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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Akerfeldt (ranked 1990 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 230 p4p, 189 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Akerfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerfeldt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mjölnir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akerfeldt somewhat.
Akerfeldt moves out of range of the strikes.
Mjölnir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akerfeldt moves out of range of the body kick.
Mjölnir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mjölnir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mjölnir with the inside leg kick.
Mjölnir misses with a kick to the body
and Akerfeldt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mjölnir lands a leg kick that knocks Akerfeldt off balance momentarily.
Akerfeldt throws out a loose jab but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mjölnir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akerfeldt dodges the punch combination from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Akerfeldt misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akerfeldt connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Akerfeldt catches Mjölnir right on the button with a cross.
 Mjölnir is rocked!
Mjölnir has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akerfeldt pounces like a tiger and cracks Mjölnir with a vicious hook! Mjölnir is down but not out! Akerfeldt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Akerfeldt!
In his post fight interview, Bjorn Akerfeldt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nero Porto (ranked 1412 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 139 p4p, 153 weight class). Porto's entrance music is Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto blocks a jab.
Porto misses with a hook. Aengus ducked under it nicely.
Aengus blocks a jab.
Porto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aengus on the side of the head.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
Porto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aengus as he avoids it easily.
Porto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Aengus throws out a loose jab but Porto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto attempts a counter takedown but Aengus avoids it well and moves away.
Porto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
Porto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aengus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Aengus.
Porto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porto throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus misses with a straight left.
Porto sizes up Aengus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
Aengus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Aengus misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porto.
Porto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porto staying out of range there.
Aengus moves out of range as Porto strikes.
Porto lands a nice shot that snaps Aengus's head back.
Porto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Porto cracks Aengus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown. Aengus tries to sprawl out of it but Porto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aengus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Aengus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Porto misses its intended target.
Aengus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
Porto takes one on the button.
Porto staying out of range there.
Aengus missing with a left hand there. Porto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porto throws the left hand but Aengus avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Aengus as Porto shoots in.
Aengus throws out a counter right but Porto avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Aengus lands.
Porto misses with an uppercut. Aengus saw that one coming.
Porto throws a hook but Aengus blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aengus! But no joy.
Aengus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
Nice jab there from Aengus.
Aengus scores with a nice right hand.
Porto moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
A big left from Aengus misses.
Aengus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Porto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aengus tests Porto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Porto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aengus but Aengus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aengus moves out of range of the strikes.
Aengus thuds his right hand into Porto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Porto as he connects with a hook.
Caelan Aengus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aengus looks to land a right hand but Porto moved out of range.
Aengus walks into a straight right hand from Porto.
Caelan Aengus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porto swats away the attempt to clinch by Aengus.
Porto is looking to counter punch.
Aengus misses with an uppercut. Porto saw that one coming.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aengus tries to clinch but Porto is having none of it.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Porto slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aengus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Porto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aengus doesn't seem bothered though.
Porto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Porto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
A little feinted left hand from Porto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Porto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aengus.
Porto lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Aengus lands a jab.
Porto throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Aengus to counter with a crisp jab.
Porto blocks a jab.
Aengus throws a jab when Porto was well out of range.
Porto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aengus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Aengus misses.
Aengus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caelan Aengus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aengus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porto throws out the jab.
Porto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aengus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Porto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aengus was well out of range. Poor timing from Porto.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Aengus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Porto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porto blocks a jab.
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Porto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Porto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Aengus misses.
Aengus looks to throw the jab but Porto is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aengus scores with a decent looking hook.
Porto misses with a wild body shot.
Porto blocks a jab.
Aengus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Porto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aengus!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aengus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Porto tries to move to mount but Aengus blocks the move with his legs.
Aengus can't do much from the bottom here.
Porto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aengus struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Porto trying to control the position but Aengus is working away.
Aengus can't do much from the bottom here.
Porto cracks Aengus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto working the ground and pound.
Aengus can't do much from the bottom here.
Porto moves into full mount!
Porto with shots to the head and body - Aengus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Porto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Porto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nero Porto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porto breaks from Aengus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Porto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aengus tries to lock up and control but Porto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aengus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Aengus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto throws some wild stikes that Aengus manages to avoid easily.
