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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Hawkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Coleman
vs
Hawkins

186 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkins as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Hawkins.

It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.

Hawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coleman, pushing him back against the cage.
Coleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman is trying to drag Hawkins to the mat but Hawkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coleman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins lands with a nice combination. Coleman backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coleman is breathing heavily.

Hawkins lands a big uppercut and Coleman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Coleman looks OK. Hawkins waves Coleman back to his feet!

Mark Coleman's cut is getting worse.
Hawkins finds Coleman's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Coleman flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hawkins lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Coleman will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hawkins!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mangello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Lock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Mangello's chin.

Lock
vs
Mangello

187 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mangello!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangello tries to land a leg kick but Lock saw it coming and moves away.
Mangello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lock shoots for a double leg takedown but Mangello sprawls well. He's pushed Lock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mangello tries for a takedown but Lock circles away easily

and Lock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mangello's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Mangello throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lock uses it to pass to side control.
Lock remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mangello sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lock trying to control the action but Mangello is working from the bottom.
Lock tries to score with some ground and pound. Mangello controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangello keeps working.
Lock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mangello throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lock was covering up waiting for the punch and Mangello finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lock is trying to keep Mangello in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangello throwing strikes but missing.
Lock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lock is on top in guard.
Lock postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mangello manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lock wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Lock 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.

Lock with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mangello decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lock's guard.
Mangello wants to control from the top but Lock keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mangello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mangello postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lock has Mangello pulled in close to control his posture.
Mangello wants to control from the top but Lock keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangello throwing strikes from guard but Lock blocks nicely.
Mangello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lock trying to control the position here.

Lock throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mangello uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mangello tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lock wants to control but Mangello postures up.
Lock is looking for a sweep.
Lock is trying to buck Mangello off.
Mangello lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lock explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Mangello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangello lands a decent shot there.
Mangello tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangello keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.
Lock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben Lock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mangello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Mangello 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!

Lock with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mangello counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mangello.
Lock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mangello.
Mangello not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Lock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mangello defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mangello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangello looking to sit in guard and control but Lock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lock won't allow Mangello to get back to his feet.
Lock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mangello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangello wants to stand and escape but Lock is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Mangello is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lock defends well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lock doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mangello counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lock is looking to control Mangello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lock avoid being mounted?
Lock is controlling Mangello's trapped leg to prevent Mangello from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mangello is working away from the top position though.
Mangello passes into side control, despite Lock's attempt to control the position.
Lock is trying to control Mangello's posture but Mangello avoids it.
Lock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mangello not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lock trying to hold on to Mangello's head to control him but Mangello postures up.
Lock wants to get back to full guard.
Lock is trying to maintain the position but Mangello is very close to passing his half guard.
Mangello performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Mangello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mangello 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Mangello!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alberto
vs
Silver

195 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silver decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alberto to his feet.
Alberto throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alberto avoids it really well and circles away.
Alberto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silver counters with a left to the body.

Silver darts in and clinches Alberto up against the cage.
Alberto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
Alberto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alberto moves out of range of the body kick from Silver.
Alberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.
Alberto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alberto has his foot on Silver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silver works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alberto.
Alberto wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Alberto controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto working away.
Silver is looking to regain half guard here but Alberto keeps moving and retains side control.
Alberto trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto taking a break here but Silver is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Well, if Alberto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alberto is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Alberto. Alberto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt.
Alberto is breathing heavily.
Silver throws a head kick but Alberto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Silver dominated that round.
That's time! Alberto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alberto has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alberto tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.

Alberto breaks the clinch.

Silver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alberto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silver trying to control the action but Alberto is working from the bottom.
Alberto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alberto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Alberto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silver is trying to stand up here but Alberto is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silver.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
Silver keeping full guard, as Alberto tries to pass.
Silver wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Silver kicks Alberto off and gets to his feet.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Alberto wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side

and Silver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alberto's guard now.
Alberto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Alberto has his foot on Silver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silver works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver works over Alberto with some ground and pound from guard.
Silver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alberto's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberto trying to control the position.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silver jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silver landing some decent shots from guard.
Alberto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silver stands up over Alberto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silver lands a couple of elbows.
Silver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alberto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alberto tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Silver stands up.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alberto dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Alberto tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.

