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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes into the arena with Sukh Knight blaring out of the sound system. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. John Esposito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Esposito.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
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!
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Esposito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Esposito tries to buck Emelianenko off but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko in side control, throwing shots but Esposito defends.
Esposito takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.
Esposito tries to buck Emelianenko off but Emelianenko is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Emelianenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Emelianenko lands a few punches from side control.
Emelianenko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Emelianenko lands some shots froms side control.
Emelianenko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Emelianenko lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Esposito is defending well.
Emelianenko is chipping away with strikes.
Esposito sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko moves nicely into side control.
Emelianenko prevents Esposito from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Esposito tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko landing a few strikes.
Emelianenko tries to advance to mount but Esposito denies him.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Esposito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Esposito tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Esposito taking a bit of punishment here - Emelianenko scoring with strikes.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura but Esposito is defending well.
Esposito is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko works to advance to full mount. Esposito defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Esposito regains half guard.
Emelianenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko with a jab.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emelianenko backs up against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Esposito manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Emelianenko won't allow Esposito to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esposito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esposito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Esposito controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks Esposito with a solid left hand.
Emelianenko advances to half guard.
Emelianenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Emelianenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Esposito is in trouble!
Emelianenko raining down shots from the mount!
John Esposito's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emelianenko postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Esposito badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Emelianenko around the waist but Emelianenko pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Emelianenko is the winner by TKO! Emelianenko jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - Into The Arena. Stroker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TBR - Bigger Than Kiss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker misses with a looping right.
Stroker scores with a jab.
Stroker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Stroker's head.
Ragnaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stroker finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnaar's head.
It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stroker misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Stroker misses.
Good work by Ragnaar as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnaar slips under a jab.
Stroker scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stroker can pounce on him.
Stroker tries to score with a low kick but Ragnaar moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Stroker with that takedown attempt.
Stroker cracks Ragnaar with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Erik Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Ragnaar sees coming a mile off.
Ragnaar takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Stroker with that takedown attempt.
Ragnaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stroker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stroker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroker.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar misses with a left hand
and Stroker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stroker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnaar throws a right hand that misses
and Stroker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragnaar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Stroker.
Stroker tries to work over Ragnaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stroker manages to break the clinch.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Ragnaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar misses with a left hand
and Stroker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stroker scores with a head kick. Ragnaar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stroker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Stroker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnaar on the side of the head.
Erik Ragnaar's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Stroker misses.
Stroker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnaar's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Stroker.
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stroker.
Erik Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Stroker.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroker.
Ragnaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnaar thumps Stroker with a low kick.
Stroker misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar misses with a right hand
and Stroker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stroker lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ragnaar thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ragnaar sprawls well. Ragnaar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stroker gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroker scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Stroker finds it's way through Ragnaar's defenses.
Erik Ragnaar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ragnaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stroker can pounce on him.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Ragnaar moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Stroker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ragnaar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar walks into a stiff left hand from Stroker.
A jab from Stroker finds it's way through Ragnaar's defenses.
Stroker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harry Stroker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stroker tries to land a front kick but Ragnaar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
A jab lands there for Ragnaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Stroker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnaar is out of range.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Stroker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnaar 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 Stroker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroker misses with a kick to the body
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stroker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnaar is out of range and Stroker settles back down.
Ragnaar swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar lands a nice hook to Stroker's body. Stroker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stroker closes the distance and clinches up with Ragnaar, looking for a takedown. Stroker pushes Ragnaar against the cage but Ragnaar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar sends Stroker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ragnaar is motioning to the referee to let Stroker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stroker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stroker is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Stroker is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ragnaar comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Stroker falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Stroker was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Ragnaar!
Erik Ragnaar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper has chosen Disturbed - Land Of Confusion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovalenko moves out of range as Tripper strikes.
Kovalenko misses with a low kick.
Kovalenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Tripper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovalenko slips under a jab from Tripper.
Tripper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kovalenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tripper throws a hook to the side of Kovalenko's head but Kovalenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalenko scores with a hook.
