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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Villaba (ranked 23218 p4p, 552 weight class) and Gatekeeper Devil (ranked 22174 p4p, 535 weight class). The key to victory for Hector Villaba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Villaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gatekeeper Devil!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil has Villaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Villaba is trying to maintain a safe position but Devil gets an underhook and turns Villaba into the cage.
Devil lands with a left to the head.
Villaba misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Devil obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villaba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Villaba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Devil lands a knee to the body.
Villaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villaba backwards.
Villaba stalling in the clinch.
Villaba stalling in the clinch.
Villaba stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Devil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil stalling.
Devil working Villaba over with knees to the body.
Devil has a couple of punches blocked by Villaba.
Devil is trying to drag Villaba to the mat but Villaba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Devil takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil takes a shot to the head.
Villaba tries to throw a body punch but Devil avoids it by throwing Villaba back against the cage.
Devil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Devil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villaba.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Villaba works on Devil's body with a couple of short punches.
Devil looks winded!
Devil looking for a takedown.
Devil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villaba digs a right hand into Devil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Devil's gas tank.
Villaba is working Devil over against the cage.
Villaba lands a nice uppercut.
Villaba scores with a hook to the body.
Devil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A hook to the body from Villaba.
Villaba taking a breather.
A short left from Villaba.
Villaba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devil looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Villaba pushes Devil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villaba has Devil pressed against the cage.
Devil trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Villaba.
A shot in the inside from Villaba.
A short right from Villaba on the inside.
Villaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devil or not.
Villaba scores with a hook to the body.
Villaba digs a right hand into Devil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Devil's gas tank.
Villaba's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villaba gets through Devil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Devil is rocked!
Villaba avoiding damage as Devil throws knees to the body.
Devil is still on wobbly legs! Can Villaba finish him?
Villaba lands a big right hand that drops Devil! The killer instinct kicks in and Villaba finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Villaba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Villaba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Pong (ranked 23882 p4p, 533 weight class) and Block Buster (ranked 4196 p4p, 419 weight class). Block Buster will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Block Buster!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster swinging wildly here.
Pong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buster misses with a double jab.
Pong moves out of range of the body kick.
Pong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buster cracks Pong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buster walks into a left hand.
Pong fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Buster to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Buster looks to clinch but Pong throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Buster taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Von Pong!
An out of breath Von Pong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 23722 p4p, 478 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 3462 p4p, 304 weight class). Terrell comes to the cage accompanied by Jammin. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Terrell tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie has Terrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie prevents Terrell from breaking the clinch.
Terrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Terrell is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Terrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phillip Terrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Terrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Terrell. Terrell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Terrell tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terrell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Terrell counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! Terrell slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Terrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses.
Terrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Terrell's head coaches at Smitty's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Gracie checks a low kick from Terrell.
Terrell motions for Gracie to come forward. Terrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrell counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Terrell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Terrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Terrell counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
As Gracie backs away, Terrell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Terrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
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!
Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Terrell circles away.
Terrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terrell throws a quick counter head kick but Gracie was just out of range.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Terrell's guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrell!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Terrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Terrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Phillip Terrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Terrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrell's head.
Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Terrell.
Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Terrell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Terrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Phillip Terrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Terrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie trying to stall but Terrell improves his position.
Gracie is trying to drag Terrell to the mat but Terrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Terrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Terrell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terrell scores with a push kick.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
Terrell throws a leg kick
and Terrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrell moves away.
Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Terrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie dives in and grabs Terrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Terrell pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Terrell slips a straight right by Gracie.
Terrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Terrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrell counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
And Terrell counters with a quick kick to the body but Gracie blocks it.
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 Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Terrell.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie checks a low kick from Terrell.
Terrell tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Terrell thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Terrell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terrell tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Terrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Terrell reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Terrell wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Terrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Terrell defends well.
Gracie working for a triangle but Terrell defends it easily.
Gracie working for a triangle but Terrell defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Terrell tries to pass.
