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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Walker (ranked 5541 p4p, 4811 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 506 p4p, 453 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 It looks like Zdravko Mihaijlovic has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic throws a low kick, looking for Walker's leg but Walker calmly moves out of range.
Mihaijlovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihaijlovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Mihaijlovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Mihaijlovic's head.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range nicely.
Mihaijlovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
Mihaijlovic moves away from the strike by Walker.
Alistair Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaijlovic lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Alistair Walker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Mihaijlovic cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Walker swings for the body but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mihaijlovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mihaijlovic blocks a jab.
Mihaijlovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mihaijlovic staying out of range there.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaijlovic's shoulder, as Mihaijlovic tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mihaijlovic misses.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihaijlovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Mihaijlovic off the cage and back into range.
Mihaijlovic scores with a punch to the head.
Mihaijlovic digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 Walker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Walker out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KeAndre Rolls (ranked 5430 p4p, 4888 weight class) and Rick Flair (ranked 293 p4p, 273 weight class). KeAndre Rolls has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KeAndre Rolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Flair!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rolls defends it nicely.
Flair shoots in and drives through. Rolls sprawls well.
Rolls swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rolls looks to throw the jab but Flair is out of range.
Flair doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolls circles away.
A quick step to the side and Rolls tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolls looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rolls lands with a hook. Flair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flair throws a series of punches but Rolls moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rolls misses with a straight left.
Rick Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolls gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
KeAndre Rolls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Flair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flair no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rolls wants to get up but he can't break Flair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rolls stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rolls takes the fight into the clinch.
Flair has Rolls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rolls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flair blocks an uppercut.
Rolls is leaning against Flair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rolls scores with a shoulder strike.
Flair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rolls after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Rolls.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Rolls controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rolls feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolls.
Flair shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolls displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flair.
Rolls is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Flair.
Flair doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rolls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolls has closed the distance and engaged Flair in a clinch.
Rolls misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolls stalls.
Flair is trying to push Rolls away but Rolls has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rolls to work.
Rolls lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flair fails with a takedown attempt.
Rolls scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Rolls misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair misses with a takedown attempt
and Rolls counters with a two punch combo.
Rolls gets a clinch.
Rolls manages to break the clinch.
Rolls throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rolls scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair moves in looking to clinch but Rolls pushes him off.
Rolls is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Flair.
Rolls connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flair momentarily.
Flair is looking to clinch.
Flair is looking to clinch.
Rolls was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy body kick from Flair
and Rolls counters with a three punch combo that has Flair backing up. Flair nods at Rolls to acknowledge the strikes.
 Flair is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rolls! Flair is backing up but he can't get away as Rolls lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Flair and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). KeAndre Rolls!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Sullivan (ranked 5055 p4p, 4693 weight class) and Peter Gavao (ranked 472 p4p, 448 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Gavao!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan takes one on the button.
Gavao swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Gavao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavao circles away.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Gavao.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gavao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Gavao moves out of range.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Gavao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Gavao had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan misses with a takedown
and Gavao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gavao connects with a nice cross there... Sullivan is looking wobbly and Gavao recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sullivan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Gavao jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Gavao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Franks (ranked 5001 p4p, 4573 weight class) and Heinz Wittu (ranked 518 p4p, 492 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heinz Wittu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Wittu or perhaps it was just good defense by Franks, which made it look bad.
Wittu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wittu punishes Franks's body with a nice straight punch.
Franks moves into the clinch.
Franks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wittu smiles and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Wittu there.
Wittu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wittu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franks.
Franks leaves Wittu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wittu sprawls and moves away.
Alonzo Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Wittu.
Wittu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wittu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Franks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wittu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wittu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Franks stays in close to Wittu's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wittu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Franks dives into side control.
Franks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wittu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Franks stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittu tries to bum rush Franks with a series of wild strikes but Franks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Franks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Wittu.
Franks scores with a takedown into Wittu's guard.
Franks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wittu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franks has managed to get both his arms back between Wittu's legs - danger averted.
Franks stands and throws Wittu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Franks working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to get an arm triangle but Wittu is defending well.
Wittu regains half guard, as Franks was trying to land strikes.
Franks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franks is looking to advance position but Wittu won't allow it.
Franks slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Franks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franks dives in and scores a takedown into Wittu's guard.
Franks won't allow Wittu to get back to his feet.
