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RISE 192: Dustfinger v Nikolau PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 3461 p4p, 23726 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 428 p4p, 602 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Nice shot by Long.
Long throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Blood slips a jab from Long.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Blood.
Long misses with a straight left.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
The crowd cheers as Blood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Blood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood scores with a nice right hand.
Long jabs Blood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Long digs a good body shot into Blood's ribs.
A jab from Long does it's job there.
A big left from Long misses.
Blood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Long thuds a left hand into Blood's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long connects with the punch.
 It looks like Raining Blood has been cut.
Long tests Blood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Long.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blood has time to react.
Blood walks into a jab.
Blood swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
Blood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Long slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Long on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Long lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Blood.
Long is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Long drops Blood with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blood looks back up at him and smiles so Long waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Blood is rocked!
Long throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood is breathing heavily.
Long throws an overhand right that drops Blood like a sack of potatoes! Long dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tian Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Tian Long 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chilli Bloke (ranked 2672 p4p, 5074 weight class) and Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 170 p4p, 273 weight class). Bandolero has chosen Bandolero as his entrance music. Giacomo Bandolero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloke lands with a shot to the body.
Bloke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bloke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Chilli Bloke has been cut.
Bandolero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloke cracks Bandolero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bandolero lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bandolero.
Bandolero tries to move into range but Bloke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloke gets caught flat footed, as Bandolero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bandolero has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bloke to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bandolero is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bloke pulls down on the head and he's put Bandolero to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chilli Bloke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Adams (ranked 2588 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 290 p4p, 227 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by No Noncesense. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Callum Adams has been cut.
Adams cracks Yarmalenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Andriy Yarmalenko has been cut.
Yarmalenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Yarmalenko moved out of range.
Adams throws a hook but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Yarmalenko darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Yarmalenko into the cage.
Adams misses the jab.
Yarmalenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yarmalenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Yarmalenko's shoulder, as Yarmalenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yarmalenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yarmalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yarmalenko to the canvas! Yarmalenko doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Adams keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Adams!
A very excited looking Callum Adams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horley Gore (ranked 2514 p4p, 2084 weight class) and Broady Hallows (ranked 219 p4p, 181 weight class). Hallows has chosen POSTALMONDCLARITY as his entrance music. Horley Gore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horley Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore gets tackled into the cage by Hallows. Hallows maintains the clinch.
Hallows working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hallows connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Horley Gore has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hallows pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hallows takes a shot to the head.
Gore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallows instigates a clinch.
Hallows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gore avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Hallows tries to land knees in the clinch but Gore avoids the damage to the body.
Hallows lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gore backwards.
Hallows misses with an elbow over the top.
Gore has Hallows pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gore pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hallows tumbling to the mat - Gore dives into Hallows's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gore distracts Hallows with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore throws a big right hand that misses.
Hallows pulls Gore in close to prevent any damage.
Gore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gore landing with the ground and pound.
Gore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hallows utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gore scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallows has his hands on Gore's head, controlling the position.
Gore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gore throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallows has wrist control.
Hallows is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gore is controlling him.
Gore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallows is keeping the position for now.
Hallows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hallows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gore is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallows has wrist control.
Hallows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hallows looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hallows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hallows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gore is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows moves in looking to clinch but Gore pushes him off.
Hallows is looking to clinch but Gore is avoiding it.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallows doesn't manage to clinch there - Gore circles away.
Gore attempts a counter takedown but Hallows avoids it well and moves away.
Hallows closes the distance and clinches.
Gore avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
Gore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hallows up against the cage.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallows lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallows.
Nice body punch from Gore.
Gore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hallows is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hallows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallows misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallows scores with a hook to the body.
Hallows lands an elbow inside that Gore shrugs off.
Hallows digs a right hand into Gore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gore's gas tank.
Hallows throws an elbow that misses.
Hallows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Gore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hallows prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horley Gore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hallows lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallows.
Gore blocks an uppercut.
Gore takes a shot to the head.
Hallows tries to work over Gore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gore is trying to drag Hallows to the mat but Hallows just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gore tries to score a body lock takedown but Hallows shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hallows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broady Hallows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horley Gore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallows wants to clinch.