Porto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aengus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Porto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aengus's face.
Aengus blocking the ground and pound.
Aengus is squirming around, avoiding Porto's attempts to control the action.
Aengus has given up his back here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Porto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Porto throws a lazy right hand but Aengus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aengus misses with a looping left.
Aengus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto.
Aengus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Porto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porto just misses with a punch to the body.
Porto looks to land a left hand but Aengus moved out of range nicely.
Caelan Aengus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aengus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Porto.
A swing and a miss from Aengus.
Porto digs a good body shot into Aengus's ribs.
Aengus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Porto takes a swing at Aengus's ribcage but misses.
Aengus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aengus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aengus throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porto.
Aengus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porto.
Aengus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Aengus lands.
Aengus misses with a left hand
and Porto counters with a stiff right hand.
Aengus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Aengus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porto.
Aengus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aengus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Portos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Porto slips the punch.
Porto defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Porto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aengus looks to land a left hand but Porto moved out of range nicely.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aengus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aengus looks to land a right hand but Porto moved out of range.
Porto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Porto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Porto.
Aengus defending well as Porto loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Aengus.
Aengus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Aengus.
Porto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aengus moves away.
A little jabbing left from Aengus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aengus slips a straight right by Porto.
The fighters circling - Porto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aengus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aengus throws a shot from downtown. Porto moves away and avoids it.
Aengus misses the jab.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Aengus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Aengus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porto takes a swing at Aengus's ribcage but misses.
Porto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aengus counters with a nice uppercut.
Porto throws a right hand that misses
and Aengus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aengus misses with a looping right.
Porto misses with a straight left.
Aengus slips under a jab.
Porto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aengus throws a hook but Porto avoids it easily.
Porto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Porto misses with a looping left.
Aengus clinches.
Porto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus manages to break the clinch.
Porto lands with a straight right. Aengus didn't see that one coming.
Aengus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Aengus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aengus lands the left hand.
Aengus slips a straight right by Porto.
Aengus throws a combination. Porto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porto.
Aengus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porto.
Porto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aengus throws a hook to the side of Porto's head but Porto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porto walks into a left hand.
A big right from Porto misses.
Aengus looks to throw the jab but Porto is out of range.
Porto misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caelan Aengus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aengus 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caelan Aengus!
A relieved looking Caelan Aengus 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Adamovic (ranked 1058 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 125 p4p, 228 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adamovic moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Adamovic's ribcage but misses.
As Gracie tries to get set, Adamovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
Adamovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Adamovic slips the punch.
Gracie cracks Adamovic with an open hand slap.
A jab from Adamovic finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamovic pinned against the cage. Adamovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gracie manages to circle out of the way.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adamovic.
Adamovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adamovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Adamovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Adamovic defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Adamovic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kron Gracie!
Our winner, Kron Gracie, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 949 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 130 p4p, 147 weight class). Liee comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benedicte Swanson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 39 - 5, fighting out of London, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Liee blocks the low kick.
Liee throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Swanson misses with a hook. Liee ducked under it nicely.
Liee misses with a series of wild punches.
Liee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson tests Liee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Liee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Liee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swanson dips to his left and cracks Liee with an uppercut!
Liee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Liee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Liee tries to counter by clinching up but Swanson breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Liee's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liee in his tracks.
 It looks like Brusse Liee has been cut.
Liee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Liee's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Swanson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Liee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Liee checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Liee's head.
Good exchange - Swanson coming out on top.
Swanson throws a hook but Liee blocks it.
Swanson scores with a jab. Liee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Liee is rocked!
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson is looking to slow Liee down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swanson.
Oh Liee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson cracks Liee with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Liee falls backwards - clearly groggy! Swanson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedicte Swanson!
Benedicte Swanson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brusse Liee was interviewed post fight and said 'No! Not water! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ohhh! I'm melting! I'm melting! What a world, what a world! It was a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 955 p4p, 702 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 63 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295
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World class 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 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a left hand
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
A big right from White misses.
Barron White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mountain slips a jab from White.
