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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 2624 p4p, 368 weight class) and Lucio Eldison (ranked 7858 p4p, 702 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucio Eldison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eldison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akharraz but Akharraz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab by Eldison.
Akharraz throws a good cross that connects.
Eldison looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Eldison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akharraz defends it nicely.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Eldison manages to avoid it.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Eldison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldison looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Akharraz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eldison misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Tr�ningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eldison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akharraz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldison blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Eldison shoots in and drives through. Akharraz sprawls well.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Eldison tries for a takedown but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eldison misses with a takedown attempt
and Akharraz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eldison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akharraz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eldison looks winded!
Akharraz plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Eldison swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Eldison face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 3647 p4p, 144 weight class) and Bode Muller (ranked 3316 p4p, 93 weight class). Starker comes to the cage accompanied by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Muller has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Bode Muller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Bode Muller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bode Muller has been cut.
Starker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker misses with the head strike.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Starker.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller lands an uppercut.
Muller wants a takedown but no success here.
Starker prevents a body shot from Muller.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Muller is working for takedown but Starker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Muller tries a body shot but Starker blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Muller shrugs off.
Starker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller is trying to pull guard but Starker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paul Starker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Muller.
Muller is trying to pull guard but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Starker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muller takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller is trying to pull guard but Starker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Starker working aggressively here.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Muller blocks the elbow strike.
Starker lands an elbow just above Muller 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker lands an elbow just above Muller 's eye.
That has opened up Bode Muller's cut even more.
Muller is leaning against Starker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muller dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller pushes Starker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Starker to keep the fight standing.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Muller blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Muller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muller jumps guard but Starker stands there with Muller around his waist. Muller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Starker.
Starker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Starker.
The cut above Bode Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Starker lands a right hand.
Muller avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Starker lands a shoulder strike.
Starker blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muller's brow.
Starker lands with a left to the head.
Starker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Starker walks away with a smile on his face. Muller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Starker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starker moves into range and clinches up with Muller.
Muller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Muller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Starker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Muller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muller has a closed guard, preventing Starker from standing up.
Muller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller throwing strikes from guard but Starker blocks nicely.
Muller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muller wants to control from the top but Starker keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muller trying to control but Starker is working from the bottom.
Muller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starker keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller postures up and lands a big shot to Starker's brow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Starker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bode Muller's cut.
That's time! Starker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Muller shoots in and bounces Starker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Muller with a nice head shot there.
Starker keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Starker is keeping the position.
Starker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muller on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Starker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Starker keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muller lands a lovely overhand right.
Paul Starker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starker wants to clinch.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker closes the distance and clinches.
Muller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Starker prevents it.
Starker stops a takedown attempt from Muller.
Muller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Starker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Muller.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Starker lands a damaging elbow.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Muller pulls Starker into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starker wants to stand but Muller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muller is controlling Starker's posture.
Starker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muller is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker gets to his feet - Muller follows without any prompting.
Muller misses with a body kick.
Starker moves into range and clinches up with Muller.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
Starker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller jumps guard and drags Starker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Starker postures up.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Starker's guard.
Muller looking to pass the guard.
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Starker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starker keeping full guard, as Muller tries to pass.
Muller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starker wants to stand but Muller is controlling the position.
Muller trying to control but Starker is working from the bottom.
Bode Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Starker can't keep his opponent in guard - Muller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bode Muller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Starker tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Muller connects with a nice looking jab.
Muller stalks Starker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Starker's face. Starker staggers backwards, shaken.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Starker kicks Muller off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Starker. No joy for Muller on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starker rushes Muller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Muller.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Muller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Starker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Muller avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Bode Muller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bode Muller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Starker!
Paul Starker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 1702 p4p, 78 weight class) and Master Wong (ranked 1956 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Master Wong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castillo was covering up waiting for the punch and Wong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wong prevents Castillo from getting back to his feet.
Castillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castillo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillo is keeping the position for now.
Wong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses.
