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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's entrance music is Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu avoids a kick to the body.
Kolloo tries to work over Karhu's front leg with a kick but Karhu checks it.
Karhu takes the fight into the clinch.
Kolloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kolloo is looking to break free of the clinch but Karhu has double underhooks.
Kolloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
A short right from Karhu on the inside.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kolloo.
Karhu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. Karhu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu throws a head kick but Kolloo moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kolloo blocks the low kick.
Kolloo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karhu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kolloo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karhu's hands.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Kolloo misses
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolloo is just out of range.
Karhu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kolloo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kolloo wants to sweep but no luck.
Karhu is pushing down on Kolloo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kolloo is fighting to maintain full guard but Karhu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karhu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kolloo for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Kolloo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kolloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karhu. That did some damage!
Karhu clinches with his opponent.
Karhu lands a nice uppercut.
Karhu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karhu.
Kolloo misses with the head strike.
Kolloo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karhu gets through Kolloo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karhu.
Karhu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kolloo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karhu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Karhu on the inside.
Karhu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolloo blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Karhu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karhu.
Karhu lands a hook that snaps the head of Kolloo backwards.
Kolloo is rocked!
Kolloo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kolloo tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Kolloo back against the cage.
Kolloo taking a breather.
Kolloo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Kolloo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu lands a jab.
Kolloo is still on wobbly legs! Can Karhu finish him?
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Kolloo seems to have recovered his senses.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karhu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolloo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karhu is defended easily by Kolloo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kolloo momentarily.
Karhu is looking to wear down Kolloo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kolloo misses with a body shot
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolloo throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Karhu misses the target.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kolloo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kolloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kolloo's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Kolloo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karhu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kolloo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kolloo.
Jaakko Kolloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolloo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolloo as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karhu. That's going to slow Kolloo down.
Kolloo loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Kolloo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karhu.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Kolloo misses.
Kolloo cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Kolloo is looking to score with low kicks.
Karhu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolloo misses the target.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu moves into the clinch.
Karhu digs a right hand into Kolloo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kolloo's gas tank.
Karhu pushes Kolloo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolloo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karhu scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo breaks the clinch.
Kolloo digs a good hook to Karhu's body.
Kolloo misses the jab.
As Kolloo backs away, Karhu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kolloo throws a lazy body kick
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Kolloo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kolloo throws a push kick but Karhu slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and Karhu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu lands a jab to the head.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karhu connects with a looping right hand.
Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Karhu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kolloo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Kolloo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karhu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karhu misses with the head strike.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kolloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Karhu throws a big counter combination but Kolloo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kolloo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Karhu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kolloo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Kolloo takes one to the chin there.
Kolloo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Kolloo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kolloo misses.
A quick step to the side and Karhu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolloo throws the kick towards the body but Karhu avoids it.
Kolloo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Kolloo.
Karhu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Karhu moved away.
Kolloo misses with a hook.
Kolloo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karhu.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolloo.
A punch lands to the side of Kolloo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karhu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kolloo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Karhu follows Kolloo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Karhu!
Antti Karhu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuju Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilju comes to the cage accompanied by One Of These Mornings. Edge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Edge!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edge scores with a kick to the body.
Kilju lands a jab.
Kilju misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Edge coming out on top.
Kilju misses with a kick to the body.
Kilju throws a hook but Edge avoids it easily.
Edge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilju takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilju misses the shot to the body.
Edge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edge lands a body shot.
Edge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kilju swings for the body but Edge moves out of range.
Kilju throws a jab when Edge was well out of range.
Kilju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilju feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edge's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edge.
Kilju 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.
Edge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilju manages to avoid it.
Kilju throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kilju misses with a body shot.
Kilju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edge's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Edge's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kilju misses with a low kick as Edge jumps back.
Edge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilju.
Edge lands a glancing blow to the side of Kilju's head.
Nice cross by Kilju.
Edge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilju's head backwards.
Edge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilju walks into a left hand.
Edge checks a leg kick.
Kilju looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuju Kilju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilju uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilju throws a leg kick but Edge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edge misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Edge blocks the leg kick.
Edge misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Edge misses
and Kilju counters with a series of strikes. Edge will be more careful next time no doubt.
A leg kick checked by Edge.
Kilju throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilju lands a nice shot that snaps Edge's head back.
