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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Anufriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maksim Anufriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorik Vartanov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanov is looking to land body kicks.
Vartanov looks to land a combination but Anufriev avoids it well.
Anufriev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vartanov's waist but Vartanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anufriev off to one side.
Vartanov throws a combination that misses
and Anufriev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anufriev blocks a leg kick.
Vartanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Vartanov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anufriev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vartanov doesn't have the hooks in and Anufriev manages to turn into his guard.
Anufriev has gone for a leg lock! Vartanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anufriev's guard.
Anufriev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vartanov is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anufriev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vartanov is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anufriev's guard.
Anufriev is looking to sinch up a triangle. Vartanov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Anufriev's body to avoid the submission. Anufriev has instead reached around Vartanov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Anufriev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maksim Anufriev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shooter's choice of entrance music: DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie. 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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257 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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256 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crashing Mashin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shooter.
Crashing Mashin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shooter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shooter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like Six Shooter has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Shooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crashing Mashin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shooter's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crashing Mashin landing strikes.
That has opened up Six Shooter's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crashing Mashin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shooter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Crashing Mashin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shooter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crashing Mashin's best efforts.
Shooter wants to improve his position but Crashing Mashin is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shooter moves into full guard.
Crashing Mashin is in close to Shooter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crashing Mashin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shooter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crashing Mashin.
Shooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Crashing Mashin wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
Crashing Mashin 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.
Shooter is trying to control the position but Crashing Mashin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crashing Mashin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shooter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crashing Mashin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shooter dives on top into guard.
Crashing Mashin is trying to keep Shooter in close.
Crashing Mashin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shooter defends well.
Shooter lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter is fighting to break Crashing Mashin's control of his arms but Crashing Mashin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shooter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crashing Mashin trying to control the position.
Shooter wants to pass the guard but Crashing Mashin is keeping the position.
Crashing Mashin seems keen to control Shooter's posture.
Shooter wants to control from the top but Crashing Mashin keeps moving.
Crashing Mashin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Shooter is defending well. Crashing Mashin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Shooter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Crashing Mashin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Crashing Mashin!
After the fight, Renato Crashing Mashin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never Beyond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beyond comes to the cage accompanied by Do you remember. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Never Beyond!
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, Big Bossman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beyond lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Big Bossman has been cut.
Beyond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beyond throws an overhand right that drops Bossman like a sack of potatoes! Beyond dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Never Beyond!
After the fight, Never Beyond was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree comes to the cage accompanied by Jaws. Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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273 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
9 - 2 - 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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Talltree's front leg but catches the back leg as Talltree tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Talltree.
Talltree slips a straight right by Pope.
Talltree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Talltree.
Talltree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Talltree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talltree scores with a jab to the body.
Pope wants to clinch
and Talltree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talltree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talltree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talltree. Talltree obviously looking to wear him down.
Talltree swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talltree counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Talltree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope staying out of range there.
Talltree blocks a low kick nicely.
Talltree is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Talltree misses the shot to the body.
Talltree is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Talltree connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talltree.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Talltree looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope cracks Talltree with an open hand slap.
Talltree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talltree misses with a left hand
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Talltree thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Talltree is able to avoid easily.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope thumps Talltree with a low kick.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Talltree moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Pope finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Talltree scores with a head kick. Pope tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talltree is looking to wear down Pope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Talltree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talltree misses with a head kick.
Pope throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talltree counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talltree.
Talltree throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talltree is out of range.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talltree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Talltree misses.
Talltree connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pope's hands.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Talltree misses.
Pope is looking to chop away at Talltree's legs.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Talltree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talltree misses with a wild body shot.
Talltree scores with a hook.
Talltree lands with a hook. Pope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaws Talltree will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talltree.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pope - that will leave a mark!
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talltree blocks the body kick.
Pope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talltree in his tracks.
Talltree 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.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Talltree.
Talltree lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Talltree's leg. Talltree is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talltree tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talltree blocks a head kick by Pope.
Talltree on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talltree throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Talltree misses the target.
Pope lands a jab to Talltree's midsection.
