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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Soo Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia-One. Gerard Soo Pong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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204 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Soo Pong!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soo Pong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ross turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ross manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Soo Pong some visible discomfort.
Ross tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ross moves into full mount!
Ross lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soo Pong is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ross locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Soo Pong is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Ross!
An out of breath James Ross 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Rauparaha Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Tyler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Te Rauparaha Ii!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rauparaha Ii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyler to the ground. Rauparaha Ii is now in Tyler's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rauparaha Ii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rauparaha Ii has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
Rauparaha Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rauparaha Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rauparaha Ii might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Te Rauparaha Ii wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rauparaha Ii manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler stuffs the takedown attempt from Rauparaha Ii. Rauparaha Ii gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler takes a swing at Rauparaha Ii's ribcage but misses.
Rauparaha Ii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyler thuds a left hand into Rauparaha Ii's body.
Rauparaha Ii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Te Rauparaha Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rauparaha Ii on the side of the head.
We've been told by Tyler's head coaches at Predator Training Center (9 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
John Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauparaha Ii misses with a takedown
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rauparaha Ii misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Tyler.
The crowd cheers as Tyler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rauparaha Ii doesn't seem phased though.
Rauparaha Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Rauparaha Ii misses with a takedown
and Rauparaha Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rauparaha Ii looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rauparaha Iis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyler.
Tyler throws a right and a left that Rauparaha Ii avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Tyler.
Tyler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rauparaha Ii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tyler dominated that round.
That's time! Tyler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Rauparaha Ii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyler dips to his left and cracks Rauparaha Ii with an uppercut!
Tyler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rauparaha Ii doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyler is looking to wear down Rauparaha Ii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauparaha Ii.
John Tyler is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Tyler scores with a jab to the body.
John Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii misses with a takedown
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauparaha Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyler lands a jab to the nose.
Rauparaha Ii shoots in but no luck this time.
John Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Te Rauparaha Ii.
Tyler scores with a jab to the body.
Rauparaha Ii fails with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rauparaha Ii is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler connects with a body shot.
Tyler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Te Rauparaha Ii has been cut.
Jab by Tyler.
Rauparaha Ii shoots in but Tyler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rauparaha Ii dives in and grabs Tyler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes down on Rauparaha Ii's head and hops out.
Tyler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler feints a jab promting Rauparaha Ii to slip. Tyler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rauparaha Ii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rauparaha Ii is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tyler gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rauparaha Ii is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tyler!
A victorious John Tyler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Van Deinsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sozu Arghei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Deinsen comes to the cage accompanied by Bonafide - Dirtbound. Sozu Arghei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Van Deinsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sozu Arghei!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arghei stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Deinsen. Van Deinsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Arghei throws a body punch but Van Deinsen moves out of range.
Arghei looks to land a left hand but Van Deinsen moved out of range nicely.
Arghei throws a lazy right hand but Van Deinsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Deinsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Arghei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like John Van Deinsen has been cut.
Arghei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Deinsen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Van Deinsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Deinsen.
Van Deinsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arghei swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arghei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arghei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Deinsen defending well as Arghei loads up on a big left hand.
Sozu Arghei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Arghei.
Van Deinsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arghei.
Van Deinsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Arghei sprawls well. He's pushed Van Deinsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Deinsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arghei but Arghei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Arghei lands.
Van Deinsen is rocked!
Van Deinsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arghei.
Oh Van Deinsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arghei lands a body shot.
Arghei throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Van Deinsen crashing down! Van Deinsen tries to stagger back to his feet but Arghei just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Van Deinsen asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sozu Arghei!
Sozu Arghei 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tajikskii Tigr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tajikskii Tigr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Tigr's guard.
Tigr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
My spies in Den of Tears (22 coaches, $250 fee) inform me that Brown has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown stops Tigr from standing up.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tigr is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Iron Fist Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Tigr defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown passes into side control, despite Tigr's attempt to control the position.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tigr tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand but Tigr is controlling his arm.