Kilju swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edge counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edge throws out a counter right but Kilju avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Kilju catches Edge right on the button with a cross.
Edge throws a low kick but Kilju moves out of range easily.
Edge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kilju if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilju moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kilju just misses with a punch to the body.
Edge moves out of range as Kilju strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju looks for the body kick but Edge saw that one coming.
Edge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kilju is trying to control Edge's posture but Edge avoids it.
Edge lands some shots froms side control.
Edge is putting a hurting on Kilju here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kilju is looking to reverse the position.
Kilju is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kilju is working hard here to advance position.
Edge working the ground and pound from side control.
Kilju is looking to regain half guard here but Edge keeps moving and retains side control.
Kilju is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju sneaks back into half guard.
Kilju blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edge.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edge lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilju has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Edge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Edge!
Kilju struggling a bit here.
Kilju is working to avoid the ground and pound but Edge connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilju is looking for a sweep.
Edge working away.
Kilju taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Edge will probably get the nod.
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.
Edge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilju throws a head kick but Edge moves out of range.
Kilju just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilju misses with a right hand
and Edge counters with a shoot takedown. Kilju fights it but they end up in guard.
Edge distracts Kilju with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edge passes into half guard.
Edge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilju wants to get back to full guard.
Edge slips a nice elbow through Kilju's hands, connecting with Kilju's forehead.
Kilju is looking for a sweep. Edge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilju gets full guard.
Edge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edge's guard.
Edge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilju stays in close to Edge's body and controls the position.
Kilju looking to pass the guard.
Edge keeping moving, preventing Kilju from controlling successfully.
Edge working a defensive guard here.
Kilju pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edge is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju trying to control but Edge is working from the bottom.
Kilju trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilju is aware though and is defending well.
Kilju looking to pass the guard.
Kilju engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilju. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edge cracks a nice hook into Kilju's ribs.
Edge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilju counters with a nice low kick that buckles Edge's knee momentarily.
Edge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Edge takes one to the chin there.
Kilju cracks Edge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edge moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Edge scores with a punch to the head.
Kilju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edge fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilju tries a low kick but Edge avoids it.
Edge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilju throws a big shot that misses.
Kilju throws a shot from downtown. Edge moves away and avoids it.
Edge lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilju takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilju with a jab.
Kilju avoids the body shot from Edge.
It looked like Kilju wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kilju does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilju on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Kilju misses
and Edge counters with a shoot takedown. Kilju fights it but they end up in guard.
Edge chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilju throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Edge escapes and throws Kilju's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kilju on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edge looks up at the clock and then as Kilju takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edge smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kilju gets back to half guard.
Kilju gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Edge 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! And we move into the final round!
Kilju fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edge checks it well.
Edge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Kilju.
Kilju throws a jab when Edge was well out of range.
Edge checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilju!
Kilju scores with a hook.
Edge ducks under a wild hook from Kilju.
Edge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilju lands a front kick.
Kilju misses the jab.
Edge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilju has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edge looks to land a body kick but Kilju moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edge.
Kilju lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilju swings for the body but Edge moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Edge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kilju misses with a double jab.
Kilju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilju throws a lazy right hand but Edge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Edge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilju doesn't seem phased though.
Kilju is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edge.
Kilju is rocked!
Edge drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Kilju is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edge cracks Kilju with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kilju's head.
Edge postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kilju covers up, he's hurt! Edge keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Edge and the ref steps in to end the fight! Edge can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Edge!
Christian Edge bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov's entrance music is 7B - Young Winds. A fine choice. 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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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
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Tutov misses.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Doubdtfire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doubdtfire lands a right hook to the body.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tutov checks a low kick from Doubdtfire.
A telegraphed right hand from Doubdtfire misses the target.
Tutov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Tutov
enabling Doubdtfire to counter with a crisp jab.
Doubdtfire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tutov connects with a single shot there.
Doubdtfire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tutov in his tracks.
Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tutov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tutov checks a low kick from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tutov lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Tutov is predictable there
and Doubdtfire counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a straight left.
Doubdtfire wants to slow Tutov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Tutov moved away.
Tutov throwing a counter right hand but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Tutov is looking to land body kicks.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doubdtfire.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doubdtfire.
Tutov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doubdtfire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Tutov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire is looking to land body kicks.
Andrey Tutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice strike.
