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GAMMA#1046 Wrecks v Fleximario PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Cailean (ranked 721 p4p, 971 weight class) and Mousa Ndombele (ranked 104 p4p, 135 weight class). Cailean comes to the cage accompanied by Back stabbers. Mousa Ndombele has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Axl Cailean's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Cailean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Ndombele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ndombele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cailean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ndombele loads up on a big right hand but Cailean slips the punch.
Cailean scores with a three punch combo!
Ndombele 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.
Ndombele throws a body shot but no joy.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cailean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ndombele.
A big right from Ndombele misses.
Ndombele lands with an uppercut that bounces Cailean off the cage and back into range.
Ndombele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cailean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ndombele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ndombele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ndombele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick lands for Ndombele.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cailean ducks under a wild hook from Ndombele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele misses the body punch
and Cailean counters with an outside leg kick.
Cailean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ndombele throws a looping overhand right but Cailean ducks down to avoid it.
Ndombele throws a body shot but no joy.
Ndombele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cailean throws a head kick that misses.
Cailean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Ndombele.
Cailean staying out of range there.
Cailean throwing a counter right hand but Ndombele manages to avoid it.
Ndombele blocks the body kick.
Ndombele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cailean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a shot to the body.
Cailean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ndombele.
Cailean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cailean there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cailean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ndombele.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cailean moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cailean.
Ndombele misses the body punch
enabling Cailean to counter with a crisp jab.
Cailean motions for Ndombele to come forward. Cailean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ndombele misses with a left hand
enabling Cailean to counter with a crisp jab.
Ndombele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ndombele fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cailean misses the target.
Ndombele misses with a hook to the body
and Cailean counters with a stiff right hand.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but Cailean is just out of range.
Ndombele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cailean.
Cailean misses the shot to the body.
Ndombele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cailean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ndombele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cailean scrambles back to his feet.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but Cailean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cailean appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ndombele throws a shot from downtown. Cailean moves away and avoids it.
Cailean misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Cailean's head coaches at Tiaoali BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ndombele throws a body shot but no joy.
Ndombele lands a nice hook to Cailean's body. Cailean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Cailean.
Cailean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cailean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cailean moves away.
Ndombele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cailean manages to avoid it.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
Cailean is looking to counter punch.
Ndombele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ndombele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndombele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Ndombele misses its intended target.
Cailean throws a big counter combination but Ndombele scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ndombele blocks a jab.
Ndombele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cailean staying out of range there.
Ndombele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut
and Ndombele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ndombele throws a looping overhand right but Cailean ducks down to avoid it.
Cailean was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cailean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ndombele throws a leg kick that misses.
Cailean jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Ndombele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ndombele looks to land a left hand but Cailean moved out of range nicely.
Cailean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ndombele throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Ndombele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cailean takes one to the side of the head.
Ndombele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cailean.
As Ndombele looks to move away, Cailean throws a big counter combo but Ndombele just gets out of the way.
Ndombele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cailean doesn't seem bothered though.
Cailean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ndombele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ndombele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Cailean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ndombele! But no joy.
No joy there for Ndombele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ndombele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ndombele misses with a left hand
and Cailean counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndombele scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cailean.
It looked like Cailean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cailean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cailean throws a leg kick but Ndombele sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele throws an off balance right hand
and Cailean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but Cailean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ndombele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCailean.
Ndombele scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cailean.
Ndombele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cailean.
It seemed like Ndombele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cailean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ndombele.
Ndombele connects with a looping right hand.
Ndombele misses with a body punch
and Cailean counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ndombele, as that shot connected.
Ndombele blocks a jab.
It seemed like Ndombele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ndombele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cailean's sensitive parts.
Cailean misses with an uppercut. Ndombele saw that one coming.
Ndombele cracks Cailean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele misses with a hook to the body
and Ndombele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Ndombele swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cailean counter with a right hand.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but Cailean is just out of range.
Ndombele scores with a jab to the body.
Ndombele punishes Cailean's body with a nice straight punch.
Cailean misses with a few strikes there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cailean might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ndombele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ndombele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ndombele throws a body shot but no joy.
Ndombele misses the body punch
and Cailean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cailean looks to throw the jab but Ndombele is out of range.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
Cailean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ndombele misses the target.