Wong won't allow Castillo to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Nice combo by Wong! Oh, that's hurt him - Castillo falls to the canvas and Wong follows him into side control.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Wong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wong is putting a hurting on Castillo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Castillo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Wong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Castillo is trying to get back to his feet.
Wong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong is trying to ground and pound but Castillo uses the momentary lack of control by Wong to regain half guard.
Wong is looking to advance position but Castillo won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong prevents Castillo from standing back up.
Wong is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wong throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Wong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castillo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wong.
Wong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Castillo is just riding it out for now. Wong eventually gives up the hold.
Castillo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Castillo has worked his arm free - good work by Castillo!
Castillo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castillo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Castillo wants to stand up but Wong is controlling the position.
Castillo controlling the action here.
Castillo wants to stand up but Wong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wong is controlling Castillo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong trying to control but Castillo postures up.
Wong gets back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wong shoots and misses
and Castillo counters with a body kick that stops Wong in his tracks momentarily.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong throws a right and a left that Castillo avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castillo.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wong counters with a body kick.
Castillo looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Castillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wong.
Wong throws a wild body kick that Castillo sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wong thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is refusing to be controlled, as Wong sits in half guard.
Wong is looking for a kimura here.
Wong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
Wong is working for a kimura but Castillo is defending it quite comfortably.
Castillo manages to get to full guard.
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.
Wong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castillo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wong looking to pass the guard.
Wong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wong rushes Castillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong tries to score a body lock takedown but Castillo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong.
Castillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castillo.
Wong has Castillo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Castillo tumbling to the mat - Wong dives into Castillo's guard.
Castillo managing to control the position.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillo has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castillo 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.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Castillo is keeping the position.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillo has wrist control.
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 Ricardo Castillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Castillo, which made it look bad.
Castillo lands a right hook to the body.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castillo leaves Wong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Castillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Castillo throws a leg kick which misses Wong's front leg but catches the back leg as Wong tries to avoid it.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillo as he jumps to the side.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Master Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castillo is looking to wear down Wong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wong unleashes a big counter combination but Castillo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Castillo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wong is able to avoid easily.
Castillo swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Wong drives through with a takedown into Castillo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Castillo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wong manages to pass to side control.
Wong not doing much here.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wong.
Castillo has hold of Wong's hands but Wong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wong is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Castillo to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong cracks Castillo with a solid left hand.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wong is in close to Castillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wong lands a couple of elbows.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillo has wrist control.
Wong looking to pass the guard.
Wong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to keep Wong in close.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wong dives into side control.
Wong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castillo dodges the ground and pound from Wong.
Wong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castillo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wong but great work by Castillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Castillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Wong. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wong dives in for a single leg takedown but Castillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castillo lunges at Wong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wong's hand.
Ricardo Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillo as he avoids it easily.
Castillo clinches up with Wong and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castillo lands with a good body shot.
Wong tries for a takedown but Castillo circles away easily
and Castillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castillo gets a clinch.
Castillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aurora Borealis (ranked 5099 p4p, 441 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 4371 p4p, 396 weight class). Rocker has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aurora Borealis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker misses with a series of wild punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Borealis enables Rocker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Borealis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Borealis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borealis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borealis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rocker has passed into side control.
Borealis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Borealis is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at PhoQus Sports Incorporated, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borealis wants to control but Rocker postures up.
Borealis is looking for a sweep.
Rocker landing strikes.
Borealis is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis is trying to control Rocker's posture but Rocker avoids it.
Rocker landing strikes.
Borealis is not content to let Rocker control the position.
Borealis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rocker is staying tight to Borealis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rocker working away.
Borealis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borealis is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Borealis is looking for a sweep.
Rocker cracks Borealis with a big right hand but Borealis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borealis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rocker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Borealis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocker throws a strike but Borealis manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Rocker tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aurora Borealis!
Aurora Borealis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 2587 p4p, 270 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 4517 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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187 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hemmo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Hemmo ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Hemmo moved away.
