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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caitlyn Jenner (ranked 6548 p4p, 674 weight class) and Levi Van Der Berg (ranked 6648 p4p, 684 weight class). Caitlyn Jenner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caitlyn Jenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Van Der Berg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Berg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenners head.
Jenner decides to pull guard.
Jenner looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Van Der Berg is defending well. Jenner quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Van Der Berg has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jenner celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caitlyn Jenner!
After the fight, Caitlyn Jenner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Assuncao (ranked 6471 p4p, 668 weight class) and Hiroaki Hidaka (ranked 6533 p4p, 672 weight class). Assuncao comes to the cage accompanied by Will Sparks & Tyron Hapi ft. Luciana - Gorilla. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroaki Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Assuncao.
Assuncao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Vinicius Assuncao has been cut.
Hidaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hidaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assuncao moves away.
Hidaka lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Hidaka.
Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assuncao.
Assuncao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assuncao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hidaka finds Assuncao's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Assuncao flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hidaka lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Assuncao will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiroaki Hidaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Halo (ranked 6647 p4p, 683 weight class) and Cornelius Burns (ranked 6395 p4p, 658 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo walks into a left hand.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Cornelius Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cornelius Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Halo misses.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo takes one to the chin there.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a jab.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Halo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns scores with a body shot.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Halo jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burns 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.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo shoots and misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo feinted with a counter takedown.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halo. Halo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Halo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halo misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo blocks a jab.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Burns 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Cornelius Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Halo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Halo throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice cross by Burns.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
It looks like Cornelius Burns has been cut.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Thor Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!
Cornelius Burns wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Cornelius Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Flynn (ranked 6560 p4p, 676 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 6538 p4p, 670 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses the body punch
and Flynn counters with a crisp one two that drops Costa! Flynn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Costa to his feet! Costa is in big trouble!
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Flynn closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flynn.
Costa tries to stall but Flynn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flynn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flynn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Flynn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flynn has managed to get both his arms back between Costa's legs - danger averted.
Flynn trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Flynn has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Flynn manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Flynn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa has hold of Flynn's hands but Flynn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Costa tries to roll over but Flynn keeps him under control.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Costa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Costa.
Flynn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Costa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flynn is stalling in the full guard.
Costa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Flynn passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants to control but Costa is keeping him busy.
Costa wants to get back to full guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Flynn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Flynn is going to stand back up.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flynn pulls his head out easily.
Flynn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Costa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Flynn escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Flynn!
Costa is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flynn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Costa, who protects the arm well.
Costa looks to move to half guard but instead Flynn has passed into mount! Damn!
Flynn is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Costa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flynn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flynn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Costa shoots in for a double leg but Flynn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Flynn on that attempt.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Flynn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flynn throws a big counter combination but Costa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Costa throws a hook to the side of Flynn's head but Flynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flynn makes his way to full guard, as Costa worked for a kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Flynn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flynn connects with a leg kick. Costa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
No luck for Flynn with that takedown attempt.
Flynn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Costa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flynn.
Costa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Flynn defends well and Costa ends up having to push Flynn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flynn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flynn is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Flynn circles away and we're back to standing.
Flynn connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa gets a takedown into half guard.
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flynn moves into full guard.
Flynn keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Flynn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Costa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Flynn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa gets back to half guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa looking for subs from the bottom but Flynn mounts him!
Flynn prevents Costa from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa keeps trying to improve his position.
Flynn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa is trying to reverse the position but instead Flynn has taken his back - oops!
Sean Flynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flynn doesn't have the hooks in and Costa manages to turn into his guard.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Flynn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Costa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Flynn stacks Costa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Flynn!
Costa is trying to work for a sweep but Flynn has mounted him!
Costa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn looking to break Costa's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Costa remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Flynn will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Costa is keeping busy.
Costa is in bad spot here.
Flynn lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa tries to escape the position.
Costa breaks Flynn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Costa trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Costa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flynn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flynn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flynn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Flynn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flynn is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Flynn circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Flynn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Flynn rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Flynn to keep the fight standing.
Flynn pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Flynn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Costa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flynn escapes and throws Costa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Flynn slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn wants to stand but Costa has his arm trapped.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Flynn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Costa!
Flynn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to improve his position but instead Flynn has taken his back!
Costa tries to escape the position.
Flynn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Costa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Costa for a finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa is in bad spot here.
Flynn looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Flynn tries to get the hooks in deep but Costa pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn keeps control of the position as Costa tries to break free.
Flynn is persistently looking for the submission but Costa is defending it well.
Costa tries to roll but Flynn sticks to his back.
Santiago Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn trying to control momentarily.
Costa is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa turns into Flynn and is now in his guard.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flynn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Costa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Costa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Costa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sean Flynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Flynn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flynn, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Sean Flynn!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Sean Flynn!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Sean Flynn!
Sean Flynn wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Sean Flynn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 6445 p4p, 563 weight class) and George Lopez (ranked 6528 p4p, 565 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner 's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Banner .
Banner lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Banner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopez.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner .
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner .
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Banner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Oooooh!!! Banner has knocked Lopez down with a huge combo! Banner steps away and waves a wobbly Lopez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lopez is rocked!
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner scores with a hook.
Lopez walks straight into a right hand from Banner - that's dropped him! Banner jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lopez from any more punishment! Lopez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lamont Banner !
Lamont Banner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atsushi Satoshi (ranked 6394 p4p, 657 weight class) and Axel Rampage (ranked 6281 p4p, 651 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atsushi Satoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Rampage !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rampage showed some decent athleticism there.
Satoshi wants to get back to full guard.
Rampage is trying to control the action in half guard but Satoshi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rampage tries to pass to full mount but Satoshi defends it.
