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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjork Lensner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Christian Knock Out has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjork Lensner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knock Out throws a nice looking combination but Lensner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knock Out throws a combination that misses
and Lensner counters with a solid body kick.
Lensner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knock Out's calf.
Lensner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lensner connects with a leg kick. Knock Out looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knock Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knock Out misses with an uppercut.
Knock Out tries to bum rush Lensner with a series of wild strikes but Lensner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knock Out connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knock Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Knock Out misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out misses with a looping left.
Lensner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knock Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knock Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Knock Out takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lensner has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Lensner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lensner scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Christian Knock Out has been cut.
Knock Out is breathing heavily.
Knock Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lensner scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lensner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lensner fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lensner.
Knock Out takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lensner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lensner.
Lensner lands a left hand.
Lensner lands a nice uppercut.
Lensner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lensner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knock Out gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lensner tries to land a knee to the head but Knock Out blocks with his arms.
Lensner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lensner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lensner jumps into guard, dragging Knock Out to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lensner can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lensner is trying to control the position but Knock Out postures up.
Lensner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knock Out is one step ahead there.
Lensner is pulling down on Knock Out's head. It's preventing any offense from Knock Out, at least for the moment.
Knock Out won't allow Lensner to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lensner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lensner wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lensner goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Knock Out is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lensner wants to sweep here but Knock Out controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjork Lensner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Knock Out's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lensner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christian Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knock Out throws a right hand that Lensner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lensner also avoids with ease.
Knock Out checks a leg kick nicely.
Knock Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Lensner clinches up with Knock Out and pushes him back against the cage.
Lensner lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lensner lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Lensner.
Lensner lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner lands an elbow just above Knock Out 's eye.
Lensner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lensner lands with a light punch inside.
Lensner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christian Knock Out's cut is getting worse.
Lensner scores with a shot to the side of Knock Out's head.
Lensner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knock Out backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lensner.
Knock Out is rocked!
Lensner pulls guard.
Lensner trying to control the position.
Knock Out preventing the sweep.
Lensner has control of Knock Out's left arm, preventing Knock Out from doing any damage.
Lensner throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knock Out escapes and throws Lensner's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lensner is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lensner manages to get back to half guard.
Knock Out wants to stand up but Lensner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lensner is trying to get back to full guard.
Lensner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Knock Out has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lensner is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Knock Out lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knock Out throws an overhand right that lands on Lensner's shoulder, as Lensner tries to avoid the shot.
Knock Out throws a series of punches but Lensner moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjork Lensner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Knock Out's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knock Out takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knock Out throws a series of punches but Lensner moves out of range.
Knock Out slaps away a takedown attempt from Lensner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knock Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Lensner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knock Out to score with a decent uppercut.
Lensner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knock Out throws a series of punches but Lensner moves out of range.
Knock Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lensner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knock Out takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lensner lands a damaging elbow.
Lensner lands an uppercut.
Lensner lands an elbow that stopped Knock Out in his tracks for a moment.
Lensner lands a damaging elbow.
Christian Knock Out's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lensner lands a damaging elbow.
Lensner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knock Out prevents the takedown attempt.
Lensner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lensner lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Christian Knock Out's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bjork Lensner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lensner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Knock Out is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lensner has Knock Out pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Knock Out is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lensner - that's hurt Knock Out badly! Oh, another knee lands and Knock Out is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Knock Out doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bjork Lensner!
A less than humble Bjork Lensner misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cabbage Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes into the arena with Monsta's Ball blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cabbage Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Face lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Face shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Face. Beautiful body shot.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Face.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
Face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Face changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Face manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
Silva wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva tries to clinch up but Face circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
Silva tries to clinch but Face moves away
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Face somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cabbage Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a leg kick but Face checks it.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Face makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Face darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Face breaks the clinch.
Silva drives through and clinches with Face against the cage.
Face takes an elbow to the temple.
Face takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Cabbage Face has been cut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Face.
Face takes a shot to the head.
Face is trying to break free.
Silva lands an elbow just above Face 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Cabbage Face's cut is getting worse.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Face's defenses.
Cabbage Face's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cabbage Face's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanderlei Silva!
A victorious Wanderlei Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree comes to the cage accompanied by Jaws. Duke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keep it going louder!. Jaws Talltree has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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227 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Duke!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talltree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Duke. Beautiful body shot.
Talltree throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Talltree slips a jab from Duke.
Talltree throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
Duke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talltree defends it nicely.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talltree misses the jab.
Talltree throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
Duke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talltree swivels and escapes.
Talltree misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talltree manages to avoid it.
Duke tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Talltree misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Talltree is trying to improve his position.
Duke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Duke stands up.