That's two 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!
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Talltree throws a sloppy body shot
and Talltree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
Talltree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Talltree throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trent Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope punishes Talltree's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talltree's head.
Talltree cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Talltree.
Some wild striking there from Talltree.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Talltree takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talltree takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talltree scores with a decent looking hook.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Talltree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talltree.
Talltree throws a head kick that Pope semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Talltree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Talltree misses with a right hand
and Pope counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree misses the body punch
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Talltree was not able to check.
Pope lands a big head kick that sends Talltree tumbling to the mat! Pope takes a step backwards and waves Talltree back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Talltree is rocked!
It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
Pope feints and then cracks Talltree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talltree down.
Oh Talltree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talltree walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pope swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trent Pope!
A very excited looking Trent Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose has chosen Powerthirst as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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276 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
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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
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Overdose blocks a jab.
Overdose thows a body kick. Cross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Cross misses.
Cross misses with a hook.
Cross misses with a hook. Overdose ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overdose. Cross shrugs it off though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overdose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross 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 Overdose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Overdose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Overdose scores with a leg kick.
Overdose scores with a jab.
Overdose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Overdose.
Overdose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cross backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Overdose does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Overdose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overdose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross walks forward, straight into a front kick from Overdose.
Cross misses with a hook. Overdose ducked under it nicely.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overdose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose lands with a right hand.
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Overdose counters with a thumping low kick.
Cross is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Overdose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good standup being displayed there by Overdose as he connects with a hook.
Overdose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Overdose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overdose misses with a kick to the body.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Overdose.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Overdose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overdose lands the left hand.
Overdose moves away from the strike by Cross.
Overdose lands a front kick.
Overdose lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross throws a low kick, looking for Overdose's leg but Overdose calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Cross misses.
Overdose slips a straight right by Cross.
Overdose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overdose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Overdose lands.
Overdose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Cross misses.
Overdose lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overdose.
Cross wants to land a leg kick but Overdose is out of range.
Overdose misses with a body kick.
Overdose slips a jab and a cross from Cross.
Jab from Overdose.
Cross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overdose to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Overdose.
Cross moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overdose. Cross shrugs it off though.
Overdose's corner calls for a 1-2. Overdose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross throws a hook but Overdose blocks it.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves forwards but Overdose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cross misses with a right hand
and Overdose counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overdose.
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Overdose fakes the leg kick and cracks Cross in the body.
Cross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overdose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Overdose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cross throws a body punch but Overdose moves out of range.
Overdose slips under a jab from Cross.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Overdose connects with a looping right hand.
Cross drops his hands momentarily and Overdose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross looks to land a left hand but Overdose moved out of range nicely.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Overdose's shoulder, as Overdose tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overdose.
Overdose looks for the body kick but Cross saw that one coming.
Overdose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Overdose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cross. Cross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Overdose missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Overdose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Overdose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overdose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overdose misses with a looping right.
Overdose lands a nice looking body kick.
Overdose thuds his shin into the meat of Cross's side.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Overdose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Overdose ducks right into an uppercut from Cross.
Cross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overdose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overdose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overdose looks to land a combination but Cross avoids it well.
Overdose throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
Overdose ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
A big left from Cross misses.
Cross sizes up Overdose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alistair Overdose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overdose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
Overdose misses with an uppercut.
Overdose moves out of range of the strikes.
Overdose lands a nice looking body kick.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Overdose moves out of range easily.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Overdose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Overdose blocks the leg kick.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overdose lands a head kick. Cross smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Overdose clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Cross misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overdose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cross's corner calls for a 1-2. Cross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Overdose pushes Cross away with a front kick.
Overdose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cross throws a low kick but Overdose moves out of range easily.
Overdose lands a jab.
Overdose defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick from Overdose lands but Cross takes it in his stride.
Overdose looks to land a combination but Cross avoids it well.
Overdose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Overdose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overdose looks to land a body kick but Cross moved away.
Cross moves out of range as Overdose strikes.
Cross swats away the attempt to clinch by Overdose.