Tigr struggling a bit here.
Tigr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigr is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tigr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Brown turns into Tigr and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigr being controlled here, momentarily.
Tigr wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Tigr keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tigr's guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tigr is keeping the position for now.
Tigr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tigr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tigr connects with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tigr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tigr tries to control but Brown manages to take his back.
Brown controls the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigr is really stuck here.
Tigr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Brown.
Tigr wants to control his opponent's hands but Brown gets his hands free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tigr trying to control the action but Brown just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tigr's body.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown drives through and clinches with Tigr against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown not doing much here.
Tigr won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Mikey Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikey Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Tigr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mikey Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tigr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tigr's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown won't allow Tigr to sweep him here.
Brown postures up.
Tigr wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Tigr being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tigr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tigr wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tigr wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tigr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown is thwarting Tigr's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown has picked Tigr up - he's going for a ride! Brown dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tigr is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikey Brown was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown staying calm.
Brown working away.
Brown slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigr wants to control but Brown postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tajikskii Tigr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown stands up.
Tigr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikey Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Tigr looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Brown!
A victorious Mikey Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. 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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260 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Ivar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bei closes the distance and clinches.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei lands a shot to the body.
Ivar looks winded!
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!
Bei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Bei.
Bei lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Bei.
Bei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bei lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Bei scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bei.
Bei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bei lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivar backwards.
A short left from Bei.
Bei scores with a shot to the side of Ivar's head.
Bei lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bei.
Bei is working Ivar over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivar backwards.
Nice body punch from Bei - that landed with a thud.
Bei creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ivar with a big uppercut! Ivar tries to clinch up but Bei pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ivar to the mat! Ivar covers up and Bei unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liu Bei!
A victorious Liu Bei thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cohen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Daft Punk - Instant Crush. Gerich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NEW BDSM Whore. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cohen scores with a jab to the head.
Cohen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gerich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cohen in his tracks.
Gerich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cohen's sensitive parts.
Gerich misses with a low kick.
Gerich slips under a jab.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Gerich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cohen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gerich.
Gerich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.
Cohen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerich can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Cohen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gerich doesn't seem phased though.
Gerich is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gerich out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seth Cohen!
Seth Cohen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Meet the Future logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jacarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel's entrance music is Donatan, CLEO - My słowianie. A fine choice. 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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Scot Goodbarrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Jacarson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Goodbarrel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacarson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacarson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Goodbarrel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Jacarson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scot Goodbarrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacarson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacarson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goodbarrel throws the left hand but Jacarson avoids the punch easily.
Jacarson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Goodbarrel.
It looks like Anthony Jacarson has been cut.
Jacarson walks into a stiff left hand from Goodbarrel.
Jacarson throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodbarrel throws a wild body kick that Jacarson sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodbarrel, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jacarson. Those never looked like landing.
Jacarson throws a right hand that Goodbarrel ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodbarrel also avoids with ease.
Jacarson tries to bum rush Goodbarrel with a series of wild strikes but Goodbarrel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacarson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacarson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Jacarson.
Goodbarrel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jacarson's head.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick but Jacarson checks it.
Jacarson checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Jacarson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jacarson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodbarrel can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacarson blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacarson walks into a jab.
Goodbarrel throws a low kick, looking for Jacarson's leg but Jacarson calmly moves out of range.
Jacarson throws a head kick but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Goodbarrel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jacarson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jacarson scores with a head kick. Goodbarrel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goodbarrel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacarson checks a low kick from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel misses with a left hand
and Jacarson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jacarson staying out of range there.
Goodbarrel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goodbarrel lands a body shot.
Goodbarrel tries to land a front kick but Jacarson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacarson scores with a head kick.
Jacarson needs to keep his hands up - Goodbarrel had a free shot at his head there.
Goodbarrel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jacarson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacarson checks a leg kick.
Jacarson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodbarrel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goodbarrel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodbarrel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Goodbarrel does it's job there.
