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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 21879 p4p, 3381 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 654 p4p, 442 weight class). Drive has chosen Look into My Eyes as his entrance music. Tim Drive is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Drive.
Bonin slips a jab from Drive.
Bonin throws a shot from downtown. Drive moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Drive misses.
Drive uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonin has time to react.
Bonin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drive cracks Bonin with a good jab.
Bonin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tim Drive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonin connects with a body shot.
Drive scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonin lands a nice hook to Drive's body. Drive takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Drive.
Bonin misses with a hook to the body
and Drive counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Drive scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bonin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drive.
Bonin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drive.
Bonin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Bonin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drive might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bonin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonin throws a body punch but Drive moves out of range.
Drive throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drive defending well as Bonin loads up on a big left hand.
Drive lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
Drive is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bonin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drive moves out of range as Bonin throws a body kick.
Drive cracks Bonin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonin throws a jab but it's blocked by Drive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonin looks to score with a jab to the body but Drive is just out of range.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Drive connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonin. Bonin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drive was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonin.
Drive throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drive misses with an uppercut. Bonin saw that one coming.
Bonin throws a sloppy head kick and Drive moves out of range easily.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonin.
A big right from Drive misses.
Bonin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drive throws out the jab.
Drive connects with a looping right hand.
Bonin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drive.
Bonin misses with a hook.
Bonin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drive with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Drive looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drive sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drive throws out a counter right but Bonin avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
Drive is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonin with a body shot.
Bonin defending well as Drive loads up on a big left hand.
Bonin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Drive throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drive.
Drive connects with a crisp jab.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Drive uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonin.
Nice straight punches there by Drive. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drive.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Bonin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drive to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonin misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drive! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Drive as he connects with a hook.
Bonin misses with a series of wild punches.
Drive throws out a counter right but Bonin avoids it with no problem.
Bonin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Drive, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Bonin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drive throws a hook but Bonin blocks it.
Bonin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drive was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonin.
That kick from Bonin tenderised Drive's leg. Drive is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drive connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonin momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drive scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bonin throws a body shot but no joy.
Drive lands with a hook. Bonin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonin digs a good hook to Drive's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Drive dominated that round.
That's time! Bonin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonin misses with a hook. Drive ducked under it nicely.
Drive scores with a punch to the head.
Bonin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonin feints and then cracks Drive's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drive down.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drive.
A telegraphed right hand from Drive misses the target.
Drive with a nice cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bonin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Drive rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonin throws out a powerful jab.
Drive looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonin is just out of range.
Bonin throws a head kick that misses.
Drive misses with a straight left.
Drive smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drive lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Drive - just one landing.
 Bonin is rocked!
Drive drops Bonin with a big left hand! Bonin is injured, injured bad! Drive jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Drive!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skillz Kneeland (ranked 1662 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Brendan Quiniou (ranked 194 p4p, 255 weight class). Kneeland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu FIghting. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Quiniou!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland throws a shot from downtown. Quiniou moves away and avoids it.
Quiniou tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Quiniou throws a right hand that misses
and Quiniou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Brendan Quiniou has been cut.
Kneeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quiniou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut.
Kneeland throws a big shot that misses.
Quiniou changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kneeland seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut. Quiniou saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quiniou checks it well.
Quiniou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kneeland defends it well.
Quiniou drops his hands momentarily and Kneeland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quiniou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland throws a looping overhand right but Quiniou ducks down to avoid it.
Kneeland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quiniou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kneeland swings widly with a right hand
enabling Quiniou to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kneeland misses with a body shot.
Quiniou tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kneeland tries to clinch up but Quiniou circles away and keeps his distance.
Quiniou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kneeland defends it well.
Kneeland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quiniou on the side of the head.
Kneeland 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.
Kneeland throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiniou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneeland is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kneeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quiniou moves away.
Kneeland missing with a left hand there. Quiniou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Quiniou tries to counter it with a takedown but Kneeland pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quiniou ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Kneeland swings for the body but Quiniou moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kneeland, as that shot connected.
Kneeland scores with a nice head shot.
 Quiniou is rocked!