Doubdtfire lunges at Tutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutov's hand.
Tutov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Doubdtfire.
Tutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doubdtfire.
Tutov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doubdtfire lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
A good leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Tutov walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire needs to keep his hands up - Tutov had a free shot at his head there.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tutov checks it well.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
An inside leg kick from Tutov misses.
Doubdtfire looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Tutov strikes.
Doubdtfire misses with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tutov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Doubdtfire throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Doubdtfire.
Tutov stuffs the takedown attempt from Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire gets slowly back to his feet.
Tutov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doubdtfire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doubdtfire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Tutov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Doubdtfire's shoulder, as Doubdtfire tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire misses the body punch
and Tutov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doubdtfire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doubdtfire 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 Tutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutov connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Doubdtfire misses
letting Tutov counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Tutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doubdtfire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doubdtfire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tutov checks a low kick from Doubdtfire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire defending well as Tutov loads up on a big left hand.
Tutov throws a push kick but Doubdtfire slaps the foot to one side.
Tutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doubdtfire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tutov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tutov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range nicely.
Doubdtfire avoids the head kick by Tutov.
Tutov scores with a hook to the body. Doubdtfire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doubdtfire throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Tutov misses the target.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tutov scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Doubdtfire finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that misses.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doubdtfire takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tutov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tutov motions for Doubdtfire to come forward. Tutov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Tutov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Decent striking displayed by Tutov there.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook. Tutov ducked under it nicely.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws out a loose jab but Tutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire connects with the punch.
Tutov misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tutov throws a low kick but Doubdtfire moves out of range easily.
Doubdtfire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Tutov throws a body kick.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Tutov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doubdtfire avoids it.
Tutov lands a nice looking body shot.
Doubdtfire throws a hook but Tutov avoids it easily.
Tutov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tutov. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a straight left.
Tutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doubdtfire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tutov thuds his shin into the meat of Doubdtfire's side.
Tutov takes one to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire throws out a powerful jab.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doubdtfire was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doubdtfire counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doubdtfire lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutov misses the jab.
Tutov swings widly with a right hand
and Doubdtfire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov dips to his left and cracks Doubdtfire with an uppercut!
Tutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire scores with a sloppy right hand. Tutov should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Tutov blocks the low kick.
Tutov misses with a body shot
enabling Doubdtfire to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Tutov misses.
Doubdtfire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
Tutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doubdtfire.
It looked like Tutov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tutov throws a leg kick
and Doubdtfire counters with an inside leg kick.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire tries a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tutov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doubdtfire scores with the left hand. Tutov knows he should have avoided that one.
Doubdtfire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tutov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Doubdtfire keeps Tutov at a distance using the push kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doubdtfire connects with a solid leg kick.
Tutov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Doubdtfire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it.
Tutov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tutov.
Doubdtfire misses the shot to the body.
Tutov is looking to chop away at Doubdtfire's legs.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Tutov tests Doubdtfire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tutov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tutov throws a wild body kick that Doubdtfire sees coming a mile off.
Doubdtfire throws out a leg kick but Tutov moves out of range and Doubdtfire only half commits.
Tutov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tutov's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doubdtfire, as that shot connected.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
And Doubdtfire tries to counter it with a takedown but Tutov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tutov.
Tutov is looking to land body kicks.
Doubdtfire throws a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tutov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tutov misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Doubdtfire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Doubdtfire.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Doubdtfire needs to keep his hands up - Tutov had a free shot at his head there.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire with a nice cross.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutov swings widly with a right hand
and Doubdtfire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doubdtfire walks into a straight right hand from Tutov.
Doubdtfire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tutov.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doubdtfire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doubdtfire connects with an inside leg kick.
Tutov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doubdtfire's calf.
Tutov takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Tutov.
Tutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Tutov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tutov.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire looks to throw the jab but Tutov is out of range.
Doubdtfire blocks the body kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tutov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doubdtfire. That did some damage!
Tutov throws a hook but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doubdtfire 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Post fight, Euphegen Doubdtfire stared into the camera and said 'I'm coming for that belt!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 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
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaali shoots in looking for a takedown. Heim tries to sprawl out of it but Penaali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penaali connects with a looping right hand.
Penaali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heim misses with a hook.
Penaali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penaali has been working on his balance at The Pure Warrior, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Heim.
Penaali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heim with the counter takedown but Penaali avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Heim misses
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
Penaali scores with a hook.