A nice side step and Hemmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hemmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for Hemmo's leg but Hemmo calmly moves out of range.
Hemmo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Hemmo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hopkins trying to keep a closed guard but Hemmo is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopkins, not yet.
Hopkins pulls Hemmo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Hemmo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmo stands up over Hopkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hemmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hemmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hemmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopkins, not yet.
Hemmo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hemmo's guard.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Hemmo keeps moving.
Hopkins lands a couple of digs.
Hemmo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hopkins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hemmo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hopkins is looking to defend but Hemmo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hopkins! Hemmo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hopkins taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paha Hemmo!
Paha Hemmo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joshua (ranked 2079 p4p, 58 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 1431 p4p, 69 weight class). Joshua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Problem Child. Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Gauthier Delsarte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
255 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte checks the leg kick.
Joshua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delsarte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshua scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Joshua misses its intended target.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Delsarte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joshua avoids the body shot from Delsarte.
Joshua throws a low kick, looking for Delsarte's leg but Delsarte calmly moves out of range.
Delsarte rushes Joshua and presses him up against the cage.
Delsarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Delsarte digs a right hand underneath Joshua's ribcage. Joshua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Delsarte.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshua controls his hands.
Joshua taking a breather.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Joshua controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
Delsarte blocks a body shot from Joshua.
Joshua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Delsarte works on Joshua's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Delsarte.
Joshua misses with the head strike.
Delsarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Delsarte lands a body punch.
Joshua misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Delsarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Delsarte.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joshua seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Delsarte can turn it around.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
A short uppercut from Joshua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte tries to stall but Joshua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joshua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delsarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delsarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Joshua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delsarte or not.
Delsarte scores with a shot to the side of Joshua's head.
Joshua prevents a body shot from Delsarte.
Joshua misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Delsarte on the inside.
Joshua is trying to stall.
Joshua trying to control the position but instead, Delsarte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joshua into the cage.
Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Delsarte.
Delsarte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua is trying to stall.
Delsarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua tries to work over Delsarte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike.
Joshua being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delsarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua leaning against his opponent.
Delsarte misses with some punches.
Delsarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delsarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joshua is breathing heavily.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte lands a body punch.
Delsarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delsarte.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte pushes Joshua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delsarte leaning against his opponent.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshua controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delsarte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joshua up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joshua.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
That's time! Joshua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joshua tries to keep at a distance but Delsarte has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte lands an uppercut.
Joshua working aggressively here.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte blocking some punches.
Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Delsarte blocks an uppercut.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshua controls his hands.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Joshua looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Delsarte.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joshua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte lands with a right to the head.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua tries to stall but Delsarte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Joshua controls the action.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Delsarte.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Joshua blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Joshua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delsarte pushes Joshua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Delsarte as the two fighters clinch.
Delsarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Delsarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
Delsarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Joshua is rocked!
Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Joshua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delsarte lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte stalling in the clinch.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
Delsarte lands with a left to the head.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Delsarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Delsarte.
Joshua seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a head punch that misses.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike.
Delsarte lands with a left to the head.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delsarte lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Joshua to his knees! Delsarte keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier Delsarte!
A very excited looking Gauthier Delsarte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 874 p4p, 40 weight class) and Andy Rodgers (ranked 1086 p4p, 37 weight class). Wolfsbruder comes to the cage accompanied by Cradel to the grave. Elric Wolfsbruder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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271 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wolfsbruder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice hook to Rodgers's body. Rodgers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolfsbruder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers takes a swing at Wolfsbruder's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolfsbruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodgers.
Wolfsbruder blocks a jab.
Wolfsbruder throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolfsbruder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolfsbruder scores with a jab. Rodgers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Andy Rodgers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfsbruder moves forwards but Rodgers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolfsbruder throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers lands a leg kick that knocks Wolfsbruder off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Wolfsbruder slips the punch.
Wolfsbruder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodgers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfsbruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolfsbruder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolfsbruder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolfsbruder defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfsbruder throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfsbruder moves out of range easily.
