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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fu (ranked 3602 p4p, 23732 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 332 p4p, 439 weight class). William Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Fu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Fu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Fu .
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu throws a nice head kick!
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu scores with a jab. Wallace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fu thumps Wallace with a low kick.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Tommy Fu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Fu connects with an inside leg kick.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Fu sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace dives in and grabs Fu 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fu pushes down on Wallace's head and hops out.
Fu works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Fu .
Tommy Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Fu circles away easily
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fu lands a high kick!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Wallace drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace prevents Fu from getting back to his feet.
Fu being controlled here, momentarily.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Fu is retaining full guard.
Fu wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fu is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Fu has wrist control.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Fu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Fu counter with a right hand.
Fu lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Fu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Fu scores with a four punch combination!
Wallace gets a double leg takedown into Fu 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushes down on Fu 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fu is looking to get back to is feet but Wallace passes into side control.
Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fu pushes Wallace away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wallace gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Fu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fu fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu lands a head shot.
Wallace shoots and misses
letting Fu counter with a right hand.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
It looks like Fu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wallace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fu 's half guard.
Wallace seems to be working for a kimura but Fu defends the submission attempt.
Wallace slips a nice elbow through Fu 's hands, connecting with Fu 's forehead.
William Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fu sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Fu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wallace.
Wallace is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Fu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fu tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Fu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace works his way into side control.
Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fu keeps working.
Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Wallace!
After the fight, William Wallace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Redman (ranked 2674 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Roman Reyes (ranked 298 p4p, 370 weight class). Redman comes to the cage accompanied by Smke a Little Smoke - Eric Church. Reyes has chosen Zack Hemsey - Vengeance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman scores with a one two! Reyes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Redman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Redman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Redman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reyes was covering up waiting for the punch and Redman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reyes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Redman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redman is defended easily by Reyes.
Reyes takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes takes the fight into the clinch.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redman blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Redman tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that Redman shrugs off.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Redman blocks with his arms.
Redman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reyes is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Redman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that Redman shrugs off.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redman's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Redman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Redman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.
Redman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reyes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Redman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reyes is on top in guard.
Redman being controlled here, momentarily.
Redman is trying to keep Reyes in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman looking for a sweep. Not yet Redman, not yet.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reyes is continuing to stall.
Reyes lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyes slips nicely into half guard.
Reyes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Redman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Reyes!
Roman Reyes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Ekbomb (ranked 1475 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Andre Koefti (ranked 155 p4p, 184 weight class). Koefti has chosen IZ - E Ala E as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Ekbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekbomb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koefti is looking to land body kicks.
Koefti blocks a jab.
Koefti wants to counter with a clinch but Ekbomb pushes him away.
Koefti is looking to slow Ekbomb down with leg kicks.
Ekbomb tries to keep at a distance but Koefti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koefti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ekbomb is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekbomb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekbomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koefti lands a damaging elbow.
Ekbomb dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koefti throws an elbow but misses.
Koefti pushes off an throws an elbow but Ekbomb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ekbomb gets through Koefti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ekbomb dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Ekbomb avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Ekbomb lands a nice shot to the body.
Koefti prevents a body shot from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koefti lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Koefti.
Good body shot from Ekbomb.
Koefti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekbomb blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti being controlled against the cage.
Ekbomb takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb has Koefti pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koefti as Ekbomb tries to tie him up.
Ekbomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ekbomb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koefti throws an elbow but it misses.
Koefti misses with an elbow over the top.
Koefti pushes off an throws an elbow but Ekbomb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Ekbomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koefti backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ekbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Koefti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb presses Koefti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koefti is trying to stall.
Koefti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ekbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekbomb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Ekbomb.
A head punch on the inside from Koefti fails to land.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ekbomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekbomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekbomb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koefti up against the cage.
Ekbomb lands a shoulder strike.
Ekbomb misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ekbomb as the two fighters clinch.
Koefti throws an elbow but it misses.
Koefti stalling in the clinch but Ekbomb improves position.
Ekbomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koefti has a couple of punches blocked by Ekbomb.
Koefti being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekbomb is struggling to control the position.
Koefti lands an uppercut.
Koefti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekbomb avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Koefti is stalling here.
Ekbomb blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Koefti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koefti is looking to slow Ekbomb down with leg kicks.
Koefti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ekbomb takes a step back to recover.