Quiniou looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kneeland lands a right hand from hell, dropping Quiniou. Kneeland pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skillz Kneeland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teeth Ferret (ranked 569 p4p, 2047 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 86 p4p, 292 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Teeth Ferret has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Teeth Ferret seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teeth Ferret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrin moves to clinch but Ferret breaks away
and Ferret counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferret is working Magrin over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Ferret has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ferret scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magrin to see if he's OK.
Magrin is looking to reverse the position.
Magrin prevents Ferret from improving position.
Ferret will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferret looks up at the clock and then as Magrin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferret smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magrin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Magrin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferret wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magrin is still trying to improve position.
Magrin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferret has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Magrin!
Magrin is bucking up trying to escape but Ferret cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferret looking to finish Magrin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magrin!
Ferret avoids the attempt from Magrin to control.
Ferret putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magrin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferret has a good base and remains in mount.
Magrin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferret lands a nice short elbow.
Ferret drops an elbow to the side of Magrin's head.
Magrin has his hands clasped together around Ferret's back. He's all about the action.
Magrin trying to control but Ferret postures up.
Magrin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magrin wants to control but Ferret is keeping busy.
Magrin is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magrin is looking to control Ferret's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magrin avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret trying to control from half guard but Magrin is working away.
Magrin wants to control but Ferret is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferret working over Magrin with some ground and pound. Magrin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ferret connects with a nice short shot to Magrin's temple.
Magrin is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferret working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferret is trying to control the action in half guard but Magrin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magrin trying to control but Ferret postures up.
Magrin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magrin is rocked!
Ferret controlling the action here.
Magrin trying to control but Ferret postures up.
Magrin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferret is keen to just control but Magrin is a slippery customer.
Magrin has hold of Ferret's hands but Ferret slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teeth Ferret dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magrin has managed to clinch.
Magrin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferret.
Ferret is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Magrin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferret is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teeth Ferret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Ferret turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ferret is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magrin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magrin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferret just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magrin jumps guard but Ferret stands there with Magrin around his waist. Magrin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magrin pulls guard effortlessly.
Magrin controls Ferret momentarily but Ferret frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magrin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferret is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferret trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Magrin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ferret keeping moving, preventing Magrin from controlling successfully.
Ferret is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferret is adopting a defensive guard.
Ferret keeping full guard, as Magrin tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferret looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Magrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferret is retaining full guard.
Teeth Ferret overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magrin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Magrin being controlled here momentarily.
Magrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferret is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magrin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferret as he jumps to the side.
Ferret feinted with a counter takedown.
Magrin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferret counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Coiote Magrin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magrin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magrin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferret.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Ferret turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ferret gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferret pulls his head out easily.
Ferret sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magrin can do to turn this around?
Ferret is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret prevents Magrin from improving his position.
Ferret perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Magrin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magrin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferret lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magrin is trying to keep Ferret in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferret wants to pass the guard but Magrin is keeping the position.
Ferret lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferret trying to control the position from guard on top but Magrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferret scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magrin controls Ferret momentarily but Ferret frees himself.
Magrin working for a triangle but Ferret defends it easily.
Ferret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferret lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferret trying to control the position from guard on top but Magrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferret lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferret tries to free his leg and advance position but Magrin is retaining full guard.
Ferret controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferret landing with the ground and pound.
Ferret stays in close to Magrin's body and controls the position.
Ferret won't allow Magrin to sweep him here.
Magrin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferret content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferret postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teeth Ferret showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferret 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teeth Ferret!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1587 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 181 p4p, 125 weight class). McGuire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar effectively controlling the action here.
Haggar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Haggar can't get the takedown.
Haggar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haggar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire pushes Haggar away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire moves out of range as Haggar strikes.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haggar cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haggar sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
Haggar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
McGuire wants to counter with a clinch but Haggar pushes him away.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haggar did well to prevent McGuire getting side control.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haggar is looking to control McGuire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haggar avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haggar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGuire.
McGuire moves nicely into side control.
McGuire goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haggar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McGuire but great work by Haggar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
Haggar lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McGuire looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuire's head.
