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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Custer has chosen History´s Stranglers by The Bronx as his entrance music. Gunnbjorn Ulfsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Custer's chin.
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Custer's head.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ulfsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer is rocked!
Custer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Custer is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulfsson finish him?
Custer misses with a wild combination.
Custer seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Custer does no damage.
A punch combination from Custer misses.
Ulfsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer cracks a nice hook into Ulfsson's ribs.
Ulfsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulfsson slips a jab and a cross from Custer.
Ulfsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ulfsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Custer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ulfsson checks it well.
Ulfsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Custer scores with a jab. Ulfsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson gets in close and tags Custer with a short punch that almost sends Custer to the mat! Oh Custer is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ulfsson, trying to create some distance but Ulfsson rushes him, striking wildly and Custer goes down! The referee tackles Ulfsson into the cage to end the fight! Ulfsson is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
An out of breath Gunnbjorn Ulfsson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamahawe Ole has chosen E ala E by Israel 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassel is looking to clinch but Kamahawe Ole is avoiding it.
Kamahawe Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kamahawe Ole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kamahawe Ole scores with a jab to the body.
Hassel misses with a looping left.
Hassel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a combination
and Hassel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole throws a nice looking combination but Hassel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassel jabs at Kamahawe Ole's body.
Hassel is looking to clinch but Kamahawe Ole is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole throws a nice looking combination but Hassel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a two punch combination.
Hassel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kamahawe Ole misses.
Hassel is looking to clinch but Kamahawe Ole is avoiding it.
Hassel cracks Kamahawe Ole with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hassel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
JJ Kamahawe Ole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassel misses with a head kick.
Hassel moves into the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hassel to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kamahawe Ole no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hassel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kamahawe Ole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamahawe Ole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hassel is one step ahead there.
Kamahawe Ole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hassel 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.
Kamahawe Ole looking for a guillotine here but Hassel defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamahawe Ole working for submissions but it's allowed Hassel to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Chris Hassel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hassel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hassel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Kamahawe Ole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamahawe Ole throws a series of punches but Hassel moves out of range.
Kamahawe Ole throws a body punch but Hassel moves out of range.
Hassel darts in trying to clinch
and Kamahawe Ole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamahawe Ole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hassel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kamahawe Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a few strikes there.
Hassel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamahawe Ole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hassel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamahawe Ole ducks under a wild hook from Hassel.
A combination from Kamahawe Ole does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamahawe Ole scores with a one two! Hassel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
JJ Kamahawe Ole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamahawe Ole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hassel.
Kamahawe Ole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamahawe Ole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hassel rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a body shot
and Hassel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hassel drops his hands momentarily and Kamahawe Ole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Kamahawe Ole misses.
Hassel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamahawe Ole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamahawe Ole. Hassel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassel thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a straight left.
Hassel throws a push kick but Kamahawe Ole slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hassel.
The crowd cheers as Kamahawe Ole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hassel doesn't seem phased though.
Kamahawe Ole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamahawe Ole throws a body punch but Hassel moves out of range.
Hassel misses the shot to the body.
Hassel lands a jab.
Chris Hassel is winning the standup battle so far.
Hassel throws a wild body kick that Kamahawe Ole sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hassel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hassel tries a body shot but Kamahawe Ole blocks it.
Kamahawe Ole jumps guard but Hassel stands there with Kamahawe Ole around his waist. Kamahawe Ole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hassel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassel misses with a body shot
and Kamahawe Ole counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamahawe Ole. Hassel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamahawe Ole staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamahawe Ole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hassel counters with a big head kick but Kamahawe Ole shrugs it off.
Kamahawe Ole is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamahawe Ole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Kamahawe Ole does no damage.
Kamahawe Ole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Chris Hassel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kamahawe Ole looks to land a right hand but Hassel moved out of range.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a wild combination.
Kamahawe Ole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hassel.
Kamahawe Ole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kamahawe Ole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassel lands a nice hook to Kamahawe Ole's body. Kamahawe Ole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hassel takes the fight into the clinch.
Hassel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hassel lands a nice uppercut.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to push Hassel away but Hassel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hassel.
Hassel has Kamahawe Ole pressed against the cage, preventing Kamahawe Ole from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hassel breaks the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a double jab.
