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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gab Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior comes into the arena with SOLDIERS HEART blaring out of the sound system. Hermanni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermanni!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hermanni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hermanni misses with a hook.
Hermanni misses with a body shot.
Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Hermanni which made him look bad.
Junior shoots in but Hermanni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gab Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hermanni to the mat! Hermanni manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Hermanni blocks nicely.
Hermanni trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Hermanni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hermanni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hermanni scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hermanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to clinch up.
Pelle Hermanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermanni has Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanni looking to stall.
Junior holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hermanni landing knees to the head.
Hermanni tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Hermanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junior blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Junior will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hermanni up against the cage.
Hermanni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni misses with a knee strike.
Junior lands a shot to the body.
Junior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermanni blocks it with crossed arms.
Junior scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
Hermanni taking a breather.
Hermanni receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanni misses with a knee to the head.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior tries for a takedown but Hermanni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanni thows a leg kick but Junior checks it
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junior is defended easily by Hermanni.
Hermanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermanni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hermanni managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior scoring with punches to the head and body.
Junior 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermanni trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Hermanni controlling Junior's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pelle Hermanni wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hermanni swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Junior dives in and grabs Hermanni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hermanni pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior clinches up with Hermanni and pushes him back against the cage.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermanni has him pressed against the cage.
Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Hermanni there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gab Junior will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hermanni throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and moves out of range.
Junior dives in and grabs Hermanni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hermanni pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanni stalling against the cage.
Hermanni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gab Junior has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hermanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Hermanni moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Hermanni connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermanni connects with a looping right hand.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Hermanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermanni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Junior's head backwards.
Junior on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gab Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gab Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermanni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hermanni swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pelle Hermanni!
Pelle Hermanni 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 Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Holmes is pushing Pereira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira stalling in the clinch.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Clint Pereira has been cut.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries to stall but Pereira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira taking a breather.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pereira throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira letting Holmes take a breather here.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Delroy Holmes's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes is looking to control Pereira's arms but Pereira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Pereira avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delroy Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delroy Holmes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes motions for Pereira to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Holmes's head coaches at ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Pereira tries to land a body kick
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Pereira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holmes.
Holmes throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Holmes lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Pereira gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Pereira working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Pereira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Pereira in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira checks a low kick from Holmes.
Pereira moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Pereira wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Pereira moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Holmes tenderised Pereira's leg. Pereira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delroy Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira sizes up Holmes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holmes throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Delroy Holmes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Holmes.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Holmes misses.
Pereira moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holmes moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Pereira stalling the fight.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes letting Pereira take a breather here.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Holmes has Pereira pressed against the cage.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Clint Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Delroy Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes throws a low kick but Pereira moves out of range easily.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Delroy Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes checks a low kick from Pereira.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Delroy Holmes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holmes is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Pereira wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Pereira motions for Holmes to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delroy Holmes!
After the big win, Delroy Holmes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis has chosen Infected Mushroom - Merlin 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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Conan Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cross pinned against the cage. Cross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cross misses the jab.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Aremis connects with a leg kick. Cross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aremis tries to move into range but Cross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross throws a wild body kick that Aremis sees coming a mile off.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Aremis tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Aremis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
Cross cracks the inside of Aremis's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aremis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross connects with a solid leg kick.
Aremis misses with a low kick.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross is looking to land body kicks.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aremis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cross counters with an outside leg kick.
Aremis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Aremis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Aremis checks the leg kick.
Aremis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aremis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aremis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cross. Aremis shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis drives through with a takedown into Cross's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cross is on top in guard.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aremis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross lands a couple of digs.
Cross 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.
Aremis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cross is looking to work some ground and pound but Aremis has wrist control.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Aremis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aremis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control from the top but Aremis keeps moving.
Aremis looking for a sweep. Not yet Aremis, not yet.
Aremis is striking from the bottom but Cross uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Aremis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aremis.
Aremis is striking off his back. Cross thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cross connects with a nice short shot to Aremis's temple.
Aremis wants to control but Cross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aremis taking some punishment here, with Cross in his half guard.
Aremis is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aremis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aremis wants to get back to full guard but Cross has mounted him!
The referee warns Aremis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aremis is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross wants to land a leg kick but Aremis is out of range.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Aremis moved out of range.
Cross misses the jab.
Aremis avoids the head kick by Cross.
Cross throws a series of punches but Aremis avoids them all with ease.
Cross looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cross wants to control but Aremis is keeping him busy.