Franks stands up from Wittu's guard - Franks perhaps looking for a knockout.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franks here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Franks clinches up against the cage.
Wittu looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks jumps guard but Wittu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wittu tries to pull guard but Franks holds him up against the cage and eventually Wittu drops back down to his feet.
Wittu has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittu jumps guard but Franks stands there with Wittu around his waist. Wittu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alonzo Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Wittu.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wittu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franks tries to avoid it but Wittu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franks to the ground. Franks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Wittu looks to move away, Franks throws a big counter combo but Wittu just gets out of the way.
Franks throws a series of punches but Wittu moves out of range.
Franks looking to score a takedown here. Wittu is defending well but Franks drives through and ends up in Wittu's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alonzo Franks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wittu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wittu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franks.
Franks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wittu can do to turn this around?
Wittu being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to free his leg and advance position but Wittu is retaining full guard.
Wittu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Franks has passed into side control.
Wittu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wittu is not content to let Franks control the position.
Franks tries to move to mount but Wittu blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittu regains half guard.
Wittu is trying to control but can't.
Wittu is looking for a sweep. Franks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franks stalling.
Wittu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wittu looking for submissions off his back.
Wittu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Franks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Franks's back!
Wittu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Franks doesn't escape.
Franks wants to control his opponent's hands but Wittu gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks is trying to break free.
Franks trying to get back to his feet but Wittu is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Franks dominated that second round.
That's time! Franks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Franks takes a swing at Wittu's ribcage but misses.
Franks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wittu.
Franks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wittu to the ground. Franks is now in Wittu's guard.
Wittu wants to get back to his feet but Franks passes into half guard.
Wittu trying to control but Franks postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wittu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Franks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittu trying to control but Franks postures up.
Franks decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
No luck for Wittu with that takedown attempt.
Wittu tries to clinch up.
Wittu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franks's waist but Franks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wittu off to one side.
Alonzo Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Wittu.
Franks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wittu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Franks controlling the action here.
Wittu tries to roll over but Franks keeps him under control.
Wittu trying to hold on to Franks's head to control him but Franks postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks is taking a breather. Wittu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wittu is trying to maintain the position but Franks is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wittu is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franks.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franks in particular looking to stall.
Franks wants to pass the guard but Wittu is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franks trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wittu wants to improve his position but Franks is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franks 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Franks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yusef Turkoglu (ranked 4930 p4p, 4591 weight class) and Chico Fontaine (ranked 516 p4p, 495 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yusef Turkoglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine clinches.
Turkoglu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fontaine.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
A short left from Fontaine.
A short right from Fontaine on the inside.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
Fontaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
Fontaine has a couple of punches blocked by Turkoglu.
Turkoglu tries to break free but Fontaine pushes him back against the cage.
Turkoglu controlling the action here for a moment.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusef Turkoglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontaine prevents the takedown attempt.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkoglu has had enough of the clinch but Fontaine keeps him there for the moment.
Turkoglu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turkoglu tries to pull guard but Fontaine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fontaine has Turkoglu pressed against the cage, preventing Turkoglu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turkoglu is breathing heavily.
Fontaine lands an uppercut.
Fontaine cracks Turkoglu with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontaine is leaning against Turkoglu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fontaine lands a right hand.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turkoglu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fontaine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
Turkoglu tries to break the clinch but Fontaine is controlling the position.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontaine keeps control of Turkoglu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fontaine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkoglu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fontaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine pushes Turkoglu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turkoglu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turkoglus head.
Turkoglu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Fontaine.
Fontaine lands a hook that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
Fontaine lands a big right hand that sends Turkoglu to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Turkoglu!
Turkoglu is rocked!
Fontaine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oh Turkoglu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkoglu seems to have got his legs back now.
Fontaine stands up and beckons Turkoglu to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkoglu tries to keep at a distance but Fontaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turkoglu.
Turkoglu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turkoglu breaks the clinch.
Turkoglu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turkoglu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fontaine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turkoglu gets tackled into the cage by Fontaine. Fontaine maintains the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Fontaine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
Turkoglu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fontaine.
A short right from Fontaine on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Fontaine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fontaine fakes the body blow, causing Turkoglu to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Turkoglu goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chico Fontaine!
Chico Fontaine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Smoke (ranked 4533 p4p, 4571 weight class) and Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 438 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Biggie Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rettslag lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Biggie Smoke has been cut.
