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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Flyentology. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hughes
vs
Tanner

169 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Tanner!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Tanner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hughes misses with a hook.
Tanner misses with a combination
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner misses with a double jab
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Tanner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.

Tanner is rocked!
Hughes fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tanner out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Brayden Hughes!

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FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Basra has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Andersson
vs
Basra

180 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 Montreal, Jonas Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Basra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basra lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson dives in and grabs Basra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basra pushes down on Andersson's head and hops out.
Andersson avoids a kick to the body.
Basra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Andersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Basra's waist but Basra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersson off to one side.
Andersson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basra tries to avoid it but Andersson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basra to the ground. Basra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Basra connects with a right hand. Andersson shakes it off.
Jonas Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basra throws a series of punches but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson dives in and grabs Basra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basra pushes down on Andersson's head and hops out.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andersson wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Basra.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Basra circles away easily
and Basra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Basra moves into the clinch successfully.
Basra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Basra blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Basra breaks the clinch.
Basra leaves Andersson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basra but Basra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Basra is avoiding it.
Basra sizes up Andersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andersson shoots in looking for a takedown but Basra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andersson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andersson with a poor takedown
and Basra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Andersson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Basra swivels and escapes.
Basra keeps Andersson at a distance using the push kick.
Basra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Basra does no damage.
Basra thuds a left hand into Andersson's body.
Basra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andersson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Basra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Basra scores with a one two! Andersson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Andersson is rocked!

It looks like Jonas Andersson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basra scores with a jab to the head.
Andersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Basra! Andersson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Basra!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Conners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Talon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Conners
vs
Talon

183 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Conners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon scores with a push kick.
A solid body kick from Talon.
Talon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Conners back to the cage. Talon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Brian Conners has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Talon gets a clinch.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conners has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talon working Conners over with knees to the body.
Conners is breathing heavily.
Talon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conners takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Talon.
Talon lands a nice knee to the body.
Talon jerks Conners's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Conners drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Talon goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Talon because Conners was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Milo Talon!
After winning the bout, Milo Talon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Saaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saaki
vs
Bergasmarchi

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Saaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aquiles Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bergasmarchi gets caught napping as Saaki dives in and scores a takedown. Bergasmarchi manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bergasmarchi working a defensive guard here.
Bergasmarchi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bergasmarchi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergasmarchi wants to control the pace but Saaki is squirming around nicely.
Saaki can't escape the position.
Saaki is working hard here to advance position.
Bergasmarchi controlling the position easily from mount.
Saaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bergasmarchi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saaki is looking to get to half guard.
Bergasmarchi misses with a head shot.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saaki is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bergasmarchi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bergasmarchi looking to ground and pound but Saaki is blocking nicely.
Saaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi with shots to the head and body - Saaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saaki is trying to stand but he's just given Bergasmarchi his back.
Saaki is trying to get back to his feet but Bergasmarchi has full control of the position and if anything, Saaki has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saaki is really stuck here.
Saaki is breathing heavily.
Saaki wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Saaki right now.
Bergasmarchi struggling to keep hold of the position.

Bergasmarchi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Saaki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bergasmarchi trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Saaki do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bergasmarchi has the hooks in. Saaki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Bergasmarchi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saaki is defending well though. Bergasmarchi let's go of the attempt for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Saaki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Bergasmarchi looking for the RNC.

Bergasmarchi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Saaki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Saaki for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saaki holding both Bergasmarchi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Saaki is really stuck here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bergasmarchi is persistently looking for the submission but Saaki is defending it well.
Bergasmarchi trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquiles Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saaki tries to clinch there but Bergasmarchi circles away.
Bergasmarchi shoots in and drives through. Saaki sprawls well.
Saaki fails with the takedown

and Bergasmarchi counters with a shoot takedown. Saaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Bergasmarchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aquiles Bergasmarchi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Saaki working for a triangle but Bergasmarchi defends it easily.

Bergasmarchi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bergasmarchi has managed to get both his arms back between Saaki's legs - danger averted.

Saaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bergasmarchi escapes and throws Saaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bergasmarchi moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi prevents Saaki from getting the reversal.
Saaki regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the action but Saaki is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi uses his free foot to push down on Saaki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saaki.
Bergasmarchi controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Bergasmarchi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Saaki is having none of it.
Saaki tries to improve his position but instead Bergasmarchi has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saaki wants to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
I really don't envy Saaki right now.
Saaki has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bergasmarchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergasmarchi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Saaki wants to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi keeps control of the position as Saaki tries to break free.
Bergasmarchi trying to control.
Saaki is trying to get back to his feet but Bergasmarchi has full control of the position and if anything, Saaki has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Saaki is keeping busy.
Saaki avoids the strikes from Bergasmarchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is hanging on to Saaki's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergasmarchi throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Will Bergasmarchi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Bergasmarchi looking to break Saaki's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Saaki remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bergasmarchi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
A lull in the action here.
Bergasmarchi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Saaki staying busy and making it hard for Bergasmarchi to control.
Bergasmarchi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bergasmarchi throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saaki trying to get back to his feet but Bergasmarchi is in full control for now.
Saaki covering up well and avoiding damage.
Will Bergasmarchi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saaki is really stuck here.
Saaki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Saaki is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Let's hope that Bergasmarchi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bergasmarchi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bergasmarchi missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquiles Bergasmarchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Saaki misses with a takedown

and Bergasmarchi counters with a takedown into side control.
Saaki is looking to regain half guard here but Bergasmarchi keeps moving and retains side control.
Saaki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bergasmarchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saaki's back!

Bergasmarchi is looking for the choke from the back position but Saaki is controlling his hands well.

Bergasmarchi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bergasmarchi has managed to slip his arm under Saaki's chin. This could be all over... yep, Saaki is tapping out! Submission win for Bergasmarchi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aquiles Bergasmarchi!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilij Zajtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zajtsev
vs
Briggs

165 cm
29
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilij Zajtsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs tries to clinch but Zajtsev moves out of range.
Zajtsev throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zajtsev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zajtsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zajtsev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zajtsev.
Briggs slips under a jab from Zajtsev.
Briggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zajtsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zajtsev misses with a double jab
and Briggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Zajtsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Zajtsev. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Zajtsev misses the target.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Zajtsev circles away from the clinch attempt.

Briggs clinches up against the cage.
Briggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajtsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Briggs taking a breather.
Zajtsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Briggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Briggs.
Briggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zajtsev tries to break free but Briggs pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Zajtsev pulls guard effortlessly.
Zajtsev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Zajtsev trying to control the position.
Briggs chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Briggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Briggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Briggs stands up from Zajtsev's guard - Briggs perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Zajtsev misses
and Briggs counters with a head kick. That will keep Zajtsev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Zajtsev is rocked!

Briggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Zajtsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Briggs.
Zajtsev can't break the clinch.
Briggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Briggs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zajtsev with a big uppercut! Zajtsev tries to clinch up but Briggs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zajtsev to the mat! Zajtsev covers up and Briggs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Briggs!
An out of breath Jackson Briggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jo Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo's entrance music is Set You Free. A fine choice. Ibssen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Encore - I see right through you kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jo Jo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jo
vs
Emmanuel Ibssen

170 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jo Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo misses with a takedown

and Ibssen moves into the clinch.
Ibssen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jo blocks a body shot from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ibssen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jo controls his hands.

Jo breaks from the clinch.
Jo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ibssen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibssen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo misses with a takedown attempt

and Ibssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ibssen.
Jo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibssen has him pressed against the cage.
Jo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibssen digs a right hand into Jo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jo's gas tank.
Ibssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ibssen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibssen digs a good body shot into Jo's ribs.