Jaws Talltree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jaws Talltree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Duke.
Talltree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Talltree misses with a wild body shot.
Duke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Talltree's half guard.
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!
Talltree looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Talltree trying to hold on to Duke's head to control him but Duke postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talltree has hold of Duke's hands but Duke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talltree defending well though.
Talltree taking some punishment here, with Duke in his half guard.
Talltree trying to control from the bottom.
Talltree blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duke.
Talltree is trying to stand back up but Duke is controlling him
Duke prevents Talltree from improving his position.
Talltree is defending against the submission attempts here by Duke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke wants to stand up but Talltree manages to regain full guard.
Talltree has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Duke trying to control but Talltree is working from the bottom.
Duke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Talltree tries to get to full guard but Duke has control of the leg.
Duke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Talltree is just riding it out for now. Duke eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Talltree manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duke defends it easily.
Talltree looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Talltree looking for a guillotine here but Duke defends easily.
Duke throwing strikes from guard but Talltree blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talltree looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Duke dominated that round.
That's time! Talltree's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Talltree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke lands a body shot.
Talltree throws a big shot that misses.
Duke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Talltree rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke closes the distance and pushes Talltree back into the cage.
Talltree wants to break free but Duke has control.
A short uppercut from Talltree.
Talltree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talltree lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke blocking some punches.
Duke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duke prevents a body shot from Talltree.
Talltree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duke lands an elbow just above Talltree 's eye.
It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
Talltree scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke pushes off an throws an elbow but Talltree leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Talltree lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Talltree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke looks to throw a body kick
and Talltree counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke takes a swing at Talltree's ribcage but misses.
Duke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talltree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talltree swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duke tries to clinch there but Talltree circles away.
Harrison Duke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke throws a body punch but Talltree moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke punishes Talltree's body with a nice straight punch.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Talltree on his heels. He'll look to pass Talltree's guard now, I'm sure.
Duke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Duke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talltree works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duke throws a strike but Talltree rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Talltree trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Talltree is really struggling to control Duke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
Harrison Duke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talltree stops Duke from standing up.
Duke keeping full guard, as Talltree tries to pass.
Duke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talltree is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jaws Talltree has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duke gets a clinch.
Talltree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talltree struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Talltree swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talltree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Duke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talltree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duke.
Talltree avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
Duke lands an elbow just above Talltree 's eye.
Talltree tries a body shot but Duke blocks it.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Talltree avoids the damage to the body.
Talltree misses with the head strike.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talltree lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talltree.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Talltree - that landed with a thud.
Duke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talltree backwards.
Talltree throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talltree avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Talltree lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talltree works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jaws Talltree will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaws Talltree's cut.
That's time! Talltree's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duke blocks a jab.
Duke throws a solid leg kick but Talltree takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duke.
Talltree throws a good cross that connects.
Talltree throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Talltree bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duke's head backwards.
It looks like Harrison Duke has been cut.
Talltree looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talltree misses with a body shot.
Talltree drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Talltree misses with a hook.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree clobbers Duke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Talltree lands a big right hand that sends Duke crashing to the mat! Talltree stays standing though and waves Duke back to his feet!
Duke is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke throws a right and a left that Talltree avoids nicely.
Duke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talltree pinned against the cage. Talltree gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talltree thows a body shot but no joy.
Talltree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talltree lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talltree tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talltree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Talltree moved out of range.
Talltree looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Duke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from Talltree. No joy for Duke on that attempt.
Talltree is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Talltree misses with a wild body shot.
Talltree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duke.
Talltree throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Talltree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talltree avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
A left hand lands to the body for Talltree.
Talltree blocks the elbow strike.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Talltree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as Talltree controls the action.
Duke misses with a knee strike.
Duke takes a shot to the head.
Talltree lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duke.
Talltree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke blocks a body shot from Talltree.
Talltree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Talltree gets through Duke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talltree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Talltree works on Duke's body with a couple of short punches.
Talltree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Talltree.
Talltree lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Talltree struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talltree pushes Duke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke is still on wobbly legs! Can Talltree finish him?
Jaws Talltree has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talltree throws a head punch that misses.
Duke seems to have recovered his senses.
Talltree drops Duke onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duke is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Talltree dodges an elbow strike from Duke.
Talltree will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duke up against the cage.
Talltree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Talltree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaws Talltree showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talltree has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaws Talltree!
A victorious Jaws Talltree thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter has chosen DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie as his entrance music. Six Shooter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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35
247 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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33
256 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a right and a left that Shooter avoids nicely.
Fred Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shooter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collins.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Shooter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Shooter.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shooter.