Overdose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdose throws a big shot that misses.
Overdose lands a head kick. Cross smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overdose.
Overdose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Overdose finds it's target.
Overdose throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overdose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overdose looks to land a combination but Cross avoids it well.
Overdose misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Overdose lands.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overdose moves away.
Overdose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overdose throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross scores with a jab to the body.
Overdose moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overdose slips a jab from Cross.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Overdose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Overdose defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overdose throws out the jab.
Overdose throws a push kick but Cross slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Overdose lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cross takes a step back to recover.
Cross throws a jab when Overdose was well out of range.
Cross swings for the body but Overdose moves out of range.
Cross on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Overdose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overdose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Cross misses with a looping left.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Overdose ducks down to avoid it.
Overdose slips a jab from Cross.
Overdose scores with the left hand. Cross knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overdose throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Overdose scores with a hook.
Cross misses with a hook.
Cross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Overdose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overdose cracks Cross with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Overdose.
Overdose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Overdose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Overdose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overdose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Overdose moves away and avoids it.
Overdose moves out of range as Cross strikes.
Overdose checks a leg kick.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Overdose moves into the clinch.
Overdose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cross's efforts to push away.
Cross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overdose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
Overdose lunges at Cross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cross's hand.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overdose.
Cross drops his hands momentarily and Overdose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overdose counters with a good low kick that Cross was not able to check.
Cross throws a hook but Overdose blocks it.
Overdose throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Cross.
Overdose throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Overdose counter with a right hand.
Overdose tries to clinch up.
Overdose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Overdose.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cross walks into a straight right hand from Overdose.
Nice defenses there by Overdose.
Overdose walks into a straight right hand from Cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overdose.
Overdose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Overdose slips a jab from Cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose moves into the clinch.
Cross tries to circle away but Overdose has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross wants to get back to striking at distance but Overdose won't allow it.
Cross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Overdose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
Overdose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overdose darts in and clinches Cross up against the cage.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Overdose keeps him there for the moment.
Cross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overdose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Cross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overdose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overdose breaks the clinch.
Cross throws a jab when Overdose was well out of range.
Tone Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose lands a nice looking body kick.
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overdose cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cross tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Cross.
Overdose tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Overdose finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cross throws a leg kick but Overdose checks it.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Overdose connects with a body shot.
Overdose lands a lovely overhand right.
Overdose checks a leg kick nicely.
Overdose lands with a right hand.
Overdose digs a good body shot into Cross's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Overdose lands but Cross takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose swinging wildly here.
Overdose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cross throws a leg kick but Overdose moved away.
Donk. Overdose catches Cross right on the button with a cross.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Overdose moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Overdose lands an overhand right.
Overdose throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Overdose scores with a spinning back kick!
Overdose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdose lands a right hook to the body.
Cross steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Overdose. That one must have hurt.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Overdose's head but Overdose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Overdose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overdose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Overdose 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overdose!
Alistair Overdose was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Velaskuez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
245 lbs
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258 lbs
39 - 25 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Velaskuez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velaskuez shoots in but Hogan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velaskuez gets tackled into the cage by Hogan. Hogan maintains the clinch.
Velaskuez wants a takedown.
Hogan is working Velaskuez over against the cage.
Velaskuez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Velaskuez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velaskuez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hogan after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Hogan.
Hogan is working Velaskuez over against the cage.
Velaskuez is breathing heavily.
Hogan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Hogan.
It looks like Kauko Velaskuez has been cut.
Hogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velaskuezs head.
Hogan creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Velaskuez drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hulk Hogan!
After the fight, Hulk Hogan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bla's choice of entrance music: I'm gonna live forever. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bla Bla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irene finds it's way round the side to connect with Bla's head.
Bla shoots in looking for a takedown. Irene tries to sprawl out of it but Bla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Irene as he connects with a hook.
Irene clinches with his opponent.
Irene lands a body punch in the clinch.
Irene gets underhooks to prevent Bla's takedown attempt.
Irene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Bla Bla has been cut.
Irene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irene scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Irene lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bla doesn't seem phased though.