Wolfsbruder throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodgers! But no joy.
Rodgers throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolfsbruder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers connects with a jab.
Wolfsbruder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a low kick but Wolfsbruder moves out of range easily.
Wolfsbruder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfsbruder. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolfsbruder blocks a jab.
Wolfsbruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolfsbruder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolfsbruder's head.
Wolfsbruder throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Wolfsbruder misses its intended target.
Wolfsbruder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodgers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodgers's hands.
That has opened up Andy Rodgers's cut even more.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodgers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodgers connects with a jab.
Wolfsbruder avoids a kick to the body.
Rodgers lands a leg kick that knocks Wolfsbruder off balance momentarily.
Wolfsbruder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodgers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wolfsbruder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolfsbruder throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodgers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolfsbruder blocks a head kick by Rodgers.
Andy Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers scores with the left hand. Wolfsbruder knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers. Wolfsbruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfsbruder scores with a one two! Rodgers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Rodgers sizes up Wolfsbruder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodgers throws a hook but Wolfsbruder avoids it easily.
Wolfsbruder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The cut above Andy Rodgers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rodgers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers takes a swing at Wolfsbruder's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers throws a counter combo.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfsbruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers tries to move into range but Wolfsbruder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolfsbruder looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfsbruder throws a shot from downtown. Rodgers moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Wolfsbruder.
Rodgers misses with a straight right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Rodgers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfsbruder is looking to slow Rodgers down with leg kicks.
Wolfsbruder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
Wolfsbruder misses with a looping right.
Rodgers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolfsbruder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolfsbruder misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Wolfsbruder moves out of range.
Rodgers cracks Wolfsbruder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolfsbruder finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers's head.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Wolfsbruder saw that one coming.
Wolfsbruder works Rodgers's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Wolfsbruder lands a body shot.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook to the body
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfsbruder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfsbruder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wolfsbruder defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfsbruder is looking to counter the offense by Rodgers and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers.
Wolfsbruder misses with a body shot.
Wolfsbruder misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Wolfsbruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodgers should have avoided that one.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Good leg kick by Rodgers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wolfsbruder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodgers.
A slow jab from Wolfsbruder misses its intended target.
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Wolfsbruder didn't see that one coming.
Rodgers drops his hands momentarily and Wolfsbruder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfsbruder. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfsbruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Wolfsbruder scores with a punch to the head.
Wolfsbruder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andy Rodgers's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rodgers sizes up Wolfsbruder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers lands a leg kick that knocks Wolfsbruder off balance momentarily.
Wolfsbruder throws a leg kick
and Rodgers counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodgers can pounce on him.
Andy Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolfsbruder moves away.
Rodgers cracks Wolfsbruder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a one two combo.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rodgers throws a front kick aimed at Wolfsbruder's knee but Wolfsbruder avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Wolfsbruder blocks the low kick.
It looked like Wolfsbruder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodgers misses the jab.
Wolfsbruder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfsbruder throws a series of punches but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers throws out a counter right but Wolfsbruder avoids it with no problem.
Wolfsbruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wolfsbruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Rodgers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfsbruder manages to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder staying out of range there.
Wolfsbruder defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wolfsbruder might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Wolfsbruder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Rodgers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolfsbruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers.
Rodgers cracks the inside of Wolfsbruder's front leg.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wolfsbruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfsbruder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolfsbruder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodgers finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolfsbruder's head.
Wolfsbruder takes one to the side of the head.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers throws a nice looking combination but Wolfsbruder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfsbruder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Rodgers misses its intended target.
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Wolfsbruder.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfsbruder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfsbruder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfsbruder. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolfsbruder throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a nice right hand.
Rodgers throws a jab when Wolfsbruder was well out of range.
Rodgers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolfsbruder misses the jab.
Rodgers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rodgers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodgers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wolfsbruder on the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder avoids the head kick by Rodgers.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers, as that shot connected.
Wolfsbruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Wolfsbruder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfsbruder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andy Rodgers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elric Wolfsbruder!