Cross trying to advance position but Aremis counters by regaining guard.
Cross passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aremis defending well though.
Cross is controlling the pace.
Aremis is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
Cross wants to pass the guard but Aremis is defending well.
Aremis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aremis keeping full guard, as Cross tries to pass.
Conan Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cross trying to control but Aremis is working from the bottom.
Cross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Cross is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aremis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cross is trying to control here but Aremis has managed to regain half guard.
Aremis is looking for a sweep. Cross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cross controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis is staying active underneath Cross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aremis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aremis wants to sweep here but Cross controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aremis lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross dominated that second round.
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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aremis has Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Aremis's head but Aremis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aremis throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
Aremis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cross throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aremis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aremis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cross looks to land a body kick but Aremis moved away.
Cross tries to work over Aremis's front leg with a kick but Aremis checks it.
Cross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aremis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aremis shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aremis lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Aremis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cross's head backwards.
Cross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cross lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aremis is out of range and Cross settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Aremis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conan Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross throws a low kick, looking for Aremis's leg but Aremis calmly moves out of range.
Aremis misses with the combination.
Xantos Aremis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conan Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross misses with a leg kick
letting Aremis counter with a right hand.
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!
Aremis tries to move into range but Cross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Aremis ducks down to avoid it.
Cross looks to land a body kick but Aremis moved away.
That kick from Cross tenderised Aremis's leg. Aremis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aremis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aremis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross scores with a kick to the body.
Cross scores with a head kick.
Cross throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cross throws out the jab.
Cross defending well as Aremis loads up on a big left hand.
Aremis drops his hands momentarily and Cross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Cross walks into a stiff left hand from Aremis.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Aremis is out of range.
Cross listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aremis.
Aremis stuffs the takedown attempt from Cross. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
Aremis throws a big shot that misses.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis misses with a low kick.
Aremis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Good leg kick by Cross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aremis.
Cross throws a low kick but Aremis avoids it.
Aremis takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aremis scores with a decent looking hook.
Cross lands a front kick.
Cross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross throws a leg kick which misses Aremis's front leg but catches the back leg as Aremis tries to avoid it.
Aremis throws a hook but Cross blocks it.
Aremis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conan Cross.
Well Cross 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Cross!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Satinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satinho comes to the cage accompanied by Professor Green - Monster. Nelli Kuukeri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Murilo Satinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelli Kuukeri!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukeri closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Satinho did well to prevent Kuukeri getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Satinho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuukeri.
Kuukeri thows a huge punch but Satinho dodges it nicely.
Kuukeri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Satinho keeps working.
Satinho is looking to control Kuukeri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Satinho avoid being mounted?
Satinho is looking for a sweep. Kuukeri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuukeri trying to advance position but Satinho counters by regaining guard.
Kuukeri won't allow Satinho to sweep him here.
Kuukeri wants to control from the top but Satinho keeps moving.
Satinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuukeri.
Satinho gets caught flat footed, as Kuukeri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Satinho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuukeri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satinho's guard.
Satinho keeping moving, preventing Kuukeri from controlling successfully.
Satinho is pulling down on Kuukeri's head to control his posture.
Satinho trying to keep a closed guard but Kuukeri is proving a slippery customer.
Satinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuukeri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuukeri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukeri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kuukeri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Satinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuukeri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuukeri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Satinho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kuukeri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Satinho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kuukeri stacks Satinho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kuukeri!
Satinho is not content to let Kuukeri control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukeri in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuukeri working the strikes but Satinho uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuukeri wants to free his trapped foot but Satinho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuukeri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuukeri working the head and body with strikes.
Kuukeri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satinho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satinho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuukeri is thwarting Satinho's attempts to control the position.
Satinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Satinho.
Kuukeri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuukeri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Satinho is keeping the position for now.
Satinho trying to keep a closed guard but Kuukeri is proving a slippery customer.
Kuukeri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuukeri throwing strikes from guard but Satinho blocks nicely.
Satinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Satinho is looking to pass Kuukeri's guard but actually Kuukeri recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelli Kuukeri dominated that round.
That's time! Satinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Satinho misses with an uppercut. Kuukeri saw that one coming.
Kuukeri misses with a head kick.
Satinho tests Kuukeri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satinho is looking to score with low kicks.
Satinho throws a hook but Kuukeri blocks it.
Kuukeri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Satinho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuukeri tries to throw a body punch but Satinho avoids it by throwing Kuukeri back against the cage.