McGuire is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar misses the body punch
and McGuire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haggar really felt that one!
Haggar works the jab nicely.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Haggar to the ground! McGuire dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire with the ground and pound from mount.
Haggar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGuire working Haggar over with strikes here.
McGuire with shots to the head and body - Haggar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haggar is rocked!
McGuire connects with a bit shot that sees Haggar covering up! More strikes from McGuire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McGuire is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 773 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Tobias Orion (ranked 115 p4p, 299 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graindo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graindo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orion wants to slow Graindo down by chopping away at his legs.
Graindo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Graindo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Graindo.
Orion tries to clinch but Graindo moves out of range.
Orion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graindo lands with a short shot to the head.
Graindo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion tries to bum rush Graindo with a series of wild strikes but Graindo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graindo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graindo circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Graindo misses the target.
Orion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graindo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
Graindo throwing a counter right hand but Orion manages to avoid it.
Graindo slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Graindo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion pushes Graindo up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Graindo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graindo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graindo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
Orion misses with a double jab.
Graindo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graindo lands a slapping body shot.
Orion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graindo.
Orion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graindo dodges the punch combination from Orion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orion but Orion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion gets a clinch.
Orion breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graindo. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graindo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion closes the distance and clinches.
Graindo jumps guard.
Orion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Orion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
Graindo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Graindo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orion controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orion won't allow Graindo to sweep him here.
Orion stands up and waves to Graindo to follow him.
Graindo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Orion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graindo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graindo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Graindo swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Graindo is looking to wear down Orion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graindo misses with a looping right.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graindo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graindo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graindo cracks Orion with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion wants to clinch but Graindo slips to the side
letting Graindo counter with a right hand.
Graindo cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
A lazy left from Graindo finds it's target.
Graindo scores with a body shot.
Graindo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graindo slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Graindo misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaido Graindo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
That's time! Graindo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Graindo misses.
Graindo scores with a shot to the body.
Graindo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Graindo just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Orion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graindo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graindo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Graindo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Graindo stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!
Orion is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Graindo scores with a takedown into Orion's guard.
Orion is still in real trouble! Can Graindo finish him?
Graindo stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orion seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graindo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graindo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graindo, into his guard.
Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet.
Graindo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orion controls the pace.
Graindo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graindo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Orion wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Orion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Graindo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.
Orion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graindo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orion has managed to get both his arms back between Graindo's legs - danger averted.
Graindo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Graindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graindo's head backwards.
Graindo misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Graindo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graindo lands a jab.
That has opened up Tobias Orion's cut even more.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
Graindo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graindo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion tries to clinch there but Graindo circles away.
Orion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graindo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Graindo.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graindo.
Orion avoids the body shot from Graindo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orion.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graindo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graindo advances to half guard.
Orion is looking to improve his position.
Graindo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orion manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Graindo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion throws a right hand that Graindo ducks under and follows up with a left that Graindo also avoids with ease.
Graindo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graindo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graindo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graindo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion is looking for the big counter here.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Graindo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graindo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graindo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Graindo trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Graindo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graindo's guard.
Graindo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there.
Graindo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orion preventing the sweep.
Orion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graindo controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
Orion is looking to stand up but Graindo won't let him.
Graindo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Graindo dodges the punch combination from Orion.
Tobias Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a hook. Graindo ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Graindo misses the target.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Graindo is just out of range.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graindo misses with a looping left.
Graindo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orion quickly recovers to half guard.
Orion pushes Graindo off but Graindo dives into side control.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graindo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Graindo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Graindo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking to reverse the position.
Orion defending against the ground and pound.
Graindo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Graindo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graindo in side control, throwing shots but Orion defends.
Graindo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kaido Graindo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graindo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Orion.
I think Graindo 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaido Graindo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 387 p4p, 951 weight class) and Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 57 p4p, 140 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper lands a head shot.
Erwin looks to land a combination. Kneereaper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Erwin throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot lands for Erwin.
Kneereaper digs a good hook to Erwin's body.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kneereaper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin misses with a hook to the body
and Kneereaper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin moves out of range as Kneereaper strikes.
Erwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kneereaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kneereaper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Erwin doesn't seem phased though.