Heim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penaali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heim.
Aribert Heim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Penaali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penaali.
Heim dives in for a single leg takedown but Penaali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Heim scores with a four punch combination!
Heim scores with a body shot.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penaali.
Penaali lands a nice looking body shot.
Penaali fails to land with a series of punches.
Heim defending well as Penaali loads up on a big left hand.
Heim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Heim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penaali takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim misses with a takedown attempt - Penaali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arvo Penaali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim scores with a hook.
Penaali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heim misses with a lunging right hand
and Heim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.
Heim swings widly with a right hand
and Penaali counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Heim!
Heim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Penaali working the head and body with strikes.
Penaali trying to control the action but Heim is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penaali seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Penaali slips a nice elbow through Heim's hands, connecting with Heim's forehead.
Penaali is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penaali not doing much here.
Heim tries to roll over but Penaali keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali stalling.
Heim tries to get to full guard but Penaali has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penaali is looking to pass into half guard but Heim pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Heim is in guard.
Penaali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heim is looking to work some ground and pound but Penaali has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arvo Penaali will probably get the nod.
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.
Heim misses with a double jab.
Penaali went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Penaali misses with an uppercut.
Penaali shoots in but Heim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heim misses with a right hand
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
Penaali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penaali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heim looking to score a takedown here. Penaali is defending well but Heim drives through and ends up in Penaali's guard.
Penaali looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heim cracks Penaali with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penaali's head.
Heim distracts Penaali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Heim defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penaali's head.
Heim has gone for a leg lock! Penaali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heim's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heim is on top in guard.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Heim defends easily.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is looking for a triangle but Heim pushes his legs off easily.
Penaali is looking for a triangle but Heim pushes his legs off easily.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penaali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aribert Heim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penaali trying to control the position.
Penaali is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heim is aware though and is defending well.
Heim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heim distracts Penaali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Penaali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim chips away with some ground and pound.
Penaali is trying to control the position but Heim postures up.
Heim stands up over Penaali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penaali throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Heim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heim slips nicely into half guard.
Penaali is pressing down on Heim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Heim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim landing some decent shots from guard.
Heim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heim lands a couple of digs.
Penaali looking to control.
Penaali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penaali works his foot free and advances to mount.
Heim is desperately trying to improve his position but Penaali has a good base and remains in mount.
Heim keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Heim dips to his left and cracks Penaali with an uppercut!
Penaali scores with a nice strike.
Heim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heim tries to work over Penaali's front leg with a kick but Penaali checks it.
Heim thuds a left hand into Penaali's body.
Penaali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penaali's hands.
Aribert Heim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim misses with a body shot.
Jab by Heim.
Heim slips a straight right by Penaali.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
Penaali tries to counter with a takedown but Heim is quick to defend against it.
Penaali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Penaali ducks down to avoid it.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heim missing with a left hand there. Penaali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penaali changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Penaali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penaali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penaali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heim tries to clinch but Penaali moves out of range.
Heim lands a leg kick that knocks Penaali off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim fails with the takedown.
Penaali misses with a looping left.
Heim misses with a low kick.
Penaali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Heim tries to counter it with a takedown but Penaali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penaali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heim at a distance.
Penaali loads up on a big right hand but Heim slips the punch.
Penaali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heim takes a swing at Penaali's ribcage but misses.
Heim misses with a hook. Penaali ducked under it nicely.
Heim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penaali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heim leaves Penaali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Penaali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penaali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Heim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heim has Penaali up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Heim.
Heim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heim stalling.
Heim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penaali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim wants a takedown but no success here.
Penaali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penaali ducks right into an uppercut from Heim.
Heim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heim pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heim drops an elbow to the side of Penaali's head.
Heim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heim drops an elbow to the side of Penaali's head.
Heim working over Penaali with some ground and pound. Penaali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aribert Heim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heim 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
A relieved looking Aribert Heim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . Vinny Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hopkins sets himself, and Gold steps forward looking for the clinch! Hopkins avoids it this time.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Gold jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been informed that Gold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Gold catches Hopkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold working aggressively here.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Gold prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with some punches.
Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Gold.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold throws a head kick that Hopkins semi-blocks.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hopkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Gold, which made it look bad.
Hopkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Gold seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Hopkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hopkins wants to clinch
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
That kick from Gold tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gold tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hopkins is in Gold's guard.