Elric Wolfsbruder very nearly forgot to thank BuriedAlive// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 1487 p4p, 188 weight class) and Klas Horn (ranked 1660 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn thows a leg kick but Murillo checks it
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horn misses with a low kick.
Horn has managed to clinch.
Horn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murillo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Horn looking to slow down the pace here.
Murillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murillo taking a breather.
Horn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murillo backwards.
Murillo lands a body punch.
Horn looking to slow down the pace here.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn misses with a right hand
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Murillo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horn throws out a powerful jab.
Horn misses with a left hand
and Murillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murillo, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands a head shot.
Murillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horn counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Murillo as he connects with a hook.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
A left and a right from Horn both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Horn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Horn walks into a jab.
Murillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Murillo throws a series of punches but Horn moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Horn misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Horn tries for a takedown but Murillo circles away easily
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Horn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Horn stuns Murillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Klas Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo scores with a punch to the head.
Murillo sends Horn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Murillo is motioning to the referee to let Horn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Horn is rocked!
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Murillo counters with a big right hand! Oh Horn is in trouble here! Murillo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Murillo!
A victorious Jefferson Murillo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smesman (ranked 1816 p4p, 232 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 996 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smesman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smesman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Smesman misses with a hook
and Cage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smesman punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Smesman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Smesman's head.
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage lands a head shot.
Cage digs a good hook to Smesman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman throws a head kick that misses
and Cage counters with a head kick.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smesman checks it well.
Smesman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cage.
Smesman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smesman needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Smesman is rocked!
Smesman throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Smesman misses with a kick to the body.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Cage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage swings for the body but Smesman moves out of range.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Smesman's belly button to the back.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smesman misses the jab.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Smesman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smesman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smesman at a distance.
Cage lunges at Smesman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smesman's hand.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Smesman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Smesman throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smesman slips a straight right by Cage.
Smesman swinging wildly here.
Smesman misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Smesman 's knee.
Smesman swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smesman misses with the combination.
Cage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Smesman checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Smesman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick but Smesman moves out of range.
Smesman just misses with a punch to the body.
Smesman tries a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage checks a low kick from Smesman.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smesman throws a combination that misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Smesman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage cracks Smesman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cage takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Smesman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smesman misses with a double jab
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Smesman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smesman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smesman misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Smesman as he checks the leg kick.
Tyler Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage blocks a head kick by Smesman.
Smesman swings widly with a right hand
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Smesman misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Smesman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smesman misses with a straight right.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smesman misses with a body kick.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage cracks Smesman with an open hand slap.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage jabs Smesman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cage with a nice cross.
Smesman moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Smesman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smesman seems to have got his legs back now.
Smesman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cage clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage scores with a jab.
Smesman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smesman staying out of range there.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smesman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Smesman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage digs a good hook to Smesman's body.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Smesman misses with a few strikes there.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Smesman's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Smesman blocks a head kick by Cage.
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Smesman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smesman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage throws out a counter right but Smesman avoids it with no problem.
Smesman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smesman misses with a double jab
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage throws a combination. Smesman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Smesman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smesman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smesman misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smesman slips under a jab.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Smesman.
Cage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Cage.
Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage lands with a cross.
Smesman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smesman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Smesman misses
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Smesman ducks down to avoid it.
Smesman throwing a counter right hand but Cage manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smesman misses with a hook to the body
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smesman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smesman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smesman tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Cage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Smesman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smesman misses with a series of wild punches.
Smesman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smesman. Those never looked like landing.
Cage scores with a jab. Smesman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage jabs Smesman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smesman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Smesman down.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Smesman.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smesman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman misses with a wild combination.
Cage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smesman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smesmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jimmy Smesman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smesman misses with a body punch
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smesman throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Smesman throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cage clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman misses with a hook
and Cage counters with a big right hand! Oh Smesman is in trouble here! Cage follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Cage!