Jacarson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Whack! Goodbarrel lands a heavy head kick that drops Jacarson. The ref tackles Goodbarrel to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jacarson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Scot Goodbarrel!
Scot Goodbarrel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Waves- Trivium. Jimmy Hoffer 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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hoffer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Cunth misses with a straight left.
Hoffer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Von Cunth to the mat! Von Cunth manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hoffer trying to control but Von Cunth is working from the bottom.
Hoffer throwing strikes but missing.
Hoffer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoffer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoffer throws a strike but Von Cunth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Von Cunth won't allow Hoffer to sweep him here.
Hoffer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoffer is on top in guard.
Hoffer trying to control but Von Cunth is working from the bottom.
Von Cunth is adopting a defensive guard.
Von Cunth wants to stand and escape but Hoffer is having none of it.
Hoffer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoffer postures up.
Hoffer with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Cunth wants to stand but Hoffer is controlling the position.
Hoffer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Cunth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Cunth wants to sweep here but Hoffer controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Cunth looking to control.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Cunth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Cunth has his hands on Hoffer's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoffer wants to control from the top but Von Cunth keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Von Cunth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Von Cunth defending well as Hoffer loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Von Cunth. Beautiful body shot.
Hoffer looks for a takedown but Von Cunth sprawls well.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Hoffer finds it's way through Von Cunth's defenses.
Hoffer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Cunth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Hoffer.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Cunth misses the jab.
Von Cunth rushes Hoffer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Cunth lands an uppercut.
Von Cunth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffer's efforts to push away.
Von Cunth misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Von Cunth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffer. That did some damage!
Von Cunth staying out of range there.
Von Cunth cracks Hoffer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Cunth takes one on the button.
Von Cunth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoffer, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoffer has Von Cunth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von Cunth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Von Cunth on the inside.
Von Cunth lands a body punch.
Von Cunth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Von Cunth on the inside.
Von Cunth lands an uppercut.
Von Cunth lands an uppercut.
Von Cunth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffer's efforts to push away.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer is trying to break the clinch but Von Cunth has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffer working hard to break the clinch.
Von Cunth lands a nice uppercut.
Von Cunth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Cunth throws a head punch that misses.
Von Cunth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Cunth tries a body shot but Hoffer blocks it.
Von Cunth scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Cunth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoffer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffer tries to circle away but Von Cunth has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Cunth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth slowing the pace effectively.
Von Cunth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Von Cunth - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Cunth drops Hoffer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hoffer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hoffer is rocked!
Hoffer tries to break free but Von Cunth pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Hoffer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Cunth gets through Hoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Cunth.
Hoffer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Von Cunth pulls his leg out and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth lands a slapping body shot.
Von Cunth drops Hoffer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hoffer! Von Cunth dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Von Cunth!
A very excited looking Dieter Von Cunth rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tron Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs Out- DMX. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Andr De Fran has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tron Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Carter.
De Fran throws a combination. Carter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Fran cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but De Fran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Fran throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Fran is not content to let Carter control the position.
De Fran controlling the position for now.
De Fran is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fran's head.
Carter seems to be working for a kimura but De Fran defends the submission attempt.
Carter wants to pass to mount but De Fran is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Fran avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fran is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Fran working a defensive guard here.
Carter content to stall in guard here.
De Fran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Fran is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andr De Fran.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but De Fran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter misses with a hook. De Fran ducked under it nicely.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter checks a leg kick.
De Fran swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but De Fran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
Carter slips a straight right by De Fran.
Carter is looking to slow De Fran down with leg kicks.
Carter looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
Carter swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
De Fran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
De Fran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fran.
De Fran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by De Fran misses
and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Fran's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Fran is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is fighting to break De Fran's control of his arms but De Fran is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Fran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Fran is keeping the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andr De Fran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Fran lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
De Fran has Carter pulled in close to control his posture.
De Fran looking to control.