Koefti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekbomb throwing a counter right hand but Koefti manages to avoid it.
Koefti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekbomb.
Decent striking displayed by Ekbomb there.
Ekbomb throws a big shot that misses.
Koefti slips a jab from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb moves out of range as Koefti throws a body kick.
Ekbomb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti moves out of range of the strikes.
Koefti looks for the body kick but Ekbomb saw that one coming.
Koefti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti ducks right into an uppercut from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb throws a lazy right hand but Koefti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koefti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekbomb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ekbomb lands a head shot.
Ekbomb connects with a solid leg kick.
Koefti throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekbomb counters with a huge left! Koefti is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ekbomb isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Koefti from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ekbomb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Ekbomb!
The defeated Andre Koefti had this to say: 'Congratulations for the victory. I thank God for being able to face such a good opponent. I will improve and I will come back stronger π₯'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otso Toivonen (ranked 1285 p4p, 870 weight class) and Slash Shredder (ranked 106 p4p, 66 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
An attempted straight right counter from Toivonen misses the target.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Toivonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toivonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shredder misses with a hook
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Shredder misses.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toivonen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shredder cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Shredder finds it's way through Toivonen's defenses.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Shredder works the jab nicely.
Shredder throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder misses with an uppercut
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice body shot.
Toivonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen tries to counter with a takedown but Shredder is quick to defend against it.
Shredder avoids the head kick by Toivonen.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shredder thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Shredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder cracks Toivonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Toivonen counters with a three punch combo that has Shredder backing up. Shredder nods at Toivonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen lands with a nice combination. Shredder backs away looking to recover.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Toivonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shredder lands a right hook to the body.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Shredder jabs at Toivonen's body.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen throws a quick counter head kick but Shredder was just out of range.
Shredder misses the jab.
Toivonen walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Toivonen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shredder throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Toivonen misses the target.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
Shredder lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Shredder finds it's target.
Shredder misses with a shot to the body
and Toivonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toivonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Toivonen feinted with a counter takedown.
Toivonen lands with a cross.
Toivonen slips under a jab.
Toivonen is looking to counter punch.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Shredder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toivonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shredder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shredder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shredder catches Toivonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Toivonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
As Shredder tries to get set, Toivonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Shredder manages to avoid the attempt.
Shredder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shredder lands a right hook to the body.
Toivonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shredder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toivonen scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shredder throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Shredder lands a jab to Toivonen's midsection.
Shredder's corner calls for a 1-2. Shredder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Shredder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shredder swings widly with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slash Shredder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Shredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toivonen swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder staying out of range there.
Shredder throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen attempts a counter takedown but Shredder avoids it well and moves away.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen attempts a counter takedown but Shredder avoids it well and moves away.
Shredder throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Shredder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toivonen throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Toivonen as he connects with a hook.
Toivonen defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder misses the body punch
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Toivonen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shredder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shredder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shredder connects with a jab.
Shredder misses with a body punch
and Toivonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shredder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder with a nice cross.
Shredder lands a glancing blow to the side of Toivonen's head.
 Toivonen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with the left hand. Toivonen knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shredder.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Toivonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder sizes up Toivonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toivonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shredder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen attempts a counter takedown but Shredder avoids it well and moves away.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Toivonen feinted with a counter takedown.
Shredder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shredder misses with a hook.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toivonen swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shredder scores with a decent looking hook.
Shredder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toivonen moves forwards but Shredder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder lands the left hand.
Shredder takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toivonen avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Toivonen's head but Toivonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toivonen is looking for a counter combo.
Toivonen misses with a few strikes there.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shredder jabs at Toivonen's body.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Toivonen is looking to wear down Shredder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Shredder - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder 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.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Toivonen misses its target.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Toivonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shredder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Toivonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toivonen connects with a crisp jab.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder lands with a cross.
Shredder lands with a hook. Toivonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Good shot there by Shredder.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder cracks Toivonen with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen is looking to counter the offense by Shredder and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Toivonen throws a quick counter head kick but Shredder was just out of range.
Shredder misses with an uppercut
and Toivonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen is looking to counter punch.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toivonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shredder.
Shredder lunges at Toivonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toivonen's hand.
Shredder throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shredder jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.
Shredder swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Shredder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Shredder throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Toivonen connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shredder throws a poor cross that misses
and Toivonen counters with a big head kick but Shredder shrugs it off.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder throws a shot to the body.
Toivonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toivonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Toivonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shredder walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Toivonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a straight right hand.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Shredder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen scores with a jab.
Shredder punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toivonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shredder lands a lovely overhand right.
Toivonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shredder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Toivonen.
Toivonen slips under a jab.
Toivonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shredder scores with a jab to the body.
Shredder stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shredder lands with a hook. Toivonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shredder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Shredder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shredder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a jab to the body
and Toivonen counters with a big head kick but Shredder shrugs it off.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shredder! But no joy.
Shredder throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Shredder throws a poor cross that misses
and Toivonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shredder is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toivonen swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Toivonen's head but Toivonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Toivonen.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen stalling against the cage.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder is working Toivonen over against the cage.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Toivonen prevents a body shot from Shredder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Toivonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Toivonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Toivonen stalling in the clinch but Shredder improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shredder smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toivonen on the side of the head.
Shredder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
Toivonen throwing a counter right hand but Shredder manages to avoid it.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Shredder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shredder cracks Toivonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Toivonen misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a straight right hand.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shredder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
Toivonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Toivonen.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shredder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toivonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shredder circles away quickly and effectively.
Shredder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shredder throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shredder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shredder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toivonen with a body shot.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shredder sprawls and moves away.
Shredder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shredder throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Slash Shredder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toivonen.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Toivonen swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otso Toivonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shredder slips under a jab from Toivonen.
A nice side step and Shredder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Shredder connects with a single shot there.
Shredder misses the jab.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shredder tests Toivonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toivonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shredder on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toivonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shredder throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Toivonen slips under a jab.
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Shredder jabs Toivonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Toivonen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a shot to the body
and Toivonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder lands a jab to Toivonen's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
A jab from Toivonen does it's job 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!
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Toivonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Shredder there.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shredder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Shredder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shredder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!
Slash Shredder is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 1739 p4p, 1099 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 206 p4p, 132 weight class). Legs comes to the cage accompanied by Walk - Pantera. Dennis Rader will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Legs as he connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Rader.
Legs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs lands with a right hand.
Legs throws a low kick but Rader avoids it.
Legs connects with a nice looking jab.
Legs lands a nice looking body kick.
Rader is looking to slow Legs down with leg kicks.
Legs throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Legs blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legs misses with the body kick
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Rader. That snapped Legs's head back.
Legs scores with a jab to the head.
Legs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legs is looking to slow Rader down with leg kicks.
Rader misses with a leg kick
and Legs counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Legs misses its intended target.
Rader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Legs throws a poor cross that misses
and Rader counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Legs.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rader misses with a head kick.
Legs throws an overhand right that lands on Rader's shoulder, as Rader tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legs misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rader misses.
Rader throws a front kick aimed at Legs's knee but Legs avoids it well.
We've been told by Legs's head coaches at Rollins Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Legs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Legs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Legs.
Rader takes a swing at Legs's ribcage but misses.
Legs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rader avoids it.
Legs lands with a cross.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Legs.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legs wants to slow Rader down by chopping away at his legs.
Rader was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rader lands a jab to Legs's midsection.
Rader scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs staying out of range there.
Legs is looking to counter punch.
Rader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Legs swings widly with a right hand
and Rader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crazy Legs's cut is getting worse.
Rader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rader flicks out a counter leg kick but Legs steps away.
Legs throws a body shot but no joy.
Rader now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rader throws a hook but Legs blocks it.
Legs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rader counters with a nice kick to the body.
Legs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Legs.
Legs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rader tries to land a front kick but Legs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Legs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs throws a hook to the side of Rader's head but Rader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rader misses with a body shot.
Rader tries to score with a low kick but Legs moves his leg out of the way.
Legs sizes up Rader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legs throws a lazy uppercut
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legs.
Rader just misses with a punch to the body.
Legs moves out of range of the body kick.
Legs missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Legs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rader just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Legs misses
and Rader counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dennis Rader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crazy Legs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Legs throws an overhand right that lands on Rader's shoulder, as Rader tries to avoid the shot.
Legs misses with an uppercut
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
Rader moves out of range of the body kick from Legs.
Dennis Rader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rader has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Legs scores with a nice strike.
Legs looks to throw the jab but Rader is out of range.
Legs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Legs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs misses with a few strikes there.
Rader jabs Legs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rader throws a counter combo.
