into the cage.
Teteny is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
Teteny has Immanuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Immanuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Immanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teteny or not.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teteny backwards.
A short right from Immanuel.
Teteny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Immanuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel pushes Teteny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teteny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teteny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel digs a right hand into Teteny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teteny's gas tank.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Teteny is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
Teteny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teteny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Immanuel after a bit of a struggle.
Immanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel works on Teteny's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel works on Teteny's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teteny backwards.
Teteny is rocked!
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Teteny.
Oh Teteny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Immanuel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teteny seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Immanuel can turn it around.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Teteny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Teteny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Immanuel throws a front kick that sends Teteny stumbling back into the cage.
Teteny seems to have got his legs back now.
Teteny avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Teteny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teteny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Immanuel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Teteny. Immanuel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
Yeshua Immanuel 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 2624 p4p, 2571 weight class) and Zima Voin (ranked 424 p4p, 414 weight class). The key to victory for Dutch Schultz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 31 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zima Voin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Zima Voin has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Schultz. Those never looked like landing.
And Voin tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schultz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Voin stumbling backwards into the cage! Voin bounces back off the cage towards Schultz, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Schultz lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Schultz celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dutch Schultz!
Dutch Schultz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 1517 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 251 p4p, 222 weight class). Bokhchuud comes into the arena with ErgeSholee Biste Turda blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhchuud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shutess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shutes misses the shot to the body.
Shutes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shutes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhchuud wants to slow Shutes down by chopping away at his legs.
Bokhchuud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shutes misses with the body kick
and Bokhchuud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shutes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shutes controlling Bokhchuud's posture.
Let's hope that Shutes 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.
Shutes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bokhchuud can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bokhchuud stands up and waves to Shutes to follow him.
Bokhchuud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shutes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shutes thows a leg kick but Bokhchuud checks it
and Bokhchuud moves into the clinch.
Bokhchuud prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
Shutes avoids a wild elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Shutes blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud crunches a lovely knee into Shutes's ribcage.
Shutes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shutes blocks the elbow strike.
Shutes takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Wesley Shutes has been cut.
Bokhchuud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Bokhchuud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bokhchuud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shutes's elbow.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow just above Shutes 's eye.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shutes avoids it.
Bokhchuud struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Shutes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bokhchuud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shutes.
Shutes misses with some punches.
Shutes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shutes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shutes's brow.
Shutes avoiding damage as Bokhchuud throws knees to the body.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Bokhchuud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shutes misses with some punches.
Shutes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but Shutes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a shot to the side of Bokhchuud's head.
Bokhchuud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shutes lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shutes.
Shutes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shutes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shutes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bokhchuud's brow.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shutess head.
Shutes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Bokhchuud misses.
Shutes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with a low kick.
Shutes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Shutes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shutes misses with a head kick.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bokhchuud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shutes can do to turn this around?
Shutes thuds his right hand into Bokhchuud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shutes. That's going to slow Bokhchuud down.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch but Shutes slips to the side
and Shutes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Shutes does it's job there.
Bokhchuud misses with a jab to the body
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bokhchuud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shutes. That did some damage!
Shutes tries to clinch but Bokhchuud is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bokhchuud. Shutes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhchuud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bokhchuud throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses the body punch
letting Shutes counter with a right hand.
Shutes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bokhchuud shoots in for a takedown but Shutes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Bokhchuud off balance momentarily.
Bokhchuud takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shutes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bokhchuud. Bokhchuud circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bokhchuud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutes slips a jab from Bokhchuud.
Shutes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shutes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Bokhchuud is predictable there
and Shutes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shutes tried to score with a low kick but Bokhchuud checks it.
Bokhchuud seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shutes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bokhchuud tries a head kick but it misses.
Shutes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shutes cracks Bokhchuud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shutes tries to clinch but Bokhchuud moves out of range.
Bokhchuud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shutes counter with a right hand.