Irene connects with a jab.
Bla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bla's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irene connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bla scrambles back to his feet.
Bla tries for a takedown but Irene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goodnight Irene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bla Bla.
Irene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irene lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bla looks for a takedown but Irene sprawls well.
Irene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bla.
Bla looks winded!
Irene bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irene is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irene catches Bla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bla.
A punch lands to the side of Bla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bla Bla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irene lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irene is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Irene lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bla fails to land the takedown.
Bla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irene's waist but Irene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bla off to one side.
Irene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irene moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Irene.
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!
Irene lands a nice knee to the body.
Irene lands an elbow inside.
Irene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irene rushes Bla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Irene works on Bla's body with a couple of short punches.
Bla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Irene taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Irene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irene is leaning against Bla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irene lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irene lands a body punch.
Irene cracks Bla with a nice body shot.
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Irene is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Irene moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That has opened up Bla Bla's cut even more.
Nice takedown defense from Irene. No joy for Bla on that attempt.
Goodnight Irene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irene scores with a hook to the body. Bla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene moves into range and clinches up with Bla.
Irene gets through Bla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bla jumps guard but Irene stands there with Bla around his waist. Bla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Irene.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goodnight Irene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irene has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 10:8
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 10:8
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goodnight Irene!
Goodnight Irene is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Goodnight Irene thanked Brute for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music. Cro Copout has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Kelly's chin.
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31
281 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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31
285 lbs
35 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Copout cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Copout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Copout.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Copout tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Copout's front leg but catches the back leg as Copout tries to avoid it.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Copout tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Copout. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Copout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Copout. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Copout wants to clinch.
Kelly tries to bum rush Copout with a series of wild strikes but Copout uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Copout moved away.
Copout scores with a nice head shot.
Copout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Copout lands a jab to the head.
Copout cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Copout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Copout is just out of range.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly slips a jab from Copout.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Copout counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Copout's calf.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copout cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Copout keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Copout checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Copout's head but Copout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Copout blocks the leg kick.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Copout is just out of range.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Copout.
Copout takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Copout throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Copout has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Copout is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Copout bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Copout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copout lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Copout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Copout blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Copout uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Kelly punishes Copout's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly 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!
Copout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Copout.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Copout scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Copout lands a nice shot to the body.
Copout moves out of range of the body kick.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly lands with a kick to the temple. Copout shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Copout on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Copout.
Copout throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Copout scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Copout.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws a hook but Copout blocks it.
Kelly gets caught napping as Copout dives in and scores a takedown. Kelly manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Copout with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Copout throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Copout is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Copout missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Copout is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Copout throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Copout trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cro Copout has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Copout moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Jim Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Copout listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Copout darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Copout clobbers Kelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jim Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Copout sizes up Kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copout walks into a left hand.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Copout swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Copout's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Copout. Copout maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copout lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copout lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jim Kelly's cut is getting worse.
Copout lands with a light punch inside.
Copout takes an elbow to the temple.
Copout blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copout is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Copout tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Copout back against the cage.
Copout lands a body punch in the clinch.
Copout missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Copout missing with knees to the body.
Copout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copout lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Copout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copout lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copout breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Copout getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Copout scores with a nice right hand.
Copout moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Copout lands with a nice body punch.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Copout counters by moving into the clinch.
Copout lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Copout taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Copout struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly'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!
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Copout.
Copout tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Copout.
Copout laying and praying for a moment but Kelly takes advantage and regains half guard.
Copout missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Copout throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
Copout throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Copout there.
Still in half guard, Copout seems content to control.
Kelly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Copout.
Copout throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Copout throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Copout throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Copout lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Copout throws a strike but Kelly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Copout working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copout trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Copout loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Copout on the ground.
Copout postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cro Copout has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Copout in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Copout in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Copout from controlling successfully.
Copout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Copout wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Copout postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Copout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Copout distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Copout lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copout controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cro Copout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Copout has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Copout!
A very excited looking Cro Copout rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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