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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paris. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a straight left.
Muszyna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muszyna keeps the fight on the outside.
Muszyna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollyfield blocks the leg kick.
Hollyfield looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Muszyna lands the left hand.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
As Hollyfield backs off Muszyna throws a huge counter combo but Hollyfield manages to avoid it all.
Hollyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muszyna throws out a counter right but Hollyfield avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollyfield blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hollyfield blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollyfield tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muszyna manages to circle out of the way.
Muszyna works the jab nicely.
Muszyna keeps the fight on the outside.
Muszyna lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muszyna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Muszyna is having none of it.
Hollyfield has managed to clinch.
Hollyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muszyna's brow.
Hollyfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muszynas head.
Muszyna slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muszyna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but instead, Muszyna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollyfield into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Muszyna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield is looking to control Muszyna's arms but Muszyna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hollyfield has his back to the cage.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Muszyna won't want to take too many of those.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Muszyna shrugs off.
Muszyna is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks it.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks it.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike.
Hollyfield looking to stall.
Muszyna slows down the pace here.
Muszyna stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but instead, Muszyna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollyfield into the cage.
Hollyfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield landing knees to the head.
Muszyna just leaning against Hollyfield, taking a breather.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muszyna.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Muszyna managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Muszyna blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hollyfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hollyfield has managed to clinch.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muszyna avoiding damage as Hollyfield throws knees to the body.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but instead, Muszyna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollyfield into the cage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muszyna blocks the elbow strike.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muszyna avoids a wild elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Muszyna slows down the pace here.
Hollyfield lands an elbow that stopped Muszyna in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna is pushing Hollyfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hollyfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muszyna.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muszyna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hollyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Muszyna trying to stall but Hollyfield improves his position.
Hollyfield scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muszyna's brow.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks with his arms.
Muszyna managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muszyna slowing the pace effectively.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muszyna's brow.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muszyna blocks the elbow strike.
Muszyna dodges an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Muszyna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollyfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield is struggling to control the position.
Tyson Hollyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muszyna dodges an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Muszyna stalling against the cage.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muszyna.
Nice elbow from Hollyfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield slowing the pace effectively.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muszyna blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield taking a breather.
Hollyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muszyna avoiding damage as Hollyfield throws knees to the body.
Hollyfield working aggressively here.
Hollyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Muszyna avoids the damage to the body.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muszyna as Hollyfield tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hollyfield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Muszyna moves away
and Muszyna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muszyna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muszyna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muszyna misses with a low kick.
Muszyna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muszyna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollyfield has Muszyna up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muszyna is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Hollyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muszyna blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Muszyna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollyfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks with his arms.
Muszyna looking to stall.
Hollyfield letting Muszyna take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Hollyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Muszyna avoiding damage as Hollyfield throws knees to the body.
Muszyna is trying to maintain a safe position but Hollyfield gets an underhook and turns Muszyna into the cage.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muszyna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollyfield being controlled against the cage.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hollyfield.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muszyna content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muszyna avoiding damage.
Muszyna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muszyna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield walks into a stiff left hand from Muszyna.
Hollyfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hollyfield lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Muszyna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hollyfield is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Muszyna.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muszyna.
Muszyna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muszyna throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muszyna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson Hollyfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muszyna misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muszyna. Hollyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muszyna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hollyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cechini Muszyna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hollyfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Hollyfield!
An out of breath Tyson Hollyfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shaggy - Feel The Rush. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Navas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navas lands an overhand right.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Navas is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Navas moves into the clinch.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Navas controls the action.
Andersson misses with some punches.
Navas tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Navas controls his hands.
Navas struggles to land a body shot inside as Andersson controls his hands.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Navas controls his hands.
Navas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Navas controls his hands.
Navas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Navas avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Navas digs a right hand underneath Andersson's ribcage. Andersson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Navas misses with a body punch.
Andersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Navas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Navas avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Andersson.
Navas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson lands a shot to the body.
Navas takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson.
Navas trying to land knees to the body.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
Navas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Navas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Andersson.
Navas stalls.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Navas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
Navas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson lands a big right hand that drops Navas! The killer instinct kicks in and Andersson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Andersson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Andersson!
