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Highland Games 127 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Hrgovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Fosse (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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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filip Hrgovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Fosse!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrgovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fosse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hrgovic won't be happy with that.
Hrgovic is looking to get back to his feet here but Fosse is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hrgovic's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Fosse go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hrgovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fosse's guard. Nice work there by Hrgovic.
Hrgovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fosse is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hrgovic is controlling him well.
Fosse is not content to let Hrgovic control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fosse wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrgovic trying to control the position but Fosse is working away.
You can see the frustration on Fosse's face as Hrgovic controls the position.
Hrgovic wants to control but Fosse is keeping him busy.
Hrgovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fosse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fosse wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hrgovic trying to control the position but Fosse is working away.
Fosse pushes Hrgovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hrgovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hrgovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fosse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fosse regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hrgovic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fosse is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic wants to pass the guard but Fosse is defending well.
Hrgovic wants to take a breather but Fosse is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hrgovic misses with a takedown attempt - Fosse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fosse feints the counter takedown.
Ronny Fosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrgovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fosse sprawls well. Fosse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hrgovic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Hrgovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrgovic fails with the takedown.
Fosse gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fosse passes to side control.
Hrgovic is looking to reverse the position.
Fosse moves into full mount!
Fosse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hrgovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fosse controlling from mount.
Hrgovic is squirming around, avoiding Fosse's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hrgovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fosse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hrgovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fosse.
Fosse keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Fosse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fosse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hrgovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hrgovic is looking for a sweep.
Hrgovic pushes Fosse away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fosse gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fosse is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hrgovic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fosse trying to control the position but Hrgovic is working away.
Fosse scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrgovic wants to control but Fosse postures up.
Hrgovic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fosse is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hrgovic is bucking up trying to escape but Fosse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fosse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hrgovic hang on?
Hrgovic is looking to get to half guard.
Fosse with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrgovic tries to lock up and control but Fosse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fosse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fosse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hrgovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fosse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hrgovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fosse controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Fosse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hrgovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fosse controlling the pace.
Fosse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hrgovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fosse perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fosse passes to side control.
Fosse advances to full mount.
Fosse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hrgovic's face.
Fosse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fosse.
Fosse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fosse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fosse looking to control but Hrgovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fosse lands a couple of good shots and Hrgovic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fosse is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hrgovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hrgovic for a finish.
Fosse biding his time, controlling Hrgovic.
Hrgovic is trapped and Fosse is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fosse lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Fosse.
Hrgovic tries to roll but Fosse sticks to his back.
Fosse has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hrgovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fosse controlling from the back.
Fosse gets his hands free as Hrgovic looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fosse tightening his grip on Hrgovic, looking for the choke.
Fosse is looking to control Hrgovic but Hrgovic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fosse is not going to allow Hrgovic to sit and survive in this position.
Hrgovic wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Hrgovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fosse punches Hrgovic on the ear.
Hrgovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hrgovic just trying to survive but Fosse is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Fosse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Fosse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hrgovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Hrgovic's guard now, I'm sure.
Fosse distracts Hrgovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fosse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hrgovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fosse has managed to get both his arms back between Hrgovic's legs - danger averted.
Fosse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fosse looking to pass the guard.
Hrgovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fosse defends it easily.
Fosse trying to control but Hrgovic is working from the bottom.
Fosse scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fosse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hrgovic is keeping the position for now.
Fosse advances to half guard.
Hrgovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fosse slips a nice elbow through Hrgovic's hands, connecting with Hrgovic's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fosse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fosse controlling the pace.
Hrgovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fosse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fosse working the head and body with strikes.
Fosse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hrgovic is trying to control but Fosse manages to pass to mount!
Hrgovic is in a horrible position here. Fosse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hrgovic tries to hold on but Fosse pushes him away.
Hrgovic taking shots to the head.
Fosse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hrgovic is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fosse with the ground and pound from mount.
Fosse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fosse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fosse controlling his opponent.
Fosse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fosse controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fosse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Hrgovic is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fosse scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hrgovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hrgovic is rocked!
Fosse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Hrgovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fosse is continuing to stall.
Hrgovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Hrgovic tries to lock up and control but Fosse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fosse dominating with strikes here.
Hrgovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fosse is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hrgovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fosse controlling his opponent.
