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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno has chosen Pelican - Dead Between The Walls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent throws a leg kick
and Tauno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tony Tauno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauno throws a leg kick that misses.
Tauno looks to throw the jab but Ruent is out of range.
Tauno misses with a leg kick
and Ruent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tauno punishes Ruent's body with a nice straight punch.
Tauno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruent but Ruent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruent takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent defending well as Tauno loads up on a big left hand.
Tauno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Tauno. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent checks the leg kick.
Ruent has Tauno up against the cage in a clinch.
Tauno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruent prevents it.
Nice elbow from Ruent.
Tauno stalling in the clinch but Ruent improves position.
A shot in the inside from Tauno.
Ruent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tauno or not.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
Ruent misses with the head strike.
Ruent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tauno is trying to stall.
A short right from Tauno.
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!
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tauno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tauno.
A nice left hand lands by Tauno.
Ruent misses with an elbow over the top.
Tauno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tauno avoiding damage as Ruent throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ruent fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tauno 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.
Tauno just leaning against Ruent, taking a breather.
Tauno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tauno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tauno lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruent tries to circle away but Tauno has him pinned against the cage.
Ruent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tauno's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tauno.
Ruent misses with the head strike.
Tauno trying to stall but Ruent improves his position.
Ruent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tauno has him pressed against the cage.
Tauno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruent pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rick Ruent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Tauno.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruent checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruent blocks the leg kick.
Tauno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tauno throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Tauno.
A big left from Tauno misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tauno. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauno misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tauno thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tauno's knee momentarily.
Ruent slips a jab from Tauno.
Ruent swinging wildly here.
Tauno shoots in for a takedown but Ruent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Tauno.
Tauno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that round.
That's time! Ruent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruent misses with an uppercut.
Tauno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ruent enables Tauno to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ruent manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruent looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tauno is stalling in the full guard.
Ruent wants to improve his position but instead Tauno has moved into half guard.
Ruent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tauno is taking a breather. Ruent says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent is trying to get back to full guard.
Tauno is pressing down on Ruent's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruent is holding on for now.
Tauno is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ruent throws a looping overhand right but Tauno ducks down to avoid it.
Ruent misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno misses with a low kick.
Ruent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tauno lands a nice hook to Ruent's body. Ruent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tauno throws a big shot that misses.
Tauno slips under a jab.
Tauno throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
Tauno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruent 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!
Ruent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tauno finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruent's head.
It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tauno lands a jab to the head.
Tauno with a hook.
Tauno loads up on a big right hand but Ruent slips the punch.
Tauno connects with a jab.
Rick Ruent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Tauno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruent is rocked!
Ruent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tauno drops Ruent with a big right hand! Tauno charges in looking to finish - Ruent manages to keep Tauno in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Oh Ruent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruent being controlled here, momentarily.
Tauno postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ruent covers up, he's hurt! Tauno keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tauno and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tauno can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Tauno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Badger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bucky The Badger 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Valentino settles back down.
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valentino.
Valentino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentino misses with a shot to the body
and The Badger moves into the clinch.
The Badger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentino lands an uppercut.
The Badger goes for a takedown attempt but Valentino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Badger throws a low kick but Valentino moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Valentino is predictable there
and The Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Valentino ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from The Badger.
The Badger misses the jab.
Valentino avoids the head kick by The Badger.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentino wants to land a leg kick but The Badger is out of range.
Valentino throws a chopping leg kick but The Badger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentino manages to avoid it.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
Valentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Badger.
The Badger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Badger blocks a jab.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino moves forwards but The Badger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valentino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Badger swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as The Badger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentino doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentino slips under a jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Badger.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
Valentino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentino tries to close the distance and clinch but The Badger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Badger cracks the inside of Valentino's front leg.
The Badger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Badger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentino is looking to wear down The Badger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Badger slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentino staying out of range there.
The Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentino was well out of range. Poor timing from The Badger.
Valentino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
The Badger is looking to slow Valentino down with leg kicks.
The Badger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentino slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Valentino.
A big left from Valentino misses.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentino drops his hands momentarily and The Badger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentino swings for the body but The Badger moves out of range.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Valentino's head but Valentino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
Valentino can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
The Badger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentino has a couple of punches blocked by The Badger.
Valentino lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valentino prevents it.
Valentino misses with a punch on the inside.
The Badger blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Badger throws a leg kick which misses Valentino's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentino tries to avoid it.