A victorious Harald Andersson 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 Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan drives through and clinches with Huerta against the cage.
Duncan wants to break free but Huerta has control.
A short right from Huerta on the inside.
Duncan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Eddie Duncan has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huerta.
Duncan 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.
Duncan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huerta is defending well.
Huerta misses with a punch to the body.
Huerta gets underhooks to prevent Duncan's takedown attempt.
Huerta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duncan is trying to drag Huerta to the mat but Huerta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
A knee to the head by Huerta.
Huerta lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huerta.
Huerta cracks Duncan with a nice body shot.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Duncan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huerta lands an elbow inside.
Huerta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duncan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huerta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huerta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Huerta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duncan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huerta can turn it around.
Huerta has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Duncan goes down! Huerta pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Duncan is rocked!
Huerta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh Duncan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huerta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Duncan seems to have got his legs back now.
Huerta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Huerta throws a series of strikes that have Duncan backpedaling.
Huerta leaves Duncan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duncan fails with the takedown
and Huerta counters by clinching up.
Huerta stops a takedown attempt from Duncan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huerta is pressed up against the cage. Duncan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huerta down to the mat. Huerta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duncan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huerta defends it nicely.
Huerta scores with a one two! Duncan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duncan shoots in looking for a takedown but Huerta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duncan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huerta scores with a head kick. Duncan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Huerta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huerta instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duncan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duncan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huerta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Huerta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huerta landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Huerta.
Huerta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huerta landing knees to the head.
Huerta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Huerta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huerta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huerta lands a good knee to the midsection. Duncan won't want to take too many of those.
Huerta lands a big knee! That's hurt Duncan! Oh, he's all over the place! Huerta lands another knee that sends Duncan to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Huerta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Sans Pression - Numero 1. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owen is looking to clinch.
Owen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to counter with a takedown but Owen is quick to defend against it.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Owen tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Owen lands a head kick. Palmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Owen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Owen is staying active underneath Palmer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palmer maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Owen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Palmer has cracked it and Owen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Palmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Palmer!
As George Palmer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks James for the fight, you're a great striker! Also I am feeling extremely comfortable in 155, can't wait to accept another challenge!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gragula moves away.
Gragula raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Travis Flint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gragula shoots in looking for a takedown but Flint manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gragula's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gragula.
Flint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gragula.
Flint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flint has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Flint wants to land a leg kick but Gragula is out of range.
Gragula throws a head kick but Flint moves out of range.
Flint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gragula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gragula is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Travis Flint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Gragula.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gragula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gragula gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gragula has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Flint clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gragula is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Flint up.
Gragula has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gragula working for a choke but Flint reverses nicely into Gragula 's guard.
Flint trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gragula's guard.
Gragula looking to control.
Flint trying to control the position from guard on top but Gragula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flint is really struggling to control Gragula but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gragula controls Flint momentarily but Flint frees himself.
Gragula has a closed guard, preventing Flint from standing up.
Flint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flint trying to control but Gragula is working from the bottom.
Gragula is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Flint rolls with it to try and escape but Gragula cranks on the arm and Flint is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viktor Gragula!
A victorious Viktor Gragula thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Tom Ford. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Goins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwetty.
Schwetty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goins to score with a decent uppercut.
Schwetty throws a combination. Goins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schwetty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwetty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schwetty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a combination. Goins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwetty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schwetty throws a leg kick that misses.
Goins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwetty. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Goins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Schwetty misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goins.
Goins landing a few strikes.
Schwetty parries the strikes from Goins easily there. Goins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schwetty to escape.
Schwetty is not content to let Goins control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty is trying to escape the position but Goins is controlling the position.
Schwetty stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Goins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Schwetty takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schwetty is not content to let Goins control the position.
Schwetty can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins throws a strike aimed at the side of Schwetty's head but Schwetty avoids it well.
Goins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schwetty sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schwetty is looking to regain half guard here but Goins keeps moving and retains side control.
Goins stands up and beckons Schwetty to his feet.
Schwetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
A big right from Schwetty misses.
Schwetty motions for Goins to come forward. Schwetty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schwetty lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins shoots in and bounces Schwetty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goins wants to control from the top but Schwetty keeps moving.