Legs throws a jab but it's blocked by Rader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with a head kick.
Legs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Rader.
Rader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legs thumps Rader with a low kick.
Legs misses with a looping right.
Rader lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rader throws a hook but Legs avoids it easily.
Legs misses with an uppercut. Rader saw that one coming.
Legs lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crazy Legs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rader lands a jab to the head.
Legs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rader moves away.
Legs misses with a body kick.
Legs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rader throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Legs throws the left hand but Rader avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Legs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rader is looking to land body kicks.
Rader takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Legs throws a sloppy body shot
and Rader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Crazy Legs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader misses with a wild body shot.
Legs cracks Rader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Legs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rader slips under a jab from Legs.
Legs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crazy Legs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Rader!
Dennis Rader seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Crazy Legs was interviewed post fight and said 'I got paid, I win'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 1086 p4p, 752 weight class) and Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan (ranked 132 p4p, 86 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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199
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186
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aztlan throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Aztlan avoids the body shot from Bagrov.
Aztlan looks to throw the jab but Bagrov is out of range.
Bagrov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bagrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aztlan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Bagrov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aztlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagrov.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan looking for a guillotine here but Bagrov defends easily.
Bagrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bagrov throwing strikes but missing.
Bagrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bagrov stays in close to Aztlan's body and controls the position.
Aztlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagrov.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two 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.
Bagrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aztlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bagrov clinches with his opponent.
Aztlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Aztlan.
Aztlan gets through Bagrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bagrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aztlan is keeping busy.
Aztlan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Aztlan finds it's target.
Aztlan sizes up Bagrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bagrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aztlan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Aztlan is quick to defend against it.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Aztlan.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aztlan missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aztlan lands a right hook to the body.
Bagrov instigates a clinch.
Aztlan breaks the clinch.
Bagrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aztlan. That's going to slow Bagrov down.
Aztlan slaps away a takedown attempt from Bagrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bagrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aztlan throws a lazy body kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aztlan wants to get back to full guard.
Aztlan is trying to control but can't.
Bagrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aztlan defending well though.
Aztlan is trying to maintain the position but Bagrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Aztlan tries to roll over but Bagrov keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bagrov defending well as Aztlan loads up on a big left hand.
Aztlan throws a front kick aimed at Bagrov's knee but Bagrov avoids it well.
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Aztlan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aztlan lands a glancing blow to the side of Bagrov's head.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aztlan.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Aztlan.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aztlan tries to land a front kick but Bagrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aztlan to score with a decent uppercut.
Aztlan sizes up Bagrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bagrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bagrov has managed to clinch.
Bagrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aztlan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bagrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bagrov lands a slapping body shot.
Bagrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aztlan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aztlan misses its intended target.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Aztlan tries to sprawl out of it but Bagrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aztlan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aztlan gets caught flat footed, as Bagrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Danila Bagrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov working some strikes from top position.
Bagrov throws a strike but Aztlan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bagrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Aztlan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aztlan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aztlan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aztlan is one step ahead there.
Bagrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aztlan manages to get himself to full guard.
Aztlan is controlling Bagrov's posture.
Aztlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aztlan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bagrov wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aztlan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan 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!
Aztlan throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Danila Bagrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aztlan walks into a stiff left hand from Bagrov.
Aztlan misses with a hook
and Bagrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bagrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Aztlan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Aztlan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bagrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aztlan.
Bagrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Aztlan is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danila Bagrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Bagrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aztlan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aztlan throws a big shot that misses.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Aztlan is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Bagrov misses.
Bagrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aztlan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bagrov is looking to wear down Aztlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aztlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bagrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov connects with a jab.
Aztlan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aztlan connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrov fails to land the takedown.
Aztlan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aztlan.
Bagrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan tries a low kick but Bagrov avoids it.
Aztlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bagrov blocks the leg kick.
Bagrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aztlan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aztlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Aztlan.
Bagrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bagrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aztlan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bagrov counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov moves away from the strike by Aztlan.
Aztlan lands a big head kick that sends Bagrov tumbling to the mat! Aztlan takes a step backwards and waves Bagrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bagrov is rocked!
It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aztlan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Bagrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aztlan scores with a body shot.
Aztlan throws a combination that misses
and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.
Aztlan controlling Bagrov's posture.
Bagrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bagrov trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Bagrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aztlan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aztlan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Steel (ranked 1015 p4p, 538 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 135 p4p, 75 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John misses with a wild combination.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John slips a straight right by Steel.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel scores with a nice head 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!
Steel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. John eats them both and turns towards Steel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
John gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
John pushes Steel off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a double jab
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steel finds it's way round the side to connect with John's head.
A left lands for Steel.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel has double underhooks.
Steel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics John uses from the top position.
Steel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.
Steel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.
Steel passes into half guard.
Steel seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel is looking for a kimura but John is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
John 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.
Steel wants to pass to mount but John is defending the position.
Steel working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steel.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
John is trying is best to control the position here.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
John is trying to maintain the position but Steel is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John defending against the ground and pound.
Steel tries to score with some ground and pound. John controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Steel cracks John with a big right hand but John just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Steel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Steel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Steel landing strikes.
John tries to bench press Steel off him but Steel keeps the position.
Steel tries to score with some ground and pound. John controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
John struggling a bit here.
Steel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but John is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Steel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. John knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throwing strikes but John manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
John wants to stand but Steel has his arm trapped.
Steel is trying to improve his position.
Steel is trying to control John's posture but John avoids it.
John wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Steel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John taking a breather here.
John tries to stand but Steel is controlling his head.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel struggling a bit here.
John controlling the position.
Steel is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
John tries to stand but Steel is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to reverse the position.
Steel regains half guard.
Steel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but John is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel is refusing to be controlled, as John sits in half guard.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Steel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
John trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
John stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Steel looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel regains full guard. Nicely done.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel has control of John's left arm, preventing John from doing any damage.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
Steel is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Steel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Steel dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steel digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steel to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
John misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Some wild striking there from John.
Steel throws a big counter combination but John scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steel lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Steel throws a hook but John blocks it.
John throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
John drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - John is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cole Steel has been cut.
Steel works the jab nicely.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from John.
Sparring John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Steel looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John connects with a jab.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steel misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel slips under a jab.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped John's head back.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Steel slips under a jab.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparring John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John gets back to full guard.
John controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.
Steel trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
John is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel postures up in John's guard and throws a big left but John blocks it.
John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel lands a couple of digs.
Steel wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
Cole Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel got a little sloppy there for a moment and John has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel has managed to get both his arms back between John's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cole Steel.
Well Steel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Steel!
Our winner, Cole Steel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 2473 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Everett Covington (ranked 283 p4p, 159 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brovarnik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Colours - DJ Mind X. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174
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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 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everett Covington!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovarnik has closed the distance and engaged Covington in a clinch.
Covington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brovarnik tries to pull guard but Covington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Covington is trying to drag Brovarnik to the mat but Brovarnik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brovarnik lands a knee to the body.
Brovarnik connects with a knee to the head.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Covington avoids the damage to the body.
Covington letting Brovarnik take a breather here.
Brovarnik looking to throw knees to the head but Covington is blocking nicely.
Brovarnik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Covington blocks it with crossed arms.
Covington gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Covington lands with a punch from half guard.
Brovarnik looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brovarnik is looking for a sweep. Covington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Covington working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Covington is looking for a kimura but Brovarnik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Covington to get the leverage.
Brovarnik looking for submissions off his back.
Brovarnik is trying to maintain the position but Covington is very close to passing his half guard.
Covington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brovarnik sees it coming and defends easily.
Covington trying to control from half guard but Brovarnik is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brovarnik looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Covington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brovarnik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Covington pulls his head out easily.
Covington drops an elbow to the side of Brovarnik's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Covington working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Covington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Covington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Covington drops an elbow to the side of Brovarnik's head.
Brovarnik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brovarnik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Covington trying to pass the guard but Brovarnik defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brovarnik keeps working.
Ground and pound from Covington.
Brovarnik is looking for a sweep. Covington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Covington lands with a punch from half guard.
Covington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brovarnik tries to roll over but Covington keeps him under control.
Brovarnik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Covington working the head and body with strikes.
Brovarnik actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brovarnik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Covington.
Brovarnik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Covington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Covington's back!
Brovarnik is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Covington has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Covington can't escape the position.
Brovarnik is looking to control Covington but Covington is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brovarnik looking for the choke from the back.
Covington is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brovarnik off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Brovarnik is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everett Covington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Covington feints and as Brovarnik raises his hands in defense, Covington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brovarnik can't keep his opponent in guard - Covington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brovarnik is pressing down on Covington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Covington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brovarnik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Covington has managed to get both his arms back between Brovarnik's legs - danger averted.