Valentino scores with a decent looking hook.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Valentino slips the punch.
The Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentino clinches.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentino misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from The Badger.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valentino lands with a left to the head.
The Badger works on Valentino's body with a couple of short punches.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentino uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger is leaning against Valentino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentino.
A head punch on the inside from Valentino fails to land.
The Badger lands an elbow just above Valentino 's eye.
Valentino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentino tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Valentino back against the cage.
The Badger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Badger throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentino.
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!
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentino's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Valentino blocks with his arms.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentino.
The Badger struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentino controls his hands.
Valentino avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Valentino.
The referee calls for The Badger to work.
Valentino scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
The Badger is trying to drag Valentino to the mat but Valentino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Badger avoids the elbow strike from Valentino, against the cage.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Badger blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger has Valentino pressed against the cage, preventing Valentino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentino blocks a body shot from The Badger.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentino throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
Valentino throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentino.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Badger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
The Badger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentino.
Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentino closes the distance but The Badger moves to the side
and The Badger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bucky The Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Badger's head backwards.
Valentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger wants to clinch up but Valentino keeps it at a distance.
The Badger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentino lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valentino instigates a clinch.
Valentino struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
Valentino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino blocks the elbow strike.
Valentino blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Valentino throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valentino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Badger's calf.
Valentino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Badger finds it's way round the side to connect with Valentino's head.
Valentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Badger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Badger connects with a body shot.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
The Badger jabs Valentino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Badger forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
Valentino lands an elbow that stopped The Badger in his tracks for a moment.
The Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentino.
The Badger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valentino avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentino is defending well for now.
Valentino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
The Badger tries to work over Valentino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Valentino.
Valentino is looking to control The Badger's arms but The Badger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentino has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentino just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Badger's brow.
The Badger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valentino throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
The Badger avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
The Badger lands a right hand.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Badger lands a body shot.
Giorgio Valentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentino working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Valentino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Valentino trying to control the position but instead, The Badger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valentino into the cage.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentino blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
The Badger working aggressively here.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
A short left from Valentino.
The Badger blocks an elbow strike from Valentino.
The Badger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentino misses with some punches.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
Valentino is trying to stall.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
The Badger dodges an elbow strike from Valentino.
Valentino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
The Badger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Badger looking to throw knees to the head but Valentino is blocking nicely.
Valentino scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Valentino.
Valentino misses with an elbow strike.
Valentino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Badger obliges.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valentino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bucky The Badger.
Well The Badger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac's entrance music is Connected. A fine choice. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Barac misses with a head kick.
Barac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaze.
Barac checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Barac stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barac working aggressively here.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze moves out of range as Barac throws a body kick.
Barac walks into a left hand.
Barac scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Barac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barac misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze lands a body shot.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Barac throws a leg kick that misses.
Barac fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaze is out of range.
Barac checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Blaze is predictable there
and Barac counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a low kick but Barac moves out of range easily.
Barac ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze punishes Barac's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Barac moves out of range of the strikes.
Barac throws a lazy body kick
and Barac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Barac tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barac, as that shot connected.
Barac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Barac has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barac moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
Barac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze feints and then cracks Barac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barac down.
Barac cracks Blaze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barac misses with a body kick.
Barac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Barac backpedaling.
Barac misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac scores with a shot to the body.
Barac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaze scores with a nice head shot.
Barac misses with a looping right.
Blaze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Barac's ribs.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze slips a straight right by Barac.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Barac scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Barac misses
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Barac's leg. Barac is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze.
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 Ivan Barac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barac was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barac to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaze tries to clinch there but Barac circles away.
Barac throws a leg kick but Blaze moved away.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Barac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Barac's body. Barac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Barac sees coming a mile off.
Barac throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Barac's body. Barac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Barac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze throws a shot to the body.
Barac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barac avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Barac's body. Barac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Barac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaze.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze works Barac's body with a nice hook.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Blaze lands with a kick to the temple. Barac shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaze lands a big head kick that sends Barac tumbling to the mat! Blaze takes a step backwards and waves Barac back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barac doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Barac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barac rather than just go for the knockout.
Barac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Blaze.
Blaze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Barac.
Barac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Barac controls his hands.
Blaze is looking to control Barac's arms but Barac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaze has his back to the cage.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barac's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Barac as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze keeps control of Barac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze tries a body shot but Barac blocks it.