Cailean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ndombele clinches up with Cailean and pushes him back against the cage.
Ndombele misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ndombele - that landed with a thud.
Ndombele throws a head punch that misses.
Ndombele misses with a punch on the inside.
Ndombele working aggressively here.
Ndombele misses with a body punch.
Ndombele has a couple of punches blocked by Cailean.
Ndombele is leaning against Cailean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cailean breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Cailean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ndombele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cailean was well out of range. Poor timing from Ndombele.
Cailean moves out of range of the strikes.
Ndombele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ndombele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cailean staying out of range there.
Cailean thinks about countering with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ndombele as he connects with a hook.
Cailean looks to score with a jab to the body but Ndombele is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cailean slips a straight right by Ndombele.
Ndombele misses with a right hand
and Cailean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Cailean.
Cailean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ndombele throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Ndombele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ndombele wants to clinch.
Ndombele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCailean.
Ndombele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ndombele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ndombele connects with a body shot that sends Cailean's belly button to the back.
Ndombele misses with a shot to the body
and Cailean counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cailean slips a jab from Ndombele.
Ndombele misses with a body shot
and Cailean counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ndombele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but Cailean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cailean is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but Cailean is just out of range.
Cailean missing with a left hand there. Ndombele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ndombele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ndombele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cailean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ndombele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cailean doesn't seem bothered though.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ndombele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ndombele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ndombele misses the jab.
As Ndombele looks to move away, Cailean throws a big counter combo but Ndombele just gets out of the way.
Ndombele looks to land a right hand but Cailean moved out of range.
Ndombele looks to land a right hand but Cailean moved out of range.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cailean moves away.
Ndombele misses with a lunging right hand
and Cailean counters with a two punch combo.
Ndombele connects with a jab.
Axl Cailean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ndombele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cailean fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ndombele. Cailean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cailean misses with a few strikes there.
Cailean defending well as Ndombele loads up on a big left hand.
Cailean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ndombele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cailean lands a head kick!
Cailean lands a jab to the head.
Cailean feints and then cracks Ndombele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ndombele down.
Ndombele misses with a hook to the body
and Cailean counters with a straight right hand.
 Ndombele is rocked!
Cailean drops Ndombele with a big left hand! Ndombele is injured, injured bad! Cailean jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Cailean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Jack (ranked 750 p4p, 419 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 83 p4p, 55 weight class). Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Mustang Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Jack.
Jack 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.
Khalidovic throws a good cross that connects.
Jack throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut.
Jack throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khalidovic misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jack enables Khalidovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalidovic wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Khalidovic pushing down on Jack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khalidovic passes to side control.
Khalidovic staying calm.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jack has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalidovic trying to control the action but Jack is working from the bottom.
Khalidovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khalidovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jack, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to control the action but Jack is working from the bottom.
Khalidovic controls the position from side control.
Jack is trying to control Khalidovic's posture but Khalidovic avoids it.
Khalidovic wants to control but Jack is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalidovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khalidovic has control of an arm but Jack manages to advance to Khalidovic's back!
Khalidovic trying to control the action but Jack just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack backing away here, and Khalidovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Jack should have avoided that one.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidovic stalks Jack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jack's face. Jack staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Khalidovic feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Khalidovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Khalidovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Khalidovic finds it's target.
Mustang Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a good low kick that Khalidovic was not able to check.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Khalidovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic tests Jack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalidovic sizes up Jack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Khalidovic tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jack misses.
The crowd cheers as Jack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalidovic doesn't seem phased though.
Jack moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Khalidovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Khalidovic.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Jack throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khalidovic scores with the left hand. Jack knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khalidovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khalidovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Jack should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Khalidovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khalidovic blocks a jab.
Good work by Khalidovic as he checks the leg kick.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidovic lands a head kick!
Khalidovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jack 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.
Jack connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Jack blocks a leg kick.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick.
Jack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khalidovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
Khalidovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khalidovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khalidovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Khalidovic wants to control but Jack is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack is being controlled here.
Jack is trying to control Khalidovic's posture but Khalidovic avoids it.
Jack gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to take his opponent's back but Jack doesn't allow it.
Jack tries to lock up and control but Khalidovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khalidovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khalidovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jack is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalidovic controlling from mount.
Jack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount.