Gabriel Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie looking to control but Terrell passes into half guard.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Terrell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Terrell!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Terrell controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phillip Terrell.
I think Terrell 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
After the fight, Phillip Terrell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Minchew (ranked 24028 p4p, 578 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 2966 p4p, 366 weight class). Voronov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Noize Mc - Make Destroy . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Minchew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronov punishes Minchew's body with a nice straight punch.
Voronov instigates a clinch.
Voronov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minchew backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Minchew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Voronov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Voronov controlling the action here for a moment.
Minchew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Voronov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Minchew - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Voronov, and another! Minchew is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Andrei Voronov!
Andrei Voronov 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 3509 p4p, 311 weight class) and Capt Sully (ranked 3085 p4p, 283 weight class). Drought kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pray For Me. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Drought!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sully shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sully was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sully working away.
Drought sneaks out the side door and pushes Sully away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Drought gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch.
Sully blocking some punches.
Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drought breaks from the clinch.
Sully blocks a jab.
Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drought.
Sully closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sully closes the distance and pushes Drought back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drought gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drought - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drought manages to break the clinch.
Sully shoots in for a double leg but Drought sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drought scores with a shot to the body.
Randy Drought is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sully tests Drought's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sully lands a glancing blow to the side of Drought's head.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sully moves away.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drought sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drought misses with a looping right.
Sully shoots in and bounces Drought off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought can't keep his opponent in guard - Sully advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sully not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sully not doing much here.
Drought blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sully.
Drought looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sully looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sully decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drought misses the jab.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drought paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drought gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch.
Sully breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drought. Sully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drought takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sully wants a takedown but no success here.
Randy Drought has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Capt Sully.
Sully breaks the clinch.
Sully tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Sully.
Drought throws out a loose jab but Sully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drought swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sully darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sully is thwarting Drought's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully moves nicely into side control.
Sully tries to score with some ground and pound. Drought controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sully has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Drought's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Sully.
Sully stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sully throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drought tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sully is in Drought's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capt Sully dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sully connects with a leg kick. Drought looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drought fails to land with a series of punches.
Sully is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drought's half guard.
Sully content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drought keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought pushes Sully off looking to stand but Sully dives back in and keeps control.
Sully sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drought defending well though.
Drought is trying to stand up here but Sully is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drought's head.
Sully takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sully decides to stand up.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Drought shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circling - Drought throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drought tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sully was well out of range. Poor timing from Drought.
Sully on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drought throws an off balance right hand
and Sully counters by moving into the clinch.
Sully lands a good knee to the midsection. Drought won't want to take too many of those.
Drought dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought misses with a punch to the body.
Drought tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sully's elbow.
Sully missing with knees to the body.
Sully has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drought after a bit of a struggle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sully. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sully jumps guard and drags Drought to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drought wants to stand and escape but instead Sully has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sully cracks Drought with a solid left hand.
Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Drought has wrist control.
Sully with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drought works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drought utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully throwing strikes from guard but Drought blocks nicely.
Drought wants to get back to his feet but Sully is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sully keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drought's head.
Sully has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sully trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sully gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drought.
Randy Drought is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sully looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drought!
Sully decides to stand back up.
Sully scoring well with a low kick there.
Drought throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sully misses with a low kick as Drought jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sully looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Capt Sully has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully trying to control the pace.
Sully's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sully has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drought defend it? Sully steps over the head and cranks it - Drought is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sully!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Capt Sully!
Randy Drought spoke after the fight, saying 'Not the results i wanted. Very disappointed. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 2868 p4p, 321 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 2312 p4p, 263 weight class). Smith has chosen Is This Love as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenny Smith enters 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartwell White throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Hartwell White throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Hartwell White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartwell White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hartwell White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartwell White avoids it this time.
A jab lands there for Hartwell White.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Smith pushes Hartwell White up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartwell White stalling.
Hartwell White tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Hartwell White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartwell White's defenses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Hartwell White blocks it.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith pushes Hartwell White up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartwell White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hartwell White works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartwell White blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
Hartwell White catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White scores with a hook.