Blaze wants to stall.
Barac breaks from the clinch.
Blaze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barac under the eye.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Barac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze slips a jab from Barac.
Barac looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barac's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barac misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Barac is looking to score with low kicks.
Barac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaze checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac thumps Blaze with a low kick.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barac misses with a low kick.
Barac missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaze. That snapped Barac's head back.
Blaze checks a low kick from Barac.
Blaze swings for the body but Barac moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaze - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
A shot to the liver by Blaze. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze throws a right hand that Barac ducks under and follows up with a left that Barac also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaze lands a nice looking body shot.
Barac throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Barac circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Barac throws a leg kick but Blaze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barac moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Barac throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze feints and then cracks Barac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barac down.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barac misses with a low kick.
Barac throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barac.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Barac off balance momentarily.
Blaze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a body punch.
Blaze is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze taking a breather.
Barac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barac.
Barac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze blocks a body shot from Barac.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Barac avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Barac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barac struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaze controls his hands.
Blaze looking to stall.
Blaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaze seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A short right from Barac on the inside.
Barac tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barac backwards.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nino Blaze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Barac bobs and weaves and then throws a good body 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!
Barac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barac. That did some damage!
Barac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Blaze is predictable there
and Barac counters with a good low kick that Blaze was not able to check.
Blaze lands with a cross.
Barac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias comes into the arena with Killing In The Name blaring out of the sound system. Rizzo Jr has chosen The Trial as his entrance music. Leighton Matias could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enrique Rizzo Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rizzo Jr misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matias tries to clinch up
and Matias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matias rushes Rizzo Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matias is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias misses with an elbow over the top.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut even more.
Rizzo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Enrique Rizzo Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Rizzo Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leighton Matias!
A victorious Leighton Matias 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 Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. De Noteboom has chosen Rotting Christ - Snowing Still as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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228 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a hook
and De Noteboom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunter's guard now.
Hunter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter looking to control.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Autumn Hunter.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunter controlling De Noteboom's posture.
De Noteboom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter is adopting a defensive guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Autumn Hunter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but De Noteboom is out of range.
Hunter wants to clinch up but De Noteboom keeps it at a distance.
Hunter lunges at De Noteboom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Noteboom's hand.
A cross from Hunter lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunter slows the pace down in half guard.
Hunter is looking to advance position but De Noteboom won't allow it.
De Noteboom keeping control of the position.
Hunter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hunter controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Noteboom regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Noteboom wants to control but Hunter is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Autumn Hunter.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Hunter motions for De Noteboom to come forward. Hunter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Hunter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Hunter didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter has De Noteboom pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Autumn Hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter 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 De Noteboom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Noteboom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Noteboom moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Noteboom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter tries a body shot but De Noteboom blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Noteboom backwards.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
De Noteboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Noteboom wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of De Noteboom's head but De Noteboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Noteboom is defending well for now.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Noteboom is defending well for now.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
De Noteboom can't break the clinch.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter working De Noteboom over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Noteboom has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hunter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Noteboom can turn it around.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Noteboom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
De Noteboom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Noteboom has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Noteboom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Noteboom is defending well for now.
De Noteboom avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunter.
De Noteboom avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter tries a low kick but De Noteboom avoids it.
Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
De Noteboom checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Noteboom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunter's guard now.
Hunter controlling De Noteboom's posture.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Autumn Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Noteboom checks a low kick from Hunter.
Autumn Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
Hunter is looking to chop away at De Noteboom's legs.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but De Noteboom avoids it.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but De Noteboom ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but De Noteboom has control of the leg.
Hunter is looking to control De Noteboom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunter avoid being mounted?
De Noteboom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hunter wants to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hunter trying to control but De Noteboom postures up.
Royston De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Noteboom prevents Hunter from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hunter gets full guard.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Noteboom manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but De Noteboom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter has control of De Noteboom's left arm, preventing De Noteboom from doing any damage.
Hunter controls De Noteboom momentarily but De Noteboom frees himself.
Autumn Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Autumn Hunter.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Royston De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hunter lands but De Noteboom takes it in his stride.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Autumn Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
De Noteboom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Noteboom is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Noteboom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as De Noteboom blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Autumn Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Autumn Hunter!
Autumn Hunter gave a mention to Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Surov's choice of entrance music: Amphetamines. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Surov will feel that in the morning.
Nikolai Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev checks a leg kick nicely.