Rampage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rampage working Satoshi over with strikes.
Satoshi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rampage pulls his head out easily.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rampage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Satoshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rampage wants to take a breather but Satoshi is having none of it.
Satoshi wants to control but Rampage is keeping busy.
Satoshi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rampage .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoshi trying to get back to full guard but Rampage takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Satoshi tries to reverse the position but Rampage maintains control.
Satoshi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Rampage .
It looks like Atsushi Satoshi has been cut.
Satoshi can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rampage ! Satoshi is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Axel Rampage !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John C Reilly (ranked 5663 p4p, 611 weight class) and Pain Train (ranked 6593 p4p, 679 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John C. Reilly Funniest Moments. 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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205 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pain Train!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Train shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Train.
Reilly works Train's body with a nice hook.
Reilly clinches.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Train manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reilly passes into half guard.
Reilly not doing much here.
Train won't allow Reilly to pass to mount.
Reilly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Train can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reilly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Reilly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train is trying desperately to improve position.
Reilly controlling from mount.
More hug and hope from Reilly.
Reilly avoids the attempt from Train to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Train wants to get back to his feet.
Reilly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Train can't escape the position.
Reilly content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reilly trying to control but Train is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Train tries to hold on but Reilly pushes him away.
Reilly controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John C Reilly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Train closes the distance and clinches up with Reilly, looking for a takedown. Train pushes Reilly against the cage but Reilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Train looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Reilly - just one landing.
Train doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Train can do to turn this around?
Reilly clinches.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Train takes a shot to the head.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Train's elbow.
Reilly tries to work over Train's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Train is looking to take this one to the mat.
John C Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Train.
Reilly tries a body shot but Train blocks it.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Train displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Train's elbow.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Train blocks a body shot from Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Train is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Train takes a shot to the head.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Train avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly tries to work over Train's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Train jumps guard but Reilly stands there with Train around his waist. Train gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Train fails to pull guard.
Train blocks an uppercut.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Train takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Train walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John C Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly with a jab.
Train displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly trying to stall but Train improves his position.
Train tries to pull guard but Reilly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reilly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Train tries to score a body lock takedown but Reilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Train.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Train's elbow.
Train blocking some punches.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Train off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Train on that attempt.
Train takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Train manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Train throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Train looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reilly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Train's guard.
Reilly content to control rather than advance.
Reilly wants to pass the guard but Train is defending well.
Reilly uses his free foot to push down on Train's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Train.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
John C Reilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reilly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John C Reilly dominated that second round.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Train shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Train ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Train bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Train takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Train is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Train slips the punch.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reilly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Train looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Train tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Train uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Train feints the counter takedown.
Train gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train fails to pull guard.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly cracks Train with a nice body shot.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly is trying to stall.
Reilly tries a body shot but Train blocks it.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Train blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Train prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly is leaning against Train and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Train blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
John C Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reilly walks away with a smile on his face. Train gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John C Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Train.
Nice defenses there by Train.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Train is looking to take this one to the mat.
Train scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
It looks like John C Reilly has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Train.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly pushes Train back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Train avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Train tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Train back against the cage.
Train tries to pull guard but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Train is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Train has the dominant position.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Train.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Train.
Reilly is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Train moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly throws the left hand but Train avoids the punch easily.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Train moves away.
Train feints the counter takedown.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Train's sensitive parts.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly throws a body punch but Train moves out of range.
Train is looking to clinch.
Train jabs Reilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Train takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pain Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Train looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
John C Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for John C Reilly!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for John C Reilly!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for John C Reilly!
John C Reilly wins by unanimous decision!
John C Reilly 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shawn (ranked 6785 p4p, 692 weight class) and Robert Kortig (ranked 6397 p4p, 656 weight class). Robert Kortig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Shawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shawn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kortig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kortig instigates a clinch.
Shawn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kortig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shawn misses with a body punch.
Shawn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawn misses with the head strike.
Shawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shawn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kortig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shawn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kortig .
Kortig digs a right hand underneath Shawn's ribcage. Shawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kortig blocks an elbow strike.
Kortig lands a body shot.
Shawn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kortig .
Shawn has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Shawn takes a shot to the head.
Kortig lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Jack Shawn has been cut.
Kortig lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kortig - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Kortig .
Shawn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kortig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kortig 's efforts to push away.
Shawn tries a body shot but Kortig blocks it.
Kortig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shawn tries to throw a body punch but Kortig avoids it by throwing Shawn back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kortig .
Shawn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shawn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shawn goes for a takedown attempt but Kortig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shawn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kortig pounces like a tiger and cracks Shawn with a vicious hook! Shawn is down but not out! Kortig follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Kortig !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Kok (ranked 5034 p4p, 504 weight class) and Hue Stone (ranked 5629 p4p, 555 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
185 lbs
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199 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hue Stone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries for a takedown but Kok circles away easily
and Kok counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kok is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chew Kok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hue Stone.
Kok stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
Kok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kok working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kok lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kok.
Kok pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kok.
Stone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kok seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stone can turn it around.
Stone wants to take the fight to the mat but Kok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kok lands a left hand.
Kok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stone wants a takedown.
Kok stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kok pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stone wants a takedown.
Stone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kok looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kok pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kok.
Stone is working for takedown but Kok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kok scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Kok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kok is pressed up against the cage. Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kok down to the mat. Kok avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kok lands a right hand.
Kok lands a nice uppercut.
Kok lands with a right to the head.
Stone is rocked!
Kok pushes Stone against the cage. Kok is working some dirty boxing. Kok pushes off with a quick right hook! Stone goes down! Stone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kok moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Kok!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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