Fosse tries to control but Hrgovic wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrgovic tries to hold on but Fosse postures up.
Fosse working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fosse! Hrgovic is hurt baaadly! Fosse is firing away with more strikes - Hrgovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Fosse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ahti Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches.
Kaleva tries to pull guard but Guerrero won't allow it.
Kaleva misses with the head strike.
Guerrero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Ahti Kaleva has been cut.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaleva wants a takedown.
Guerrero digs a right hand underneath Kaleva's ribcage. Kaleva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerrero.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerrero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaleva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaleva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guerrero.
Kaleva is rocked!
Guerrero unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kaleva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Guerrero is unloading with more strikes now! Kaleva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calixtro Guerrero!
Our winner, Calixtro Guerrero, 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.
Ahti Kaleva was interviewed post fight and said 'Well I'm gonna be fired by my manager for this Freeeeeeeeeeeeeakkkkk. Fraccccccckkkkkkkkk'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi has chosen Mata Mata Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Sandov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lealofi both land. Nice combination.
Sandov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lealofi's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lealofi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Lealofi as he connects with a hook.
Lealofi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lealofi punishes Sandov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been hearing reports that Sandov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sandov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Lealofi.
Sandov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lealofi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lealofi throws a body punch but Sandov moves out of range.
Lealofi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lealofi is in Sandov's guard.
Lealofi trying to move into half guard but instead Sandov has managed to sweep!
Lealofi has his foot on Sandov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sandov works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lealofi trying to keep a closed guard but Sandov is proving a slippery customer.
Sandov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lealofi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lealofi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lealofi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sandov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sandov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lealofi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lealofi looking for subs off his back but Sandov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lealofi is looking to improve his position.
Lealofi is trying to maintain the position but Sandov is very close to passing his half guard.
Sandov controlling the action here.
Lealofi trying to hold on to Sandov's head to control him but Sandov postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lealofi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lealofi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sandov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lealofi pulls down on the head and he's put Sandov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sailele Lealofi!
A relieved looking Sailele Lealofi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hemi's choice of entrance music: Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hemi counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hemi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hemi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Phillips backing away here, and Hemi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips fails with the takedown
and Hemi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hemi counters with a left to the body.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Hemi circles away easily
letting Hemi counter with a right hand.
Phillips is rocked!
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hemi counters with a huge left! Phillips is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hemi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Phillips from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hemi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Hemi!
After winning the bout, Jet Hemi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Udo moves away and avoids it.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Udo's waist but Udo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Udo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Udo lands.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches up with Udo, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes Udo against the cage but Udo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Udo delivers a nice body kick.
Udo looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Udo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Udo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks shoots in for a double leg but Udo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks ducks right into an uppercut from Udo.
Udo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a jab when Udo was well out of range.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Udo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Udo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Udo. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Udo. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks fails with the takedown
enabling Udo to counter with a crisp jab.
Udo's corner calls for a 1-2. Udo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks blocks a leg kick.
Brooks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Udo.
Udo lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Brooks as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Brooks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice takedown defense from Udo. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks fails to land the takedown.
Udo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Udo lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Udo.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Udo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks slips a jab from Udo.
Udo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Udo cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Udo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Udo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brooks.
Nice body kick there by Udo.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Udo does no damage.
Udo connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Udo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks with a poor takedown
and Udo counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks 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.
Udo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Udo lands with a right hand.
Udo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Udo loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Udo misses with a wild body shot.
Rama Udo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks slips under a jab.
That kick from Udo tenderised Brooks's leg. Brooks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and Udo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Udo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Udo lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Udo defends it nicely.
Udo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo slips a jab from Brooks.
Udo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Udo wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Udo.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Udo. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Udo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Udo feints and then cracks Brooks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brooks down.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown but Udo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brooks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Udo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Udo sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udo moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks moves out of range of the leg kick from Udo.
Udo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Udo keeps Brooks at a distance using the push kick.
Udo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Udo dominated that round.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Udo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Udo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brooks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Udo as he avoids it easily.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Udo is looking for a sweep.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Udo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brooks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Udo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brooks trying to control but Udo is working from the bottom.
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks trying to control but Udo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Udo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Udo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Udo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Udo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Udo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Udo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Udo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Udo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Udo.
Nice sprawl there from Udo as Brooks shoots in.