Carter wants to pass the guard but De Fran is keeping the position.
De Fran looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andr De Fran was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Fran misses with the combination.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
De Fran works the jab nicely.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter 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.
Carter cracks the inside of De Fran's front leg.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carter slips under a jab.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.
Carter is controlling the pace.
De Fran wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
De Fran trying to control but Carter postures up.
De Fran has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
De Fran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
De Fran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Fran is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran managing to control the position.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Fran seems keen to control Carter's posture.
De Fran is trying to keep Carter in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andr De Fran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter blocks a jab.
De Fran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter shoots in but De Fran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Fran tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Fran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Fran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Carter working over De Fran with some ground and pound. De Fran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter wants to take a breather but De Fran is having none of it.
De Fran is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a huge punch but De Fran dodges it nicely.
Carter controlling the action here.
Carter wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tron Carter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A low kick from De Fran misses
and Carter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carter.
De Fran looking to control.
Carter wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
De Fran pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andr De Fran wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
De Fran has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
De Fran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Tron Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
De Fran looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carter wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andr De Fran was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Fran.
Carter slips under a jab from De Fran.
De Fran throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran lands a jab to the head.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
De Fran connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Fran sprawls well. De Fran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carter throws a hook to the side of De Fran's head but De Fran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fran misses the jab.
De Fran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carter will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Fran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from De Fran.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Fran throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
De Fran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Fran throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter winds up and cracks De Fran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Fran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throwing shots but De Fran is blocking nicely.
De Fran controlling the position well.
Carter working De Fran over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter drops an elbow to the side of De Fran's head.
Carter wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
De Fran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Carter is keen to just control but De Fran is a slippery customer.
De Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carter trying to control the action but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Carter throwing shots but De Fran is blocking nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Fran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carter is working away from the top position though.
Carter is working for a kimura but De Fran is defending it quite comfortably.
De Fran trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carter lands a nice short elbow.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but De Fran is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Fran trying to control here.
De Fran tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Fran's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Fran has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
Carter trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Carter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carter wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
De Fran seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Carter postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andr De Fran.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Fran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a nice forearm strike.
Carter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Carter looks up at the clock and then as De Fran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Fran is looking for a sweep.
De Fran taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter lands a few punches from side control.
Carter scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carter looks up at the clock and then as De Fran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Fran is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Fran is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter had his way with Andr De Fran in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Fran swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter throws a body punch but De Fran moves out of range.
Carter checks a low kick from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Fran has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
De Fran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carter trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
De Fran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
De Fran is trying to keep Carter in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Fran pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Andr De Fran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran throws a lazy body kick
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but De Fran defends it.
Carter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran keeping hold of Carter's head, controlling as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter works his way into full mount!
De Fran is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Fran is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Fran taking shots to the head.
De Fran wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working for a guillotine from mount but De Fran is in no mood to give up.
De Fran holds on for dear life.
Carter looking to finish De Fran with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Fran!
Carter is landing with some decent strikes but De Fran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carter prevents De Fran from getting the reversal.
De Fran keeps trying to improve his position.
De Fran tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Fran regains half guard.
De Fran is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Fran is trying to control but can't.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Fran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter is stalling in the full guard.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tron Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tron Carter!
Tron Carter retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tron Carter started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Torrez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torrez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klincko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torrez's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klincko.
Torrez throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torrez.
Torrez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Torrez. That snapped Klincko's head back.
Klincko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klincko - that will leave a mark!
Torrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Klincko is just out of range.
Torrez throws a jab when Klincko was well out of range.
Torrez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a looping left.
Torrez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Klincko is just out of range.
Torrez throws a jab when Klincko was well out of range.
Torrez misses with a hook to the body
and Klincko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Torrez really felt that one!
Torrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Klincko is just out of range.
Klincko throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez misses with a few strikes there.
Klincko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrez.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrez.