Rettslag cracks Smoke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smoke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rettslag to the mat! Rettslag manages to get full guard.
Smoke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rettslag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smoke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smoke won't allow Rettslag to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke is stalling in the full guard.
Rettslag can't keep his opponent in guard - Smoke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smoke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rettslag can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rettslag is trying to get back to full guard.
Smoke is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smoke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rettslag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rettslag is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoke is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rettslag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rettslag wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke looking for a guillotine from mount but Rettslag is having none of it.
Rettslag is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Smoke has taken his back.
Smoke is punishing Rettslag with some ground and pound.
Smoke slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rettslag can't escape the position.
Rettslag is trying to get back to his feet but Smoke has full control of the position and if anything, Rettslag has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smoke has managed to slip his arm under Rettslag's chin. This could be all over... yep, Rettslag is tapping out! Submission win for Smoke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Biggie Smoke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 4520 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Hulk Halko (ranked 487 p4p, 499 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Halko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bone punishes Halko's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone scores with a three punch combo!
Bone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bone throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone lands with a cross.
A jab from Bone finds it's way through Halko's defenses.
Bone scores with a jab.
Bone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Halko is trying to stand back up but Bone is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Halko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bone passes to full mount!
Halko is looking to get to half guard.
Bone avoids the attempt from Halko to control.
Halko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bone is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone is really struggling to control Halko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bone pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Halko is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko tries to lock up and control but Bone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halko working to try and regain half guard.
Bone wants to finish this one by submission but Halko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bone.
Bone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Halko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Halko!
Halko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone 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.
Bone is looking to sweep but instead, Halko has passed into half guard.
Well, if Halko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halko won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halko is looking to score with low kicks.
Halko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone thuds a left hand into Halko's body.
Krayzie Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Halko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bone was covering up waiting for the punch and Halko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bone working a defensive guard here.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
Bone passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone prevents Halko from improving his position.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Halko is defending well.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halko can do to turn this around?
Halko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone pushes down on Halko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Halko!
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it.
Halko tries to lock up and control but Bone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halko regains half guard.
Bone is trying to control. Halko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Halko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Halko trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bone lands with a hook. Halko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bone throws a series of punches but Halko moves out of range.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halko doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone lands with a shot to the body.
Bone looks to land a combination. Halko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Halko.
Bone sneaks back into half guard.
Bone tries to roll over but Halko keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halko at a distance.
Halko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halko jumps guard and drags Bone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bone trying to control but Halko is working from the bottom.
Halko has an active guard here but Bone has managed to pass into half guard.
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halko keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone trying to control the position but Halko is working away.
Halko is looking for a sweep.
Bone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halko, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halko can't do much from the bottom here.
Bone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bone tries for a kimura but Halko is defending well.
Halko is looking to regain half guard here but Bone keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bone presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone wants to control the pace but Halko is squirming around nicely.
Halko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it.
Halko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone tries to control but Halko wriggling away.
Halko prevents any damage by holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hopkins (ranked 3494 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Halo Halo (ranked 414 p4p, 388 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Halo Halo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Halo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hopkins is trying to defend but Halo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hopkins is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Halo Halo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Daniel (ranked 2794 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 350 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daniel was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodriguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daniel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodriguez dives into side control.
Daniel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a big right hand but Daniel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a big right hand but Daniel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodriguez wants to control but Daniel is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Daniel!
Daniel is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniel's face.
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but Daniel is staying in there.
Rodriguez working Daniel over with strikes here.
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Daniel taking shots to the head.
Daniel is rocked!
Rodriguez loads up with a big shot that hurts Daniel! He's pulled Rodriguez in close but Rodriguez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Daniel survive? More strikes from Rodriguez and Daniel is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Rodriguez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Brewer (ranked 1512 p4p, 2513 weight class) and Theo Almeida (ranked 186 p4p, 310 weight class). Theo Almeida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kingston Brewer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Almeida.
Almeida throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer throwing a counter right hand but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Brewer throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Brewer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brewer lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida looks winded!
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Brewer.
Brewer connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer drops Almeida with a beautiful combination! Almeida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brewer is looking for the KO!
Almeida is rocked!
Brewer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Almeida square on the jaw! Damn, Almeida is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingston Brewer!
Kingston Brewer retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kingston Brewer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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