Hopkins stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hopkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gold is proving hard to escape from.
Hopkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins wants to get up but he can't break Gold's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gold being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins forces his way into half guard.
Gold has his hands clasped together around Hopkins's back. He's all about the action.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopkins is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gold uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hopkins passes Gold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gold is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
It looks like Hopkins is going to stand back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Gold.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopkins in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gold is trying to defend but Hopkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hopkins controlling the action here.
Hopkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gold for as long as he can get away with.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hopkins tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gold controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Hopkins is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hopkins throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hopkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold wants to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
As Gold tries to get set, Hopkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Gold manages to avoid the attempt.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Gold as Hopkins shoots in.
Gold tries a quick counter leg kick but Hopkins is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Gold knows he should have avoided that one.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Hopkins as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold delivers a nice body kick.
Gold throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Gold.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Vinny Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
Gold prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Gold.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins is stalling here.
Gold misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liquid Gold.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Liquid Gold!
A relieved looking Liquid Gold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Vinny Hopkins had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad comes into the arena with Not Falling by Mudvayne blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Preston's choice of entrance music: Fuckin Problem. Aiden Preston has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Preston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston looks to land a combination but Tree Knee Dad avoids it well.
It looked like Tree Knee Dad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tree Knee Dad has Preston up against the cage in a clinch.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston lands an uppercut.
Preston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tree Knee Dad takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Preston.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tree Knee Dad.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Tree Knee Dad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tree Knee Dad avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Tree Knee Dad avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tree Knee Dad tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Tree Knee Dad avoids the damage to the body.
Tree Knee Dad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tree Knee Dad.
A short right from Tree Knee Dad on the inside.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tree Knee Dad dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body punch.
Tree Knee Dad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tree Knee Dad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Preston smiles and moves away.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Tree Knee Dad backing away here, and Preston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree Knee Dad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad thuds his right hand into Preston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Preston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tree Knee Dad is able to avoid easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Preston throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad moves away.
Preston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston throws a combination that misses
and Tree Knee Dad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a few strikes there.
Preston throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Tree Knee Dad as he checks the leg kick.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Preston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Preston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Preston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tree Knee Dad throws out the jab.
Tree Knee Dad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a stiff right hand.
Tree Knee Dad forces Preston back against the cage and clinches.
Tree Knee Dad blocks the elbow strike.
Tree Knee Dad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Tree Knee Dad blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a takedown but Preston manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tree Knee Dad lands an uppercut.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venum Tree Knee Dad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tree Knee Dad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tree Knee Dad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tree Knee Dad closes the distance and clinches.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tree Knee Dad is defending well for now.
Preston misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tree Knee Dad lands a shot to the body.
Preston misses with some punches.
Tree Knee Dad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Preston misses with a hook.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is winning the standup battle so far.
Tree Knee Dad slips a jab and a cross from Preston.
Preston misses with a leg kick
enabling Tree Knee Dad to counter with a crisp jab.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Preston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad moves in looking to clinch but Preston pushes him off.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad lands a glancing blow to the side of Preston's head.
Preston slips under a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Preston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tree Knee Dad throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tree Knee Dad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tree Knee Dad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tree Knee Dad scrambles back to his feet.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tree Knee Dad slips a jab from Preston.
Preston thuds a left hand into Tree Knee Dad's body.
Tree Knee Dad takes one on the button.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook. Preston ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Preston as he checks the leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a low kick nicely.
Tree Knee Dad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tree Knee Dad.
Preston slips a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Tree Knee Dad moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Preston.
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tree Knee Dad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Jab by Tree Knee Dad.
Preston slips a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston slips a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Preston defending well as Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big left hand.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston scores with a head kick. Tree Knee Dad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tree Knee Dad fails with a takedown attempt.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a head kick by Preston.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tree Knee Dad finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Preston on the side of the head.
Preston misses with a kick to the body.
Tree Knee Dad takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tree Knee Dad tries to clinch there but Preston circles away.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Tree Knee Dad as he checks the leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Tree Knee Dad lands the left hand.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a punch to the head.
Tree Knee Dad lands a jab.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a sloppy right hand. Preston should have avoided that one.
Tree Knee Dad catches Preston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Preston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston lands a front kick.
It looks like Tree Knee Dad has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tree Knee Dad jabs at Preston's body.