Hassel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like JJ Kamahawe Ole has been cut.
Kamahawe Ole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hassel. Kamahawe Ole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassel avoids the body shot from Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel checks a leg kick.
Hassel throws a body punch but Kamahawe Ole moves out of range.
Kamahawe Ole throws a combination that misses
and Hassel counters by clinching up.
Kamahawe Ole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassel finish him?
A body shot lands from Hassel.
Kamahawe Ole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kamahawe Ole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hassel walks away with a smile on his face. Kamahawe Ole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hassel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamahawe Ole manages to avoid it.
Kamahawe Ole seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamahawe Ole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hassel misses with a body shot.
Hassel lands a head shot.
Kamahawe Ole throws a right and a left that Hassel avoids nicely.
Hassel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hassel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamahawe Ole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole throws a nice looking combination but Hassel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole moves away from the strike by Hassel.
Kamahawe Ole thows a body shot but no joy.
Kamahawe Ole avoids the body shot from Hassel.
Kamahawe Ole keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamahawe Ole throws a series of punches but Hassel moves out of range.
Hassel tries to clinch but Kamahawe Ole is having none of it.
Kamahawe Ole throws a right hand that Hassel ducks under and follows up with a left that Hassel also avoids with ease.
Kamahawe Ole looks to throw the jab but Hassel is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel tries to clinch up.
Kamahawe Ole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hassel misses with a hook. Kamahawe Ole ducked under it nicely.
Kamahawe Ole lands a jab-cross combination.
Hassel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel slips a jab and a cross from Kamahawe Ole.
Hassel digs a good hook to Kamahawe Ole's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamahawe Ole swinging wildly here.
A big right from Kamahawe Ole misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hassel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hassel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Chris Hassel!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Chris Hassel!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Chris Hassel!
Chris Hassel wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Chris Hassel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark McGowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The BBC Sucks O' Cock News. Daryl Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark McGowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowan scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGowan throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Daryl Sharp has been cut.
McGowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by McGowan.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes McGowan back into the cage.
McGowan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGowan swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp darts in and clinches McGowan up against the cage.
McGowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGowan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGowan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sharp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sharp lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McGowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
McGowan seems keen to control Sharp's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but McGowan blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but McGowan is working from the bottom.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGowan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but McGowan is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharp stands up and waves to McGowan to follow him.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGowan. That did some damage!
Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
McGowan misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGowan misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from McGowan lands.
McGowan walks into a jab.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daryl Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but McGowan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp looks for a takedown but McGowan sprawls well.
Mark McGowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Sharp.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws a body punch but McGowan moves out of range.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but McGowan is just out of range.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGowan as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGowan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sharp tries to clinch but McGowan is having none of it.
McGowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
McGowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
McGowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from McGowan.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp throws a head kick that McGowan semi-blocks.
McGowan cracks Sharp with an open hand slap.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp fails with the takedown
and McGowan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Sharp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowan lands with a good body shot.
McGowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and McGowan moves out of range easily.
McGowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGowan gets tackled into the cage by Sharp. Sharp maintains the clinch.
Sharp wants to stall.
McGowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGowan breaks the clinch.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks to clinch
and McGowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGowan lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a lazy uppercut
and McGowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGowan's waist but McGowan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Mark McGowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Sharp.
McGowan throws a looping overhand right but Sharp ducks down to avoid it.
McGowan lands with a good body shot.
McGowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
An inside leg kick from McGowan misses.
McGowan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGowan counters with a nice body shot.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGowan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mark McGowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sharp 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.
Mark McGowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGowan sends Sharp crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGowan is motioning to the referee to let Sharp up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sharp is rocked!
That has opened up Daryl Sharp's cut even more.
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!
McGowan scores with a shot to the body.
McGowan lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sharp up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McGowan from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sharp's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark McGowan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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266 lbs
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277 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Amado!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov closes the distance and clinches.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amado tries to circle away but Dubrov has him pinned against the cage.
Amado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amado throws a shot to the body.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Amado.
Amado throws a lazy head kick
and Dubrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amado misses with a head kick.