Hartwell White lands a jab to the head.
Smith moves out of range as Hartwell White strikes.
Hartwell White looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Hartwell White shakes him off and moves away.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hartwell White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Hartwell White tries to tie him up.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartwell White avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith'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.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartwell White is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hartwell White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartwell White at a distance.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartwell White controls his hands.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartwell White takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Walter Hartwell White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hartwell White.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hartwell White.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands with a short shot to the head.
Hartwell White struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartwell White is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith has Hartwell White pushed against the cage.
A short left from Smith.
Hartwell White avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hartwell White is working Smith over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White is trying to stall.
Smith with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Hartwell White in his tracks for a moment.
Hartwell White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith is pushing Hartwell White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Hartwell White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Hartwell White takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith cracks Hartwell White with a nice body shot.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Hartwell White avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Hartwell White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartwell White backwards.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kenny Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hartwell White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hartwell White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Hartwell White pushes him away.
Smith throws a low kick but Hartwell White moves out of range easily.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Hartwell White moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith cracks Hartwell White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hartwell White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith jabs Hartwell White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Hartwell White sees coming a mile off.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartwell White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartwell White checks the leg kick.
Hartwell White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartwell White tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith stalling.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartwell White tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartwell White avoids the damage to the body.
Hartwell White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Hartwell White tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Hartwell White back against the cage.
Hartwell White takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith tries a body shot but Hartwell White blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith is stalling here.
A short right from Hartwell White on the inside.
Hartwell White blocks the elbow strike.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartwell White avoids the damage to the body.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith stalls.
Hartwell White takes an elbow to the temple.
Walter Hartwell White's cut is getting worse.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hartwell White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartwell White avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Hartwell White shrugs off.
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!
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith has Hartwell White pressed against the cage.
Smith tries to work over Hartwell White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartwell White blocks the elbow strike.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Hartwell White is rocked!
Smith stalling.
Oh Hartwell White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartwell White avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage.
Hartwell White seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Udovich (ranked 1539 p4p, 68 weight class) and Shaquille ONeal (ranked 5621 p4p, 164 weight class). Udovich comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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380 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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaquille ONeal!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
ONeal misses with a double jab.
ONeal connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Udovich tumbling to the canvas! ONeal pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Udovich was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shaquille ONeal!
Shaquille ONeal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Simon Udovich stepped up to the mic, saying 'Simon *gasp* so *gasp* tired. Simon no do running. Oooo!!! Look at the funny birdies! Simon go night, night now.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Blue Lou (ranked 1628 p4p, 72 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 1125 p4p, 51 weight class). Blue Lou comes to the cage accompanied by Meatloaf Bat outta hell. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Blue Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Lou tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue Lou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue Lou misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhapuro! But no joy.
Murhapuro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhapuro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blue Lou is breathing heavily.
Murhapuro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue Lou fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murhapuro just manages to avoid it.
Blue Lou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Big Blue Lou has been cut.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murhapuro slows the pace down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Blue Lou is defending well.
Murhapuro controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Blue Lou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murhapuro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murhapuro slows the pace down.
Murhapuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murhapuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murhapuro taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Blue Lou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blue Lou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blue Lou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murhapuro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhapuro takes a little break here. Blue Lou wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Blue Lou struggling a bit here.
Blue Lou is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Blue Lou's face as Murhapuro controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou is trying to improve his position.
Murhapuro slows the pace down.
Blue Lou is looking for a sweep.
Murhapuro working away.
Murhapuro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murhapuro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blue Lou, who protects the arm well.
Murhapuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murhapuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murhapuro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blue Lou, who protects the arm well.
Murhapuro has an Americana. Blue Lou didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Murhapuro is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Murhapuro hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ispa Murhapuro!
Big Blue Lou was interviewed post fight and said 'fix i had me winning
im back to go train with paulie '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 879 p4p, 111 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 264 p4p, 37 weight class). Pauke Murhapuro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murhapuro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Spanner misses with a body kick.