Erwin jabs Kneereaper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Erwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Erwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kneereaper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Erwin tries to score with a low kick but Kneereaper moves his leg out of the way.
Erwin throws a right hand that Kneereaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Kneereaper also avoids with ease.
Kneereaper throws out a counter right but Erwin avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper moves away from the strike by Erwin.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Kneereaper.
Erwin scores with a jab to the head.
Erwin swinging wildly here.
A jab from Erwin finds it's way through Kneereaper's defenses.
Danga de danga de dang - Erwin scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Kneereaper misses.
Kneereaper staying out of range there.
Kneereaper steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Erwin connects with the punch.
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.
Erwin lands a jab to Kneereaper's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneereaper lands a really nice looking cross but Erwin seems unphased.
Kneereaper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Erwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Erwin lands with a nice body kick.
Erwin misses with an uppercut.
Erwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kneereaper staying out of range there.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper blocks it.
Erwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Erwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erwin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kneereaper eats them both and turns towards Erwin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kneereaper.
Erwin cracks Kneereaper with an open hand slap.
Kneereaper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kneereaper blocks a jab.
Erwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tries to land a front kick but Kneereaper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper blocks it.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneereaper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kneereaper. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kneereaper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Erwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kneereaper doesn't seem phased though.
Erwin is looking to chop away at Kneereaper's legs.
Kneereaper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneereaper moves away.
Erwin connects with the punch.
Kneereaper loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Erwin misses.
Erwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kneereaper. That did some damage!
Erwin scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Erwin slams his shin into Kneereaper's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Kneereaper misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erwin 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 Kneereaper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kneereaper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kneereaper with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Erwin misses.
Erwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Erwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erwin lands with a cross.
Kneereaper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kneereaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Kneereaper dodges the punch combination from Erwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneereaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Kneereaper misses with a body shot.
Erwin connects with a single shot there.
Erwin misses with a two punch combination.
Kneereaper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kneereaper throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneereaper takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
Erwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin lands a jab.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Kneereaper avoids nicely.
Erwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kneereaper has time to react.
Kneereaper misses the shot to the body.
Kneereaper throws a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kneereaper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Erwin has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Erwin thows a body kick. Kneereaper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kneereaper throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Kneereaper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kneereaper can do to turn this around?
Kneereaper works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneereaper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erwin connects with a looping right hand.
Kneereaper throws an overhand right that lands on Erwin's shoulder, as Erwin tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Erwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kneereaper's hands.
A nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin swings widly with a right hand
and Kneereaper counters with a left to the body.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper throws an overhand right that lands on Erwin's shoulder, as Erwin tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Kneereaper blocks a head kick by Erwin.
A countering left hand to the body from Kneereaper misses.
Erwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kneereaper on the side of the head.
Kneereaper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Erwin in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kneereapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Erwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kneereaper avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneereaper misses the target.
Erwin lands with a right hand.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch
and Erwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneereaper throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneereaper manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Erwin.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Kneereaper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erwin misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Erwin.
Kneereaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kneereaper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erwin.
A little jabbing left from Kneereaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kneereaper lands a nice hook to Erwin's body. Erwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erwin is looking to chop away at Kneereaper's legs.
Kneereaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kneereaper moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Kneereaper avoids nicely.
Erwin scores with a three punch combo!
Kneereaper connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Erwin. That snapped Kneereaper's head back.
Kneereaper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kneereaper looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneereaper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Erwin avoids the body shot from Kneereaper.
Erwin is looking to counter punch.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kneereaper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Erwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kneereaper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Kneereaper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Erwin with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kneereaper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kneereaper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Erwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneereaper.
Erwin lands with a nice body punch.
Kneereaper tests Erwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kneereaper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kneereaper lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneereaper throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kneereaper misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin throws a jab when Kneereaper was well out of range.
Erwin throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Erwin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Kneereaper is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneereaper misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Kneereaper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Erwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kneereaper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body. Kneereaper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erwin thuds a left hand into Kneereaper's body.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneereaper moves away from the strike by Erwin.
Erwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kneereaper misses with a hook.
Kneereaper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneereaper moves out of range of the body kick.