Silver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alberto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alberto wants to get back to his feet but Silver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silver working some strikes from top position.
Silver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Silver 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!

Alberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Alberto.
Alberto tries for a takedown but Silver circles away easily
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Alberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Alberto drives through and clinches with Silver against the cage.
Alberto is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver tries to bum rush Alberto with a series of wild strikes but Alberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver pushes Alberto away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Silver rushes Alberto and presses him up against the cage.
Alberto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silver scores with a takedown into Alberto's guard.
Silver advances to half guard.
Alberto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.
Alberto trying to control here.
Silver lands with a punch from half guard.

Silver stands up out of the half guard.
Silver looks to land a combination but Alberto avoids it well.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alberto counters with a three punch combo that has Silver backing up. Silver nods at Alberto to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver shoots for a double leg takedown but Alberto sprawls well. He's pushed Silver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver lands a head kick. Alberto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alberto lands with a nice body kick.
Silver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silver wants it to stay on the feet.
Silver tries to clinch there but Alberto circles away.
Silver throws a series of strikes that have Alberto backpedaling.
Silver throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Alberto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Alberto from controlling successfully.
Silver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alberto is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver tries to break free but Alberto pushes him back against the cage.
Alberto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alberto stalling the fight.

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Alberto, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Alberto against the cage but Alberto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alberto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carlos Alberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Silver.

Silver has his feet on Alberto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alberto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alberto in side control, throwing shots but Silver defends.
The ground and pound from Alberto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.

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 Carlos Alberto.
Well Silver 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Silver!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bang the Drum All Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as David Ricardo enters the cage!

Claymore
vs
Ricardo

195 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Explosion Dominance Clothing
Battalion Athletics

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Claymore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claymore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ricardo ducks right into an uppercut from Claymore.
Claymore tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricardo misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricardo.
Ricardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Claymore lands a left and a right that send Ricardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Claymore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ricardo is rocked!

It looks like David Ricardo has been cut.
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!
Ricardo ducks under a wild hook from Claymore.
Ricardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Claymore finish him?
Ricardo looks for a takedown but Claymore sprawls well.
Claymore lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ricardo crumples to the floor! Claymore milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Claymore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip J Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lootchencough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

J Markovic
vs
Lootchencough

194 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
274 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Battalion Athletics

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip J Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Lootchencough!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lootchencough knocks Markovic out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam Lootchencough!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between eat me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooks Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

me
vs
Staal

150 cm
24
139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eat me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooks Staal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Staal swivels and escapes.
Staal fails in his attempt to clinch.
me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal is looking to clinch.
Staal is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Staal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like eat me has been cut.
me fails with the takedown.
me closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staal circles away.

Staal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
me has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Staal is proving hard to escape from.
Staal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Staal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Staal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Staal has a closed guard, preventing me from standing up.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is trying to control the position but me postures up.
me working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
me might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal misses with a low kick.
No luck for me with that takedown attempt.
me looks for a takedown but Staal sprawls well.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
me is breathing heavily.

Staal closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Staal.
me can't get the takedown.
Staal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning me up against the cage.
me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Staal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Staal lands a right hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal lands a knee to the body.
Staal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Staal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
Staal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
A body shot lands from Staal.
Staal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mes head.
Staal lands a right hand.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
Staal is leaning against me and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
Staal stalls.
Staal lands a right hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal lands with a left to the head.
Staal lands a body shot in the clinch.
me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Staal scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Staal.
me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Staal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Staal.
Staal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Staal scores with a hook to the body.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me is working for takedown but Staal is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staal lands a good knee to the midsection. me won't want to take too many of those.
Staal lands with a left to the head.
me wants a takedown but no success here.
me takes a shot to the head.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal lands a damaging elbow.
me takes an elbow to the forehead.
Staal lands a shot to the body.
Staal connects with a nasty looking knee right to me's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Staal.
Staal scores with a shot to the side of me's head.
Staal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Staal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Staal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Staal.
Staal with a knee to the head.
Staal landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Staal.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
me blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
me changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks Staal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Staal!
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on me. That did some damage!
Staal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
me has a takedown stuffed.
me takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
me takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Staal rushes me and presses him up against the cage.
Staal connects with a knee to the head.
me tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brooks Staal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Staal lands a jab-cross combination.
Staal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but me checks it.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
me tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

me shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
me uses his free foot to push down on Staal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Staal.

me looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Staal is looking to escape.
Staal is trying to maintain the position but me is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Staal defending well though.
Staal is not content to let me control the position.
Staal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with me. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

me is trying to work for a kimura but Staal is defending well.
me is trying to control the action in half guard but Staal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from me.

me is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Staal has managed to free his arm - good work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Staal rushes me and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staal lands a left hand.
me is trying to drag Staal to the mat but Staal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Staal.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mes head.
Staal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Staal just leaning against me, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Staal.
me has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Staal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Staal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staal digs a right hand underneath me's ribcage. me let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Staal.
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Staal slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Staal.
Staal lands a left hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal working me over with knees to the body.
me takes a shot to the head.
Staal crunches a lovely knee into me's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Staal.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
me drops down looking for an ankle pick but Staal pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal moves in looking to clinch but me pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by me.

me thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Staal defending against the ground and pound.

me is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Staal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Staal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as me stalls from top position.
me wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Staal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Staal manages to get back to half guard.

me is working for a kimura but Staal is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Staal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 eat me will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Staal cracks a nice hook into me's ribs.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
me has a takedown stuffed.
Staal connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Staal has closed the distance and engaged me in a clinch.
Staal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from me.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
me changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Staal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
Staal lands an elbow inside that me shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Staal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal lands a shot to the body.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
Staal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Staal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Staal.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Staal.
Staal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Staal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Staal.
Staal lands with a short shot to the head.
Staal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Staal connects with a nasty looking knee right to me's face.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Staal.

me wants the takedown. Staal is fighting it off but me persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Staal's guard against the cage.
me with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
me trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

me is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Staal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Staal has escaped and now he's on top!

Staal 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal stays in close to me's body and controls the position.
Staal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of me is proving hard to escape from.
Staal is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
me looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

me working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
me looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal content to stall in guard here.
Staal wants to pass the guard but me is keeping the position.

me escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Staal wants to pass the guard but me is keeping the position.
Staal prevents me from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
me looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
me wants to sweep but no luck.

me looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
me controls Staal momentarily but Staal frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal jabs me right on the nose. me blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
me fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Staal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down me rather than just go for the knockout.
me swats away the attempt to clinch by Staal.
Staal scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brooks Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staal 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooks Staal!

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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Danzig
vs
Laine

189 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
240 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Danzig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig slips under a jab.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Danzig manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Laine.
Laine digs a good hook to Danzig's body.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig moves out of range easily.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig misses the jab.
Laine swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laine scores with the left hand. Danzig knows he should have avoided that one.
Danzig slips a straight right by Laine.
Danzig throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Danzig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine lands with a straight right. Danzig didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Danzig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine tries a low kick but Danzig avoids it.
A slow jab from Danzig misses its intended target.
Danzig throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Danzig is out of range.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Danzig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danzig walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Danzig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine misses the jab.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Danzig's defenses.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danzig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Danzig staying out of range there.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig avoids the body shot from Laine.
Danzig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
A shot to de liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Laine works over Danzig's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Danzig had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Danzig moved out of range nicely.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danzig.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danzig. Danzig circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Danzig slips a jab from Laine.
Laine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine slips a jab from Danzig.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Danzig misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danzig defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danzig.
Laine misses with a body punch
and Danzig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Danzig's head but Danzig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viljo Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danzig misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Danzig counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danzig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danzig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Danzig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Danzig connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danzig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danzig on the side of the head.
Danzig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Danzig seems unphased.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps Danzig's head back.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
Laine lands a jab.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Danzig takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
Danzig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Viljo Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Danzig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Danzig counter with a right hand.
Laine defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Danzig gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Danzig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danzig.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
A shot to de liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.
Danzig tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Danzig saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Danzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Jab by Laine.
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danzig takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Danzig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danzig can pounce on him.
Danzig misses with a double jab
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danzig moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Danzig's ribs.
Danzig throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Danzig thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Danzig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Laine misses.
Danzig tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Danzig makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laine really felt that one!
Danzig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danzig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine counters with a left and a right... And another left! Danzig is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!
Viljo Laine is the new super heavyweight champion!