Goins is looking to work some ground and pound but Schwetty has wrist control.
Goins passes Schwetty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schwetty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goins is thwarting Schwetty's attempts to control the position.
Goins thows a huge punch but Schwetty dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goins.
Goins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goins is looking to take a break and control but Schwetty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwetty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goins is working for a submission of some sort.
Goins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Goins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Goins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schwetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Schwetty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goins is out of range.
Goins checks a low kick from Schwetty.
Schwetty misses with a leg kick.
Schwetty missing with a left hand there. Goins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Schwetty.
Goins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schwetty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Schwetty dodges the punch combination from Goins.
Goins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwetty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goins misses with an uppercut. Schwetty saw that one coming.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Goins is looking for a counter combo.
Schwetty tries to score with a low kick but Goins moves his leg out of the way.
Goins tries to clinch but Schwetty moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Schwetty misses.
It looked like Goins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwetty wants to slow Goins down by chopping away at his legs.
Pete Schwetty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schwetty. Schwetty obviously looking to wear him down.
Goins dodges the punch combination from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schwetty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
Pete Schwetty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schwetty swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Schwetty misses with a looping left.
Schwetty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwetty tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwetty lands with a hook. Goins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schwetty cracks the inside of Goins's front leg.
Goins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins slips a straight right by Schwetty.
Goins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwetty connects with a body shot that sends Goins's belly button to the back.
Goins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schwetty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schwetty throws a front kick aimed at Goins's knee but Goins avoids it well.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Goins loads up on a big right hand but Schwetty slips the punch.
Goins walks into a left hand.
Schwetty swings for the body but Goins moves out of range.
Goins scores with a hook.
Goins checks the leg kick.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goins checks the leg kick.
Schwetty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schwetty just misses with a punch to the body.
Goins throws a big counter combination but Schwetty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schwetty misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwetty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goins loads up on a big right hand but Schwetty slips the punch.
Schwetty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Schwetty is predictable there
and Goins counters with a three punch combo that has Schwetty backing up. Schwetty nods at Goins to acknowledge the strikes.
Schwetty just misses with a punch to the body.
Goins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schwetty fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwetty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schwetty misses with an uppercut
and Goins counters with a three punch combo that has Schwetty backing up. Schwetty nods at Goins to acknowledge the strikes.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Schwetty.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goins, right into the meat.
Goins misses with the combination.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Schwetty throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Goins misses its target.
Goins blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Schwetty coming out on top.
Goins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schwetty throws a shot from downtown. Goins moves away and avoids it.
Schwetty tests Goins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goins throws a push kick but Schwetty slaps the foot to one side.
Schwetty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goins.
Goins moves in looking to clinch but Schwetty pushes him off.
Goins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Goins misses with a body shot.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwetty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwetty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goins 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.
Schwetty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Schwetty coming out on top.
Schwetty lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwetty throws out a powerful jab.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwetty stuffs the takedown.
Schwetty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schwetty misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Schwetty 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! This is the final round!
Goins fails with a takedown attempt.
Schwetty scores with a hook to the body. Goins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goins moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwetty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goins checks it well.
Schwetty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goins.
Goins is looking for a counter combo.
Goins connects with a crisp jab.
Goins looks to land a combination but Schwetty avoids it well.
Schwetty counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Schwetty. Beautiful body shot.
Goins avoids the body shot from Schwetty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schwetty, right into the meat.
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwetty looks to land a right hand but Goins moved out of range.
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
Schwetty is looking to slow Goins down with leg kicks.
Goins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwetty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty misses with a straight left.
Goins looks to land a right hand but Schwetty moved out of range.
Schwetty throws a jab when Goins was well out of range.
Goins tries to bum rush Schwetty with a series of wild strikes but Schwetty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schwetty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schwetty tries to keep at a distance but Goins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goins avoiding damage.
Schwetty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwetty swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Goins misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Schwetty misses.
Schwetty just misses with a punch to the body.
As Schwetty looks to move away, Goins throws a big counter combo bu Schwetty just gets out of the way.
Schwetty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schwetty avoids the body shot from Goins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins is looking to clinch but Schwetty is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schwetty! But no joy.