Gore throws a hook but Hallows avoids it easily.
Hallows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hallows's head backwards.
Gore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gore throws a body punch but Hallows moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallows moves into the clinch successfully.
Gore takes an elbow to the temple.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallows backwards.
Hallows landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hallows is defending well.
Come on Gore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hallows lands with a short shot to the head.
Hallows blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hallows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gore backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hallows.
Gore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hallows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hallows digs a right hand underneath Gore's ribcage. Gore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hallows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gore is defending well for now.
Hallows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hallows lands a nice elbow.
Horley Gore's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hallows.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Horley Gore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hallows.
Gore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows has taken the fight to the clinch.
Broady Hallows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallows throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gores head.
Hallows with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gore takes an elbow to the temple.
Hallows lands a nice elbow.
Gore manages to break the clinch.
Gore tries to keep at a distance but Hallows has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gore lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hallows manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hallows tries to clinch up but Gore circles away and keeps his distance.
Gore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horley Gore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallows clinches up against the cage.
Gore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallows pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows rushes Gore and presses him up against the cage.
Gore is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hallows scores with a hook to the body.
Hallows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Horley Gore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hallows lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Horley Gore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Broady Hallows!
Broady Hallows decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Pérez (ranked 1966 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 131 p4p, 86 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pérez throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong slips a jab from Pérez.
Pérez throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a jab.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Pérez's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pérez throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Phuthong misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Phuthong misses with a head kick.
Pérez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phuthong lands a nice looking body shot.
Pérez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pérez avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez jabs Phuthong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pérez looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Phuthong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pérez avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Phuthong lunges at Pérez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pérez's hand.
Phuthong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pérez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pérez throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pérez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phuthong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pérez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phuthong swings for the body but Pérez moves out of range.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phuthong to score with a decent uppercut.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pérez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands with a right hand.
Phuthong ducks right into an uppercut from Pérez.
Pérez missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phuthong scores with the left hand. Pérez knows he should have avoided that one.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a good jab.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong swings for the body but Pérez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Pérez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pérez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pérez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phuthong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Phuthong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pérez throws a nice looking combination but Phuthong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pérez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Phuthong lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pérez.
Pérez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pérez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Pérez misses the target.
Phuthong tries a head kick but it misses.
Pérez connects with a body shot.
Pérez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Pérez.
Pérez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pérez moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pérez misses the target.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Pérez moves out of range.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Pérez misses.
Pérez walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Phuthong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pérez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phuthong finds it's way round the side to connect with Pérez's head.
Pérez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phuthong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong's corner calls for a 1-2. Phuthong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pérez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Pérez's head but Pérez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pérez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
A big left from Pérez misses.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Pérez.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Pérez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pérez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Pérez's body. Pérez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Pérez saw that one coming.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pérez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Pérez there.
Pérez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Pérez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong 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.
Nice defenses there by Pérez.
Phuthong lands a jab to Pérez's midsection.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Phuthong connects with a jab.
Phuthong throws a jab when Pérez was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pérez misses the target.
Pérez blocks a head kick by Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Pérez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong cracks Pérez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pérez tries to move into range but Phuthong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pérez takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Pérez misses the jab.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pérez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pérez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong.
Phuthong catches Pérez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pérez lands a jab to the nose.
Phuthong thuds a left hand into Pérez's body.
Pérez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Pérez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pérez slips a jab from Phuthong.
Pérez swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Pérez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phuthong jabs at Pérez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Pérez misses.
Pérez staying out of range there.
Pérez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pérez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pérez throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Pérez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phuthong backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Pérez looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pérez staying out of range there.
Pérez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong sizes up Pérez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pérez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Pérez.
Pérez blocks a jab.
Phuthong misses with a hook
and Pérez counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong digs a good hook to Pérez's body.
Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pérez throws out the jab.
Phuthong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pérez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pérez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pérez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pérez.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pérez throws a body shot but no joy.
Pérez misses with a body shot.
Phuthong misses with a left hand
and Pérez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phuthong connects with a single shot there.