Spanner takes one on the button.
Murhapuro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spanner counters with a straight right hand.
Spanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Spanner blocks the low kick.
And Spanner responds with a good body kick, but Murhapuro manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but Spanner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spanner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murhapuro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Murhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhapuro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spanner.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spanner throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Spanner blocks it.
Murhapuro throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Spanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Spanner avoids the punch easily.
Spanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhapuro looks to land a body kick but Spanner moved away.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhapuro momentarily.
Spanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhapuro closes the distance but Spanner moves to the side
and Spanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands a glancing blow to the side of Spanner's head.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Spanner is just out of range.
Spanner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Spanner does it's job there.
A lazy left from Spanner finds it's target.
Murhapuro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhapuro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murhapuro looks to land a right hand but Spanner moved out of range.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Spanner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner throws an overhand right that lands on Murhapuro's shoulder, as Murhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
Murhapuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhapuro scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Spanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spanner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murhapuro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a body punch but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Murhapuro finds it's target.
Spanner throws out a leg kick but Murhapuro moves out of range and Spanner only half commits.
Spanner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhapuro can pounce on him.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the body
and Spanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Spanner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhapuro rushes Spanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Spanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spanner throws a shot from downtown. Murhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Spanner blocks the body kick.
Murhapuro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner blocks a head kick by Murhapuro.
Spanner cracks Murhapuro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spanner misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murhapuro. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spanner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Spanner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner takes one to the side of the head.
Spanner throws a hook but Murhapuro blocks it.
Murhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Murhapuro does no damage.
Murhapuro dives in for a single leg takedown but Spanner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Spanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauke Murhapuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Spanner's head but Spanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bleeding Spanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner'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.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Spanner looks to land a left hand but Murhapuro moved out of range nicely.
Spanner throws a looping overhand right but Murhapuro ducks down to avoid it.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanner.
Spanner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spanner scores with a jab.
Spanner throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhapuro clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spanner letting Murhapuro take a breather here.
Spanner lands an uppercut.
Spanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
Spanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spanners head.
Spanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Murhapuro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spanner or not.
Spanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spanner works on Murhapuro's body with a couple of short punches.
Spanner misses with a body punch.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro misses the body punch
and Spanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spanner - that will leave a mark!
Spanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhapuro lands with an overhand left.
Spanner checks the leg kick.
Spanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Murhapuro misses
enabling Spanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Spanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhapuro throws out the jab.
Spanner connects with a jab.
Murhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spanner.
Murhapuro wants to slow Spanner down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhapuro backing away here, and Spanner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhapuro looks to land a left hand but Spanner moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spanner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhapuro with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner misses with a hook.
Murhapuro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spanner lands a jab.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro looks to throw a body kick
and Spanner counters with a leg kick.
Spanner scores with a punch to the head.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanner.
Spanner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhapuro. Murhapuro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Spanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spanner.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Spanner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spanner.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Spanner avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Spanner's head but Spanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spanner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, jab by Murhapuro - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanner.
Spanner slips a jab and a cross from Murhapuro.
Spanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spanner slaps away a takedown attempt from Murhapuro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Murhapuro tries to score with a low kick but Spanner moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bleeding Spanner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
That's time! Murhapuro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhapuro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spanner throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanner throws a wild body kick that Murhapuro sees coming a mile off.
Spanner scores with a leg kick.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Spanner responds with a good body kick, but Murhapuro manages to step out the way in time.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Spanner's defenses.
Murhapuro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spanner.
Spanner slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner cracks Murhapuro with an open hand slap.
Spanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks.
Spanner's corner calls for a 1-2. Spanner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Spanner tries to get set, Murhapuro tries to push him back and clinch up but Spanner manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhapuro lands a slapping body shot.
Murhapuro throws a body punch but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner looks to throw the jab but Murhapuro is out of range.
Murhapuro takes a swing at Spanner's ribcage but misses.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murhapuro throws a body punch but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhapuro blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Murhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
Murhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spanner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhapuros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro connects with a looping right hand.
Murhapuro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spanner.