Brooks with a poor takedown
and Udo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and Udo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Udo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks fails to land the takedown.
Udo thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Udo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Udo missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Udo can pounce on him.
Udo throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Udo's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Udo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Udo.
Calvin Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udo throws a leg kick that misses.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Udo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Udo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Udo! But no joy.
Udo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Udo misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Udo but Udo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Udo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Udo.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Udo to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Udo sprawls well.
Udo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Udo digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Brooks walks into a jab.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Udo wants to land a leg kick but Brooks is out of range.
Udo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Udo flicks out a counter leg kick but Brooks steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Udo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brooks fails with the takedown
and Udo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Udo finds it's way round the side to connect with Brooks's head.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Udo.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Udo.
Brooks 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.
Udo digs a good body shot into Brooks's ribs.
The fighters circling - Udo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Udo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udo throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Udo sprawls and moves away.
Brooks darts in looking for a takedown but Udo gets double underhooks and turns Brooks into the cage.
Brooks misses with a combination
and Udo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Udo defends it nicely.
Udo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Udo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Udo throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks feints and as Udo raises his hands in defense, Brooks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Udo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Udo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Udo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks advances to half guard.
Brooks 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.
Calvin Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Udo is trying to maintain the position but Brooks is very close to passing his half guard.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Udo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Udo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brooks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brooks's back!
Calvin Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Brooks's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Udo gets his hands free as Brooks looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udo punishes Brooks with strikes from the back mount.
Udo missing with punches from the back.
Brooks is taking damage to the body and head.
Udo scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo trying to control.
Brooks tries to escape but Udo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Brooks has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Udo.
Rama Udo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brooks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Udo is trying to control the action in half guard but Brooks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brooks has hold of Udo's hands but Udo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Udo is taking a breather. Brooks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Udo is looking to stall here but Brooks recovers full guard.
Brooks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Udo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Udo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Udo!
A very excited looking Rama Udo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen Tyga - Real Deal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
197 lbs
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194 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja fails to land the takedown.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurmaaja is defended easily by Face.
Hurmaaja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Face's waist but Face gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hurmaaja off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Face slips under a jab.
Face takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice sprawl there from Face as Hurmaaja shoots in.
Hurmaaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hurmaaja has his takedown stuffed
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face's coach down at The Highland Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Face's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Face sizes up Hurmaaja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurmaaja swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Face as Hurmaaja shoots in.
Hurmaaja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a double leg but Face sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Face connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurmaaja momentarily.
Hurmaaja shoots for a double leg takedown but Face sprawls well. He's pushed Hurmaaja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Face scores with the left hand. Hurmaaja knows he should have avoided that one.
Hurmaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face throws a hook to the side of Hurmaaja's head but Hurmaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Face tests Hurmaaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Massa Hurmaaja's cut is getting worse.
Face dips to his left and cracks Hurmaaja with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Hurmaaja misses its intended target.
Hurmaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Face coming out on top.
Face connects with a jab.
Hurmaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmaaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Hurmaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face moves out of range as Hurmaaja strikes.
Face throws a leg kick but Hurmaaja moved away.
Hurmaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Face defends it nicely.
Hurmaaja staying out of range there.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Hurmaaja with that takedown attempt.
Face is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hurmaaja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hurmaaja gets the takedown into side control.
Hurmaaja creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Face sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hurmaaja tries to score with some ground and pound. Face controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Face managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hurmaaja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face stops Hurmaaja from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hurmaaja has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Face is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hurmaaja yanks on the arm and Face is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hurmaaja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Smashing pumpkins - Disarm as his entrance music. Mitchel Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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278 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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mase Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Force does it's job there.
Force throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Force gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Force lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Force manages to avoid it.
Force went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Force thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Force avoids nicely.
Force sends Thompson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Force is motioning to the referee to let Thompson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thompson is rocked!
It looks like Mitchel Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson takes a swing at Force's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws a body punch but Force moves out of range.
Force lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Force scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson glances at the clock... BAM! Force nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Thompson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Thompson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mase Force!
A very excited looking Mase Force made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Mitchel Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'I hope my fans enjoyed the fight as much as I did...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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163 lbs
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160 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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shabazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jolevi, pushing him back against the cage.
Shabazz tries to pull guard but Jolevi holds him up against the cage and eventually Shabazz drops back down to his feet.