Erwin misses with a head kick.
Kneereaper swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Erwin counter with a right hand.
Kneereaper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Kneereaper's shoulder, as Kneereaper tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws out a powerful jab.
Erwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kneereaper defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
Erwin lands with an overhand left.
Kneereaper walks into a jab.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneereaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
A nice side step and Kneereaper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Erwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kneereaper should have avoided that one.
Twisty Kneereaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneereaper blocks a jab.
Kneereaper lands with a nice body punch.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper blocks it.
Kneereaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Kneereaper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Kneereaper misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin lands a nice shot that snaps Kneereaper's head back.
Kneereaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneereaper.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper avoids it easily.
Kneereaper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick there by Erwin.
Kneereaper throws a hook but Erwin avoids it easily.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneereaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Erwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Kneereaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kneereaper throws a big shot that misses.
Derek Erwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneereaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin scores with a body shot.
Erwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneereaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Kneereaper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Erwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin cracks Kneereaper with a good jab.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch
and Erwin counters with a straight right hand.
Erwin takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
Kneereaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Erwin tests Kneereaper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kneereaper scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Erwin lands.
Kneereaper lands a nice shot that snaps Erwin's head back.
Kneereaper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kneereaper throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper avoids it easily.
Kneereaper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Erwin momentarily.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneereaper drops his hands momentarily and Erwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Kneereaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Kneereaper misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kneereaper takes one to the chin there.
Kneereaper lands a body shot.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Erwin connects with a single shot there.
Erwin throws a body punch but Kneereaper moves out of range.
Erwin scores with a nice body kick.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erwin lands with a hook. Kneereaper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
It seemed like Kneereaper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneereaper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin throws a hook but Kneereaper avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Erwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Erwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 600 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 88 p4p, 516 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
204
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stark is trying to defend but Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stark is defending against the submission attempts here by Almeida.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almeida defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Stark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stark regains full guard. Nicely done.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Stark chips away with some ground and pound.
Stark pushing down on Almeida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
Stark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stark is working for a guillotine from mount but Almeida frees his head quite easily.
Stark unloading with bombs!
Stark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Almeida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Almeida shrugs it off.
Almeida is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Stark with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida throws a counter combo.
Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almeida did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Almeida is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stark throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is working for a kimura but Almeida is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida defends it well.
Almeida manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark passes Almeida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is working for a kimura but Almeida is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almeida is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
Almeida gets full guard.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark passes Almeida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Almeida throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almeida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Almeida gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stark moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Almeida tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark working away.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Stark.
Stark tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida defending against the ground and pound.
Stark creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Almeida sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almeida tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
Stark is working for a kimura here but Almeida manages to reverse the position and he's now in Stark's guard.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Almeida gets to his feet - Stark follows without any prompting.
Stark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Almeida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Almeida punching from the bottom.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tony Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Budgiehandler (ranked 397 p4p, 431 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 48 p4p, 54 weight class). Budgiehandler comes to the cage accompanied by Jack White - Lazaretto. Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. Kaiji Inoue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Budgiehandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Budgiehandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Inoue looks to move away, Budgiehandler throws a big counter combo but Inoue just gets out of the way.
Donk. Inoue catches Budgiehandler right on the button with a cross.
Inoue moves into range and clinches up with Budgiehandler.
Inoue lands a nice uppercut.
Budgiehandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inoue lands a knee to the head.
Budgiehandler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
Budgiehandler takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Reginald Budgiehandler has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler lands with a left to the head.
Budgiehandler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budgiehandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inoue misses with a knee to the head.
Budgiehandler avoids a wild elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inoue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Budgiehandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Inoue.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Budgiehandler shrugs off.
Budgiehandler lands with a short shot to the head.
Inoue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've been informed that Inoue has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Inoue fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler works on Inoue's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Inoue.
Budgiehandler looking to slow down the pace here.
Inoue misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inoue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Budgiehandler breaks the clinch.
Budgiehandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budgiehandler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inoue scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Budgiehandler throws a nice looking combination but Inoue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budgiehandler throws a head kick that misses.
Inoue throws out a counter right but Budgiehandler avoids it with no problem.