Kuukeri misses with some punches.
Satinho throws a head punch that misses.
Satinho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuukeri to keep the fight standing.
Satinho looking to stall.
Satinho misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuukeri manages to break the clinch.
Nelli Kuukeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Satinho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuukeri doesn't seem phased though.
Kuukeri looks to land a combination but Satinho avoids it well.
Kuukeri slips under a jab.
Kuukeri throws a big shot that misses.
Kuukeri drives through and clinches with Satinho against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kuukeri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuukeri jumps guard and drags Satinho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuukeri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Satinho stopping the sweep attempt from Kuukeri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukeri keeping moving, preventing Satinho from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuukeri is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Satinho digs a right hand underneath Kuukeri's ribcage. Kuukeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuukeri works on Satinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuukeri stalling in the clinch but Satinho improves position.
Kuukeri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satinho has had enough of the clinch but Kuukeri keeps him there for the moment.
Kuukeri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuukeri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuukeri is trying to maintain a safe position but Satinho gets an underhook and turns Kuukeri into the cage.
Kuukeri breaks from the clinch.
Satinho tests Kuukeri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuukeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satinho lands a nice hook to Kuukeri's body. Kuukeri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuukeri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuukeri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Satinho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuukeri postures up in Satinho's guard and throws a big left but Satinho blocks it.
Nelli Kuukeri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuukeri trying to control but Satinho is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukeri tries to free his leg and advance position but Satinho is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satinho working a defensive guard here.
Kuukeri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Satinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuukeri has managed to get both his arms back between Satinho's legs - danger averted.
Satinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuukeri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Satinho trying to keep a closed guard but Kuukeri is proving a slippery customer.
Satinho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kuukeri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukeri is pushing down on Satinho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Satinho is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuukeri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuukeri controlling the action here.
Kuukeri wants to free his trapped foot but Satinho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelli Kuukeri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Kuukeri misses with a straight right.
Kuukeri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satinho throws out the jab.
Kuukeri tries to clinch but Satinho moves out of range.
Kuukeri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satinho.
Kuukeri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuukeri.
Satinho misses with an uppercut.
Kuukeri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuukeri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satinho's sensitive parts.
Kuukeri wants to clinch up but Satinho keeps it at a distance.
Kuukeri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuukeri defending well as Satinho loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satinho needs to keep his hands up - Kuukeri had a free shot at his head there.
Satinho misses with a kick to the body
and Kuukeri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Satinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuukeri throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri tries to clinch up but Satinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Satinho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuukeri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuukeri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Satinho back to the cage. Kuukeri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuukeri scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuukeri drives through and clinches with Satinho against the cage.
Kuukeri gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satinho looking for submissions off his back.
Kuukeri passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Kuukeri.
Kuukeri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukeri controlling from mount.
Kuukeri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Satinho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Satinho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuukeri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Satinho is rocked!
Kuukeri postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Satinho in real trouble here! The ref calls for Satinho to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelli Kuukeri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. Joe Frazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Frazier scores with a leg kick.
Clasie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clasie pushes Frazier up against the cage in a clinch.
Clasie throws an elbow that misses.
Frazier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frazier misses with a knee to the head.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clasie takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Frazier's head coaches at ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frazier. That's going to slow Clasie down.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier lunges at Clasie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clasie's hand.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Frazier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clasie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frazier.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clasie.
Clasie misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with a head kick that drops Clasie to the mat! Clasie scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Clasie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clasie looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clasie misses with a hook.
Frazier thows a leg kick but Clasie checks it
and Clasie counters by moving into the clinch.
Frazier avoids a wild elbow strike from Clasie.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clasie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clasie trying to stall but Frazier improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frazier lands a nice knee to the body.
Clasie lands a left hand.
Frazier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Clasie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
Frazier takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Clasie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie throws an elbow but it misses.
Frazier looking to stall.
Clasie misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is trying to maintain a safe position but Clasie gets an underhook and turns Frazier into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Clasie misses with a punch to the body.
Clasie presses Frazier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clasie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frazier.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Frazier landing knees to the head.
Frazier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clasie is defending well for now.
Frazier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clasie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clasie lands with a right to the head.
Frazier tries to stall but Clasie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clasie looks winded!
Frazier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clasie avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clasie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frazier can't break the clinch.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frazier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frazier cracks Clasie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Clasie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frazier finish him?
Frazier avoids the head kick by Clasie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier moves out of range as Clasie throws a body kick.