A victorious Tyler Cage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 728 p4p, 29 weight class) and Ray Stuckey (ranked 928 p4p, 43 weight class). Astrok comes to the cage accompanied by Janna - T�yteen vaan. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Stuckey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuckey slips a jab and a cross from Astrok.
We've been told by Astrok's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stuckey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stuckey connects with the punch.
Stuckey takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stuckey throws a sloppy head kick and Astrok moves out of range easily.
As Stuckey backs away, Astrok returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Astrok is looking to land body kicks.
Stuckey takes the fight into the clinch.
Stuckey wants to stall.
Astrok prevents a body shot from Stuckey.
Astrok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Astrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuckey's elbow.
Stuckey lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuckey tries a body shot but Astrok blocks it.
Astrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuckey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astrok prevents Stuckey from breaking the clinch.
Stuckey prevents a body shot from Astrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Astrok throws a head punch that misses.
Stuckey tries to work over Astrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stuckey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astrok blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuckey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Stuckey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Astrok.
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuckey swings wildly with an uppercut but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astrok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuckey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Astrok smiles and moves away.
Stuckey looks to land a left hand but Astrok moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Astrok.
Astrok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stuckey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Astrok if he has to take too many more of those.
Stuckey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Astrok blocks a low kick nicely.
Stuckey misses with a low kick as Astrok jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stuckey looking to throw knees to the head but Astrok is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stuckey throws a punch but it's blocked by Astrok.
Astrok blocks a body shot from Stuckey.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Stuckey.
Stuckey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Astrok digs a right hand underneath Stuckey's ribcage. Stuckey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stuckey.
Astrok prevents a body shot from Stuckey.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuckey blocking some punches.
Astrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Astrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuckey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Astrok has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Stuckey misses.
Astrok scores with a leg kick.
Astrok checks a low kick from Stuckey.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stuckey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Astrok - the referee stops the clock and Stuckey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Astrok. Stuckey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Astrok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok scores with a hook to the body. Stuckey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Astrok.
Astrok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stuckey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Astrok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stuckey scrambles back to his feet.
Stuckey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Astrok blocks a head kick by Stuckey.
Astrok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astrok.
Astrok throws a sloppy head kick and Stuckey moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stuckey misses the target.
Stuckey tries to work over Astrok's front leg with a kick but Astrok checks it.
A left lands for Astrok.
Stuckey throws a lazy right hand but Astrok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stuckey misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuckey is just out of range.
Astrok misses with a hook.
Stuckey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey has Astrok up against the cage in a clinch.
Stuckey has Astrok pressed against the cage.
Astrok can't find room to land a body shot as Stuckey controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stuckey.
Stuckey can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
Astrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Stuckey controls his hands.
Astrok trying to land knees to the body.
Stuckey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Astrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astrok tries to clinch but Stuckey is having none of it.
Astrok throws a front kick aimed at Stuckey's knee but Stuckey avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Stuckey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Astrok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok thumps Stuckey with a low kick.
Astrok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Astrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stuckey.
Stuckey clinches up against the cage.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Astrok will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Astrok fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stuckey.
Stuckey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Astrok.
Stuckey is looking to score with low kicks.
Astrok scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Astrok. That's going to slow Stuckey down.
Stuckey throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astrok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stuckey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Stuckey.
Stuckey throws a series of punches but Astrok avoids them all with ease.
Astrok is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stuckey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuckey moves out of range as Astrok strikes.
Stuckey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Astrok misses with a body kick.
Astrok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elvis Astrok is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astrok lands a nice hook to Stuckey's body. Stuckey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stuckey checks the leg kick.
Stuckey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Astrok at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Astrok misses with the combination.
Astrok with a jab.
Astrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Stuckey.
Stuckey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Astrok lands with a right hand.
Astrok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stuckey. That did some damage!
Astrok throws a leg kick which misses Stuckey's front leg but catches the back leg as Stuckey tries to avoid it.
Stuckey throws a low kick but Astrok avoids it.
It looked like Astrok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stuckey throws a shot from downtown. Astrok moves away and avoids it.
