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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anderson Silva enters the cage!

Pablos
vs
Silva

175 cm
25
194 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pablos darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Pablos into the cage.
Pablos backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pablos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablo Pablos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
As Pablos backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Pablos manages to avoid it all.
Pablos shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Pablos shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Pablos backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Pablos manages to avoid it all.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pablos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablos is breathing heavily.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pablos off to one side.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pablos fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pablos badly! Silva follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pablos out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Silva finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silva!
In defeat, Pablo Pablos stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the Name. Dexter Rutecki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Boro
vs
Rutecki

182 cm
42
190 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

180 cm
46
178 lbs
34 - 53 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 53 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki avoids the head kick by Boro.
Nice shot by Rutecki.
Rutecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that Boro avoids nicely.
Rutecki moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutecki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Spark Boro has been cut.
Rutecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boro.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro avoids them all with ease.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Rutecki connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Boro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Boro tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boro throws a hook but Rutecki avoids it easily.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Rutecki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutecki scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rutecki. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Boro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Boro misses the target.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Boro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boro throws a right and a left that Rutecki avoids nicely.
Rutecki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boro. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutecki. That snapped Boro's head back.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
It looked like Boro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki thuds his shin into the meat of Boro's side.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boro circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro moves out of range.
Rutecki falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boro to counter with a crisp jab.
Boro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Boro moves out of range easily.
Boro throws a big counter combination but Rutecki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Boro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rutecki misses with an uppercut.
Boro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boro tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutecki lands with a good body shot.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutecki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutecki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boro's head.
Rutecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Boro is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Rutecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Rutecki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutecki in his tracks.
Rutecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutecki missing with a left hand there. Boro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutecki.
Boro slips a jab from Rutecki.
Boro is looking to counter punch.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boro misses with a hook
and Rutecki counters with a series of strikes. Boro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a left to the body.
Rutecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Boro avoids it well.
Boro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rutecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexter Rutecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutecki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Boro counters with a crisp one two that drops Rutecki! Boro thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rutecki to his feet! Rutecki is in big trouble!

Rutecki is rocked!
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses
and Boro counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rutecki out cold! What a finish! Boro is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spark Boro!
After the big win, Spark Boro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Technique MMA and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: STILL BALLIN. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Kato

188 cm
42
210 lbs
38 - 26 - 1

187 cm
43
220 lbs
39 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Kato lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Kato tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Kato had a free shot at his head there.
Kato feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Kato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kato scores with a punch to the head.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Kato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kato lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Kato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Kato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan walks straight into a right hand from Kato - that's dropped him! Kato jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Morgan from any more punishment! Morgan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sun Kato!
A victorious Sun Kato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Susi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Hero of the Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gamburyan
vs
Susi

165 cm
43
252 lbs
14 - 32 - 1

175 cm
40
158 lbs
33 - 35 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan throws a right and a left that Susi avoids nicely.
Gamburyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Susi but Susi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Susi is defended easily by Gamburyan.
Gamburyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Susi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gamburyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manvel Gamburyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Gamburyan shoots in looking for a takedown. Susi tries to sprawl out of it but Gamburyan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Susi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Susi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gamburyan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Susi's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gamburyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gamburyan trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susi looking for a guillotine here but Gamburyan defends easily.
Gamburyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Susi trying to keep a closed guard but Gamburyan is proving a slippery customer.
Susi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gamburyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Gamburyan from controlling successfully.
Gamburyan is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Susi has his foot on Gamburyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gamburyan works his way back into a safe position though.

Susi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gamburyan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Susi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Susi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gamburyan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Susi has tightened it up now! Gamburyan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keni Susi!
A relieved looking Keni Susi 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danger has chosen Danger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Duddy
vs
Danger

190 cm
40
185 lbs
33 - 33 - 0

182 cm
39
194 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Danger.
Danger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duddy.
Danger checks a low kick from Duddy.
Duddy blocks the body kick.
Danger lands a glancing blow to the side of Duddy's head.
Duddy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danger walks into a straight right hand from Duddy.
Duddy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duddy takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger looks for the body kick but Duddy saw that one coming.
Danger lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Duddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duddy lands with a slapping head kick.
Duddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddy backing away here, and Danger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Danger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Duddy misses.
Duddy scores with a head kick. Danger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danger throws a series of punches but Duddy avoids them all with ease.
Danger walks into a left hand.
Danger throws a leg kick which misses Duddy's front leg but catches the back leg as Duddy tries to avoid it.
Danger swings for the body but Duddy moves out of range.
It looked like Duddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duddy throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danger lands a jab to Duddy's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy just misses with a punch to the body.

Danger lands a left and a right that send Duddy crashing to the mat, dazed. Danger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Danger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duddy on the side of the head.