Tripper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovalenko throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Tripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lands an overhand right.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tripper.
Tripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper misses with a few strikes there.
Kovalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripper manages to avoid it.
Tripper looks for the body kick but Kovalenko saw that one coming.
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tripper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kovalenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tripper pushing down on Kovalenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tripper wants to pass to mount but Kovalenko is defending the position.
Tripper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kovalenko's head.
Tripper is controlling the pace.
Tripper is nestled in close to Kovalenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tripper content just to control the position here.
Tripper trying to control but Kovalenko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko is trying to stand.
Tripper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kovalenko is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kovalenko is squirming around, avoiding Tripper's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Tripper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Tripper with a series of wild strikes but Tripper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tripper throws out a leg kick but Kovalenko moves out of range and Tripper only half commits.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Kovalenko's knee but Kovalenko avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tripper.
Tripper throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalenko's shoulder, as Kovalenko tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
Nikolai Kovalenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Tripper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tripper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tripper thows a body shot but no joy.
Tripper misses with a low kick as Kovalenko jumps back.
Tripper throws a push kick but Kovalenko slaps the foot to one side.
Tripper wants to slow Kovalenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Tripper's ribcage but misses.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko swings for the body but Tripper moves out of range.
Kovalenko throws a sloppy head kick and Tripper moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper motions for Kovalenko to come forward. Tripper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kovalenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kovalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tripper throws a series of punches but Kovalenko avoids them all with ease.
Tripper takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovalenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tripper - the referee stops the clock and Kovalenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tripper. Kovalenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tripper misses with a straight right.
Kovalenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tripper can pounce on him.
Tripper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalenko misses with a looping right.
Tripper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovalenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tripper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick from Tripper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tripper. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko misses the shot to the body.
Tripper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tripper thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Kovalenko.
Tripper scores with a jab. Kovalenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tripper.
Tripper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
Tripper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovalenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripper to score with a decent uppercut.
Jack Tripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovalenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Tripper throws a leg kick but Kovalenko moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Tripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tripper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Kovalenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tripper.
Tripper misses with a body kick.
Tripper is looking to land body kicks.
Tripper blocks a jab.
Tripper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tripper wants to take a breather but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Tripper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripper wants to free his trapped foot but Kovalenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tripper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper throwing strikes here but Kovalenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tripper connects with a looping right hand.
Tripper thumps Kovalenko with a low kick.
Kovalenko tests Tripper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tripper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko misses the shot to the body.
Kovalenko catches Tripper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tripper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tripper, right into the meat.
Kovalenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tripper. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
Kovalenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripper to score with a decent uppercut.
Kovalenko moves out of range as Tripper strikes.
Tripper throws a leg kick which misses Kovalenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalenko tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kovalenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Tripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tripper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range and Tripper settles back down.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Kovalenko's knee but Kovalenko avoids it well.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Tripper thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Tripper defending well as Kovalenko loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Tripper tenderised Kovalenko's leg. Kovalenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tripper swings for the body but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kovalenko.
Tripper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Tripper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovalenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tripper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalenko checks it well.
Tripper lands with a nice body kick.
Tripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Kovalenko catches Tripper right on the button with a cross.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripper lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalenko digs a good body shot into Tripper's ribs.
Tripper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tripper lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Tripper throws a wild body kick that Kovalenko sees coming a mile off.
Tripper throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovalenko looks for the body kick but Tripper saw that one coming.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripper lands with a shot to the body.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko tried to score with a low kick but Tripper checks it.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tripper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kovalenko walks into a straight right hand from Tripper.
Tripper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tripper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalenko counters with a left and a right that stings Tripper.
An inside leg kick lands from Tripper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Tripper.
Tripper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tripper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Tripper with a nice cross.
Tripper jabs at Kovalenko's body.
A left and a right from Tripper both land. Nice combination.
Tripper throws a leg kick which misses Kovalenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalenko tries to avoid it.
Kovalenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Tripper stuns Kovalenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kovalenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovalenko. That did some damage!