Covington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brovarnik keeping full guard, as Covington tries to pass.
Covington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Covington stands up over Brovarnik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Covington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Covington connects with a couple of short punches.
Brovarnik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Covington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Covington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brovarnik is rocked!
Brovarnik keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
Covington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Covington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brovarnik's head.
Oh Brovarnik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Covington looking to pass the guard.
Covington cracks Brovarnik with a solid left hand.
Covington works over Brovarnik with some ground and pound from guard.
Covington works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brovarnik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Covington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Covington connects with a nice short shot to Brovarnik's temple.
Covington working Brovarnik over with strikes.
Covington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Covington lands a big elbow - Brovarnik is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Covington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everett Covington!
Our winner, Everett Covington, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ger McDonnell (ranked 1326 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Jacques Bollomard (ranked 138 p4p, 112 weight class). Bollomard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mysterium. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bollomard counters with a takedown into side control.
Bollomard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McDonnell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McDonnell's coaches at Copes have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bollomard looking to control but instead McDonnell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonnell won't allow Bollomard to pass to mount.
Bollomard trying to control the action but McDonnell is working from the bottom.
Bollomard tries to pass to full mount but McDonnell defends it.
McDonnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bollomard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell gets full guard.
Bollomard passes into half guard.
Bollomard wants to pass to mount but McDonnell is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard keeps trying to improve his position.
McDonnell is looking to improve his position.
Bollomard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bollomard trying to mount his opponent but McDonnell defends it.
McDonnell tries to roll over but Bollomard keeps him under control.
McDonnell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bollomard is trying to control. McDonnell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bollomard is stalling here. McDonnell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bollomard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McDonnell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bollomard is looking to regain half guard here but McDonnell keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Bollomard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bollomard is trying to get back to half guard.
Bollomard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McDonnell is looking to take a break and control but Bollomard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard gets full guard.
McDonnell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonnell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bollomard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bollomard, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bollomard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bollomard working for a triangle but McDonnell defends it easily.
McDonnell won't allow Bollomard to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McDonnell is sitting in close to Bollomard's body. Bollomard has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McDonnell is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McDonnell is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bollomard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacques Bollomard!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Bollomard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 544 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 77 p4p, 157 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Raven Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raven Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Machine ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Smash Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Harris wants to slow Smash Machine down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris tests Smash Machine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smash Machine is defended easily by Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smash Machine with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris looks to land a combination but Smash Machine avoids it well.
Smash Machine defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Smash Machine staying out of range there.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Smash Machine's shoulder, as Smash Machine tries to avoid the 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!
Harris looks to land a left hand but Smash Machine moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Smash Machine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Smash Machine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smash Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Smash Machine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Harris misses.
Smash Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Smash Machine is out of range.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smash Machine lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Smash Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smash Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris leaves Smash Machine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raven Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinch King Smash Machine.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smash Machine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smash Machine trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harris is defending against the submission attempts here by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.
Smash Machine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine being controlled here momentarily.
Harris trying to control the position.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Smash Machine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smash Machine uses his free foot to push down on Harris's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harris.
Smash Machine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash Machine has control of Harris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harris regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smash Machine goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Harris turns into him and now he's in Smash Machine's guard.
Smash Machine trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinch King Smash Machine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smash Machine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Smash Machine defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Smash Machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smash Machine can do to turn this around?
Smash Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smash Machine moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smash Machine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris throws a hook but Smash Machine blocks it.
Smash Machine misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smash Machine dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Smash Machine's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris looks to land a right hand but Smash Machine moved out of range.
Smash Machine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smash Machine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook. Smash Machine ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Smash Machine's head back.
That has opened up Clinch King Smash Machine's cut even more.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Smash Machine shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Smash Machine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raven Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinch King Smash Machine.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Smash Machine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris cracks Smash Machine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smash Machine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Harris finish him?
 Smash Machine is rocked!
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!
Smash Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Smash Machine is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Smash Machine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a huge left! Smash Machine is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harris isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Smash Machine from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raven Harris!
Raven Harris retains his light heavyweight title!
Raven Harris took some time post fight to say the following; 'HHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM................HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM'.
Clinch King Smash Machine was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank the fans for the support! We'll be back stronger!'.
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