Shutes sizes up Bokhchuud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shutes cracks Bokhchuud with an open hand slap.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Bokhchuud misses
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bokhchuud throws a front kick aimed at Shutes's knee but Shutes avoids it well.
Bokhchuud throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes counters with a three punch combo that has Bokhchuud backing up. Bokhchuud nods at Shutes to acknowledge the strikes.
Bokhchuud swats away the attempt to clinch by Shutes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to land a front kick but Shutes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bokhchuud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Shutes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bokhchuud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shutes throws a body kick that misses
and Bokhchuud counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud gets to his feet. Shutes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Bokhchuud counters by clinching up.
Shutes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shutes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but Bokhchuud blocks with his arms.
Shutes scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Shutes shrugs off.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bokhchuud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bokhchuud blocks an uppercut.
Shutes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Shutes.
Shutes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shutes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but Shutes blocks it.
Bokhchuud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bokhchuud dodges an elbow strike from Shutes.
Shutes lands a hook that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Shutes misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Bokhchuud swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes cracks a nice hook into Bokhchuud's ribs.
Shutes loads up on a big right hand but Bokhchuud slips the punch.
Shutes thuds a left hand into Bokhchuud's body.
Shutes scores with a nice head shot.
Bokhchuud misses with a two punch combination.
Shutes throws out a counter right but Bokhchuud avoids it with no problem.
Shutes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bokhchuud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes misses with a straight left.
Shutes avoids the body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud just misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bokhchuud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutes lands a jab to the head.
Bokhchuud misses with a straight right.
Shutes wants to counter the offense by Bokhchuud and move into the clinch position.
Bokhchuud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bokhchuud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shutes connects with a looping right hand.
Shutes throws out a powerful jab.
Shutes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bokhchuud throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bokhchuud throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bokhchuud's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bokhchuud throws a leg kick that misses.
Shutes throws a right and a left that Bokhchuud avoids nicely.
Shutes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shutes throws a head kick but Bokhchuud moves out of range.
Shutes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bokhchuud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shutes.
Shutes avoids the body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud avoids the head kick by Shutes.
Bokhchuud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bokhchuud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bokhchuud moves away.
Bokhchuud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shutes.
Bokhchuud works Shutes's body with a nice hook.
Bokhchuud is looking to land body kicks.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Shutes cracks Bokhchuud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bokhchuud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bokhchuud throws a big shot that misses.
Shutes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A clash of legs there as Shutes blocks the low kick.
Bokhchuud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Shutes counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bokhchuud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shutes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bokhchuud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bokhchuud looks for the body kick but Shutes saw that one coming.
Shutes misses with a shot to the body
and Bokhchuud counters by moving into the clinch.
Bokhchuud pushes off an throws an elbow but Shutes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Bokhchuud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Shutes.
Bokhchuud has a couple of punches blocked by Shutes.
Shutes blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shutes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
Wesley Shutes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Khuchtei Bokhchuud had this to say: 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1871 p4p, 1897 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 78 p4p, 81 weight class). Cassus Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sup.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sup.
Nice shot by Sup.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sup throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Sup.
Sup looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fett moves away from the strike by Sup.
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Sup.
Sup throws an off balance right hand
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett lands a jab to the head.
Fett moves away from the strike by Sup.
Fett attempts a counter takedown but Sup avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Fett does it's job there.
Fett digs a good hook to Sup's body.
Fett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sup is looking to escape.
Sup felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup is controlling Fett's trapped leg to prevent Fett from advancing to side control.
Fett prevents Sup from standing back up.
Fett is trying to control the action in half guard but Sup is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fett thows a huge punch but Sup dodges it nicely.
Fett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sup is rocked!
Fett sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Sup! Oh, Sup is in big trouble! Fett lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cassus Fett!
Cassus Fett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 106 p4p, 310 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 8 p4p, 18 weight class). Hightower kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Power. Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Hightower with a jab.