Radev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Radev.
Surov lands with an overhand left.
Surov walks into a jab.
Radev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Surov loads up on a big right hand but Radev slips the punch.
Surov scores with a sloppy right hand. Radev should have avoided that one.
Radev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Surov's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radev looks for the body kick but Surov saw that one coming.
Surov thuds a left hand into Radev's body.
Nice body kick there by Radev.
Radev looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Radev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radev 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov fails with a takedown attempt.
Surov blocks a head kick by Radev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Radev.
Surov throws a hook to the side of Radev's head but Radev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Surov 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.
Nikolai Radev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Radev tries a head kick but it misses.
Surov lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Radev.
Radev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Radev ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
Surov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Radev. Radev obviously looking to wear him down.
Surov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Radev.
Surov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Radev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surov misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Radev as Surov shoots in.
Surov takes a swing at Radev's ribcage but misses.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Surov blocks the body kick.
Surov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Radev blocks the leg kick.
Radev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Surov, pushing him back against the cage.
Surov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surov throws a head punch that misses.
Radev throws a punch but it's blocked by Surov.
Surov working aggressively here.
Surov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radev after a bit of a struggle.
Nikolai Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Surov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Radev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surov is looking to control Radev's arms but Radev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Surov has his back to the cage.
Radev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radev.
Surov tries to work over Radev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Radev scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radev.
Surov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radev's elbow.
Surov is pushing Radev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radev working aggressively here.
Surov blocking some punches.
Radev tries to work over Surov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Surov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev tries to throw a body punch but Surov avoids it by throwing Radev back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov throws a head punch that misses.
Surov is struggling to control the position.
Radev has a couple of punches blocked by Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Surov misses with a looping left.
Radev is looking to land body kicks.
Radev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Surov counters with a single leg into guard. Radev didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Surov wants to pass the guard but Radev is keeping the position.
Radev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Surov manages to get himself to full guard.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Surov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Surov wants to hit a switch here but Radev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Surov there!
Surov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov is still trying to improve position.
Radev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surov is working to get back to half guard.
Radev looking to control but Surov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov tries to reverse the position but Radev maintains control.
Radev avoids the attempt from Surov to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev prevents Surov from getting the reversal.
Radev looking to control but Surov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Surov wants to hold on but Radev pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov 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!
Radev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Radev lands with a kick to the temple. Surov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Surov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radev.
Good shot there by Radev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Radev.
Surov misses with an uppercut. Radev saw that one coming.
Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Radev lands a leg kick that knocks Surov off balance momentarily.
Radev lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surov blocks a leg kick.
Surov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Radev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radev is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surov trying to control but Radev is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Surov forces his way into half guard.
Surov is trying to work for a kimura but Radev is defending well.
Surov trying to mount his opponent but Radev defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov keeps trying to improve his position.
Surov is working for a submission of some sort.
Surov works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Radev hang on?
Radev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Surov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
An out of breath Alexei Surov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo. On his way into the cage it seems that Dragon Slayer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dragon Slayer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
196 lbs
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196 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luivel Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luivel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romero. Romero obviously looking to wear him down.
Slayer misses with a looping left.
Romero cracks Slayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.
Slayer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slayer scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Romero.
We've been hearing reports that Slayer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slayer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slayer misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero scoring well with a low kick there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Romero 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.
Romero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romero 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 Slayer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slayer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slayer is out of range and Romero settles back down.
Slayer throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Slayer blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Romero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slayer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slayer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Romero and Slayer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Romero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luivel Romero!
A relieved looking Luivel Romero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger comes to the cage accompanied by Turn up. Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. Sergiy Sklyar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sklyar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kronburger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sklyar scoring well with a low kick there.
Sklyar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kronburger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ♛ Team Fight Club™, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sklyar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kronburger is avoiding damage well.
Sklyar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sklyar with the ground and pound but Kronburger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sklyar wants to free his trapped foot but Kronburger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sklyar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kronburger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sklyar.
Kronburger is holding on to half guard well.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sklyar throwing shots but Kronburger is blocking nicely.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kronburger to regain full guard.
Sklyar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kronburger keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sklyar postures up in Kronburger's guard and throws a big left but Kronburger blocks it.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Kronburger keeps moving.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Kronburger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kronburger controlling the position.