Tripper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovalenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tripper scores with a nice body kick.
Jack Tripper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Kovalenko as Tripper shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Tripper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tripper 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Tripper!
In his post fight interview, Jack Tripper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Meyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 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
30 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunna misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stunna. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Stunna misses.
Meyer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stunna. That one must have hurt.
Stunna throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Stunna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meyer at a distance.
Meyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stunna connects with an inside leg kick.
Stunna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Meyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stunna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meyer, pushing him back against the cage.
Meyer tries to break free but Stunna pushes him back against the cage.
Stunna is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stunna tries to throw a body punch but Meyer avoids it by throwing Stunna back against the cage.
Stunna blocks an uppercut.
Stunna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stunna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stunna gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stunna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stunna landing some decent shots from guard.
Stunna throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stunna postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stunna postures up in Meyer's guard and throws a big left but Meyer blocks it.
Stunna tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
Stunna is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyer has wrist control.
Meyer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Meyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stunna throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunna preventing the sweep.
Stunna throws a strike but Meyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunna controls Meyer momentarily but Meyer frees himself.
Meyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stunna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stunna takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Stunna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stunna throws out a leg kick but Meyer moves out of range and Stunna only half commits.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Stunna moved away.
Jab from Meyer.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Stunna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer feints and then cracks Stunna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stunna down.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Meyer misses with a hook.
Meyer throws a low kick, looking for Stunna's leg but Stunna calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Stunna. Those never looked like landing.
Stunna swings widly with a right hand
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stunna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stunna swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Stunna.
Stunna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Meyer looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer slips under a jab.
Stunna throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stunna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meyer scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Meyer as he checks the leg kick.
Meyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stunna takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Stunna. Those never looked like landing.
Stunna walks into a left hand.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Stunna misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stunna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meyer throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick from Meyer lands but Stunna takes it in his stride.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice straight punches there by Meyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
NumbaOne Stunna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stunna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stunna throws out a leg kick but Meyer moves out of range and Stunna only half commits.
Meyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Stunna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyer moves out of range as Stunna strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stunna.
Meyer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meyer checks a low kick from Stunna.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Stunna's front leg but catches the back leg as Stunna tries to avoid it.
Stunna connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stunna throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Stunna misses
and Meyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stunna was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Meyer digs a good hook to Stunna's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer lands with a cross.
Stunna swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Stunna missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Meyer.
Stunna takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stunna.
Meyer tried to score with a low kick but Stunna checks it.
Stunna throws a body kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Stunna misses its intended target.
Stunna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Meyer.
Stunna is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Meyer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Meyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stunna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stunna throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stunna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meyer slips a jab from Stunna.
Meyer is looking to slow Stunna down with leg kicks.
Stunna throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer counters with a left to the body.
Stunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Stunna misses with a looping right.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Stunna ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stunna's calf.
Meyer swings for the body but Stunna moves out of range.
Meyer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunna thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
Stunna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps Stunna's head back.
Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Stunna's leg. Stunna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurt Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Stunna throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meyer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer misses with a leg kick
and Stunna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stunna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stunna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Stunna misses with a takedown attempt - Meyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Stunna moves out of range easily.
Stunna misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyer, as that shot connected.
Stunna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
NumbaOne Stunna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meyer cracks Stunna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stunna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Stunna moved away.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Meyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meyer sizes up Stunna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stunna connects with a solid leg kick.
Stunna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer'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!
Stunna looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Good shot there by Meyer.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stunna throws a solid leg kick but Meyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stunna.
Meyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stunna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Stunna.
Stunna lands a right hook to the body.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Stunna.
The crowd cheers as Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stunna doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stunna tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer tries to bum rush Stunna with a series of wild strikes but Stunna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stunna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stunna misses with a body shot.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stunna's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
Stunna connects with a right hand. Meyer shakes it off.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Stunna off balance momentarily.
Meyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stunna scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Kurt Meyer's cut even more.
Stunna checks a low kick from Meyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stunna.