Frazier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier tries to clinch but Clasie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
That's time! Frazier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frazier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clasie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clasie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clasie tries to clinch up.
Clasie throws an off balance right hand
and Frazier counters with a good low kick that Clasie was not able to check.
Clasie tries to clinch
and Frazier counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Clasie off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Frazier follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Clasie was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joe Frazier thanked Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov has chosen Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Komodo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov misses the jab.
Kalashnikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komodo's sensitive parts.
Kalashnikov misses with a hook
and Komodo counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Kalashnikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Komodo wants to clinch up but Kalashnikov keeps it at a distance.
Komodo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Komodo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Komodo thumps Kalashnikov with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komodo lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalashnikov. That's going to slow Komodo down.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Komodo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Kalashnikov.
A jab from Kalashnikov misses.
Komodo lands a front kick.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Komodo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komodo misses with a head kick.
Komodo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalashnikov throws a lazy right hand but Komodo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Komodo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kalashnikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Komodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalashnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Komodo.
Kalashnikov connects with a single shot there.
Komodo misses with a looping left.
Kalashnikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komodo.
Komodo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komodo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Komodo is breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kalashnikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Komodo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komodo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kalashnikov.
A jab from Kalashnikov finds it's way through Komodo's defenses.
Komodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalashnikov moves away.
Kalashnikov clobbers Komodo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Komodo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalashnikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kalashnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalashnikov lands with a nice body punch.
Kalashnikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalashnikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Komodo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalashnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalashnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalashnikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a double jab.
Komodo throws a leg kick but Kalashnikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Komodo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalashnikov can pounce on him.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalashnikov throws a monster overhand right that drops Komodo! Kalashnikov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Kalashnikov!
Our winner, Vadim Kalashnikov, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda closes the distance and clinches.
Voda stalls.
Voda breaks from the clinch.
Voda throws a leg kick which misses Meyers's front leg but catches the back leg as Meyers tries to avoid it.
Voda checks the leg kick.
Meyers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meyers is trying to get an arm triangle but Voda is defending well.
Voda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Meyers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Voda trying to control but Meyers postures up.
Voda is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Voda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meyers pulls his head out easily.
Meyers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meyers prevents Voda from improving his position.
Meyers is keen to just control but Voda is a slippery customer.
Voda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meyers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meyers wants to control but Voda is keeping him busy.
Voda tries to get to full guard but Meyers has control of the leg.
Voda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Meyers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Meyers's back!
Voda looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Meyers is controlling Voda 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meyers works over Voda with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers tries to free his leg and advance position but Voda is retaining full guard.
Voda trying to keep a closed guard but Meyers is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyers stands and throws Voda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Voda is not content to let Meyers control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voda wants to control but Meyers postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voda is looking to reverse the position.
Voda gets back to half guard.
Voda trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Voda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers preventing the sweep.
Meyers with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda looking for a sweep. Not yet Voda, not yet.
Meyers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meyers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voda is keeping the position for now.
Meyers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Voda working a defensive guard here.
Voda has his foot on Meyers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Meyers works his way back into a safe position though.
Voda looking for a sweep. Not yet Voda, not yet.
Voda is working hard here to advance position.
Meyers scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Voda is keeping the position.
Meyers connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers landing some decent shots from guard.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Voda keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meyers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meyers is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Voda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Voda has escaped and now he's on top!
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meyers trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Meyers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Voda as Meyers shoots in.
Voda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voda.
Voda misses with a body shot.
Meyers misses with a hook.
Voda misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Meyers lands but Voda takes it in his stride.
Voda moves out of range as Meyers strikes.
Voda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Meyers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyers is keeping the position for now.
Meyers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meyers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Voda defends it easily.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Voda is aware though and is defending well.
Meyers strikes from his own guard.
Voda wants to control from the top but Meyers keeps moving.
Voda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Meyers looking for a guillotine here but Voda defends easily.
Meyers working for a triangle but Voda defends it easily.
Voda throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meyers's head.
Meyers has his foot on Voda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Voda works his way back into a safe position though.
Voda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Voda is aware though and is defending well.
Voda won't allow Meyers to sweep him here.
Meyers being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to control from the top but Meyers keeps moving.
Voda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meyers trying to mount his opponent but Voda defends it.
Voda tries to get to full guard but Meyers has control of the leg.
Voda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is looking to advance position but Voda won't allow it.
Voda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Voda seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Charlie Meyers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Voda keeps moving.