Stuckey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stuckey tries a low kick but Astrok avoids it.
Astrok is looking to clinch but Stuckey is avoiding it.
Astrok works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astrok, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astrok blocks the body kick.
Astrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuckey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Stuckey.
Stuckey closes the distance and pushes Astrok back into the cage.
Stuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Stuckey.
Stuckey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Astrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Stuckey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Astrok gets through Stuckey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stuckey blocking some punches.
Astrok managing to block the knees to the body from Stuckey.
Stuckey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Stuckey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stuckey.
Astrok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stuckey's defenses.
Astrok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Stuckey scores with a shoulder strike.
Stuckey lands a left hand.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stuckey blocks an elbow strike.
Stuckey blocks the elbow strike.
Stuckey blocks an elbow strike from Astrok.
Astrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuckeys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Astrok.
Astrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Astrok takes a shot to the head.
Stuckey lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Astrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Stuckey controls his hands.
Stuckey scores with a shoulder strike.
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astrok scores with a shot to the body.
Astrok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Astrok tries to score with a low kick but Stuckey moves his leg out of the way.
Stuckey takes a swing at Astrok's ribcage but misses.
Astrok throws a hook but Stuckey avoids it easily.
Stuckey loads up on a big right hand but Astrok slips the punch.
Astrok cracks Stuckey with a good jab.
Stuckey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stuckey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Astrok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stuckey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stuckey throws a punch but it's blocked by Astrok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok working aggressively here.
Stuckey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Astrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stuckey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stuckey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
Astrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Stuckey.
Stuckey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Astrok.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Astrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray Stuckey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stuckey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Astrok avoids it.
Stuckey prevents a body shot from Astrok.
Stuckey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stuckey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astrok's elbow.
Stuckey prevents a body shot from Astrok.
Astrok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stuckey or not.
Stuckey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astrok tries a body shot but Stuckey blocks it.
Stuckey struggles to land a body shot inside as Astrok controls his hands.
Stuckey gets through Astrok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stuckey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuckey.
Astrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stuckey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Stuckey tries a knee to the head but Astrok blocks it.
Stuckey misses with a body punch.
Astrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astrok tries a body shot but Stuckey blocks it.
Astrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuckey avoids the damage to the body.
Astrok scores with a shot to the side of Stuckey's head.
Astrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Astrok lands a body shot.
Astrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuckey avoids it.
Astrok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuckey.
Stuckey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuckey scores with a shot to the side of Astrok's head.
Astrok misses with a body punch.
Astrok lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands an elbow that stopped Stuckey in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ray Stuckey 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!
Astrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Astrok pushes Stuckey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astrok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Astrok closes the distance and clinches.
Astrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stuckey throws a jab but it's blocked by Astrok.
Astrok throws the kick towards the body but Stuckey avoids it.
Astrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok lands a leg kick that knocks Stuckey off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Astrok misses
and Stuckey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Astrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Stuckey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Astrok tries to work over Stuckey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astrok throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands a nice elbow.
Astrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Astrok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Astrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Astrok is looking to clinch but Stuckey is avoiding it.
Astrok thumps Stuckey with a low kick.
Stuckey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Astrok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Astrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuckey can do to turn this around?
Stuckey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Astrok lands a body shot.
Astrok throws a right and a left that Stuckey avoids nicely.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Stuckey.
A swing and a miss from Astrok.
Stuckey tries to land a front kick but Astrok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Astrok scores with a leg kick.
Ray Stuckey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuckey moves out of range of the body kick from Astrok.
Stuckey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stuckey takes a swing at Astrok's ribcage but misses.
Stuckey throws a nice looking combination but Astrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stuckey missing with a left hand there. Astrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stuckey throws a nice looking combination but Astrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Astrok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stuckey.
Stuckey avoids the elbow strike from Astrok, against the cage.
Astrok misses with a body punch.
Astrok misses with an elbow over the top.
Astrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Astrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stuckey lands a left hand.
Stuckey breaks from the clinch.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuckey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Astrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Astrok 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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