Khalidovic wants to control the pace but Jack is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jack is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jack wants to control but Khalidovic is having none of it.
Jack sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Khalidovic wants to free his trapped foot but Jack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khalidovic is taking a breather. Jack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jack is positioning himself well to prevent Khalidovic advancing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mustang Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack tests Khalidovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Jack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khalidovic.
Jack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Khalidovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khalidovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Jack as Khalidovic shoots in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khalidovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 1160 p4p, 754 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 139 p4p, 86 weight class). Rhodes has chosen Bury My Bones as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186
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Granite chin |
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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 18 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Rhodes.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
Khanna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhodes misses the shot to the body.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rhodes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Khanna blocks a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rhodes 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.
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanna.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
Rhodes moves out of range as Khanna throws a body kick.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhodes throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Khanna.
Khanna slips a straight right by Rhodes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut.
Rhodes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khanna throws a head kick but Rhodes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Rhodes lands.
Khanna takes one to the side of the head.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna throws a push kick but Rhodes slaps the foot to one side.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khanna gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Khanna has Rhodes pushed against the cage.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Khanna lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Khanna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
Rhodes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Khanna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rhodes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rhodes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rhodes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna is looking for a triangle but Rhodes pushes his legs off easily.
Rhodes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rhodes landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khanna's head.
Khanna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanna is looking to sweep but instead, Rhodes has passed into half guard.
Khanna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rhodes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rhodes wants to control but Khanna is keeping him busy.
Khanna is pressing down on Rhodes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khanna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhodes is one step ahead there.
Rhodes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rhodes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khanna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khanna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rhodes defends well.
Khanna wants to get back to his feet but Rhodes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khanna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khanna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khanna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhodes blocks the leg kick.
Rhodes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna takes a swing at Rhodes's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches up with Khanna, looking for a takedown. Rhodes pushes Khanna against the cage but Khanna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
Khanna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhodes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Rhodes tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khanna takes one on the button.
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!
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rhodes.
A shot to the body from Khanna misses
and Rhodes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Rhodes does it's job there.
Khanna lands a nice looking body shot.
Khanna takes a swing at Rhodes's ribcage but misses.
Rhodes throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.
Rhodes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Khanna moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rhodes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhodes.
Khanna lands a head kick!
It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes ducks right into an uppercut from Khanna.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khanna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Khanna swinging wildly here.
Dusty Rhodes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhodes clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khanna is defending well.
Raja Khanna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Khanna is trying to keep an underhook but Rhodes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rhodes wants to take a breather but Khanna is having none of it.
Rhodes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khanna is trying to control but can't.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but Khanna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodes winds up and cracks Khanna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dusty Rhodes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rhodes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khanna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rhodes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rhodes trying to control from half guard but Khanna is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rhodes.
Rhodes trying to control from half guard but Khanna is working away.
Khanna is trying to stand.
Rhodes thows a huge punch but Khanna dodges it nicely.
Rhodes trying to control from half guard but Khanna is working away.
Khanna is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhodes pulls his head out easily.
Khanna manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rhodes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khanna wants to sweep but no luck.
Rhodes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanna is trying to control the position but Rhodes postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khanna throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes works Khanna's body with a nice hook.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes forces Khanna back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhodes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhodes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanna lands with a left to the head.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna lands a hook that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Rhodes scores with a shoulder strike.
Rhodes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rhodes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rhodes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khanna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khanna misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes lands a body shot.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhodes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanna's hands.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
Rhodes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khanna with a body shot.
Khanna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes gets the takedown into side control.
Khanna tries to buck Rhodes off but Rhodes is having none of it.
Rhodes trying to control the position but Khanna is working away.
Rhodes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Khanna to see if he's OK.
Khanna can't do much from the bottom here.
Rhodes trying to control the position but Khanna is working away.
Khanna is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Stormcrow Centre, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanna taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rhodes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhodes trying to control the action but Khanna is working from the bottom.
Dusty Rhodes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khanna is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rhodes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rhodes looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rhodes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khanna can't escape the position.
Rhodes controlling his opponent.
Khanna tries to reverse the position but Rhodes maintains control.
Rhodes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rhodes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yet more stalling tactics from Rhodes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rhodes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Rhodes!
Dusty Rhodes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1150 p4p, 791 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 161 p4p, 114 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine 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.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Valentine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy cracks Valentine with a good jab.