Hightower cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Hightower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hightower loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Hightower is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings for the body but Hightower moves out of range.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Hightower.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hightower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox slips a jab from Hightower.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Hightower moves away and avoids it.
Hightower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Hightower slips under a jab from Knox.
Hightower moves away from the strike by Knox.
Hightower lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Hightower misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Hightower moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Hightower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Hightower.
Hightower takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Hightower throws a combination that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hightower blocks a jab.
Oooooh!!! Hightower has knocked Knox down with a huge combo! Hightower steps away and waves a wobbly Knox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hightower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a jab when Hightower was well out of range.
Knox cracks Hightower with a good jab.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws a series of punches but Hightower moves out of range.
Hightower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hightower throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hightower. That snapped Knox's head back.
A punch combination from Hightower misses.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hightower.
Hightower appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hightower throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Hightower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hightower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hightower had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Hightower's ribs.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Hightower counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox throws a hook but Hightower blocks it.
Hightower defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Jason Hightower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeta Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hightower gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hightower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hightower.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the cage.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hightower fails to land.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Hightower lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hightower.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Hightower.
Knox cracks Hightower with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hightower looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?
Hightower is rocked!
Zeta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hightower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox cracks Hightower on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hightower falls backwards against the cage. Knox follows up with more strikes that drop Hightower to his knees. Knox keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hightower! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
After winning the bout, Zeta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 13 p4p, 57 weight class) and Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathieu 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 Ihantala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ihantala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Ihantala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mathieu clinches up with Ihantala and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Ihantala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mathieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Mathieu on the inside.
Mathieu keeps control of Ihantala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ihantala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ihantala throws an overhand right that lands on Mathieu's shoulder, as Mathieu tries to avoid the shot.
Mathieu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mathieu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mathieu misses with an uppercut. Ihantala saw that one coming.
Mathieu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromIhantala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ihantala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Ihantala
and Mathieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Mathieu throws a hook to the side of Ihantala's head but Ihantala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ihantala is looking to counter punch.
Mathieu throws a shot to the body.
Ihantala misses with a hook to the body
and Ihantala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mathieu misses with a hook.
Ihantala defending well as Mathieu loads up on a big left hand.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathieu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mathieu defending well as Ihantala loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathieu thuds his shin into the meat of Ihantala's side.
Mathieu lands a jab to the head.
Mathieu avoids a kick to the body.
Ihantala throws a wild body kick that Mathieu sees coming a mile off.
Ihantala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mathieu cracks a nice hook into Ihantala's ribs.
Mathieu misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mathieu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Ihantala misses the target.
Mathieu tried to score with a low kick but Ihantala checks it.
Mathieu throws a hook but Ihantala blocks it.
Ihantala scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ernesto Mathieu has been cut.
Mathieu connects with a looping right hand.
Mathieu blocks a jab.
Mathieu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu misses with an uppercut. Ihantala saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Ihantala misses the target.
Mathieu lands the left hand.
Ihantala misses with a body kick.
Mathieu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathieu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ihantala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ihantala moves out of range as Mathieu strikes.
Ihantala throws out a loose jab but Mathieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathieu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Mathieu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathieu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ihantala's sensitive parts.
Mathieu slips a jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala backing away here, and Mathieu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mathieu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Mathieu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ihantala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu misses with a straight right.
Mathieu looks for the body kick but Ihantala saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mathieu misses.
Ihantala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mathieu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ihantala to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathieu blocks the body kick.
Mathieu slips under a jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ihantala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mathieu counters with a straight right hand.
Mathieu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathieu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a jab when Mathieu was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathieu. Ihantala shrugs it off though.
Ihantala misses with a kick to the body.
Ihantala backing away here, and Mathieu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ihantala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathieu moves away.
Mathieu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathieu scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathieu connects with a looping right hand.
Mathieu fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mathieu! But no joy.