Kronburger is looking to stand up but Sklyar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kronburger keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sklyar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar trying to control but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar postures up in Kronburger's guard and throws a big left but Kronburger blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar postures up in Kronburger's guard and throws a big left but Kronburger blocks it.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kronburger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronburger is trying to keep Sklyar in close.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sklyar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronburger.
That kick from Sklyar tenderised Kronburger's leg. Kronburger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sklyar misses with a body shot.
Kronburger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kronburger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sklyar lands with a straight right. Kronburger didn't see that one coming.
Sklyar avoids the body shot from Kronburger.
Sklyar lands a leg kick that knocks Kronburger off balance momentarily.
Sklyar ducks under a wild hook from Kronburger.
Sklyar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kronburger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kronburger.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut.
Sklyar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronburger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronburger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronburger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kronburger misses with a wild combination.
Kronburger 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.
Sklyar tries to work over Kronburger's front leg with a kick but Kronburger checks it.
Kronburger takes a swing at Sklyar's ribcage but misses.
Kronburger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sklyar works the jab nicely.
Sklyar lands a slapping body shot.
Sklyar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kronburger misses with a head kick.
Sklyar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kronburger misses with a right hand
and Sklyar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar is pressing down on Kronburger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kronburger is holding on for now.
Sklyar works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger struggling a bit here.
Kronburger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sklyar working the ground and pound but Kronburger is defending the strikes.
Sklyar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kronburger keeps working.
Check out the look on Sklyar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sklyar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sklyar cracks Kronburger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger prevents Sklyar from moving into mount.
Sklyar misses with the ground and pound.
Sklyar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kronburger stops Sklyar from passing to mount.
Sklyar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kronburger keeps working.
Sklyar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sklyar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kronburger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Sklyar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kronburger is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sklyar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sklyar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kronburger some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar working the head with strikes.
Sklyar tries to score with some ground and pound. Kronburger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kronburger defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kronburger.
Sklyar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sklyar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronburger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kronburger 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.
Kronburger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kronburger.
Kronburger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sklyar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kronburger tries a low kick but Sklyar avoids it.
Sergiy Sklyar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kronburger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Sklyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronburger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Sklyar.
Kronburger prevents Sklyar from moving into mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sklyar. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sklyar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kronburger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Sklyar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kronburger dodges the ground and pound from Sklyar.
Sklyar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kronburger keeps working.
Sklyar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kronburger is avoiding damage well.
Kronburger parries the strikes from Sklyar easily there. Sklyar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kronburger to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Sklyar.
Kronburger is not content to let Sklyar control the position.
Sklyar misses with the ground and pound.
Sklyar in side control, throwing shots but Kronburger defends.
Sklyar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kronburger regains half guard, as Sklyar was trying to land strikes.
Sklyar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working Kronburger over with strikes here.
Sklyar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sklyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sklyar is stalling here but it's allowed Kronburger to get half guard.
Kronburger is staying active underneath Sklyar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sklyar with the ground and pound but Kronburger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sklyar throws a strike but Kronburger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sklyar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kronburger hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar really dominated 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.
Kronburger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronburger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kronburger swinging wildly here.
Kronburger tries to clinch up.
Good work by Kronburger as he checks the leg kick.
Kronburger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sklyar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Sklyar.
Sklyar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kronburger sprawls well initially but Sklyar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sklyar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kronburger to regain full guard.
Sklyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kronburger keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kronburger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Kronburger is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kronburger has wrist control.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Kronburger keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sklyar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sklyar is in close to Kronburger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sklyar trying to control but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Kronburger keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar distracts Kronburger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sklyar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kronburger pulls Sklyar in to control the position.
Sklyar trying to control but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Kronburger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
Sklyar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sklyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronburger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
Sklyar scoring with punches to the head and 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.
Sklyar is working Kronburger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sklyar pushes down on Kronburger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kronburger stuffs the takedown attempt from Sklyar. Sklyar gets slowly back to his feet.
Kronburger slips under a jab.
Sklyar is looking to land body kicks.
Sklyar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kronburger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kronburger closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a body punch.
Sklyar blocks a body shot from Kronburger.
Kronburger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sklyar fails to land.
Kronburger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sklyar.
Kronburger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar taking a breather.
Kronburger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklyar gets through Kronburger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sklyar cracks Kronburger with a nice body shot.
Kronburger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklyar lands an uppercut.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklyar's elbow.
Kronburger prevents a body shot from Sklyar.
Kronburger wants to stall.
Kronburger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronburger.
Sklyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklyar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronburger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklyar lands a body punch.