Valentine swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Valentine, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Valentine against the cage but Valentine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Hardy dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valentine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Valentine looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Valentine gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
A nice side step and Valentine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valentine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valentine tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Valentine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valentine did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Valentine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardy defends well.
Valentine looking to control.
Valentine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valentine is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hardy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valentine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardy has Valentine in his guard.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Valentine throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentine.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valentine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy goes for a double leg but Valentine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentine continues to drive forward.
Valentine lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valentine down to the mat. Valentine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Valentine had a free shot at his head there.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy with a poor takedown
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Valentine is quick to defend against it.
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine lands a big uppercut and Hardy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hardy looks OK. Valentine waves Hardy back to his feet!
 Hardy is rocked!
Valentine lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy drops his hands momentarily. Valentine doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hardy staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hardy doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lou Valentine!
A victorious Lou Valentine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 709 p4p, 842 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 44 p4p, 53 weight class). Bronte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. Bob Bronte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thulani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thulani throws out a loose jab but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thulani needs to keep his hands up - Bronte had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Mandlenkosi Thulani has been cut.
Bronte pushes Thulani up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bronte.
Bronte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thulani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani can't break the clinch.
Bronte throws a punch but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani manages to break the clinch.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronte digs a good body shot into Thulani's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte throws a body punch but Thulani moves out of range.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thulani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bronte instigates a clinch.
Thulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bronte fails to land.
Bronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thulani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Thulani ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thulani, as that shot connected.
Thulani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thulani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronte.
Thulani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bronte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thulani.
Bronte scores with a body shot.
Thulani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronte is looking to wear down Thulani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thulani circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Thulani tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Thulani back against the cage.
Thulani misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thulani breaks the clinch.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thulani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronte catches Thulani napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Thulani to the canvas!
Thulani is rocked!
Thulani is adopting a defensive guard.
Bronte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thulani keeping full guard, as Bronte tries to pass.
Bronte throwing strikes from guard but Thulani blocks nicely.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bronte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thulani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thulani is pulling down on Bronte's head. It's preventing any offense from Bronte, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thulani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Thulani avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Thulani avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Thulani throws a looping overhand right but Bronte ducks down to avoid it.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Thulani breaks away and moves out of range.
Bronte misses with a hook to the body
and Thulani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronte is trying to drag Thulani to the mat but Thulani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thulani lands a shoulder strike.
Thulani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Bronte misses with some punches.
Bronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mandlenkosi Thulani's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thulani walks into a jab.
A jab from Bronte misses.
A little jabbing left from Thulani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thulani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thulani takes a swing at Bronte's ribcage but misses.
Bronte needs to keep his hands up - Thulani had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronte wants to clinch up but Thulani keeps it at a distance.
Thulani missing with a left hand there. Bronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte moves out of range as Thulani strikes.
Thulani takes one on the button.
Bronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thulani can do to turn this around?
Bronte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Bronte.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte cracks Thulani with a big right hand and Thulani goes down!
Thulani is still in real trouble! Can Bronte finish him?
Bronte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thulani is keeping the position for now.
Bronte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thulani seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thulani is keeping the position for now.
Bronte being controlled here momentarily.
Bronte trying to control but Thulani is working from the bottom.
Bronte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bronte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte throws a strike but Thulani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bronte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thulani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thulani trying to control but Bronte is working from the bottom.
Bronte looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronte, not yet.
Thulani pushes down on Bronte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronte keeping moving, preventing Thulani from controlling successfully.
Bronte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani wants to control from the top but Bronte keeps moving.
Thulani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thulani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Thulani ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thulani! But no joy.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Thulani.
A little jabbing left from Thulani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thulani counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thulani.
Bronte attempts a counter takedown but Thulani avoids it well and moves away.
Thulani throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thulani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bronte clinches with his opponent.
Thulani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob Bronte is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte drops Thulani with a left right combo! Bronte follows him down to the ground into side control.
Thulani felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bronte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thulani keeps working.
Bronte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bronte tries for a kimura but Thulani is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bronte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bronte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Bronte misses its intended target.
Thulani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronte tries to clinch but Thulani moves out of range.
Bronte lunges at Thulani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thulani's hand.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani cracks Bronte with an open hand slap.