Meyers advances position into side control!
Voda manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Meyers is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Voda still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Voda has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Voda working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Voda will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Voda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meyers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voda.
Voda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyers blocks a jab.
Voda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyers throws the left hand but Voda avoids the punch easily.
Voda closes the distance and clinches up with Meyers, looking for a takedown. Voda pushes Meyers against the cage but Meyers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voda misses with a looping left.
Meyers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers misses with a head kick.
Meyers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeremy Voda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Voda did well to prevent Meyers getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Voda sees it coming and defends easily.
Meyers trying to control from Voda's half guard. Voda has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Meyers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Voda keeps moving.
Voda working a defensive guard here.
Voda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meyers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control but Voda is working from the bottom.
Voda working a defensive guard here.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Voda is keeping the position.
Voda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Voda is keeping the position.
Meyers passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Voda sees it coming and defends easily.
Meyers prevents Voda from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control from half guard but Voda is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Voda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voda punching from the bottom.
Voda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyers is pushing down on Voda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Voda is fighting to maintain full guard but Meyers has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers prevents Voda from improving his position.
Meyers misses with a head shot. Voda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Voda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meyers stands up over Voda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyers forces his way into half guard.
Meyers trying to control from half guard but Voda is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyers prevents Voda from improving his position.
Meyers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Voda is just riding it out for now. Meyers eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Meyers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meyers 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Meyers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson blocks the body kick.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley throws a wild body kick that Larsson sees coming a mile off.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Larsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradley is fending him off so far but Larsson persists. Nope, Bradley circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Larsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Larsson crashes against the mat.
Larsson working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bradley tries to buck Larsson off but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bradley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Larsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bradley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Larsson 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.
Larsson working the strikes but Bradley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Larsson trying to control from half guard but Bradley is working away.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Bradley tries to roll over but Larsson keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradley defending well though.
Larsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bradley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larsson is working away from the top position though.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsson throwing shots but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Bradley is looking to control Larsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
Larsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Larsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bradley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larsson is working away from the top position though.
Larsson throwing shots but Bradley is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradley's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bradley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bradley working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson'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.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Larsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Larsson is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws an elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Larsson's guard. Nice move by Bradley!
Larsson looking to control.
Larsson wants to sweep here but Bradley controlling him for the moment.
Larsson trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
Bradley trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Tobias Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradley is bucking up trying to escape but Larsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Larsson lands a couple of good shots and Bradley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson 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, Bradley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Larsson scores with punches from the back.
Larsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Larsson trying to control momentarily.
Larsson keeps control of the position as Bradley tries to break free.
Larsson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Larsson is not going to allow Bradley to sit and survive in this position.
Bradley showing good submission defense here.
Larsson is looking for the choke from the back position but Bradley is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bradley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bradley rolls, trying to escape but Larsson keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley trying to control the hands but Larsson won't let him.
Bradley looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.
Larsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Larsson lands an elbow.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bradley parries the strikes from Larsson easily there. Larsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bradley to escape.
Larsson working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson throws an elbow but Bradley slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with punches from side control.
Larsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bradley to see if he's OK.
Bradley is rocked!
Larsson lands a big left to the face of Bradley, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Larsson and another - Bradley is out! Larsson stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augostino Peitexeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augostino Peitexeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peitexeira. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Augostino Peitexeira has been cut.
Peitexeira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown cracks the inside of Peitexeira's front leg.
Peitexeira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Brown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Peitexeira's head back.
Brown thumps Peitexeira with a low kick.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Peitexeira is breathing heavily.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Brown tenderised Peitexeira's leg. Peitexeira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peitexeira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Peitexeira being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peitexeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Peitexeira controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Peitexeira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Peitexeira is retaining full guard.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peitexeira is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peitexeira is rocked!
Peitexeira wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peitexeira controlling Brown's posture.
Peitexeira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Peitexeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peitexeira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown distracts Peitexeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Peitexeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown won't allow Peitexeira to sweep him here.
Peitexeira being controlled here, momentarily.
Peitexeira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown throws a low kick but Peitexeira avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peitexeiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peitexeira moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peitexeira is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Peitexeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peitexeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peitexeira tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Peitexeira is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Peitexeira wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Peitexeira ducks down to avoid it.
Peitexeira throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Peitexeira moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Peitexeira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Peitexeira's guard.
Peitexeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Peitexeira.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peitexeira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Peitexeira is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peitexeira lands with an overhand left.