A lazy body kick from Ihantala
and Ihantala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mathieu blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
Sloppy strikes from Mathieu. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Ihantala misses the target.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathieu throws a front kick that sends Ihantala stumbling back into the cage.
Ihantala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mathieu throws a wild body kick that Ihantala sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mathieu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathieu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathieu misses with a body kick.
Ihantala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mathieu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ihantala scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ihantala throws a lazy right hand but Mathieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Mathieu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu'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.
Ihantala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathieu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ihantala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ihantala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mathieu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ihantala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ihantala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathieu moves into the clinch.
Ihantala 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mathieu backwards.
Mathieu breaks the clinch.
Mathieu misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathieu throws out the jab.
Mathieu missing with a left hand there. Ihantala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ihantala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mathieu.
Ihantala scoring well with a low kick there.
Mathieu takes one to the side of the head.
Ihantala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ihantala lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathieu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mathieu misses with a low kick.
Ernesto Mathieu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathieu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Ihantala misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala throws an off balance right hand
and Mathieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu misses with a body kick.
Ihantala is looking to counter punch.
Ihantala throws a right hand that misses
and Mathieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ihantala just misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mathieu.
Ihantala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ihantala misses with a straight right.
A jab from Mathieu misses.
Mathieu checks a low kick from Ihantala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu avoids the body shot from Ihantala.
Mathieu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ihantala with a body shot.
Jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Ihantala finds it's target.
Ihantala scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Mathieu misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tali Ihantala did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu's cut.
That's time! Ihantala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mathieu connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Ihantala misses.
Ihantala avoids the head kick by Mathieu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ihantala.
Mathieu with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu throws a shot to the body.
Ihantala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ihantala backing away here, and Mathieu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ihantala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathieu ducks under a wild hook from Ihantala.
Mathieu tries to land a front kick but Ihantala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mathieu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ihantala misses with a body punch
and Mathieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ihantala throws a jab when Mathieu was well out of range.
Mathieu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mathieu scores with a punch to the head.
Ihantala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathieu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala blocks a low kick nicely.
Mathieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mathieu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathieu blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Mathieu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ihantala lands the left hand.
Mathieu tests Ihantala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathieu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ihantala thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a right hand that misses
and Mathieu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathieu lands an overhand right.
Ihantala misses with a right hand
and Mathieu counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ihantala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ihantala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ihantala tries to land a body kick
and Mathieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathieu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Mathieu misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mathieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ihantala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ihantala misses with a looping right.
Ihantala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathieu tries a quick counter leg kick but Ihantala is wise to it.
Tali Ihantala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ihantala throws a shot from downtown. Mathieu moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathieu cracks Ihantala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ihantala misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Mathieu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Mathieu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Mathieu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Mathieu misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihantala. Mathieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ihantala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mathieu avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mathieu.
Ihantala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mathieu looks to land a right hand but Ihantala moved out of range.
Ihantala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mathieu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ihantala finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathieu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathieu. Ihantala does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Ihantala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Ihantala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mathieu misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ihantala misses the target.
Mathieu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ihantala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mathieu blocks the leg kick.
Ihantala throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathieu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mathieu scores with a decent looking hook.
Mathieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ihantala.
Ihantala slips under a jab from Mathieu.
Nice shot lands for Ihantala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ihantala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ihantala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ihantala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mathieu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mathieu throws a combination that misses
and Ihantala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ihantala misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mathieu! But no joy.
Ihantala throws a series of punches but Mathieu moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ihantala avoids it.
Ihantala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ihantala for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mathieu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the head but Ihantala blocks with his arms.
Mathieu misses with a knee strike.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ihantala avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathieu controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathieu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala misses with a body punch.
Ihantala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ihantala scores with a hook to the body.
Mathieu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ihantala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernesto Mathieu.
Well Mathieu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Mathieu!
Ernesto Mathieu is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Mathieu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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