Schwetty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goins's corner calls for a 1-2. Goins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goins looks to land a combination. Schwetty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schwetty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwetty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwetty lands with a shot to the body.
Schwetty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goins.
Schwetty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schwetty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schwetty throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Goins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goins shoots in for a double leg but Schwetty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty scores with a kick to the body.
Schwetty lands a leg kick that knocks Goins off balance momentarily.
Schwetty is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Schwetty misses its intended target.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Schwetty misses
and Goins counters by moving into the clinch.
Goins stalling in the clinch.
Schwetty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwetty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schwetty looking to slow down the pace here.
Goins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwetty breaks from the clinch.
Schwetty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schwetty misses with a hook.
Schwetty connects with a single shot there.
Schwetty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty misses the jab.
Schwetty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goins at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins throws a nice looking combination but Schwetty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goins misses with an uppercut.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Schwetty there.
Goins misses with a two punch combination.
Schwetty doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schwetty throws a hook but Goins blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schwetty, right into the meat.
Goins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwetty.
Goins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goins misses with the combination.
Schwetty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goins connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goins lands a slapping body shot.
Goins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Schwetty.
I think Schwetty 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Schwetty!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pete Schwetty thanked Zombie Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leslie pushes Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Leslie crunches a lovely knee into Reaper's ribcage.
Reaper looks winded!
Leslie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sid Reaper has been cut.
Leslie lands a knee to the body.
Leslie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reaper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leslie presses Reaper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reaper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leslie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leslie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reaper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leslie working Reaper over with knees to the body.
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 right hand to the body from Leslie.
Leslie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leslie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Sid Reaper's cut even more.
Leslie connects with a knee to the head.
Reaper is rocked!
Reaper takes an elbow to the temple.
Reaper is still on wobbly legs! Can Leslie finish him?
Leslie is struggling to control the position.
Leslie is pushing Reaper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Leslie has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leslie lands an elbow just above Reaper 's eye.
The cut above Sid Reaper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leslie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reaper looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Leslie.
Leslie drops Reaper with a big knee straight up the middle! Reaper is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sid Reaper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leslie connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Reaper out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reginald Leslie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karol Cropp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Ibrahimovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp moves in looking to clinch but Ibrahimovic pushes him off.
Cropp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic connects with a jab.
Ibrahimovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibrahimovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cropp throws a shot from downtown. Ibrahimovic moves away and avoids it.
Cropp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahimovic is fending him off so far but Cropp persists. Nope, Ibrahimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Ibrahimovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ibrahimovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cropp's calf.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cropp tries to bum rush Ibrahimovic with a series of wild strikes but Ibrahimovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cropp connects with the punch.
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!
Ibrahimovic loads up on a big right hand but Cropp slips the punch.
Cropp half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cropp gets tackled into the cage by Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cropp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ibrahimovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibrahimovic's coach down at Valhöll GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ibrahimovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cropp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibrahimovic misses with a body punch.
Ibrahimovic tries to throw a body punch but Cropp avoids it by throwing Ibrahimovic back against the cage.
Ibrahimovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ibrahimovic misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Cropp.
Cropp blocks a body shot from Ibrahimovic.
Cropp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cropp.
Cropp avoids a wild elbow strike from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to throw a body punch but Cropp avoids it by throwing Ibrahimovic back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ibrahimovic.
Cropp gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ibrahimovic regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp throws an elbow that misses. Ibrahimovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cropp's guard. Nice move by Ibrahimovic!
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!
Ibrahimovic passes into half guard.
Cropp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ibrahimovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ibrahimovic's back!
Cropp 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.
Cropp is landing with strikes from the back.
Cropp struggling to land strikes to the head as Ibrahimovic covers up.
Ibrahimovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic prevents Cropp from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to his feet but Cropp has full control of the position and if anything, Ibrahimovic has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cropp tightening his grip on Ibrahimovic, looking for the choke.
Cropp punches Ibrahimovic on the ear.
Cropp missing with punches from the back.
Ibrahimovic trying to get back to his feet but Cropp is in full control for now.
Ibrahimovic covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to get back to his feet.
Cropp trying to control.
Cropp lands a shot to the body.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stand back up.