Tree Knee Dad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prestons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Preston throws out a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range and Preston only half commits.
Tree Knee Dad tried to score with a low kick but Preston checks it.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston is looking to score with low kicks.
Tree Knee Dad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Preston scores with a nice strike.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Tree Knee Dad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range as Preston strikes.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Preston counters with a body kick.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Tree Knee Dad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tree Knee Dad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Preston sprawls and moves away.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Preston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Tree Knee Dad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Preston throws a right and a left that Tree Knee Dad avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Tree Knee Dad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tree Knee Dad.
A big left from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Preston throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a leg kick
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
A combination from Tree Knee Dad does no damage.
Preston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses the jab.
Preston connects with a high kick.
Preston slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston throws out a counter right but Tree Knee Dad avoids it with no problem.
Preston scores with a nice strike.
Preston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston throws out a counter right but Tree Knee Dad avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Preston. Preston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston slips under a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Tree Knee Dad lands.
Preston misses the jab.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree Knee Dad. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Preston throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Tree Knee Dad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Preston doesn't seem phased though.
Preston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Preston misses.
Tree Knee Dad lands an overhand right.
Tree Knee Dad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tree Knee Dad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tree Knee Dad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Preston misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tree Knee Dad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
Venum Tree Knee Dad 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 Charles DaCoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles DaCoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCoca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett 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.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but DaCoca saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett misses with a hook
and DaCoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and DaCoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DaCoca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DaCoca lands a really nice looking cross but Barrett seems unphased.
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DaCoca. That one must have hurt.
Barrett looks winded!
DaCoca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrett at a distance.
Barrett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DaCoca can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barrett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DaCoca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DaCoca takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett is trying to counter with his kicks.
DaCoca lands a nice looking body shot.
DaCoca is looking to wear down Barrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
DaCoca lands a nice looking body kick.
DaCoca lands with a kick to the temple. Barrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DaCoca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrett.
Barrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DaCoca throws a push kick but Barrett slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett misses with a leg kick
and DaCoca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barrett thinking.
DaCoca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DaCoca defending well as Barrett loads up on a big left hand.
DaCoca scores with a body shot.
DaCoca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DaCoca forces Barrett back against the cage and clinches.
DaCoca scores with a hook to the body.
DaCoca misses with a body punch.
DaCoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DaCoca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrett or not.
DaCoca scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca.
Barrett is trying to push DaCoca away but DaCoca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DaCoca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
DaCoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DaCoca lands with a left to the head.
DaCoca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Nice body punch from DaCoca - that landed with a thud.
DaCoca leaning his opponent against the cage.
DaCoca lands with a right to the head.
DaCoca lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
DaCoca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett blocks a body shot from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DaCoca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barrett.
A body shot lands from DaCoca.
A shot in the inside from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DaCoca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barretts head.
DaCoca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DaCoca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DaCoca gets through Barrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DaCoca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
DaCoca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DaCoca connects with a body shot that sends Barrett's belly button to the back.
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DaCoca. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! DaCoca throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barrett is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles DaCoca!
Charles DaCoca very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karimov comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Hells Bells. Sharp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
Karimov punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karimov misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Karimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Karimov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Karimov misses.
Karimov checks a low kick from Sharp.
Karimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karimov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karimov is looking to counter punch.
Sharp throws a right hand that Karimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Karimov also avoids with ease.
Karimov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sharp 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.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Karimov checks it.
It appears Karimov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Karimov lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karimov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp wants to land a leg kick but Karimov is out of range.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp lands a head shot.
We've been told by Karimov's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp takes a swing at Karimov's ribcage but misses.
Karimov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victor Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Karimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Karimov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a low kick, looking for Karimov's leg but Karimov calmly moves out of range.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there
and Karimov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karimov's calf.
Sharp motions for Karimov to come forward. Sharp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karimov blocks a leg kick.
Karimov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
Karimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Karimov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karimov checks a leg kick.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karimov rather than just go for the knockout.
Karimov looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Sharp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karimov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karimov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sharp. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karimov throws out the jab.
Sharp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karimov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karimov staying out of range there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karimov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big left from Sharp misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there
and Karimov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp wants to land a leg kick but Karimov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharp. Sharp obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Karimov takes one to the side of the head.
Karimov throws a leg kick which misses Sharp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharp tries to avoid it.
Karimov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sharp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karimov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sharp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karimov.