Inoue scores with a jab to the jaw.
Budgiehandler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McGrady FT in the buildup to the fight.
Budgiehandler misses with a head kick.
Inoue steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Budgiehandler. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue tries to clinch
enabling Budgiehandler to counter with a crisp jab.
Budgiehandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler blocks a head kick by Inoue.
A low kick from Inoue is predictable there
and Budgiehandler counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kaiji Inoue has been cut.
Budgiehandler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoue raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Inoue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Budgiehandler misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Budgiehandler.
Inoue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Inoue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inoue scores with a head kick. Budgiehandler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Inoue thuds his right hand into Budgiehandler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budgiehandler tries a low kick but Inoue avoids it.
It seemed like Inoue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inoue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Budgiehandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Inoue as he connects with a hook.
Inoue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inoue moves out of range of the body kick from Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
Inoue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Budgiehandler.
Inoue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Budgiehandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue lands with a short shot to the head.
Budgiehandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Budgiehandler blocks the low kick.
Budgiehandler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Inoue.
Budgiehandler blocks a jab.
Inoue plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Budgiehandler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Budgiehandler is rocked!
Inoue lands with a straight right. Budgiehandler didn't see that one coming.
Oh Budgiehandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue cracks Budgiehandler on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Budgiehandler falls backwards against the cage. Inoue follows up with more strikes that drop Budgiehandler to his knees. Inoue keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Budgiehandler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiji Inoue!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Christophe (ranked 197 p4p, 321 weight class) and Jamie James (ranked 31 p4p, 53 weight class). Christophe comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie James!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christophe throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Christophe just misses with a punch to the body.
James looks to land a combination but Christophe avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Christophe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christophe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe closes the distance and clinches.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christophe's defenses.
It looks like Armand Christophe has been cut.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christophe's elbow.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Christophe is breathing heavily.
Christophe prevents a body shot from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Christophe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from James.
Good body shot from James.
James lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for James to work.
James lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe blocks the elbow strike.
James scores with a hook to the body.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christophe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James lands with a right to the head.
Christophe misses with a hook from the clinch.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Christophe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Christophe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Christophe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
James pushes down on Christophe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
James is stalling here. Christophe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! James seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Christophe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christophe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Christophe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Christophe is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to improve his position but Christophe is controlling well.
Christophe trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Christophe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Christophe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Christophe's back!
James keeps control of the position as Christophe tries to break free.
James trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Christophe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christophe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christophe throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Christophe finds it's way through James's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a nice looking body kick.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a jab to Christophe's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christophe.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christophe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe blocks the body kick.
Christophe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James moves away from the strike by Christophe.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by James.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James slips a jab from Christophe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James swings widly with a right hand
and Christophe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamie James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a powerful right kick. Christophe tried to block low but the kick was high! Christophe was taken right off of his feet! James jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jamie James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 27 p4p, 45 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 6 p4p, 10 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taneyev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lomax defending well as Taneyev loads up on a big left hand.
Taneyev tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lomax misses the target.
The fighters circling - Taneyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taneyev lands with an overhand left.
Lomax has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taneyev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lomax finds it's way round the side to connect with Taneyev's head.
Lomax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Taneyev.
A swing and a miss from Taneyev.
Valentin Taneyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax lands an overhand right.
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!
Taneyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Lomax counters with a quick kick to the body but Taneyev blocks it.
Taneyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev misses with a straight right.
Lomax throwing a counter right hand but Taneyev manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Taneyev.
Taneyev thuds a left hand into Lomax's body.
Taneyev throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Taneyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lomax is looking to counter punch.
Taneyev throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Taneyev has Lomax up against the cage in a clinch.
Taneyev jumps guard but Lomax turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taneyev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lomax uses from the top position.
Lomax prevents Taneyev from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taneyev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lomax is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Taneyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lomax doesn't seem phased though.
Taneyev looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax walks into a straight right hand from Taneyev.
Lomax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taneyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomax.
Taneyev drops Lomax with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lomax looks back up at him and smiles so Taneyev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lomax is rocked!
Taneyev fakes the body blow, causing Lomax to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lomax goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Taneyev!
Valentin Taneyev is the new light heavyweight champion!
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