Duddy is rocked!
Danger misses with a looping left.
Danger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Duddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Danger! Duddy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Danger!
Carlos Danger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Slam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blaze
vs
Hunt

190 cm
38
214 lbs
39 - 15 - 0

200 cm
40
245 lbs
22 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Blaze throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Hunt tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Blaze's front leg with a kick but Blaze checks it.
Blaze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaze is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Blaze lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Blaze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunt.
Blaze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Hunt misses

and Blaze counters with a head kick that drops Hunt to the mat! Hunt scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hunt lands a nice shot 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!
Blaze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaze is out of range.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Blaze thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt slips a jab from Blaze.
Blaze works the jab nicely.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaze misses the target.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaze should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Hunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Hunt throws a fast counter high kick but Blaze manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Blaze scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Blaze defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Blaze takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt tries to land a body kick
and Blaze counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Nino Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a body kick that stops Blaze in his tracks momentarily.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Nino Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt slips under a jab from Blaze.
Blaze catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaze misses the target.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaze.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Blaze's head back.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blaze tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Blaze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt scores with a jab. Blaze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Blaze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
It looked like Blaze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Blaze cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blaze has got the better of the exchanges.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Hunt tries to counter it with a takedown but Blaze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Blaze scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Blaze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Blaze avoids the head kick by Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Blaze tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Blaze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Blaze checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blaze defends it well.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Blaze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt pushes Blaze away with a front kick.
Hunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Hunt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nino Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
A left lands for Blaze.
Blaze cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blaze moves into the clinch.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blaze has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Nino Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
Tony Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Blaze looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaze!
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Blaze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunt misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Hunt 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaze's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Blaze throws a quick counter head kick but Hunt was just out of range.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Blaze counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Blaze cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Tony Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'That's ok...On to the next one!'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Byczynski has chosen War is My Destiny as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wilson
vs
Byczynski

187 cm
41
220 lbs
37 - 10 - 1

200 cm
42
260 lbs
37 - 33 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Byczynski misses its intended target.

Byczynski gets caught flat footed, as Wilson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson 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.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Byczynski keeps moving.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Wilson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Byczynski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilson.
Byczynski looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Byczynski is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Byczynski is not content to let Wilson control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Nice sprawl there from Byczynski as Wilson shoots in.

Byczynski clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Byczynski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Byczynski scores with a hook to the body.
Byczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Byczynski controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Byczynski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Stalling in the clinch from Byczynski.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byczynski.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Byczynski prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to clinch.
Byczynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.

Byczynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Byczynski has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Byczynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Byczynski drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Byczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byczynski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Byczynski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byczynski! But no joy.
Byczynski falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Byczynski checks it well.
Byczynski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Byczynski scores with a knee to the head.

Wilson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but Byczynski defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson stops Byczynski from getting back to his feet.
Wilson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Byczynski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Byczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Byczynski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Byczynski darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Byczynski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Byczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Byczynski into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Byczynski is breathing heavily.
Byczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson is working for takedown but Byczynski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byczynski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byczynski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byczynski lands a two punch combo.
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!
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Byczynski misses with a looping left.
Byczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Byczynski.

Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Byczynski blocking some punches.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nataniel Byczynski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Byczynski.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byczynski is able to avoid easily.
Byczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Byczynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.

Byczynski gets a clinch.
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson gets through Byczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Byczynski is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byczynski down to the mat. Byczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Byczynski slips the punch.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.

Byczynski rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byczynski prevents the takedown attempt.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Byczynski.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Byczynski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wilson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Byczynski tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byczynski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Byczynski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byczynski.
Byczynski tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.
Byczynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byczynski. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Byczynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byczynski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byczynski misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byczynski misses with a head kick.
Wilson tries to counter with a takedown but Byczynski is quick to defend against it.
Byczynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Byczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski wants to break free but Wilson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Byczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byczynski lands an uppercut.
Byczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byczynski or not.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Byczynski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Byczynski throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Byczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Byczynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Byczynski counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson'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.

Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byczynski.
Wilson lunges at Byczynski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byczynski's hand.

Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Byczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to control but Byczynski is keeping him busy.
Byczynski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilson staying calm.
Wilson trying to control the position but Byczynski is working away.
Byczynski taking punishment in the form of punches.

Wilson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Byczynski is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Byczynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byczynski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byczynski lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Wilson tries a body shot but Byczynski blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee calls for Byczynski to work.
The crowd are getting on Byczynski's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byczynski digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson presses Byczynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
A short right from Byczynski on the inside.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Byczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Byczynski.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Wade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byczynski slips a straight right by Wilson.
Byczynski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Byczynski both land. Nice combination.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Byczynski. Wilson shrugs it off though.
Byczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilson.
Byczynski scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Byczynski ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Byczynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Byczynski misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Byczynski cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson slips a straight right by Byczynski.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Byczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Byczynski.
A little jabbing left from Byczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Byczynski avoids nicely.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byczynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Byczynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byczynski wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thumps Byczynski with a low kick.
Byczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Byczynski looks to move away, Wilson throws a big counter combo bu Byczynski just gets out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byczynski 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 Wilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byczynski misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Byczynski lands with a good body shot.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Byczynski stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nataniel Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Byczynski.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byczynski circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Byczynski forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson digs a right hand into Byczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Byczynski's gas tank.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nataniel Byczynski.
I think Byczynski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:48
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
Nataniel Byczynski is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nataniel Byczynski thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with The Town by Macklemore blaring out of the sound system. Steve Rogers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Johnson
vs
Rogers

192 cm
44
285 lbs
37 - 26 - 1

189 cm
41
220 lbs
30 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

KnockOut

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 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Johnson moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rogers 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.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson cracks Rogers on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rogers falls backwards against the cage. Johnson follows up with more strikes that drop Rogers to his knees. Johnson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rogers! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Johnson!
Jordan Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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