Stunna tries to work over Meyer's front leg with a kick but Meyer checks it.
Stunna misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stunna. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stunna is looking to slow Meyer down with leg kicks.
Stunna looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer slips under a jab from Stunna.
Stunna throws a leg kick that misses.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stunna, as that shot connected.
Stunna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stunna.
Meyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stunna. That did some damage!
Stunna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyer ducks right into an uppercut from Stunna.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Stunna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stunna, right into the meat.
Stunna tries to land a leg kick but Meyer saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Meyer.
Stunna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stunna thows a huge punch but Meyer dodges it nicely.
Stunna lands strikes from half guard.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stunna is looking to take a break and control but Meyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meyer manages to get to full guard.
Meyer working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Stunna postures up.
Stunna throws an elbow that misses. Meyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stunna's guard. Nice move by Meyer!
NumbaOne Stunna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stunna has control of Meyer's left arm, preventing Meyer from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stunna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
NumbaOne Stunna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stunna 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... NumbaOne Stunna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, NumbaOne Stunna waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Round 5. von Richthofen has chosen Theme tune to islam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanom Tom circles away.
von Richthofen closes the distance and clinches.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Richthofen or not.
Khanom Tom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
von Richthofen throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen tries to work over Khanom Tom 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Khanom Tom - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as von Richthofen controls the action.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Still in the clinch, Khanom Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Khanom Tom avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
von Richthofen pushes Khanom Tom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khanom Tom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
von Richthofen is working Khanom Tom over against the cage.
Good body shot from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of von Richthofen's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands an uppercut.
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khanom Tom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khanom Tom digs a right hand underneath von Richthofen's ribcage. von Richthofen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen lands a right hand.
von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Richthofen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from von Richthofen.
A right hand to the body from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Khanom Tom regains guard.
Khanom Tom trying to control the position.
von Richthofen throws a big elbow that misses.
von Richthofen postures up in Khanom Tom 's guard and throws a big left but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom looking to hit a scissor sweep but von Richthofen is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen distracts Khanom Tom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
von Richthofen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
von Richthofen is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanom Tom has wrist control.
von Richthofen throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
von Richthofen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khanom Tom is keeping the position for now.
von Richthofen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen being controlled here momentarily.
von Richthofen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khanom Tom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khanom Tom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in von Richthofen's guard.
von Richthofen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khanom Tom passes into half guard.
Khanom Tom tries to stand but his hand is stuck under von Richthofen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen tries to get to full guard but Khanom Tom has control of the leg.
Khanom Tom slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
von Richthofen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanom Tom jabs von Richthofen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanom Tom clinches.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
von Richthofen blocking some punches.
Khanom Tom lands a left hand.
Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.
Khanom Tom throws an off balance right hand
and von Richthofen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
von Richthofen gets through Khanom Tom 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
von Richthofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Khanom Tom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
von Richthofen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
von Richthofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
von Richthofen misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom works on von Richthofen's body with a couple of short punches.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khanom Tom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of von Richthofens head.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot to the body.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Khanom Tom avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
Khanom Tom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
von Richthofen misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanom Tom trying to control the position but instead, von Richthofen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khanom Tom into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanom Tom as von Richthofen tries to tie him up.
Khanom Tom lands a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen throws a head punch that misses.
von Richthofen scores with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as von Richthofen controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
von Richthofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom 's elbow.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen takes a shot to the head.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom cracks von Richthofen with a nice body shot.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
von Richthofen is breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanom Tom pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but von Richthofen blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom looking to stall.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but von Richthofen blocks it.
von Richthofen blocks an uppercut.
Khanom Tom digs a right hand underneath von Richthofen's ribcage. von Richthofen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
A short left from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
von Richthofen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
von Richthofen digs a right hand underneath Khanom Tom 's ribcage. Khanom Tom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
von Richthofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom 's elbow.
A body shot lands from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen scores with a shot to the side of Khanom Tom 's head.
von Richthofen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khanom Tom lands with a kick to the temple. von Richthofen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
von Richthofen moves into the clinch.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom rushes von Richthofen and presses him up against the cage.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
von Richthofen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khanom Tom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Richthofen. That did some damage!
von Richthofen lands a nice hook to Khanom Tom 's body. Khanom Tom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen gets a takedown into half guard.