Sklyar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger prevents a body shot from Sklyar.
Sklyar has picked Kronburger up - he's going for a ride! Sklyar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half 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!
Sklyar is keen to just control but Kronburger is a slippery customer.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kronburger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sklyar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kronburger's head.
Shawn Kronburger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar with the ground and pound but Kronburger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sklyar postures up in Kronburger's guard and throws a big left but Kronburger blocks it.
Sklyar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kronburger has wrist control.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sklyar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sklyar prevents Kronburger from getting back to his feet.
Sklyar scoring with some ground and pound.
Kronburger can't keep his opponent in guard - Sklyar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger has hold of Sklyar's hands but Sklyar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sklyar lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sklyar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kronburger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiy Sklyar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sklyar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergiy Sklyar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gravity kills - Guilty. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gale.
Gale misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Khan.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Gale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan throws a leg kick but Gale checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gale manages to avoid it.
Gale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Khan moves forwards but Gale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gale tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Gale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Gale misses with a low kick.
Gale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Gale's knee but Gale avoids it well.
Gale slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Gale is out of range.
Gale connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gale was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Gale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gale connects with a solid leg kick.
Gale throws a body kick that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Gale's shoulder, as Gale tries to avoid the shot.
Khan throws a leg kick but Gale moved away.
Gale thows a body kick. Khan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gale. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws a body punch but Gale moves out of range.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Gale is controlling him.
Gale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gale controls his hands.
Gale misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan prevents a body shot from Gale.
Gale working aggressively here.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Gale controls the action.
Gale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Gale can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gale backwards.
Gale is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gale misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Gale.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gale is looking to land body kicks.
Gale is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Gale misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Gale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gale throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Gale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan connects with a jab.
Gale throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Gale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan sizes up Gale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gale.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Gale should have avoided that one.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gale's head.
Gale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Gale misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Gale's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gale.
Khan defending well as Gale loads up on a big left hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan cracks Gale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gale is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Khan just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gale has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Genghis Khan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Kyle Carlton. Choi comes into the arena with Future ft. Drake Juicy J Meek Mill Rick Ross - Shit (remix) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton lands a leg kick that knocks Choi off balance momentarily.
Carlton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlton manages to avoid it.
Carlton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlton misses with a lunging right hand
and Choi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carlton won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carlton is looking to regain half guard here but Choi keeps moving and retains side control.
Choi working the head and body with strikes.
Carlton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Choi off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carlton's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Carlton doesn't have the hooks in and Choi manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been hearing that Choi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Choi works over Carlton with some ground and pound from guard.
Choi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carlton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Choi throwing strikes but missing.
Choi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Choi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a big right hand that misses.
Choi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choi is one step ahead there.
Choi working some strikes from top position.
Choi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Choi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Choi throwing strikes from guard but Carlton blocks nicely.
Choi 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.
Choi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Choi lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi content to stall in guard here.
Carlton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Choi's guard.
Carlton is stalling in the full guard.
Choi pulls Carlton in close to prevent any damage.
Carlton wanted to stand there but Choi had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlton misses with a few strikes there.
Carlton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlton thumps Choi with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlton lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi dominated that round.
That's time! Choi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carlton catches Choi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
K.J. Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlton gets a clinch.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlton can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Carlton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlton's elbow.
Carlton tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi dodges an elbow strike from Carlton.
Choi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlton throws a head punch that misses.
Carlton has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Carlton tries a body shot but Choi blocks it.
Choi blocks an elbow strike from Carlton.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlton controls his hands.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi blocking some punches.
Carlton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Carlton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlton misses with a body punch.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Carlton avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.
Choi misses with some punches.
Choi pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton blocks a body shot from Choi.
Carlton prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi tries a body shot but Carlton blocks it.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlton controls his hands.
Choi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
Carlton gets through Choi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Carlton.
Carlton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlton misses with an elbow strike.
Choi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlton scores with a hook to the body.
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is working Choi over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Carlton.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Carlton controls the action.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlton controls his hands.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlton's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlton throws an elbow but misses.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlton blocks a body shot from Choi.
Choi is working Carlton over against the cage.
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlton blocks a body shot from Choi.
Carlton lands with a light punch inside.
Carlton scores with a shoulder strike.
Carlton throws a big uppercut that drops Choi! More strikes from Carlton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Choi lies dazed against the cage as Carlton celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Carlton!
Our winner, Kyle Carlton, 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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