Thulani lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronte off the cage and back into range.
Thulani digs a good hook to Bronte's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thulani throws a hook but Bronte avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Thulani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani with a jab.
Jab, jab by Thulani - just one landing.
Bronte is rocked!
Thulani cracks Bronte with a hook to the temple - Bronte is on wobbly legs here! Thulani swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bronte falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Thulani wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mandlenkosi Thulani!
During a confident post fight interview, Mandlenkosi Thulani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 1082 p4p, 720 weight class) and ReaperLord Tyberos (ranked 89 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyberos's choice of entrance music: Today We Hunt!. Luuk Benjamin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReaperLord Tyberos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin connects with a body shot.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin cracks Tyberos with a good jab.
Tyberos misses with a hook
and Benjamin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyberos thinking.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Tyberos misses with a left hand
and Benjamin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyberos's knee momentarily.
Tyberos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benjamin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyberos on the ground.
Benjamin pushes Tyberos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyberos.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Tyberos.
A counter left hand to the body from Benjamin misses its target.
Tyberos scores with a nice head shot.
Benjamin works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Tyberos finds it's target.
Benjamin gets caught napping as Tyberos dives in and scores a takedown. Benjamin manages to retain guard.
Benjamin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tyberos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyberos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos tries to score a body lock takedown but Benjamin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benjamin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tybeross head.
Tyberos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin tries to work over Tyberos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyberos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyberos blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyberos backwards.
Tyberos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benjamin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyberos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benjamin prevents it.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Benjamin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Benjamin - that landed with a thud.
Tyberos looking for a takedown.
Tyberos looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Benjamin.
Benjamin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyberos controls his hands.
Benjamin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benjamin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyberos working aggressively here.
Tyberos prevents a body shot from Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benjamin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyberos successfully pulls guard.
Benjamin wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benjamin preventing the sweep.
Benjamin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses the jab.
Tyberos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benjamin scores with a nice head shot.
Benjamin loads up on a big right hand but Tyberos slips the punch.
Benjamin connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyberos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benjamin.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benjamin defends it well.
Tyberos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Tyberos - just one landing.
Tyberos throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benjamin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos misses with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Benjamin misses.
Tyberos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyberos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Tyberos stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Benjamin is on him like rabid pit bull! Tyberos slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
A victorious Luuk Benjamin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 310 p4p, 1035 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 42 p4p, 137 weight class). Stalinovich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell March. On his way into the cage it seems that Joseph Stalinovich has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joseph Stalinovich seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
Stalinovich lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River misses with a hook.
Stalinovich throws a counter high kick but River was just alert enough to avoid it.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Stalinovich should have avoided that one.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stalinovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River cracks Stalinovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stalinovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stalinovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stalinovich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stalinovich there as he acknowledges the shot.
River 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.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River ! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by River .
River misses with a hook
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich moves into the clinch successfully.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stalinovich is keeping busy.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalinovich tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River misses the jab.
Stalinovich is looking to counter with head kicks.
River misses with a body kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Stalinovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
As River backs away, Stalinovich returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
River throws a head kick but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stalinovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stalinovich scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a big shot that misses.
Stalinovich blocks a leg kick.
Stalinovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stalinovich defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by River . That's going to slow Stalinovich down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a kick to the body.
River throws a head kick that half lands.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River has Stalinovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalinovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. River smiles and moves away.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalinovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River .
River tries to clinch but Stalinovich is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
Stalinovich rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
Stalinovich misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalinovich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
River avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and River defends well.
Stalinovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
River got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stalinovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, River has managed to get both his arms back between Stalinovich's legs - danger averted.
Stalinovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. River gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint River dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
River missing with a left hand there. Stalinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As River backs away, Stalinovich returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from River misses.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a thumping low kick.
River misses with a body kick.
Stalinovich is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a two punch combination.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws a leg kick but Stalinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River lands a lovely overhand right.
Stalinovich ducks under a wild hook from River .
Stalinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
River misses with a leg kick
and Stalinovich counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stalinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Stalinovich misses its intended target.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from River .
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stalinovich misses with a hook.
River misses with a hook
enabling Stalinovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Stalinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalinovich connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a head kick that misses.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Stalinovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. River will feel that in the morning.
Stalinovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stalinovich closes the distance but River moves to the side
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stalinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
River throws a hook but Stalinovich blocks it.