Khanom Tom trying to control but von Richthofen postures up.
von Richthofen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khanom Tom is looking to improve his position.
Khanom Tom wants to control but von Richthofen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
von Richthofen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
von Richthofen trying to control from half guard but Khanom Tom is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom 's head.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep. von Richthofen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
von Richthofen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
von Richthofen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Richthofen is keen to just control but Khanom Tom is a slippery customer.
Khanom Tom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
von Richthofen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khanom Tom is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Richthofen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen postures up in Khanom Tom 's guard and throws a big left but Khanom Tom blocks it.
von Richthofen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khanom Tom pulls von Richthofen in close to prevent any damage.
von Richthofen trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
von Richthofen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
von Richthofen landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khanom Tom is on top in guard.
von Richthofen is pulling down on Khanom Tom 's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Richthofen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred von Richthofen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Richthofen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred von Richthofen!
An intense looking Manfred von Richthofen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'At the moment the media paint us a haters and intolerant. But history will see us as the realists and the resistance against the rotten core ideology called islam'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Plexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Plexico!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen throws a leg kick
and Plexico counters with a good low kick that Tolonen was not able to check.
Plexico misses with an uppercut.
Plexico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tolonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plexico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolonen swings for the body but Plexico moves out of range.
Plexico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolonen sends Plexico crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tolonen is motioning to the referee to let Plexico up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Lukasz Plexico has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plexico misses with a wild body shot.
Plexico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tolonen cracks Plexico with a good jab.
Plexico is rocked!
Plexico misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolonen, right into the meat.
Plexico looks winded!
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plexico.
Plexico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolonen. Tolonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Tolonen throws a lazy right hand but Plexico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plexico manages to avoid it.
Tolonen lands a big right hand that sends Plexico crashing to the mat! Tolonen stays standing though and waves Plexico back to his feet!
Plexico is still on wobbly legs! Can Tolonen finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Tolonen misses.
Plexico gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tolonen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iiro Tolonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Iiro Tolonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Souza misses with a hook.
Carter clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.
Carter looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Souza.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Souza's knee but Souza avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Souza connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Souza improves position.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter avoids the body shot from Souza.
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Carter cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Souza.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza lands a body punch.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with some punches.
Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souza cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Souza.
Carter avoids the body shot from Souza.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Souza breaks the clinch.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Souza.
Carter cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Souza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Souza.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter jabs at Souza's body.
A jab from Souza misses.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter connects with a right hand. Souza shakes it off.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Carter tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Souza.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Carter catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Souza avoids the head kick by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Souza takes a step back to recover.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter jabs at Souza's body.
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Llewelyn Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Katainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Katainen.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
A clash of legs there as Katainen blocks the low kick.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Katainen.
Lee tests Katainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katainen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Katainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Katainen 's knee.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katainen doesn't seem phased though.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Katainen blocks a jab.
Katainen takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee pushes Katainen away with a front kick.
Katainen misses with a looping left.
Katainen throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Katainen only half commits.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with the body kick
enabling Katainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Katainen slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Katainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katainen backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Katainen gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Katainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Katainen.
Katainen throws an elbow that misses.
Katainen missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Katainen controls his hands.
Katainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Katainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Katainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katainen is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee prevents a body shot from Katainen.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katainen.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a knee to the head.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katainen has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Katainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Katainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Katainen fails to land.
Katainen misses with a punch to the body.
Katainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katainen misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Katainen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Katainen misses the jab.
Katainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Katainen looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katainen is out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Katainen tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Katainen down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katainen. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee moves out of range as Katainen strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Katainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Katainen tries to avoid it.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee wants to clinch up but Katainen keeps it at a distance.
Katainen looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Katainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Katainen is breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a right hand. Katainen shakes it off.