Pérez takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Pérez slips a straight right by Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pérez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pérez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pérez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pérez ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Pérez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Pérez slips a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Phuthong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pérez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pérez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pérez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Pérez's head.
Phuthong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pérez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Pérez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Pérez looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a hook but Pérez blocks it.
It looked like Pérez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pérez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pérez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pérez lands a jab to the nose.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Phuthong there.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Pérez misses its intended target.
Phuthong connects with a nice looking jab.
Pérez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pérez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phuthong.
Pérez throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
Pérez misses with a looping right.
Phuthong lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pérez.
Pérez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Phuthong.
A head kick misses from Phuthong.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Pérez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pérez. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pérez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pérez thuds his right hand into Phuthong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pérez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phuthong lands a jab to the nose.
Pérez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phuthong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Phuthong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pérez counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pérez misses with a straight right.
Pérez moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Pérez throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong.
Ariel Pérez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Pérez.
Phuthong defending well as Pérez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Phuthong.
Pérez walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong.
Pérez misses with a wild combination.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pérez manages to avoid it.
Phuthong lands a jab to Pérez's midsection.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuthong takes a swing at Pérez's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pérez.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pérez.
Pérez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pérez misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Phuthong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phuthong stuns Pérez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pérez throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Pérez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pérez misses with a hook.
Pérez moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phuthong with a hook.
Phuthong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phuthong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pérezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phuthong sizes up Pérez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pérez takes one to the side of the head.
Pérez misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong connects with the punch.
Pérez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pérez misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong throws a sloppy head kick and Pérez moves out of range easily.
Phuthong punishes Pérez's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong dips to his left and cracks Pérez with an uppercut!
Phuthong cracks a nice hook into Pérez's ribs.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pérez doesn't seem bothered though.
Pérez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pérez.
Pérez connects with a body shot.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
Pérez throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Pérez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pérez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong jabs Pérez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pérez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pérez moves away.
Pérez misses with an uppercut. Phuthong saw that one coming.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Pérez moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pérez looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range.
Pérez misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Pérez avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pérez slips under a jab from Phuthong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phuthong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
During a confident post fight interview, Eh Phuthong 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 1427 p4p, 1279 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 183 p4p, 165 weight class). Ryhein has chosen Boys of Summer (Eurobeat) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryhein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ringo.
Ringo moves forwards but Ryhein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryhein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryhein with the inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryhein.
The fighters circling - Ringo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ringo does it's job there.
A jab from Ryhein does it's job there.
Ringo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ringo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryhein throws a solid leg kick but Ringo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryhein.
Ryhein looks to land a body kick but Ringo moved away.
Ryhein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ringo.
Ryhein takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryhein.
Ryhein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ringo checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringo misses the target.
A solid body kick from Ryhein.
Ryhein throws a right hand that misses
and Ringo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ringo misses with a kick to the body.
Ringo misses with a wild body shot.
Ryhein misses with an uppercut. Ringo saw that one coming.
Ringo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryhein ducks under a wild hook from Ringo.
Ryhein just misses with a punch to the body.
Ringo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein throws a low kick but Ringo avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ringo misses the target.
Ryhein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ringo throws a hook but Ryhein blocks it.
Ryhein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryhein 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 Ringo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ringo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Ringo misses its target.
Ryhein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ringo.
Ryhein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ryhein lands a nice looking body shot.
Ringo throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Ryhein misses.
It looked like Ringo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryhein.
Ryhein throws a shot from downtown. Ringo moves away and avoids it.
Ringo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ringo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo slips a straight right by Ryhein.
Ringo tried to counter with a leg kick but Ryhein avoided it.
Ringo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ryhein. That one must have hurt.
Ryhein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ringo.
Cau Ryhein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryhein throws a body kick that misses
and Ringo counters with a straight right hand.
Ryhein sends Ringo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ryhein is motioning to the referee to let Ringo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ringo is rocked!
Ringo leaves his chin hanging out and Ryhein seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ringo crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cau Ryhein!
During a confident post fight interview, Cau Ryhein 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 1072 p4p, 989 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 121 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thomas Rose enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas .
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas .
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Rose cracks Thomas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Thomas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rose pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Thomas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Rose!