Karimov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sharp misses
and Karimov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Karimov scores with a nice body kick.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp throws a body punch but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Karimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov swinging wildly here.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karimov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karimov is out of range and Sharp settles back down.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
Karimov is looking to counter punch.
Sharp misses with a low kick as Karimov jumps back.
Sharp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a leg kick but Karimov checks it
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Karimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dasha Karimov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karimov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karimov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It appears Karimov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharp misses with a left hand
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.
Sharp throws a lazy head kick
and Karimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Sharp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws the kick towards the body but Karimov avoids it.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karimov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.
Karimov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karimov. That did some damage!
Karimov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sharp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sharp.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
Sharp tries to land a front kick but Karimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karimov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Sharp backs away, Karimov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karimov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a leg kick
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Sharp slams his shin into Karimov's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Karimov avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karimov. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Karimov blocks the low kick.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Karimov's legs.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Karimov counters with a thumping low kick.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karimov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karimov backing away here, and Sharp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sharp slips a straight right by Karimov.
Karimov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karimov checks a leg kick.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Karimov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharp swings for the body but Karimov moves out of range.
Sharp is looking to slow Karimov down with leg kicks.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
Karimov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sharp.
Well Sharp 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. 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 Matt Hunt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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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
44 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns Jr.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Burns Jr against the cage.
Burns Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns Jr is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr can't break the clinch.
Burns Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt 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.
Burns Jr scores with a jab.
Burns Jr throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Hunt scores with a jab. Burns Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns Jr misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burns Jr misses with a looping left.
Hunt catches Burns Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Burns Jr to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns Jr is retaining full guard.
Burns Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burns Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Burns Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns Jr won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
Hunt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burns Jr gets full guard.
Burns Jr keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt keeps trying to improve his position.
Burns Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Burns Jr is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt forces his way into half guard.
Burns Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burns Jr wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Burns Jr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Burns Jr throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Burns Jr only half commits.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns Jr scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Burns Jr in a clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Burns Jr thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burns Jr takes a step back to recover.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Burns Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns Jr walks into a left hand.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt lands a jab to Burns Jr's midsection.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Burns Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Burns Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burns Jr throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
Burns Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Burns Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Burns Jr misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr motions for Hunt to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Hunt punishes Burns Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Burns Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt tries to land a body kick
and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Hunt catches Burns Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Burns Jr to the canvas!
Burns Jr keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Burns Jr controlling Hunt's posture.
Hunt passes Burns Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunt wants to pass to mount but Burns Jr is defending the position.
Burns Jr wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunt tries to control but Burns Jr wriggling away.
Hunt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hunt controlling from the full mount.
Hunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns Jr is looking to escape.
Burns Jr gets back to half guard.
Hunt trying to control from Burns Jr's half guard. Burns Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Matt Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burns Jr controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Burns Jr keeps moving.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Burns Jr is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns Jr should have avoided that one.
Burns Jr is rocked!
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns Jr is just out of range.
Burns Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Burns Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt misses the body punch
enabling Burns Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
And Burns Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burns Jr takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Hunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Burns Jr down.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Matt Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Hunt scores with a jab. Burns Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Matt Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Simba Burns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Burns Jr slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns Jr.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr motions for Hunt to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Burns Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burns Jr misses with a hook.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Burns Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hunt!
A victorious Matt Hunt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Simba Burns Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Garbage decision, only way to beat me..I want a rematch, that's my belt.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach has chosen Here's Johnny as his entrance music. Bronson Steam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Reach's chin.
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26
198 lbs
16 - 2 - 1 |
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195 lbs
38 - 15 - 2 |
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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
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Steam.
Steam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Steam as he connects with a hook.
Steam lands the left hand.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Reach avoids the body shot from Steam.
Reach lands a really nice looking cross but Steam seems unphased.
Steam lunges at Reach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reach's hand.
Reach misses with a left hand
and Steam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Reach as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steam.
Reach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steam can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a lovely overhand right.
Reach moves into the clinch successfully.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach tries to stall but Steam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steam scores with a jab.
Steam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Steam throws a hook but Reach avoids it easily.
Reach moves forwards but Steam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reach.
Steam jabs Reach right on the nose. Reach blinks but takes it well.
Steam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steam moves out of range as Reach strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been told by Steam's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Steam misses with a lunging right hand
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reach throws a hook but Steam blocks it.
Steam is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steam thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reach if he has to take too many more of those.