Peitexeira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown thows a body kick. Peitexeira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augostino Peitexeira'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.
Peitexeira misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown working over Peitexeira with some ground and pound. Peitexeira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Peitexeira trying to control here.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peitexeira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peitexeira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Peitexeira in real trouble here! The ref calls for Peitexeira to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irving Brown!
Irving Brown is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Irving Brown 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetsu has chosen Make Me as his entrance music. Ken Oath had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath throws a front kick aimed at Zetsu's knee but Zetsu avoids it well.
Zetsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zetsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Oath is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Oath has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zetsu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Oath.
It looks like Deidara Zetsu has been cut.
Oath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zetsu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oath if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oath shoots in but no luck this time.
Oath throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Oath as he checks the leg kick.
Zetsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zetsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zetsu misses with a low kick as Oath jumps back.
Zetsu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Oath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zetsu scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zetsu.
Oath avoids the head kick by Zetsu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zetsu checks a leg kick.
Zetsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oath.
Zetsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oath.
Zetsu throws a shot from downtown. Oath moves away and avoids it.
Zetsu slips under a jab from Oath.
Zetsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetsu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Zetsu.
Oath lands a right hook to the body.
Zetsu throws a leg kick that misses.
Zetsu throws out a loose jab but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zetsu.
Zetsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zetsu throws a low kick, looking for Oath's leg but Oath calmly moves out of range.
Oath misses with a straight left.
Deidara Zetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oath checks a low kick from Zetsu.
Zetsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oath is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oath fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oath has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Oath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oath ducks under a wild hook from Zetsu.
Oath tries to land a front kick but Zetsu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oath wants to land a leg kick but Zetsu is out of range.
Zetsu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zetsu misses.
Zetsu tries to score with a low kick but Oath moves his leg out of the way.
Oath throws the left hand but Zetsu avoids the punch easily.
Oath closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oath lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oath accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zetsu is on top in guard.
Oath lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zetsu!
Zetsu is squirming around, avoiding Oath's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu tries to hold on but Oath pushes him away.
Zetsu blocking the ground and pound.
Oath controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oath lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zetsu hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Oath dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zetsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Oath.
Zetsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zetsu throws a leg kick
and Oath counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oath.
Zetsu keeping moving, preventing Oath from controlling successfully.
Oath scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oath won't allow Zetsu to sweep him here.
Oath with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ken Oath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zetsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zetsu being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oath wants to control from the top but Zetsu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oath is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oath trying to control but Zetsu is working from the bottom.
Oath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ken Oath has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Oath.
Zetsu misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zetsu.
Zetsu throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Oath. Beautiful body shot.
Oath just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath 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.
Oath slips a jab from Zetsu.
Zetsu throws a sloppy head kick and Oath moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Oath as Zetsu shoots in.
Zetsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zetsu is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zetsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zetsu throws out a loose jab but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zetsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zetsu at a distance.
Zetsu is breathing heavily.
Oath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zetsu throws a sloppy head kick and Oath moves out of range easily.
Oath misses with a double jab.
Oath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oath.
Zetsu throws a wild body kick that Oath sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Zetsu misses its intended target.
Oath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oath throws a leg kick that misses.
Oath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Deidara Zetsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oath is looking to wear down Zetsu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zetsu is looking to clinch but Oath is avoiding it.
Zetsu swings widly with a right hand
and Oath decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zetsu's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetsu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oath trying to control the position from guard on top but Zetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oath is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oath with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oath's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oath wants to control from the top but Zetsu keeps moving.
Oath lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oath trying to control but Zetsu is working from the bottom.
Oath tries to free his leg and advance position but Zetsu is retaining full guard.
Oath is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zetsu wants to control but Oath passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oath winds up and cracks Zetsu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Oath dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oath's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Zetsu misses.
Zetsu misses with a body kick.
Zetsu misses with a low kick.
Zetsu cracks the inside of Oath's front leg.
Good work by Oath as he checks the leg kick.
Oath throws a lazy right hand but Zetsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Zetsu misses
and Oath counters with a single leg into guard. Zetsu didn't expect that.
Zetsu keeping moving, preventing Oath from controlling successfully.
Zetsu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oath.
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!
Oath's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oath accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oath is in close to Zetsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu keeping moving, preventing Oath from controlling successfully.
Zetsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Zetsu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zetsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zetsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oath trying to control but Zetsu is working from the bottom.
Oath controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zetsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oath stands up over Zetsu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deidara Zetsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deidara Zetsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Oath!
Ken Oath retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ken Oath 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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