As White backs off Mountain throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
White misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mountain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with a body shot.
White misses with a looping left.
Mountain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
White tries to score with a low kick but Mountain moves his leg out of the way.
White stuns Mountain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Mountain is predictable there
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Mountain 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White misses with a looping left.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain slips a jab from White.
Mountain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White wants to land a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain throws a counter combo.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Mountain blocks a jab.
White lands the left hand.
That has opened up Tauski Mountain's cut even more.
White misses with a hook.
A low kick from White misses
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mountain on the side of the head.
The cut above Tauski Mountain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
White jabs Mountain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Mountain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tauski Mountain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body kick there by White.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Mountain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barron White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mountain blocks a jab.
White throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Mountain off the cage and back into range.
White takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a push kick but Mountain slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Mountain tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tauski Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
White throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a good cross that connects.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tauski Mountain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barron White!
Our winner, Barron White, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Libor Lunak (ranked 1290 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Panda MacLeod (ranked 80 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lunak momentarily.
Lunak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacLeod wants to counter the offense by Lunak and move into the clinch position.
MacLeod staying out of range there.
Lunak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lunak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Lunak moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod closes the distance and clinches.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
Lunak has MacLeod pressed against the cage.
Lunak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lunak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lunak has MacLeod pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lunak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacLeod up against the cage.
Lunak looking to throw knees to the head but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
Lunak misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.
Lunak is breathing heavily.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunak controls his hands.
Lunak tries a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks it.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike.
Lunak prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
Lunak misses with a knee to the head.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
MacLeod is trying to pull guard but Lunak has him pressed against the cage.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod tries to work over Lunak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacLeod cracks Lunak with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunak tries to land a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks with his arms.
Lunak scores with a knee to the head.
Lunak tries to stall but MacLeod uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Lunak throws knees to the body.
MacLeod being controlled against the cage.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod cracks Lunak with a nice body shot.
MacLeod cracks Lunak with a nice body shot.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Lunak blocks it.
MacLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lunak backwards.
Lunak blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
A body shot lands from MacLeod.
A short right from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lunak backwards.
A short right from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacLeod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lunak backwards.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lunak.
MacLeod digs a right hand underneath Lunak's ribcage. Lunak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacLeod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Lunak controls the action.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lunak blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lunaks head.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod pushes Lunak against the cage. MacLeod is working some dirty boxing. MacLeod pushes off with a quick right hook! Lunak goes down! Lunak tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! MacLeod moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 724 p4p, 812 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 43 p4p, 48 weight class). Barrels's entrance music is Lock stock and. A fine choice. Puncher Face will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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39
265
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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 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels tries to score with a low kick but Face moves his leg out of the way.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Face has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Face wants to get back to his feet.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Face keeps working.
Barrels throws an elbow but Face slips to the side and avoids it well.
Face is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barrels is controlling him well.
Barrels takes a little break here. Face wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Barrels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Face is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Barrels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels lands a big elbow.
Face is squirming around, avoiding Barrels's attempts to control the action.
Barrels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Face looks a forlorn figure.
Face squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barrels throwing strikes but Face uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Barrels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Face is looking to escape.
Barrels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barrels.
Barrels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels controlling the action here.
Barrels wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Barrels prevents Face from standing back up.
Barrels is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Face reverses the position - he's now on top in Barrels's guard.
Face wants to control from the top but Barrels keeps moving.
Barrels wants to hit a sweep here but Face passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barrels there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to stand but Barrels is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Barrels wants to hold on but Face pushes him away.
Face content just to control the position here.
Barrels 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.
Barrels is squirming around, avoiding Face's attempts to control the action.
Barrels can't escape the position.
Face get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick misses from Barrels.
Barrels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barrels.
Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Face feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.
Face walks into a jab.
Face takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrels has his takedown stuffed
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrels shoots in and bounces Face off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Face gets caught napping as Barrels dives in and scores a takedown. Face manages to retain guard.
Barrels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Face keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Face wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Face is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barrels trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Face swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Face won't allow Barrels to sweep him here.
Face sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barrels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is adopting a defensive guard.