Amado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubrov lands a big head kick that sends Amado tumbling to the mat! Dubrov takes a step backwards and waves Amado back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Aldo Amado has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Amado circles away.
Amado throws a head kick but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Amado is having none of it.
Amado throws a head kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Amado 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.
Dubrov blocks a head kick by Amado.
Dubrov moves in looking to clinch but Amado pushes him off.
Amado throws a right hand that Dubrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubrov also avoids with ease.
Amado throws a head kick but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Amado gets tackled into the cage by Dubrov. Dubrov maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amado is defending well for now.
Dubrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amado's face.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Amado blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amado.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Amado blocks with his arms.
Dubrov works on Amado's body with a couple of short punches.
Dubrov with a knee to the head.
Dubrov just leaning against Amado, taking a breather.
Amado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dubrov.
Amado misses with a head kick.
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!
Dubrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov rushes Amado with punches - Amado moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Amado goes down! Dubrov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Dubrov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan's entrance music is Promised Land. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ronan. Those never looked like landing.
Roy throws out a powerful jab.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roy misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Ronan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ronan dives in and grabs Roy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes down on Ronan's head and hops out.
Ronan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronan lands a head kick!
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronan's waist but Ronan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roy off to one side.
Ronan takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Elvis Ronan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roy will feel that in the morning.
Ronan lands with a hook. Roy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronan misses with a body punch
and Roy counters with a left to the body.
Ronan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roy.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronan was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Ronan.
Ronan slips a straight right by Roy.
Ronan throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Ronan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roy to the ground. Ronan is now in Roy's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
I've been told that Roy has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Roy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ronan looks a forlorn figure.
Ronan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ronan because Roy loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Roy lands with some strikes.
Roy thowing shots but they're missing.
Roy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roy unloads with some shots from mount but Ronan bucks and avoids them well.
Roy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roy punching from mount but Ronan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ronan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Roy cracks Ronan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Elvis Ronan's cut is getting worse.
Roy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ronan because Roy loaded up on that one.
Roy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ronan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite Performance Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy looking to ground and pound but Ronan is blocking nicely.
Ronan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ronan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roy is working for a guillotine from mount but Ronan frees his head quite easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Roy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ronan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Roy working the ground and pound effectively.
Roy looking to finish Ronan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ronan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ronan is trying to stand up.
Roy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ronan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roy.
Roy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ronan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ronan is in a horrible position here. Roy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roy punching from mount but Ronan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan taking shots to the head.
Roy looking to ground and pound but Ronan is blocking nicely.
Roy throwing strikes here but Ronan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ronan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roy lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Roy back against the cage.
Roy is looking for a takedown.
Ronan prevents a body shot from Roy.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Roy back against the cage.
Roy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roy tries a body shot but Ronan blocks it.
Roy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronan or not.
Ronan'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan misses with some punches.
Roy wants a takedown but no success here.
Elvis Ronan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Roy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roy tries for a takedown but Ronan manages to get underhooks.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Ronan.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy scores with a shoulder strike.
Roy wants to take the fight to the mat but Ronan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roy misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Roy.
Ronan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roy wants the takedown. Ronan is fighting it off but Roy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ronan's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Ronan blocks nicely.
Roy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ronan keeping full guard, as Roy tries to pass.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ronan wants to stand and escape but Roy is having none of it.
Ronan keeping full guard, as Roy tries to pass.
Roy stops Ronan from standing up.
Ronan has momentary wrist control but Roy slips an elbow through the middle.
Ronan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roy is controlling him.
Roy throws an elbow that misses. Ronan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roy's guard. Nice move by Ronan!
Roy working for submissions but it's allowed Ronan to get to half guard.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Ronan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roy strikes from the bottom but Ronan passes into mount!
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ronan prevents Roy from getting the reversal.
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.
Roy taking shots to the head.
Ronan lands a nice shot to the head.
Roy is bucking up trying to escape but Ronan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ronan throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ronan moves away from the strike by Roy.
Ronan throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy misses with a hook
and Ronan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy is rocked!
Roy shoots in and drives through. Ronan sprawls well.
Roy throws out a loose jab but Ronan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronan missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roy misses with a looping left.