Collins misses with a left hand
and Shooter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Collins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shooter counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ground and pound from Shooter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shooter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shooter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shooter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Shooter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Collins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shooter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shooter in side control, throwing shots but Collins defends.
Shooter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shooter wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Shooter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Collins is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter throws an elbow but Collins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Collins is trying to get back to his feet.
Shooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Shooter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shooter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Collins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shooter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shooter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Collins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shooter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Collins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shooter but great work by Collins.
Shooter gets back to half guard.
Shooter is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Shooter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shooter gets back to full guard.
Collins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shooter's head.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shooter looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Shooter 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.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shooter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Shooter's legs - danger averted.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shooter keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Shooter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
Shooter looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter connects with a couple of short punches.
Shooter trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Shooter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Shooter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shooter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Collins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shooter's guard! Nice work there by Collins!
Collins has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shooter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Collins is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shooter pulls down on the head and he's put Collins to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Six Shooter!
Six Shooter made sure to mention his sponsor, Resistance in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruso has chosen Helena as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
275 lbs
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30
275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco pushes Bruso up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruso has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco is looking to clinch but Bruso is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Loco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loco lands a jab to the head.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Bruso moves away and avoids it.
Loco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Thomas Bruso has been cut.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco throws a low kick but Bruso moves out of range easily.
Loco fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruso scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruso tries to close the distance and clinch but Loco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Loco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruso doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Bruso misses.
Bruso ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bruso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruso misses with the body kick
and Loco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco tries to clinch up but Bruso circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruso misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco clinches with his opponent.
Loco is trying to break free.
Bruso jumps into guard, dragging Loco to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bruso's guard.
Loco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruso is retaining full guard.
Loco wanted to stand there but Bruso had control of the position.
Bruso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruso, up you get!
A big left from Loco misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to clinch up but Bruso circles away and keeps his distance.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Bruso moved out of range nicely.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruso slips a jab from Loco.
Loco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bruso clinches.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso is controlling him.
Bruso prevents Loco from breaking the clinch.
Bruso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruso's brow.
Loco breaks the clinch.
Bruso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruso momentarily.
Bruso instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruso has double underhooks.
Loco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruso throws an elbow but it misses.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso is controlling him.
Bruso is looking to control Loco's arms but Loco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruso has his back to the cage.
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!
Loco blocks an uppercut.
Loco tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Bruso decides to pull guard.
Bruso trying to keep a closed guard but Loco is proving a slippery customer.
Loco wants to get up but he can't break Bruso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruso has his foot on Loco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loco works his way back into a safe position though.
Bruso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Loco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bruso is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
El Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruso counters with a left to the body.
Bruso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loco blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bruso.
Bruso throws a lazy right hand but Loco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas Bruso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruso throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso looks to land a combination but Loco avoids it well.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Bruso's shoulder, as Bruso tries to avoid the shot.
Bruso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loco was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruso trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco is looking to stand up but Bruso isn't so interested in that idea.
Bruso stopping the sweep attempt from Loco.
Loco is pulling down on Bruso's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruso, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Bruso from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Bruso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Loco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Loco.
Bruso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco misses with a straight right.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Bruso moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Loco.
Bruso takes one on the button.
Bruso throws a push kick but Loco slaps the foot to one side.
Bruso misses with a low kick as Loco jumps back.
Loco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loco.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso takes one to the side of the head.
Bruso misses the jab.
Bruso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruso checks a leg kick.
Bruso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
A jab from Loco does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruso is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bruso has a takedown stuffed.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Bruso slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that El Loco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loco lands a jab.
Loco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruso has a takedown stuffed.
Bruso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruso. That did some damage!
Bruso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loco.
Bruso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruso has time to react.
Loco keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruso throws an off balance right hand
and Loco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruso looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bruso.
Bruso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas Bruso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loco manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Bruso misses with a looping right.
Loco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Loco.
Loco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Loco counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco lunges at Bruso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruso's hand.
Loco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bruso - that landed with a thud.
Bruso pushes Loco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruso scores with a shot to the side of Loco's head.
Loco is trying to force a seperation but Bruso has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Bruso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loco has had enough of the clinch but Bruso keeps him there for the moment.
Bruso lands a nice elbow.
It looks like El Loco has been cut.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Bruso has him pressed against the cage.
Bruso tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
Bruso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loco avoids it.
Loco tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Bruso as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loco breaks from the clinch.
Loco throws a hook to the side of Bruso's head but Bruso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruso shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loco but Loco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas Bruso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Bruso prevents Loco from standing back up.
Bruso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loco's head.
Bruso passes to full mount!