Murhapuro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spanner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner is trying to control Murhapuro's posture but Murhapuro avoids it.
Murhapuro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spanner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Murhapuro but great work by Spanner.
Murhapuro is trying to get back to half guard.
Murhapuro seems a little lost for a moment, as Spanner dominates the positioning.
Murhapuro tries to buck Spanner off but Spanner is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spanner working away.
Murhapuro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spanner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spanner tries to stand but Murhapuro is controlling his head.
Murhapuro is looking to regain half guard here but Spanner keeps moving and retains side control.
Murhapuro is trying to control Spanner's posture but Spanner avoids it.
Murhapuro is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murhapuro looks to move to half guard but instead Spanner has passed into mount! Damn!
Spanner controlling the pace for now.
Murhapuro is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bleeding Spanner just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner'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.
Nice straight punches there by Murhapuro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spanner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murhapuro blocks it well.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Spanner is having none of it.
Spanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spanner throws a good cross that connects.
Murhapuro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spanner lands a jab to the nose.
Spanner throws out a leg kick but Murhapuro moves out of range and Spanner only half commits.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spanner connects with a looping right hand.
Murhapuro dives in for a single leg takedown but Spanner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spanner walks into a stiff left hand from Murhapuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Spanner looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murhapuro tries for a takedown but Spanner circles away easily
and Spanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Murhapuro misses with a looping left.
Murhapuro tries to land a front kick but Spanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spanner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spanner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spanner with a nice cross.
Murhapuro slips a jab from Spanner.
Spanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhapuro throws a push kick but Spanner slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Murhapuro misses
letting Spanner counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Spanner. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhapuro shoots and misses
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauke Murhapuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhapuro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spanner swivels and escapes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Murhapuro slips a straight right by Spanner.
Murhapuro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but Spanner moved away.
Spanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Spanner saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Spanner throws a body kick.
Murhapuro misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhapuro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spanner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spanner is looking to slow Murhapuro down with leg kicks.
Murhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spanner throws out a counter right but Murhapuro avoids it with no problem.
Murhapuro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spanner missing with a left hand there. Murhapuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Spanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhapuro.
Spanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
Spanner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spanner throws a leg kick that misses.
Spanner scores with a jab. Murhapuro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhapuro throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Spanner finds it's target.
Spanner avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Spanner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Spanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner'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. This is the final round!
Murhapuro cracks Spanner with an open hand slap.
Spanner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spanner.
It seemed like Spanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhapuro fails to land the takedown.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Spanner avoids it easily.
Murhapuro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spanner pinned against the cage. Spanner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhapuro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spanner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut.
Murhapuro fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauke Murhapuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Spanner throws a shot from downtown. Murhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Murhapuro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spanner throws a front kick that sends Murhapuro stumbling back into the cage.
Murhapuro wants to clinch
and Spanner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spanner throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Spanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spanner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spanner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Spanner ducks down to avoid it.
Spanner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanner.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spanner connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bleeding Spanner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Spanner misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Murhapuro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhapuro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murhapuro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhapuro throws a right hand that Spanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanner also avoids with ease.
Murhapuro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhapuro scores with a jab. Spanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanner manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhapuro lunges at Spanner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spanner's hand.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but Spanner is avoiding it.
Spanner slips a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhapuro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spanner.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanner manages to avoid it.
Spanner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhapuro on the side of the head.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spanner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhapuro scrambles back to his feet.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Spanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro throws out a loose jab but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro moves to clinch but Spanner breaks away
and Spanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Spanner ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Spanner blocks the low kick.
Murhapuro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spanner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhapuro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spanner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pauke Murhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhapuro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bleeding Spanner.
I've got Spanner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleeding Spanner! Bleeding Spanner retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bleeding Spanner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 773 p4p, 101 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1569 p4p, 204 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Bronco.
Bronco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knuckles.
A cross from Bronco lands.
Bronco throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Knuckles feints a counter leg kick.