Jo tries to keep at a distance but Ibssen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibssen blocks an uppercut.
Ibssen digs a right hand into Jo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jo's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ibssen on the inside.
Jo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibssen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo stalling in the clinch.
Ibssen misses with a body punch.
Ibssen scores with a shot to the side of Jo's head.
Jo blocks a body shot from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibssen lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibssen.
Ibssen gets through Jo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibssen is working Jo over against the cage.
Ibssen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jo backwards.
Ibssen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jo's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibssen.
Ibssen scores with a shot to the side of Jo's head.
Ibssen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jo's defenses.
Ibssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibssen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jo controls his hands.
Jo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands a body punch.
Ibssen blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ibssen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Ibssen.
A body shot lands from Ibssen.
Ibssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ibssen's brow.
Ibssen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibssen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jo's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jo.
Ibssen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jo misses with a knee to the head.
Ibssen missing with knees to the body.
Jo misses with an elbow strike.
Ibssen misses with the head strike.
Jo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibssen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jo's efforts to push away.
Ibssen can't find room to land a body shot as Jo controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ibssen backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo working aggressively here.
Ibssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jos head.
Ibssen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibssen blocks an uppercut.
Ibssen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibssen.
Ibssen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ibssen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ibssen.
A nice left hand lands by Ibssen.
Jo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibssen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibssen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibssen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibssen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibssen misses with a knee strike.
Ibssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibssen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jo's elbow.
Ibssen throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jo. Ibssen shrugs it off though.
Jo misses with a takedown
and Ibssen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ibssen leaves Jo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Ibssen as Jo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ibssen moves into the clinch.
Ibssen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibssen scores with a knee to the head.
Ibssen lands a left hand.
Ibssen gets through Jo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jo working aggressively here.
Jo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibssen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jo backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibssen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo prevents a body shot from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jo backwards.

Jo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ibssen gets tackled into the cage by Jo. Jo maintains the clinch.
Ibssen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibssen presses Jo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibssen misses with a punch to the body.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibssen.
Jo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jo is trying to maintain a safe position but Ibssen gets an underhook and turns Jo into the cage.
Ibssen tries a body shot but Jo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ibssen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibssen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibssen lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibssen misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibssen is leaning against Jo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibssen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jo is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibssen lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jo.
Ibssen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jo.
Jo misses with some punches.
Ibssen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibssen presses Jo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibssen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibssen can't find room to land a body shot as Jo controls the action.
Ibssen lands a shot to the body.
Jo has a couple of punches blocked by Ibssen.
Jo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jo throws a head punch that misses.
Ibssen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jo backwards.
Ibssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibssen is leaning against Jo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibssen lands a nice uppercut.
Jo working hard to break the clinch.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ibssen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibssen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jo.
Jo has had enough of the clinch but Ibssen keeps him there for the moment.
Ibssen blocks an elbow strike from Jo.
Ibssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jos head.
Good body shot from Ibssen.
Ibssen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jo misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Ibssen.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibssen.
Jo blocks the elbow strike.
Jo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jo lands a left hand.
Ibssen pushes Jo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ibssen digs a right hand into Jo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jo's gas tank.
Ibssen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibssen misses with a punch to the body.
Jo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jo controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Ibssen - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibssen.
Ibssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jos head.
Ibssen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibssen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jo backwards.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibssen lands a left hand.
Ibssen tries to throw a body punch but Jo avoids it by throwing Ibssen back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ibssen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibssen obliges.
Ibssen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibssen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibssen tries a body shot but Jo blocks it.
Ibssen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Ibssen.
Ibssen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jo drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ibssen is on top in guard.
Ibssen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ibssen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jo misses with a takedown attempt

and Ibssen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ibssen.
Jo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibssen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jo avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Jo.
Jo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibssen lands a right hand.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibssen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jo misses with some punches.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibssen cracks Jo with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibssen lands a shoulder strike.
Well,Jo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ibssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jo wants to break free but Ibssen has control.
Jo avoiding damage as Ibssen throws knees to the body.

Jo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibssen throws a lazy uppercut

and Jo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ibssen trying to control from the bottom.
Ibssen is trying to stand up here but Jo is controlling him well.
Ibssen controlling the position for now.
Ibssen wants to improve his position but Jo is controlling well.
Jo is looking to take a break and control but Ibssen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jo seems to be working for a kimura but Ibssen defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibssen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ibssen is looking to improve his position.
Ibssen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jo wants to get back to his feet.
Ibssen wants to get back to his feet.
Ibssen is trying to control but can't.
Ibssen wants to get back to full guard.