Barrels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Barrels trying to control the position here.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels slips a straight right by Face.
A shot to the body from Barrels misses
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrels. That snapped Face's head back.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Face tests Barrels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Face lands a nice shot that snaps Barrels's head back.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Barrels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face throws a series of punches but Barrels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Barrels shoots for a takedown but Face saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barrels misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrels moves away.
Barrels swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels not doing much here.
Face manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barrels keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Barrels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Face walks away with a smile on his face. Barrels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Face misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barrels misses with a straight right.
Barrels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Face duly obliges.
Face takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Face keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels misses with a hook.
Face thuds a left hand into Barrels's body.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrels circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puncher Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face takes a jab right on the kisser.
Face throws a right and a left that Barrels avoids nicely.
Puncher Face seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrels.
Puncher Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels needs to keep his hands up - Face had a free shot at his head there.
Face connects with a jab.
Barrels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face missing with a left hand there. Barrels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Barrels dives in and grabs Face's left leg, looking for a takedown. Face pushes down on Barrels's head and hops out.
Face throws out a counter right but Barrels avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face looks to land a left hand but Barrels moved out of range nicely.
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Face sprawls well. Face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barrels gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tu Barrels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Face.
Barrels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Face avoids the head kick by Barrels.
Barrels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.
Barrels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Face.
Barrels shoots in looking for a takedown. Face tries to sprawl out of it but Barrels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Face manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Face lands a nice hook to Barrels's body. Barrels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrels misses with a straight left.
Barrels lands a jab to the head.
Barrels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Barrels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face misses with a double jab.
Barrels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barrels.
Face scores with a body shot.
Face lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Barrels.
Barrels misses with a straight right.
Barrels slips under a jab.
Face misses with a hook
and Barrels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barrels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrels appears to be looking for a big counter.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Face 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
An out of breath Puncher Face 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Buddha (ranked 550 p4p, 366 weight class) and Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 78 p4p, 51 weight class). Samson Buddha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strauss slips a straight right by Buddha.
Buddha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Buddha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Buddha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strauss's hands.
Strauss avoids a kick to the body.
Strauss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buddha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buddha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strauss's guard.
Buddha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buddha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha trying to move into half guard but instead Strauss has managed to sweep!
Buddha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strauss looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strauss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Strauss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buddha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strauss has managed to get both his arms back between Buddha's legs - danger averted.
Buddha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strauss defends well.
Buddha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strauss is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buddha has his foot on Strauss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strauss works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss clinches up with Buddha and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Nice body punch from Strauss - that landed with a thud.
Buddha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Samson Buddha has been cut.
Strauss with the inside leg kick.
Nicholaus Strauss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddha scores with a leg kick.
Buddha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strauss avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Buddha.
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss throws a big counter head kick but Buddha avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strauss 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss throws a head kick that misses.
Buddha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buddha defending well as Strauss loads up on a big left hand.
Buddha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strauss's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicholaus Strauss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samson Buddha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strauss checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Buddha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buddha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strauss defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Strauss misses the target.
Buddha scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Strauss.
Nice cross by Buddha.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buddha 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.
Buddha tries to land a front kick but Strauss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strauss flicks out a counter leg kick but Buddha steps away.
Buddha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss works on Buddha's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Buddha.
Strauss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strauss digs a right hand underneath Buddha's ribcage. Buddha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddha controls his hands.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buddha tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Buddha back against the cage.
Buddha manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buddha. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buddha throws a low kick, looking for Strauss's leg but Strauss calmly moves out of range.
Strauss moves into the clinch successfully.
Buddha prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strauss displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buddha up against the cage.
Strauss tries a body shot but Buddha blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Buddha.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Buddha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Strauss.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Buddha controls the action.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss tries to work over Buddha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddha's elbow.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Buddha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strauss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddha controls his hands.
Buddha tries to pull guard but Strauss forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buddha is trying to push Strauss away but Strauss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddha is trying to pull guard but Strauss has him pressed against the cage.