Bronco misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bronco drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bronco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronco lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Knuckles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Bronco misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronco misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Knuckles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco misses with a hook
and Knuckles counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronco misses with a combination
and Knuckles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
Knuckles was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bronco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronco takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Bronco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knuckles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bronco misses with a double jab
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Bronco throws a right hand that misses
and Knuckles counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bronco swings widly with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles lands with a cross.
Knuckles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knuckles scores with a jab to the body.
Bronco digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
Bronco misses with a lunging right hand
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bronco misses with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bronco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Bronco loads up on a big right hand but Knuckles slips the punch.
Bronco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles lands an overhand right.
Bronco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Bronco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
Bronco misses with a looping right.
Bronco throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronco thinking.
Knuckles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knuckles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bronco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronco.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knuckles! But no joy.
Bronco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronco scores with a jab. Knuckles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronco looks to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronco misses with a looping left.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Bronco avoids it with no problem.
Bronco is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Bronco throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronco is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knuckles's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice cross by Bronco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bronco walks into a stiff left hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronco lands a jab to Knuckles's midsection.
Knuckles thuds his right hand into Bronco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronco missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronco with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronco as he connects with a hook.
Bronco misses with a jab to the body
and Knuckles counters with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles tries to keep at a distance but Bronco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Bronco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronco's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bronco gets a clinch.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronco backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bronco.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Bronco.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronco blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckles connects with the punch.
Bronco has Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronco.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
Bronco can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A short right from Knuckles.
Bronco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bronco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronco misses with a body punch.
Knuckles pushes Bronco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronco misses with a shot to the body
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Bronco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco misses the shot to the body.
Bronco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bronco misses its intended target.
Bronco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knuckles 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.
Bronco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bronco misses with an uppercut
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Bronco's ribs.
Bronco missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronco tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles throws a low kick but Bronco avoids it.
Bronco swinging wildly here.
Knuckles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco misses with a left hand
and Bronco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronco.
Bronco misses with a body punch
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Bronco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knuckles counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles drops his hands momentarily and Bronco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronco's calf.
Knuckles moves away from the strike by Bronco.
Knuckles appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knuckles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Bronco misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
A big right from Bronco misses.
Bronco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronco throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knuckles to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronco throws a right hand that misses
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles throws a low kick, looking for Bronco's leg but Bronco calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Bronco misses.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
Bronco misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles. Bronco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bronco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knuckles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronco thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Knuckles.
Bronco throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bronco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Knuckles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Bronco's ribs.
Bronco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knuckles can pounce on him.
Bronco misses with a left hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Bronco misses with a lunging right hand
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronco drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Bronco avoids it with no problem.
Bronco throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Bronco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knuckles moves away from the strike by Bronco.
Bronco looks to land a combination but Knuckles avoids it well.
Knuckles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles. Bronco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles with a nice cross.
Knuckles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronco takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Bronco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronco thinking.
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!
Bronco looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Knuckles throws out a powerful jab.
Knuckles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knuckles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knuckles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronco lands a nice shot that snaps Knuckles's head back.
Bobby Knuckles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronco.
An inside leg kick lands from Knuckles.
Bronco 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.
Knuckles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bobby Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Knuckles lands.
Bronco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knuckles stuns Bronco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco misses with an uppercut
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronco. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bronco misses with a combination
and Knuckles counters with a nice body shot.
Bronco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knuckles cracks Bronco with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Bronco misses
and Knuckles counters with a solid body kick.
Knuckles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
Knuckles connects with a jab.
Bronco throws a series of punches but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles lands with a kick to the temple. Bronco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Knuckles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco misses with an uppercut.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Knuckles finds it's way through Bronco's defenses.
Bronco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckles scores with a jab.
Bronco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knuckles circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Bronco throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Bronco avoids it with no problem.
Bronco misses with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. Bronco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bronco swings widly with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Knuckles.
Bronco scores with a punch to the head.
Bronco throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles tries a quick counter leg kick but Bronco is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knuckles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Knuckles!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Knuckles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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