Jolevi stops a takedown attempt from Shabazz.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Shabazz blocks it.
Jolevi is pressed up against the cage. Shabazz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jolevi down to the mat. Jolevi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Shabazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabazz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shabazz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jolevi manages to get back to half guard.
Shabazz is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Jolevi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Jolevi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shabazz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jolevi is retaining full guard.
Jolevi keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jolevi pulls Shabazz in to control the position.
Jolevi looking to control.
Shabazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jolevi is keeping the position for now.
Shabazz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jolevi's guard.
Jolevi controlling the position well.
Shabazz 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.
Shabazz is looking for a kimura but Jolevi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shabazz to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jolevi wants to control but Shabazz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jolevi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shabazz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shabazz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shabazz moves into full mount! Jolevi won't be happy about that!
Shabazz looking to control but Jolevi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi tries to hold on but Shabazz postures up.
Jolevi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jolevi is trying to escape the mount but Shabazz keeps good control and instead manages to take Jolevi's back.
Jolevi tries to escape but Shabazz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shabazz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jolevi is defending well though. Shabazz let's go of the attempt for now.
Jolevi fending off the submission attempt from Shabazz.
Shabazz trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shabazz is persistently looking for the submission but Jolevi is defending it well.
Jolevi rolls, trying to escape but Shabazz keeps control of the position.
Shabazz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jolevi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Shabazz working for a choke but Jolevi is defending well.
Shabazz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shabazz looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Shabazz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shabazz.
Shabazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shabazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shabazz tries to pull guard but Jolevi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jolevi pushes Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Jolevi misses with some punches.
Shabazz tries to score a body lock takedown but Jolevi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Shabazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabazz lands an elbow that stopped Jolevi in his tracks for a moment.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jolevi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shabazz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz wants to work for an arm triangle but Jolevi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi gets full guard.
Jolevi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shabazz trying to control but Jolevi is working from the bottom.
Jolevi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jolevi keeping full guard, as Shabazz tries to pass.
Shabazz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jolevi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jolevi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jolevi!
Jolevi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shabazz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jolevi but great work by Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shabazz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jolevi defends it well.
Jolevi is looking to improve his position.
Shabazz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jolevi is just riding it out for now. Shabazz eventually gives up the hold.
Shabazz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jolevi can do to turn this around?
Shabazz trying to work for an americana but Jolevi has managed to regain full guard.
Jolevi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shabazz is looking to advance position but Jolevi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
A nice elbow there by Jolevi.
Jolevi wants to control the pace but Shabazz is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz has given up his back.
Jolevi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Shabazz's body.
Jolevi controlling well, preventing Shabazz from escaping the position.
Jolevi has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Shabazz is in real trouble here. Jolevi gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Shabazz is tapping out! Jolevi wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zoran Jolevi!
Zoran Jolevi opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti with a nice cross.
Benvenuti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti scores with a jab to the body.
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Kid staying out of range there.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
Benvenuti scores with a nice body kick.
The Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands the left hand.
Benvenuti lands a glancing blow to the side of The Kid's head.
The Kid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Kid seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benvenuti jabs The Kid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Kid moves away from the strike by Benvenuti.
The Kid appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benvenuti looks to land a combination but The Kid avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a lazy uppercut
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benvenuti jabs at The Kid's body.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the body.
The Kid lands with a nice body punch.
The Kid slips under a jab.
Benvenuti cracks the inside of The Kid's front leg.
Benvenuti swings widly with a right hand
and The Kid counters with a nice body shot.
The Kid slips under a jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti forces The Kid back against the cage and clinches.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch but Benvenuti keeps him there for the moment.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benvenuti just leaning against The Kid, taking a breather.
Benvenuti cracks The Kid with a nice body shot.
The Kid wants to break free but Benvenuti has control.
The Kid blocking some punches.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Benvenuti gets through The Kid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot that sends The Kid's belly button to the back.
Benvenuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Kid, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benvenuti tries a body shot but The Kid blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti presses The Kid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti blocking some punches.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benvenuti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Kid is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti stalling in the clinch.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti thuds a left hand into The Kid's body.
The Kid takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Bill The Kid has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Benvenuti finds it's way through The Kid's defenses.
The Kid is rocked!
Benvenuti rushes The Kid and presses him up against the cage.