Cropp is trying to stick to Ibrahimovic's back but Ibrahimovic is turning into Cropp. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cropp's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Cropp is retaining full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
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 Karol Cropp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ibrahimovic throws a body punch but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ibrahimovic throws an overhand right that lands on Cropp's shoulder, as Cropp tries to avoid the shot.
Cropp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ibrahimovic pinned against the cage. Ibrahimovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook to the side of Cropp's head but Cropp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibrahimovic.
Cropp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Cropp as he checks the leg kick.
Cropp misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
Cropp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahimovic is fending him off so far but Cropp persists. Nope, Ibrahimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Ibrahimovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cropp. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cropp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ibrahimovic throws an overhand right that lands on Cropp's shoulder, as Cropp tries to avoid the shot.
Cropp checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Cropp.
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Cropp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cropp moves out of range of the body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Cropp tries to counter with a takedown but Ibrahimovic is quick to defend against it.
Cropp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ibrahimovic pinned against the cage. Ibrahimovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Cropp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cropp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Cropp.
Nice body punch from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Cropp moves away
and Cropp decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ibrahimovic's guard.
Ibrahimovic is still in real trouble! Can Cropp finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cropp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahimovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Cropp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ibrahimovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ibrahimovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cropp.
Cropp wants to control from the top but Ibrahimovic keeps moving.
Cropp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cropp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ibrahimovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ibrahimovic trying to keep a closed guard but Cropp is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ibrahimovic slips a straight right by Cropp.
Cropp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ibrahimovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Cropp pushes Ibrahimovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Ibrahimovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cropp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic is looking to control Cropp's arms but Cropp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibrahimovic has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp dodges an elbow strike from Ibrahimovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic blocks an uppercut.
Ibrahimovic pushes Cropp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cropp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cropp blocking some punches.
Ibrahimovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position but instead, Cropp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibrahimovic into the cage.
Ibrahimovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus Ibrahimovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cropp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cropp cracks Ibrahimovic with a nice body shot.
Cropp has Ibrahimovic pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cropp has managed to clinch.
Ibrahimovic blocks a body shot from Cropp.
Cropp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cropp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cropp blocks an uppercut.
Ibrahimovic blocks an uppercut.
Ibrahimovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibrahimovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cropp connects with a big uppercut there that sends Ibrahimovic tumbling to the ground! Cropp follows him down into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cropp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic is trying to keep Cropp in close.
Cropp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibrahimovic can do to turn this around?
Ibrahimovic pushes Cropp off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cropp.
Cropp misses with a straight left.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cropp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibrahimovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cropp throws a nice looking combination but Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Ibrahimovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a leg kick but Cropp saw it coming and moves away.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick which misses Cropp's front leg but catches the back leg as Cropp tries to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Cropp is having none of it.
Cropp drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ibrahimovic sprawls and moves away.
Cropp throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook but Cropp avoids it easily.
Marcus Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cropp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick but Cropp moves out of range.
Marcus Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Cropp.
Cropp misses with a combination
letting Ibrahimovic counter with a right hand.
Cropp cracks Ibrahimovic with a big right hand and Ibrahimovic goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cropp postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Ibrahimovic's head off the mat! Ibrahimovic is out! He's out! Cropp jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
After winning the bout, Karol Cropp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kahric's choice of entrance music: When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kahric somewhat.
Kahric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holland pinned against the cage. Holland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahric's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kahric.
Holland throws a big counter combination but Kahric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Holland's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kahric.
Nice sprawl there from Holland as Kahric shoots in.
Holland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kahric.
Kahric takes one to the side of the head.
Samir Kahric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahric misses with a takedown
and Holland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holland connects with a leg kick. Kahric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kahric forces Holland back against the cage and clinches.
Holland is looking to control Kahric's arms but Kahric gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holland has his back to the cage.
Holland lands a right hand.
Holland lands with a right to the head.
Kahric drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holland.
Holland stops a takedown attempt from Kahric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahric changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Holland explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt
and Holland counters with a stiff right hand.
Holland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Holland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kahric or perhaps it was just good defense by Holland, which made it look bad.
Kahric shoots and misses
and Holland counters with a nice leg kick.