Klincko misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko thumps Torrez with a low kick.
Torrez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klincko tries to clinch up but Torrez circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klincko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torrez checks a leg kick.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klincko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torrez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klincko forces Torrez back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Torrez fails to land.
Torrez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klincko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Torrez.
Klincko tries to work over Torrez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klincko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klincko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klincko misses with a body punch.
Klincko tries to throw a body punch but Torrez avoids it by throwing Klincko back against the cage.
Klincko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klincko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrez struggles to land a body shot inside as Klincko controls his hands.
Torrez digs a right hand underneath Klincko's ribcage. Klincko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torrez throws a head punch that misses.
Torrez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torrez is looking to control Klincko's arms but Klincko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrez has his back to the cage.
Klincko digs a right hand into Torrez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torrez's gas tank.
Klincko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klincko's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Klincko.
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!
Torrez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klincko blocks an uppercut.
Torrez tries to stall but Klincko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klincko wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klincko throws an elbow but misses.
Torrez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klincko has him pressed against the cage.
Klincko tries to work over Torrez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klincko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.
Torrez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Klincko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Torrez to the mat. Torrez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klincko slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrez tries to roll over but Klincko keeps him under control.
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 Eddie Torrez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klincko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torrez misses with a hook.
A big right from Klincko misses.
Klincko lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klincko.
Klincko clinches.
Klincko scores with a hook to the body.
Klincko is looking for a takedown.
Torrez manages to break the clinch.
Klincko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klincko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Klincko misses with a head kick.
Eddie Torrez is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torrez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torrez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torrez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klincko. That one must have hurt.
Klincko scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Klincko.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klincko throws a leg kick
and Klincko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klincko loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
Torrez motions for Klincko to come forward. Torrez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klincko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klincko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Klincko.
A jab lands there for Torrez.
Torrez throws a right hand that misses
and Klincko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torrez throws a right and a left that Klincko avoids nicely.
Torrez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torrez checks the leg kick.
Torrez misses with a few strikes there.
Klincko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torrez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klincko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klincko tries a head kick but it misses.
Klincko loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
Klincko has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Torrez.
Torrez lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Klincko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrez can't find room to land a body shot as Klincko controls the action.
Klincko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klincko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klincko lands with a right to the head.
Klincko pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torrez wanted to stand there but Klincko had control of the position.
Torrez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torrez throws a big right hand that misses.
Torrez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Klincko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Klincko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Klincko misses the shot to the body.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Torrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klincko swings for the body but Torrez moves out of range.
Klincko clinches with his opponent.
Klincko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torrez misses with a punch on the inside.
Klincko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torrez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torrez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klincko goes for a takedown attempt but Torrez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klincko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez scores with a decent looking hook.
Torrez throws a combination that misses
enabling Klincko to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Torrez lands.
Torrez stalks Klincko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klincko's face. Klincko staggers backwards, shaken.
Torrez blocks the body kick.
Klincko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torrez.
Klincko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torrez rather than just go for the knockout.
Torrez lands a nice shot that snaps Klincko's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torrez checks a leg kick.
Klincko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
Torrez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Klincko does no damage.
A big right from Klincko misses.
Klincko tried to score with a low kick but Torrez checks it.
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Klincko.
Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klincko fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a body shot
and Torrez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torrez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klincko's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torrez, as that shot connected.
Torrez throws a hook but Klincko blocks it.
Klincko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klincko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrez. That did some damage!
Klincko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Klincko scores with a jab.
Torrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torrez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klincko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torrez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klincko. That one must have hurt.
Good shot there by Torrez.
Some wild striking there from Torrez.
Torrez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrez swats away the attempt to clinch by Klincko.
Torrez misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Torrez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torrez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Klincko!
After the big win, Dave Klincko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Eddie Torrez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've got to talk to my family and my coaches to evaluate my future. I may still be young, but my record as of late has me questioning if I am in the right line of work.'.
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