Ronan cracks Roy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Roy falls backwards against the cage. Ronan follows up with more strikes that drop Roy to his knees. Ronan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Roy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair has chosen as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell motions for Sinclair to come forward. O Donnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair lands a nice looking body shot.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Donnell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sinclair is able to avoid easily.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Sinclair checks a low kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell connects with a solid leg kick.
O Donnell throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
O Donnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinclair dives in for a single leg takedown but O Donnell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sinclair misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell lands with a light punch inside.
Sinclair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Donnell tries to work over Sinclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell slowing the pace effectively.
O Donnell is trying to stall.
Sinclair goes for a takedown attempt but O Donnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Sinclair.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Donnell misses with a low kick.
O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinclair.
A swing and a miss from Sinclair.
We've been told by O Donnell's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Donnell wants to slow Sinclair down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
Sinclair connects with a right hand. O Donnell shakes it off.
Sinclair connects with a body shot that sends O Donnell's belly button to the back.
O Donnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sinclair to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Sinclair blocks the low kick.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinclair checks the leg kick.
O Donnell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick from O Donnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Donnell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Sinclair. Beautiful body shot.
O Donnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Donnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Donnell throws a leg kick but Sinclair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinclair digs a good body shot into O Donnell's ribs.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Sinclair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donnell rather than just go for the knockout.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses
and O Donnell counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Donnell with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sinclair is able to avoid easily.
Sinclair avoids a kick to the body.
O Donnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from O Donnell misses.
Sinclair lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Sinclair as he checks the leg kick.
Sinclair lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for O Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell wants to land a leg kick but Sinclair is out of range.
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 Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Donnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Donnell misses with a body shot.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sinclair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Donnell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Donnell dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Donnell leaves Sinclair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Myles O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
O Donnell lands a leg kick that knocks Sinclair off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - O Donnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinclair throws out the jab.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - O Donnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Donnell throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donnell. That's going to slow Sinclair down.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Donnell defends it nicely.
Sinclair takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a jab.
O Donnell misses with a low kick.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on O Donnell's shoulder, as O Donnell tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - O Donnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinclair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Donnell misses with a head kick.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sinclair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell catches Sinclair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
O Donnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
Sinclair misses with a straight left.
O Donnell scores with a leg kick.
Sinclair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Donnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sinclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Donnell counters with a left to the body.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell misses with a left hand
and Sinclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinclair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Donnell.
O Donnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair is trying desperately to land a takedown but O Donnell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Donnell.
Sinclair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in NEXUS GYM inform me that Sinclair has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Donnell holds on and takes a little breather.
Sinclair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Donnell's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sinclair engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Donnell holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Donnell lands a jab.
O Donnell is looking to slow Sinclair down with leg kicks.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell misses with a low kick.
Sinclair tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Donnell defends well and Sinclair ends up having to push O Donnell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sinclair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Donnell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Donnell swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut.
O Donnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
O Donnell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but O Donnell slips the punch.
O Donnell tries to move into range but Sinclair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Donnell lands a leg kick that knocks Sinclair off balance momentarily.
O Donnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Sinclair lands a lovely overhand right.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sinclair checks a leg kick.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Donnell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell throws a leg kick which misses Sinclair's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinclair tries to avoid it.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.
O Donnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sinclair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Sinclair.
O Donnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sinclair.
Sinclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Sinclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Donnell.
A lazy left from O Donnell finds it's target.
Brodie Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sinclair swings for the body but O Donnell moves out of range.
Sinclair throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Sinclair looks for a takedown but O Donnell sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinclair takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell scoring well with a low kick there.
O Donnell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Donnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Donnell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sinclair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sinclair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. Sinclair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles O Donnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Donnell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Myles O Donnell!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Myles O Donnell!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Myles O Donnell!
Myles O Donnell wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Myles O Donnell, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla has chosen Disturbed / Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Overeem!
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorhalla.
Thorhalla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem throws a jab when Thorhalla was well out of range.
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Thorhalla tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Thorhalla back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thorhalla is rocked!
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Thorhalla is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Titus Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Thorhalla's jaw. Thorhalla's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Overeem does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Overeem!
Titus Overeem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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