Kahric with a poor takedown
and Holland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahric's knee momentarily.
Kahric closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holland quickly recovers to half guard.
Kahric is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holland is just riding it out for now. Kahric eventually gives up the hold.
Kahric looks winded!
Holland wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holland defends it well.
Kahric looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holland makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric tries for a takedown but Holland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holland misses with a two punch combination.
Kahric fails to land the takedown.
Holland thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kahric with a poor takedown
enabling Holland to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahric shoots in looking for a takedown but Holland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahric's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holland appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kahric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holland pinned against the cage. Holland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kahric fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Holland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kahric avoids the head kick by Holland.
Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holland's guard.
Kahric throwing strikes from guard but Holland blocks nicely.
Holland wants to stand up but Kahric is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahric is looking to pass into half guard but Holland pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Holland is in guard.
Kahric looking for a guillotine here but Holland defends easily.
Kahric throws his legs up looking for a submission but Holland uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahric tries to buck Holland off but Holland is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kahric to his feet.
Holland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahric.
Holland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahric.
Holland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kahric shoots in looking for a takedown. Holland tries to sprawl out of it but Kahric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
Kahric scores with a takedown into Holland's guard.
Holland wants to stand but Kahric is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric slips nicely into half guard.
Holland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahric can do to turn this around?
Holland is trying to stand back up but Kahric is controlling him
Kahric seems to be working for a kimura but Holland defends the submission attempt.
Holland is trying to stand back up but Kahric is controlling him
Samir Kahric has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holland is defending against the submission attempts here by Kahric.
Holland looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holland is trying to stand.
Holland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahric on the ground.
Holland is defending against the submission attempts here by Kahric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kahric is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kahric is working for a kimura but Holland is defending it quite comfortably.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Kahric 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! This is the final round!
Holland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kahric to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holland uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Holland dips to his left and cracks Kahric with an uppercut!
Holland misses with a hook. Kahric ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Holland.
Holland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahric.
Holland half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kahric fails with a takedown attempt.
Holland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Holland lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Andrew Holland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Kahric.
Holland misses with a hook
and Kahric counters with a shoot takedown. Holland fights it but they end up in guard.
Holland wants to stand but Kahric is controlling the position.
Kahric postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Holland is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kahric, into his guard.
Holland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kahric's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric working for a triangle but Holland defends it easily.
Holland stands up from Kahric's guard - Holland perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab from Holland.
Holland looks to land a left hand but Kahric moved out of range nicely.
Kahric feints the counter takedown.
Kahric with a poor takedown
and Holland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrew Holland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense.
Holland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice takedown defense from Holland. No joy for Kahric on that attempt.
Kahric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holland pinned against the cage. Holland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kahric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahric shoots for a takedown but Holland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kahric fails with the takedown.
Kahric fails with the takedown
and Holland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holland looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Holland - just one landing.
Holland lands with a nice body punch.
Holland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Kahric has his takedown stuffed
and Holland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahric fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahric shoots and misses
and Holland counters with a three punch combo that has Kahric backing up. Kahric nods at Holland to acknowledge the strikes.
Kahric gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holland counters with an inside leg kick.
Holland cracks Kahric with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Holland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Holland!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Holland 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin misses with a double jab
and Koko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Austin swinging wildly here.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been told by Austin's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Austin tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin blocks a head kick by Koko.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko dodges the punch combination from Austin.
Koko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Austin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Austin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Austin is looking to clinch but Koko is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Austin checks a leg kick.
Austin misses with a combination
and Koko counters with a head kick that drops Austin to the mat! Austin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Koko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Austin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koko up against the cage.
Austin taking a breather.
Austin scores with a shoulder strike.
Koko wants to break free but Austin has control.
Austin trying to stall but Koko improves his position.
Koko is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Austin to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin is stalling here.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Austin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koko's elbow.
Austin is struggling to control the position.
Koko is trying to break free.
Austin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koko.
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Austin throws a right hand that Koko ducks under and follows up with a left that Koko also avoids with ease.
Koko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Austin tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Koko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Austin doesn't seem phased though.
Koko circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Austin drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Koko follows Austin to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Koko, 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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