Katainen feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Katainen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee lands a left and a right that send Katainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Katainen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Black has chosen Dr Dre - The Next Episode 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Black.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt motions for Black to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Black wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hunt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Black.
Hunt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hunt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hunt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunt lands a nice forearm strike.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hunt cracks Black with a big right hand but Black just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunt is chipping away with strikes.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt working the body and head with strikes.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Hunt 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.
Hunt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands some shots froms side control.
Hunt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Black some visible discomfort.
Black is rocked!
Black wants to control but Hunt postures up.
Black is looking to reverse the position.
Black on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Black is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Black is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
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Black seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt scoring with punches and elbows.
Hunt lands a strong strike to the head of Black. That's dazed him! Hunt looking to finish here. Black is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hunt lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merik Hunt!
An out of breath Merik Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr Gonzo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Higashikuni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzo throws the left hand but Higashikuni avoids the punch easily.
Gonzo misses with a right hand
and Higashikuni counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzo didn't expect that.
Gonzo keeping moving, preventing Higashikuni from controlling successfully.
Higashikuni throwing strikes from guard but Gonzo blocks nicely.
Higashikuni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzo is keeping the position for now.
Gonzo is trying to keep Higashikuni in close.
Gonzo wants to sweep here but Higashikuni controlling him for the moment.
Higashikuni trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni has gone for a leg lock! Gonzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Higashikuni's guard.
Higashikuni working for a triangle but Gonzo defends it easily.
Higashikuni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Higashikuni keeps moving.
Higashikuni working a defensive guard but Gonzo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gonzo scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Higashikuni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzo trying to control the position but Higashikuni is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is trying to ground and pound but Higashikuni uses the momentary lack of control by Gonzo to regain half guard.
Higashikuni taking some punishment here, with Gonzo in his half guard.
Gonzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higashikuni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzo's back!
Higashikuni controlling from the back.
Gonzo is really stuck here.
Higashikuni wants to control but Gonzo is keeping busy.
Gonzo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Higashikuni lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gonzo.
Higashikuni keeps control of the position as Gonzo tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo covering up well and avoiding damage.
Higashikuni has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gonzo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Higashikuni lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Higashikuni struggling to land strikes to the head as Gonzo covers up.
Higashikuni is not going to allow Gonzo to sit and survive in this position.
Higashikuni missing with strikes from the back.
Higashikuni 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.
Higashikuni has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gonzo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gonzo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Gonzo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higashikuni trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Higashikuni throwing wild punches that miss their target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higashikuni looking for the RNC.
Gonzo avoids the strikes from Higashikuni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Higashikuni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Higashikuni misses.
Nice shot lands for Gonzo.
Jab, jab by Higashikuni - just one landing.
Gonzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Higashikuni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higashikuni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzo tries to keep at a distance but Higashikuni has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Higashikuni on the inside.
A short right from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni scores with a shoulder strike.
Higashikuni tries a body shot but Gonzo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Higashikuni.
Gonzo takes a shot to the head.
Higashikuni throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzo.
Higashikuni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzo fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Higashikuni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Katsu Higashikuni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Gonzo.
Higashikuni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzo.
Higashikuni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Higashikuni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Higashikuni breaks from the clinch.
Gonzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Higashikuni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzo somewhat.
Gonzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Higashikuni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higashikuni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzo manages to avoid it.
Higashikuni throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzo.
Higashikuni is looking to sweep but instead, Gonzo has passed into half guard.
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!
Gonzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzo is working for a submission of some sort.
Higashikuni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzo is working away from the top position though.
Gonzo prevents Higashikuni from improving his position.
Higashikuni is trying to maintain the position but Gonzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Higashikuni moves into full guard.
Higashikuni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzo is one step ahead there.
Katsu Higashikuni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Higashikuni controls Gonzo momentarily but Gonzo frees himself.
Higashikuni wants to sweep here but Gonzo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzo passes Higashikuni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Higashikuni is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzo seems to be working for a kimura but Higashikuni defends the submission attempt.
Gonzo is nestled in close to Higashikuni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Higashikuni wants to improve his position but Gonzo is controlling well.
Gonzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Higashikuni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Higashikuni is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higashikuni defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dr Gonzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Higashikuni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzo 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.
Gonzo misses with a leg kick.
Higashikuni throws a hook but Gonzo avoids it easily.
Higashikuni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzo.
Higashikuni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzo checks it well.
Higashikuni connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzo thumps Higashikuni with a low kick.
Higashikuni throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Higashikuni looks to land a right hand but Gonzo moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Higashikuni.
Gonzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Higashikuni throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Higashikuni has his foot on Gonzo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzo works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonzo pushing down on Higashikuni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Higashikuni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzo controlling the pace.
Higashikuni moves into full guard.
Higashikuni has momentary wrist control but Gonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo preventing the sweep.
Higashikuni wants to control but Gonzo passes easily into half guard.
Gonzo trying to control from half guard but Higashikuni is working away.
Gonzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Higashikuni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni tries to roll over but Gonzo keeps him under control.
Gonzo trying to control the action but Higashikuni is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzo pulls his head out easily.
Higashikuni is pressing down on Gonzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Higashikuni working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gonzo has passed into half guard!
Gonzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni tries to get to full guard but Gonzo has control of the leg.
Higashikuni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Higashikuni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzo pulls his head out easily.
Gonzo is working for a kimura but Higashikuni is defending it quite comfortably.
Gonzo working Higashikuni over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Higashikuni is just riding it out for now. Gonzo eventually gives up the hold.
Higashikuni is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Higashikuni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni is trying to control but can't.
Higashikuni wants to improve his position but Gonzo is controlling well.
Gonzo lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Higashikuni is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Higashikuni trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Gonzo really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higashikuni.
Gonzo slips under a jab from Higashikuni.
A jab lands there for Higashikuni.
Gonzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzo tries to score with a low kick but Higashikuni moves his leg out of the way.
Higashikuni looks to land a combination but Gonzo avoids it well.
Gonzo takes a swing at Higashikuni's ribcage but misses.
Gonzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab by Gonzo.
Higashikuni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzo.
Higashikuni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzo pinned against the cage. Gonzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Higashikuni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Higashikuni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzo.
Higashikuni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzo ducks right into an uppercut from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni shoots in for a double leg but Gonzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Higashikuni tries to clinch but Gonzo moves away
and Gonzo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Higashikuni's guard.
Higashikuni looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonzo passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Higashikuni tries to bench press Gonzo off him but Gonzo keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo just content to control the position.
Higashikuni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gonzo wants to control but Higashikuni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Higashikuni is stalling here. Gonzo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Higashikuni seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gonzo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzo happy to just control the position for now.
Gonzo grinds an elbow into Higashikuni's temple.
Gonzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Higashikuni regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni wants to control but Gonzo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzo works his way into full mount!
Higashikuni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Higashikuni tries to hold on but Gonzo postures up.
Gonzo prevents Higashikuni from getting the reversal.
Higashikuni manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Higashikuni wants to sweep but Gonzo has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni is looking for a sweep.
Gonzo tries for a kimura but Higashikuni is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Higashikuni is trying to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni is letting Gonzo control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Higashikuni, who protects the arm well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Gonzo dominated that fourth round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzo ducks under a wild hook from Higashikuni.
Gonzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gonzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Higashikuni throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Higashikuni is in Gonzo's guard.
Higashikuni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Higashikuni throwing strikes from guard but Gonzo blocks nicely.
Gonzo is pulling down on Higashikuni's head to control his posture.
Gonzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Higashikuni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzo has managed to sweep!
Gonzo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzo trying to control but Higashikuni is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzo throws a strike but Higashikuni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzo is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni controls Gonzo momentarily but Gonzo frees himself.
Higashikuni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Higashikuni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Higashikuni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katsu Higashikuni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Higashikuni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Gonzo sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Higashikuni doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Gonzo paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Higashikuni - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Katsu Higashikuni!
Katsu Higashikuni is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Katsu Higashikuni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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