Oh The Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benvenuti displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Kid up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
The Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
The Kid misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Kid misses with a body punch.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Benvenuti throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Benvenuti both land. Nice combination.
The Kid swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill The Kid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot
and The Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benvenuti thinking.
Benvenuti drives through and clinches with The Kid against the cage.
The Kid tries to circle away but Benvenuti has him pinned against the cage.
Benvenuti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Kid lands a shot to the body.
Benvenuti leaning against his opponent.
The Kid takes a shot to the head.
Benvenuti just leaning against The Kid, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benvenuti presses The Kid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Benvenuti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
Benvenuti digs a right hand into The Kid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Kid's gas tank.
Benvenuti is working The Kid over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benvenuti is pushing The Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
The Kid tries to break the clinch but Benvenuti is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
The Kid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
Massimo Benvenuti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has The Kid pressed against the cage, preventing The Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Kid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Benvenuti won't allow it.
The Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti can't find room to land a body shot as The Kid controls the action.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benvenuti is pushing The Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benvenuti with a hook.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the body
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benvenuti finds it's way round the side to connect with The Kid's head.
Benvenuti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Kid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benvenuti.
A punch combination from Benvenuti misses.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Kid circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Kid counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill The Kid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Kid throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
The Kid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benvenuti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benvenuti misses with a wild body shot.
The Kid was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benvenuti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benvenuti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot.
Benvenuti swings widly with a right hand
and Benvenuti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benvenuti.
A counter left hand to the body from The Kid misses its target.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti scores with a shoulder strike.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
The Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Benvenuti.
The Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
The Kid stalling in the clinch but Benvenuti improves position.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Kid or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Benvenuti on the inside.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benvenuti stalling.
Benvenuti continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti lands a right hand.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benvenuti is working The Kid over against the cage.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
The Kid wants to stay close but Benvenuti steps back to make room for something. The Kid seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Benvenuti and The Kid drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Massimo Benvenuti! Massimo Benvenuti retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Massimo Benvenuti waved his t-shirt featuring Highland Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Sprockets comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones- Monkey Man. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that LightHeavy Weight was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dieter Von Sprockets!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, LightHeavy Weight!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weight thuds a left hand into Von Sprockets's body.
Von Sprockets misses with a leg kick
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Sprockets explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weight throws a hook but Von Sprockets blocks it.
Von Sprockets is looking to land body kicks.
A left lands for Weight.
Von Sprockets throws a leg kick
and Weight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Sprockets shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weight but Weight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Sprockets sets himself, and Weight steps forward looking for the clinch! Von Sprockets avoids it this time.
Von Sprockets tries to land a leg kick but Weight saw it coming and moves away.
Von Sprockets takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Sprockets throws a leg kick but Weight checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Sprockets was well out of range. Poor timing from Weight.
Weight moves out of range of the body kick from Von Sprockets.
Weight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Von Sprockets on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weight throws a body shot but no joy.
Weight misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Sprockets.
Weight tries to clinch up.
Von Sprockets half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Von Sprockets.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Sprockets.
Weight misses with an uppercut. Von Sprockets saw that one coming.
Weight works Von Sprockets's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Sprockets. Weight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Sprockets on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Sprockets, pushing him back against the cage.
Weight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Sprockets backwards.
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!
Weight pushes Von Sprockets back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Sprockets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Von Sprockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Weight controls his hands.
Von Sprockets stalling in the clinch but Weight improves position.
Weight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Sprockets avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Von Sprockets can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Weight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weight.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weight lands an elbow just above Von Sprockets 's eye.
Nice elbow from Weight.
Von Sprockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Weight controls his hands.
Von Sprockets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Sprockets misses with a body punch.
Von Sprockets tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Sprockets backwards.
Von Sprockets is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Weight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Von Sprockets shrugs off.
Von Sprockets is rocked!
Weight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Von Sprockets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Sprockets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight managing to block the knees to the body from Von Sprockets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Sprockets's defenses.
Weight has Von Sprockets pressed against the cage. He pushes Von Sprockets back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Weight throws a beautiful elbow that sends Von Sprockets crashing to the floor! Weight piles on the pressure with more strikes! Von Sprockets is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight! LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
LightHeavy Weight 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.
In defeat, Dieter Von Sprockets stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eist bin schvindled again!!!'.
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