Strauss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buddha blocking some punches.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strauss is leaning against Buddha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buddha blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddha.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholaus Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samson Buddha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buddha throws a push kick but Strauss slaps the foot to one side.
Strauss tries to clinch
and Buddha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buddha.
Buddha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strauss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strauss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strauss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buddha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buddha.
Buddha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Strauss is controlling Buddha's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samson Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
Buddha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buddha throws a right hand that misses
and Strauss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buddha walks into a left hand.
Strauss moves out of range of the body kick from Buddha.
Buddha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buddha misses with a hook. Strauss ducked under it nicely.
Buddha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buddha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Strauss.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scoring well with a low kick there.
Buddha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strauss leaves Buddha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strauss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strauss tries to clinch but Buddha is having none of it.
Strauss throws a good cross that connects.
Strauss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
Buddha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strauss.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Buddha.
Buddha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Buddha's front leg but catches the back leg as Buddha tries to avoid it.
Buddha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strauss throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss throws the left hand but Buddha avoids the punch easily.
Buddha throws a leg kick but Strauss checks it.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Buddha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buddha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Buddha.
Strauss scores with a punch to the head.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Buddha's front leg but catches the back leg as Buddha tries to avoid it.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddha moves away.
Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicholaus Strauss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown but Strauss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buddha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buddha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strauss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buddha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strauss scores with a nice right hand.
Strauss works over Buddha's head and body with a nice combination.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strauss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buddha eats them both and turns towards Strauss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buddha.
Strauss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buddha under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buddha. That one must have hurt.
Buddha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss throws a shot to the body.
Buddha throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buddha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buddha throws a lazy head kick
and Strauss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strauss cracks Buddha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buddha lands a jab.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buddha.
Buddha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strauss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddha misses with a body kick.
Strauss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strauss lands a head shot.
Strauss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholaus Strauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strauss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholaus Strauss!
Nicholaus Strauss spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 166 p4p, 128 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 21 p4p, 17 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by No More Hot Dogs. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mcgee misses.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Mcgee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meine misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Mcgee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcgee misses with a leg kick.
Mcgee throws a leg kick but Meine moved away.
Meine moves forwards but Mcgee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combo that has Meine backing up. Meine nods at Mcgee to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mcgee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meine. That's going to slow Mcgee down.
Mcgee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcgee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgee.
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Meine.
Mcgee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick from Meine lands but Mcgee takes it in his stride.
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcgee swinging wildly here.
Meine closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mcgee to counter with a crisp jab.
Meine looks to land a right hand but Mcgee moved out of range.
Meine tries to clinch there but Mcgee circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
Meine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgee.
Meine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcgee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meine misses with an uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meine.
Mcgee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meine misses the body punch
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meine's hands.
Mcgee slips a straight right by Meine.
Meine lands a jab to the nose.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgee.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgee blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mcgee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meine scores with a leg kick.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Mcgee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcgee throws the kick towards the body but Meine avoids it.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Mcgee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgee is just out of range.
Meine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcgee lands a jab to Meine's midsection.
Mcgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Mcgee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Meine avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Meine.
Both fighters circling a little - Meine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine scores with a hook.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Meine misses with a leg kick.
Mcgee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mcgee misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgee is looking to chop away at Meine's legs.
Mcgee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcgee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcgee blocks a leg kick.
Meine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meine tests Mcgee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcgee doesn't seem bothered though.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgee tries to bum rush Meine with a series of wild strikes but Meine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meine lands a leg kick that knocks Mcgee off balance momentarily.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcgee fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
letting Mcgee counter with a right hand.
Meine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcgee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcgee avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily.
Meine stuns Mcgee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meine.
Mcgee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcgee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Meine finds it's target.
Mcgee cracks Meine with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine cracks Mcgee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcgee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Meine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mcgee lands a jab.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Meine misses
enabling Mcgee to counter with a crisp jab.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mcgee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Meine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mcgee is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee blocks a leg kick.
Meine is looking to chop away at Mcgee's legs.
It looked like Mcgee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine tries a head kick but it misses.
Meine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee moves out of range of the leg kick from Meine.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgee checks a leg kick.