An out of breath Thomas Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 931 p4p, 795 weight class) and Taz FeoTeo (ranked 126 p4p, 111 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FeoTeo avoids the body shot from Kelly.
FeoTeo lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
FeoTeo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and FeoTeo counters with a body kick that stops Kelly in his tracks momentarily.
Nice defenses there by FeoTeo.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly with a hook.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from FeoTeo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo connects with a nice looking jab.
FeoTeo throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kelly crashing down! Kelly tries to stagger back to his feet but FeoTeo just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kelly asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz FeoTeo!
Our winner, Taz FeoTeo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 132 p4p, 764 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 21 p4p, 117 weight class). Bonaparte comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popara.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
Popara pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popara has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Popara.
Bonaparte tries to circle away but Popara has him pinned against the cage.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jacques Bonaparte has been cut.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
Popara has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte is trying to break the clinch but Popara is controlling him.
Popara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Popara throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.
Popara clinches up with Bonaparte and pushes him back against the cage.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte tries to pull guard but Popara won't allow it.
Bonaparte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
Popara lands a nice elbow.
Bonaparte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Popara to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara misses with an elbow strike.
Popara presses Bonaparte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Popara tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Bonaparte tries to work over Popara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popara lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popara takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Popara smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
Bonaparte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Popara does no damage.
Popara avoids a kick to the body.
Bonaparte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popara at a distance.
Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Popara.
Nice elbow from Popara.
Nice elbow from Popara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.
Popara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacques Bonaparte's cut is getting worse.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Popara, against the cage.
Popara digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Popara.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Popara has the dominant position.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Bonaparte as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Popara.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacques Bonaparte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Popara digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popara lands a body shot.
Popara lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popara is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Popara.
A right hand to the body from Popara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonaparte or not.
Popara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Popara.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Popara.
Popara lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popara.
Popara lands an elbow inside that Bonaparte shrugs off.
Popara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonaparte's defenses.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte is rocked!
Popara is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Jacques Bonaparte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Popara lands a body punch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petar Popara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Bonaparte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonaparte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
Popara loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Popara finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Popara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
Popara misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bonaparte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonaparte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara instigates a clinch.
Popara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte is trying to push Popara away but Popara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Popara.
Popara works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popara digs a right hand into Bonaparte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonaparte's gas tank.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Popara lands a shot to the body.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacques Bonaparte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petar Popara!
Petar Popara is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Petar Popara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 302 p4p, 327 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 44 p4p, 48 weight class). Dustfinger comes to the cage accompanied by The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Panagiotis Nikolau has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau digs a good body shot into Dustfinger's ribs.
Nikolau misses with the body kick
and Dustfinger counters with a straight right hand.
Nikolau throws a sloppy head kick and Dustfinger moves out of range easily.
It looked like Dustfinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dustfinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikolau momentarily.
Dustfinger lands a left and a right that send Nikolau crashing to the mat, dazed. Dustfinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Panagiotis Nikolau has been cut.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dustfinger misses with a combination
and Nikolau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dustfinger misses the shot to the body.
Nikolau ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Nikolau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dustfinger thuds a left hand into Nikolau's body.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikolau.
Dustfinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Nikolau slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger slips a jab from Nikolau.
Dustfinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Dustfinger misses with a hook.
Nikolau feints a counter leg kick.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Nikolau counters with a left to the body.
Dustfinger misses the body punch
and Nikolau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikolau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dustfinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Dustfinger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dustfinger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nikolau blocks a jab.
Dustfinger with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Nikolau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau defending well as Dustfinger loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolau throws out a counter right but Dustfinger avoids it with no problem.
Nikolau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Panagiotis Nikolau's cut even more.
Dustfinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolau.
Nikolau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Nikolau's shoulder, as Nikolau tries to avoid the shot.
Dustfinger digs a good hook to Nikolau's body.
Dustfinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Nikolau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dustfinger misses with a wild body shot.
Dustfinger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dustfinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Dustfinger lands a hook that stumbles Nikolau back into the cage. Dustfinger follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nikolau to the canvas! Dustfinger pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nikolau has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Dustfinger!
A victorious Henry Dustfinger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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