River with the inside leg kick.
A punch combination from River misses.
River throws a solid leg kick but Stalinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalinovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
River connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stalinovich tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River thows a leg kick but Stalinovich checks it
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stalinovich is able to avoid easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stalinovich, as that shot connected.
River is looking to land body kicks.
River defending well as Stalinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Stalinovich slips a straight right by River .
Stalinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
River cracks Stalinovich with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River is rocked!
Stalinovich jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River is breathing heavily.
Stalinovich rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalinovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovich finish him?
Stalinovich scores with a shot to the side of River 's head.
Stalinovich jumps into guard, dragging River to the mat.
River is posturing up here but Stalinovich has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! River tries to roll out but it's too tight and River has to tap! Slick submission there by Stalinovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Stalinovich!
Joseph Stalinovich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiamat Tenkula (ranked 339 p4p, 659 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 41 p4p, 76 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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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiamat Tenkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tenkula misses with a hook.
McGuire throws a big counter head kick but Tenkula avoids it with no problem.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
Tenkula misses with a straight right.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire 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.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire swings for the body but Tenkula moves out of range.
McGuire defending well as Tenkula loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenkula was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Tenkula has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Tenkula's head.
It looks like Tiamat Tenkula has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire sends Tenkula crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGuire is motioning to the referee to let Tenkula up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire cracks Tenkula with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tenkula tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McGuire pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tenkula is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lathem McGuire!
After winning the bout, Lathem McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 164 p4p, 383 weight class) and Calvin Deane (ranked 5 p4p, 24 weight class). Kaafjord comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Deane has chosen Cinderella Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tungsten Kaafjord could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Deane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tungsten Kaafjord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaafjord closes the distance and clinches.
Deane has clasped his hands together around Kaafjord's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Deane working the ground and pound.
Kaafjord is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Deane prevents Kaafjord from improving his position.
Kaafjord is working hard here to advance position.
Deane is looking to take a break and control but Kaafjord is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaafjord has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deane is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Deane working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kaafjord wants to improve his position but Deane is controlling well.
Deane trying to control the action but Kaafjord is working from the bottom.
Kaafjord tries to get to full guard but Deane has control of the leg.
Deane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaafjord wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Deane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaafjord with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Tungsten Kaafjord has been cut.
Deane drops an elbow to the side of Kaafjord's head.
Kaafjord is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Deane is tapping! Great win for Kaafjord!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tungsten Kaafjord!
Our winner, Tungsten Kaafjord, 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 Will Wrecks (ranked 16 p4p, 117 weight class) and Hawk Fleximario (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). Fleximario has chosen Funkmeister as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Wrecks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Wrecks blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Fleximario lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrecks doesn't seem phased though.
Wrecks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wrecks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrecks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fleximario looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrecks is just out of range.
Fleximario tries to clinch there but Wrecks circles away.
Fleximario moves into range and clinches up with Wrecks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleximario misses with a punch to the body.
Wrecks works on Fleximario's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrecks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk Fleximario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleximario pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wrecks is out of range and Fleximario settles back down.
Wrecks is looking to counter punch.
Wrecks jabs Fleximario right on the nose. Fleximario blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleximario misses with a leg kick
and Wrecks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hawk Fleximario has been cut.
Wrecks slips under a jab.
Wrecks defending well as Fleximario loads up on a big left hand.
Fleximario throws a low kick but Wrecks moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wrecks misses the target.
Fleximario throws an off balance right hand
and Wrecks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleximario scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Fleximario.
Fleximario tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fleximario fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrecks is looking to counter punch.
Wrecks ducks under a wild hook from Fleximario.
Fleximario throws a body punch but Wrecks moves out of range.
It looked like Wrecks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fleximario lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleximario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fleximario throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wrecks misses with a straight right.
Fleximario only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario 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.
A low kick lands for Fleximario.
Nice body punch from Fleximario.
Fleximario lands a leg kick that knocks Wrecks off balance momentarily.
Fleximario misses with a body shot
and Wrecks counters with a straight right hand.
Wrecks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Will Wrecks has been cut.
Wrecks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleximario counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wrecks misses the target.
Wrecks gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fleximario gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Wrecks is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawk Fleximario!
Hawk Fleximario is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Hawk Fleximario 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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