Meine misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgee counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgee. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Meine misses
and Mcgee counters with a stiff right hand.
Meine throws a looping overhand right but Mcgee ducks down to avoid it.
Meine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcgee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meine. That's going to slow Mcgee down.
Mcgee defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcgee lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine digs a good body shot into Mcgee's ribs.
Meine jabs at Mcgee's body.
Meine lands with a kick to the temple. Mcgee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mcgee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meine throws a hook but Mcgee blocks it.
Mcgee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meine.
A nice leg kick from Meine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcgee takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Meine misses the shot to the body.
Meine cracks Mcgee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meine.
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!
Mcgee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meine wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgee pushes him away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meine, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcgee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgee checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcgee misses with a straight left.
Meine throws a hook but Mcgee blocks it.
Mcgee throws a counter high kick but Meine was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Mcgee throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Meine. Those never looked like landing.
Meine misses with a straight left.
Mcgee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Meine throws a leg kick but Mcgee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meine throws a leg kick that misses.
Meine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meine misses with a hook.
Meine instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine is trying to pull guard but Mcgee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcgee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mcgee moves away from the strike by Meine.
Meine throws a low kick but Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Meine lands with a right hand.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Meine. That snapped Mcgee's head back.
Meine moves out of range as Mcgee strikes.
Meine throws out a leg kick but Mcgee moves out of range and Meine only half commits.
Mcgee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meine throws a hook but Mcgee avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mcgee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine tries to clinch up
and Mcgee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meine really felt that one!
A combination from Mcgee does no damage.
Mcgee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Mcgee lands but Meine takes it in his stride.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgee's shoulder, as Mcgee tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgee misses with a few strikes there.
Rockwell Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Mcgee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meine.
Mcgee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Meine as he connects with a hook.
Meine throws a jab when Mcgee was well out of range.
Meine misses with a hook
and Mcgee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Meine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee counters with a left right combination that sends Meine crashing to the mat - Mcgee wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Meine out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockwell Mcgee!
Rockwell Mcgee opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 181 p4p, 230 weight class) and Butch Frewin (ranked 9 p4p, 14 weight class). Frewin has chosen Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frewin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Railio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frewin at a distance.
Railio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frewin in his tracks.
Frewin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Railio counters with a straight right hand.
Railio misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Frewin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Frewin misses with a left hand
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio misses the body punch
and Frewin counters with a nice body shot.
Railio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frewin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frewin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin loads up on a big right hand but Railio slips the punch.
Railio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Railio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frewin manages to avoid it.
Frewin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Railio throws a body punch but Frewin moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Railio.
We've been told by Railio's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frewin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Railio.
Railio is looking to wear down Frewin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Railio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frewin throws a leg kick but Railio checks it.
Railio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Railio.
Railio backing away here, and Frewin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Frewin throws a good cross that connects.
Railio loads up on a big right hand but Frewin slips the punch.
Railio lands a big uppercut and Frewin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frewin looks OK. Railio waves Frewin back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frewin scores with a shot to the body.
Frewin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Railio.
Railio swings widly with a right hand
and Frewin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin scores with a hook.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Railio misses with a hook
and Frewin counters with a left to the body.
Frewin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Frewin.
Railio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frewin.
Frewin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Frewin.
Railio misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frewin! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin lands a big head kick that sends Railio tumbling to the mat! Frewin takes a step backwards and waves Railio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Railio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Railio misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Frewin scoring well with a low kick there.
Frewin throws a leg kick but Railio checks it.
Frewin slips under a jab from Railio.
Frewin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Railio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frewin! But no joy.
Frewin ducks under a wild hook from Railio.
Frewin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Railio sprawling to the canvas! Railio rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Frewin finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Butch Frewin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antti Railio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Railio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frewin throws an overhand right that lands on Railio's shoulder, as Railio tries to avoid the shot.
Railio throws a jab when Frewin was well out of range.
Railio scores with a body shot.
Railio throws an uppercut from hell that sends Frewin clean off his feet! He's out cold! Railio stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Railio!
Antti Railio retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Antti Railio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Butch Frewin had this to say: 'What in tarnation!'.
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