Steam misses with a left hand
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Reach misses.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Steam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steam connects with a body shot that sends Reach's belly button to the back.
Steam scores with a sloppy right hand. Reach should have avoided that one.
Reach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reach misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steam scores with a head kick. Reach tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steam with a hook.
Reach moves out of range of the leg kick from Steam.
Reach lands a jab to Steam's midsection.
Steam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reach.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steam lands with an overhand left.
Reach clinches.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam struggles to land a body shot inside as Reach controls his hands.
Steam misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam misses with the head strike.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reach misses with an elbow over the top.
Steam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Steam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Steam.
Reach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steam will feel that in the morning.
Steam wants to land a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Steam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Reach.
Reach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reach lands a nice hook to Steam's body. Steam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reach. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Steam.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steam - the referee stops the clock and Reach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steam. Reach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steam tries to land a leg kick but Reach saw it coming and moves away.
Reach blocks the body kick.
Reach now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steam moves away.
Reach scores with a push kick.
Steam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reach on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reach throws a hook but Steam avoids it easily.
Steam thumps Reach with a low kick.
Steam swings for the body but Reach moves out of range.
Reach raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Reach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steam thumps Reach with a low kick.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
Steam misses with the body kick
and Reach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steam slips under a jab.
Steam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
Reach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reach.
Steam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reach. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steam looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steam.
Steam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronson Steam is winning the standup battle so far.
Reach misses with a kick to the body.
Steam tried to counter with a leg kick but Reach avoided it.
Steam lands an overhand right.
Steam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Steam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steam thuds his shin into the meat of Reach's side.
Steam feints and then cracks Reach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reach down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach with a nice cross.
Reach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steam throws an off balance right hand
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reach moves out of range of the body kick.
Reach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reach is looking to land body kicks.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steam jabs at Reach's body.
Reach swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Steam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reach circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reach is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steam misses with an uppercut
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steam slips a jab from Reach.
Steam motions for Reach to come forward. Steam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Reach misses.
Steam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steam swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steam misses with a hook to the body
letting Reach counter with a right hand.
Steam connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reach - that will leave a mark!
Reach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bronson Steam will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reach scores with a hook.
Steam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reach's hands.
Reach throws the kick towards the body but Steam avoids it.
Steam throws the left hand but Reach avoids the punch easily.
Reach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reach throws a wild body kick that Steam sees coming a mile off.
Reach moves out of range as Steam strikes.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reach can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach misses with a body kick.
Bronson Steam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steam looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Steam throws the left hand but Reach avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Reach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steam doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reach throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steam.
Steam misses with a straight right.
Reach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steam throws a push kick but Reach slaps the foot to one side.
Reach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reach scores with a kick to the body.
Reach avoids the body shot from Steam.
Reach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reach lands a jab to the nose.
Reach fakes the leg kick and cracks Steam in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Reach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach moves away from the strike by Steam.
Reach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steam. Steam obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steam.
Reach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Steam finds it's way through Reach's defenses.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Steam lands with a shot to the body.
Steam slips a straight right by Reach.
Reach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steam throws a push kick but Reach slaps the foot to one side.
Steam motions for Reach to come forward. Steam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
Reach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steam scoring well with a low kick there.
Steam sizes up Reach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steam connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steam takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Steam.
Steam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Steam moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Steam misses
and Reach counters with a nice uppercut.
Reach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steam misses with a combination
and Reach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steam is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steam, as that shot connected.
Steam lands a nice shot that snaps Reach's head back.
Steam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steam cracks Reach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnny Reach just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Steam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steam throws a low kick but Reach avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steam. Reach shrugs it off though.
Steam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steam throws a right hand that Reach ducks under and follows up with a left that Reach also avoids with ease.
Reach tries a quick counter leg kick but Steam is wise to it.
Steam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steam's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam throws a low kick but Reach moves out of range easily.
Reach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steam missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reach throws out a loose jab but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steam takes a swing at Reach's ribcage but misses.
Reach counters with a body kick.
Good exchange - Steam coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Steam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steam - the referee stops the clock and Reach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steam. Reach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reach lands a jab.
Reach goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steam throws a shot from downtown. Reach moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reach checks a leg kick.
Steam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reach lands a head shot.
Oh Steam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Steam is predictable there
and Reach counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach is the new middleweight champion!
Johnny Reach decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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