Jo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibssen defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibssen is looking to improve his position.
Jo Jo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibssen circles away.
Jo Jo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jo Jo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibssen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibssen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibssen throws a series of punches but Jo moves out of range.
Jo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen.
I've got Ibssen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!

Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen thanked Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Supreme court hymn. Norris has chosen Kryptonite as his entrance music. Chuck Norris has the eye of the tiger tonight.

King
vs
Norris

185 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
A low kick from Norris misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
Norris misses with a looping left.
King misses with a straight right.
King with a jab.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
King misses with a looping right.
King looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King avoids the head kick by Norris.
King misses with a straight left.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Chuck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris lands with a nice body punch.
Norris throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris swinging wildly here.
Norris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Norris tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King throws a shot to the body.
King misses with a straight right.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
King throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Chuck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
King blocks a head kick by Norris.
King scores with a shot to the body.
Norris tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Norris scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands with a shot to the body.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King connects with the punch.
King throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris slips under a jab.
Norris throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
King blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Norris will probably get the nod.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King taking a breather.
King tries to pull guard but Norris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King fails to pull guard.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King tries to pull guard but Norris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King gets control of Norris's arms and successfully pulls guard. King will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Norris stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Norris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Norris gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Norris.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norris counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
King swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Norris darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Norris won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
King tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Renato King has been cut.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King is trying to pull guard but Norris has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but Norris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King takes a shot to the head.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norris walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Norris finds it's target.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris avoids the body shot from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Norris there.
Norris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norris takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from King.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
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!
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris cracks King with an open hand slap.

King is rocked!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renato King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
King lands a head shot.
Norris lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
King blocks a jab.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chuck Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Norris.
King moves away from the strike by Norris.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Norris throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King misses the shot to the body.
Norris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris cracks King with an open hand slap.
King checks a low kick from Norris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norris defends it nicely.
Norris throws a hook but King blocks it.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King digs a good hook to Norris's body.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses the body punch
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris misses with a body kick.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris jabs at King's body.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King cracks Norris with a good jab.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norris misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
King works the jab nicely.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped King's head back.
Renato King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris.
Well Norris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Chuck Norris!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Chuck Norris!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chuck Norris!

Chuck Norris wins by unanimous decision!
Chuck Norris thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon's entrance music is puff the magic dragon. A fine choice. 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 Stan Burton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dragon
vs
Burton

190 cm
28
266 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

204 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Burton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws the left hand but Dragon avoids the punch easily.
Dragon staying out of range there.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Burton closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Don Dragon has been cut.
Dragon misses with a body shot.
Dragon misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton lands an overhand right.
Burton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burton throws a right hand that Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragon also avoids with ease.
Dragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton scores with a nice head shot.

Don Dragon's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Burton finds it's way through Dragon's defenses.
Dragon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragon. That's going to slow Burton down.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragon.
Burton looks winded!
Dragon thumps Burton with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dragon.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stan Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dragon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dragon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragon fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands with a straight right. Dragon didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dragon at a distance.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
Dragon fakes the leg kick and cracks Burton in the body.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Stan Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton digs a good hook to Dragon's body.
Burton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragon. Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Dragon.
Burton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Burton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragon.
Dragon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Dragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
A solid body kick from Dragon.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Burton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Dragon tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Dragon catches Burton napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Burton to the canvas!
Dragon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burton is trying to control the position but Dragon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dragon misses with a low kick.
Burton tries to clinch but Dragon moves out of range.
Dragon connects with a leg kick. Burton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Burton misses.
A solid body kick from Dragon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon lands with an overhand left.
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
A jab from Burton misses.
Dragon connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Dragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burton cracks Dragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Dragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragon passes Burton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dragon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dragon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burton taking shots to the head.
Dragon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dragon loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Burton scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dragon land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dragon stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Dragon!
Don Dragon retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Don Dragon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.