Bruso throwing strikes but Loco bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Loco stands up and waves to Bruso to follow him.
Loco works over Bruso's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to El Loco.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loco, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Loco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Boris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
265 lbs
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31
276 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Boris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dixon trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boris.
Dixon taking a breather.
Dixon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bill Boris has been cut.
Dixon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dixon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Boris 's eye.
Boris is rocked!
Dixon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boris is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Boris 's eye.
Oh Boris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Boris's cut is getting worse.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Boris 's eye.
Bill Boris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dixon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boris seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dixon lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Boris out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vince Dixon!
Vince Dixon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Montillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilson Rubiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rubiera's choice of entrance music: ratamahatta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
250 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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29
285 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Montillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edilson Rubiera!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubiera gets caught flat footed, as Montillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rubiera keeping moving, preventing Montillo from controlling successfully.
Rubiera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montillo is one step ahead there.
Rubiera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubiera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubiera is retaining full guard.
Montillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montillo preventing the sweep.
Montillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rubiera 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.
Montillo advances to half guard.
Montillo working over Rubiera with some ground and pound. Rubiera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubiera defending well though.
Montillo prevents Rubiera from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rubiera can't keep his opponent in guard - Montillo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rubiera's head.
Rubiera is defending against the submission attempts here by Montillo.
Rubiera controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Montillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubiera defending well though.
Rubiera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera has his feet on Montillo's thighs here. He's pushed Montillo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Montillo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edilson Rubiera!
After winning the bout, Edilson Rubiera 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vennamo comes to the cage accompanied by Bacchuksen tiellä. Holyfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAWR. This should be a great matchup!
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Vennamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vennamo lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vennamo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Holyfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vennamo gets control of Holyfield's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vennamo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holyfield is looking to stand up but Vennamo won't let him.
Holyfield stands and steps away. Vennamo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vennamo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vennamo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vennamo scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Vennamo pushes him off.
Vennamo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield needs to keep his hands up - Vennamo had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Joe Holyfield has been cut.
Joe Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vennamo misses with a double jab.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vennamo blocks a jab.
Vennamo missing with a left hand there. Holyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vennamo slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Vennamo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Holyfield takes one to the side of the head.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Holyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyfield lands a jab to Vennamo's midsection.
Vennamo drops his hands momentarily and Holyfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Vennamo avoids them all with ease.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Vennamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holyfield lands a nice shot that snaps Vennamo's head back.
Vennamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vennamo misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield lands a jab to Vennamo's midsection.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holyfield misses with a body shot.
Vennamo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holyfield on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo throws a combination that misses
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holyfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vennamo misses with the combination.
Holyfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vennamo.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vennamo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Holyfield. That snapped Vennamo's head back.
Holyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vennamo takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyfield connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Vennamo.
Holyfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vennamos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vennamo digs a good body shot into Holyfield's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vennamo.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Holyfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holyfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holyfield stuns Vennamo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holyfield throws the left hand but Vennamo avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Joe Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Holyfield does it's job there.
Holyfield throws a body punch but Vennamo moves out of range.
Heikki Vennamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield feints a jab promting Vennamo to slip. Holyfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vennamo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Vennamo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vennamo throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Vennamo throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vennamo. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vennamo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vennamo.
Vennamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Vennamo.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Vennamo slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Holyfield catches Vennamo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vennamo scores with a jab to the head.
Vennamo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holyfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Vennamo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Vennamo.
Vennamo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vennamo.
Holyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vennamo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vennamo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vennamo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holyfield swings for the body but Vennamo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Vennamo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Vennamo seems unphased.
Vennamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Holyfield throws a jab when Vennamo was well out of range.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Vennamo pushes him off.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vennamo.
Vennamo misses with a straight left.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Vennamo is having none of it.
Holyfield lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield throws a right hand that misses
and Vennamo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Vennamo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Sloppy strikes from Vennamo. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Vennamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Holyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vennamo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vennamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield throws a right hand that Vennamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Vennamo also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Holyfield misses its intended target.
Holyfield throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Holyfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Vennamo.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Holyfield lands a left and a right that send Vennamo crashing to the mat, dazed. Holyfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Heikki Vennamo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Vennamo with a series of wild strikes but Vennamo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vennamo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holyfield at a distance.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Vennamo seems unphased.
Holyfield walks into a straight right hand from Vennamo.
The crowd cheers as Holyfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vennamo doesn't seem phased though.
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
Vennamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Vennamo counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vennamo throws a series of punches but Holyfield moves out of range.
Vennamo lands with an uppercut that bounces Holyfield off the cage and back into range.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vennamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield misses with a right hand
and Vennamo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vennamo moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Vennamo does no damage.
Holyfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Vennamo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holyfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holyfield wants to clinch up but Vennamo keeps it at a distance.
Vennamo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heikki Vennamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Joe Holyfield's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vennamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Vennamo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holyfield.
Vennamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
Holyfield thuds a left hand into Vennamo's body.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Holyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vennamo.
Vennamo throws an overhand right that lands on Holyfield's shoulder, as Holyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Holyfield misses with a two punch combination.
Vennamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Vennamo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vennamo.
Holyfield lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Vennamo.
Vennamo dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Vennamo throws a right hand that Holyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Holyfield also avoids with ease.
Vennamo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vennamo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vennamo throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holyfield cracks Vennamo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Vennamo. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Vennamo moves out of range.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vennamo manages to avoid it.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Vennamo throws a big shot that misses.
Joe Holyfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vennamo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield misses with an uppercut. Vennamo saw that one coming.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vennamo counters with a two punch combo.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Vennamo's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Holyfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holyfield 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Holyfield!
Joe Holyfield made sure to mention his sponsor, Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by WOODKID - Iron. Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. This should be a great matchup!
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281 lbs
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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
29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baramari tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Baramari throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Baramari moves into the clinch.
Baramari tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baramari pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari lands a knee to the body.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baramari tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Baramari throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Baramari avoids it well.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baramari moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Baramari tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Baramari avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Baramari does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari scores with a nice body kick.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly clobbers Baramari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bob Baramari has been cut.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Baramari is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baramari throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Baramari throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baramari thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly delivers a nice body kick.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baramari will feel that in the morning.
Kelly cracks the inside of Baramari's front leg.
Kelly lands a left and a right that send Baramari crashing to the mat, dazed. Kelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baramari is rocked!
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baramari.
Baramari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy body kick from Baramari
and Kelly counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Kelly looks at the referee who does nothing so Kelly lands a crushing right that sends Baramari to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kelly!
Jim Kelly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Dimon Boets is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets slips under a jab.
Gump paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boets closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gump walks into a straight right hand from Boets.
Boets looks for a takedown but Gump sprawls well.
Forest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boets ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Boets closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gump circles away.
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!
Gump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boets moves out of range as Gump strikes.
Gump throws a shot from downtown. Boets moves away and avoids it.
Boets tries to clinch up.
Gump throws a poor cross that misses
and Boets counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Boets with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boets.
Boets ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boets shoots in looking for a takedown but Gump manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boets's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gump takes one to the side of the head.
Gump takes a swing at Boets's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Gump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gump gets caught flat footed, as Boets shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gump is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gump's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boets postures up in Gump's guard and throws a big left but Gump blocks it.
Boets is in close to Gump's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gump is looking for a triangle but Boets pushes his legs off easily.
Boets is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gump is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gump has escaped and now he's on top!
Gump drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boets looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boets looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boets!
You can see the frustration on Gump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boets working away.
Gump is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boets creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boets lands an elbow.
Boets prevents Gump from escaping the position.
Boets cracks Gump with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Gump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boets is trying to get an arm triangle but Gump is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boets throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boets in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boets wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gump, who protects the arm well.
Gump regains half guard.
Gump is looking to control Boets's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gump avoid being mounted?
Gump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boets slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead.
Boets working over Gump with some ground and pound. Gump looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boets has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boets lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimon Boets dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gump swings for the body but Boets moves out of range.
Boets shoots in but no luck this time.
Gump throws a hook but Boets blocks it.
Boets throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gump was covering up waiting for the punch and Boets finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boets postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gump looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boets avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets cracks Gump with a solid left hand.
Boets scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dimon Boets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gump looking for a guillotine here but Boets defends easily.
Boets scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boets connects with a couple of short punches.
Boets throws a big right hand that misses.
Gump looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boets passes into half guard.
Boets scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boets thows a huge punch but Gump dodges it nicely.
Gump is trying to stand back up but Boets is controlling him
Gump wants to improve his position but Boets is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boets connects with a nice short shot to Gump's temple.
Boets scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gump wants to improve his position but Boets is controlling well.
Boets slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead.
Boets slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boets connects with a nice short shot to Gump's temple.
Gump makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gump.
Boets landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boets can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boets postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boets's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boets working some strikes from top position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boets here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boets chips away with some ground and pound.
Gump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boets defends well.
Gump is trying to control the position but Boets postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Boets has passed into half guard!
Gump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boets scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets lands with a punch from half guard.
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gump taking some punishment here, with Boets in his half guard.
Gump is rocked!
Boets lands a big elbow - Gump is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Boets!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimon Boets!
During a confident post fight interview, Dimon Boets thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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