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ACA 11: Bastard vs Kalske PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Darnell (ranked 3114 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Denis Meacham (ranked 397 p4p, 423 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayson Darnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Meacham!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meacham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darnell.
Meacham with the counter takedown but Darnell avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meacham.
We've been told by Darnell's head coaches at DK MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darnell gets tackled into the cage by Meacham. Meacham maintains the clinch.
Meacham is trying to trip Darnell. He has hold of a leg but Darnell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Meacham persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Meacham looking to sit in guard and control but Darnell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meacham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Darnell looking to pass the guard.
Darnell stopping the sweep attempt from Meacham.
Meacham keeping full guard, as Darnell tries to pass.
Meacham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meacham holds on and takes a little breather.
Meacham wants to stand up but Darnell is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meacham has Darnell pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meacham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darnell's half guard.
Meacham 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.
Darnell is breathing heavily.
Darnell tries to get to full guard but Meacham has control of the leg.
Meacham wants to take a breather but Darnell is having none of it.
Darnell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meacham is keen to just control but Darnell is a slippery customer.
Meacham passes to full mount!
Meacham lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham unloads with some shots from mount but Darnell bucks and avoids them well.
Meacham throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darnell because Meacham loaded up on that one.
Meacham looking for a guillotine from mount but Darnell is having none of it.
Meacham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Darnell hang on?
Meacham unloads with some shots from mount but Darnell bucks and avoids them well.
Meacham is landing with some decent strikes but Darnell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meacham tries to control but Darnell wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meacham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meacham landing strikes from the mount.
 Darnell is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Darnell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Darnell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meacham lands a big shot there that rocks Darnell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Darnell takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Meacham's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Meacham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robson Novaes (ranked 3743 p4p, 6531 weight class) and Benjamin Torkoly Sr (ranked 463 p4p, 650 weight class). Novaes comes to the cage accompanied by Favela Venceu - MC's Cabelinho & Hariel. Benjamin Torkoly Sr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Novaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Torkoly Sr!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novaes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torkoly Sr moves into the clinch.
Novaes tries to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling the position.
Novaes can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Torkoly Sr.
Novaes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torkoly Sr looking to throw knees to the head but Novaes is blocking nicely.
Torkoly Sr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novaes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torkoly Sr manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Torkoly Sr.
Novaes tried to score with a low kick but Torkoly Sr checks it.
Robson Novaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torkoly Sr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Novaes.
We've been told by Novaes's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaes with a nice cross.
Novaes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torkoly Sr feints the counter takedown.
Torkoly Sr clinches up against the cage.
Torkoly Sr wants to break free but Novaes has control.
Novaes tries to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling the position.
Novaes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torkoly Sr's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novaes working aggressively here.
Novaes tries to circle away but Torkoly Sr has him pinned against the cage.
Torkoly Sr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torkoly Sr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Novaes breaks the clinch.
Novaes thumps Torkoly Sr with a low kick.
Torkoly Sr instigates a clinch.
Novaes prevents Torkoly Sr from breaking the clinch.
Torkoly Sr trying to land knees to the body.
Novaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Torkoly Sr won't allow it.
Torkoly Sr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novaes's efforts to push away.
Novaes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novaes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torkoly Sr throws a body shot but no joy.
Novaes throwing a counter right hand but Torkoly Sr manages to avoid it.
Torkoly Sr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Torkoly Sr darts in and clinches Novaes up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaes is trying to force a seperation but Torkoly Sr has the dominant position.
Torkoly Sr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torkoly Sr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novaes throws a head punch that misses.
Novaes is trying to break free.
Torkoly Sr has Novaes pressed against the cage, preventing Novaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torkoly Sr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Novaes tries to circle away but Torkoly Sr has him pinned against the cage.
Novaes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torkoly Sr closes the distance and clinches.
Novaes letting Torkoly Sr take a breather here.
Torkoly Sr stalling the fight.
Torkoly Sr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Torkoly Sr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Novaes swings wildly with an uppercut but Torkoly Sr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr tries to throw a body punch but Novaes avoids it by throwing Torkoly Sr back against the cage.
Novaes misses with a punch on the inside.
Novaes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torkoly Sr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novaes's efforts to push away.
Novaes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novaes tries to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torkoly Sr pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Torkoly Sr's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Novaes avoiding damage as Torkoly Sr throws knees to the body.
Torkoly Sr wants to get back to striking at distance but Novaes won't allow it.
Torkoly Sr is trying to push Novaes away but Novaes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torkoly Sr has Novaes pressed against the cage, preventing Novaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torkoly Sr missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Novaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Torkoly Sr won't allow it.
Torkoly Sr is trying to force a seperation but Novaes has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torkoly Sr.
Novaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Torkoly Sr won't allow it.
Novaes has Torkoly Sr pressed against the cage, preventing Torkoly Sr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Novaes can't break the clinch.
Novaes is trying to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr has him pressed against the cage.
Torkoly Sr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Novaes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torkoly Sr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novaes misses with some punches.
Novaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torkoly Sr is pushing Novaes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torkoly Sr missing with knees to the body.
Novaes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Torkoly Sr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torkoly Sr looks to score with a jab to the body but Novaes is just out of range.
Novaes lands a right hook to the body.
Torkoly Sr moves into the clinch.
Novaes tries to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Torkoly Sr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Novaes can't break the clinch.
Torkoly Sr is trying to break the clinch but Novaes is controlling him.
Torkoly Sr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Novaes tries to circle away but Torkoly Sr has him pinned against the cage.
Torkoly Sr working hard to break the clinch.
Novaes is trying to push Torkoly Sr away but Torkoly Sr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novaes is trying to stall.
Torkoly Sr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novaes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torkoly Sr is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novaes wants to break free but Torkoly Sr has control.
Torkoly Sr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Novaes throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Novaes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Novaes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novaes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torkoly Sr misses with a low kick.
Torkoly Sr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Novaes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Novaes misses with an uppercut. Torkoly Sr saw that one coming.
Torkoly Sr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Novaes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torkoly Sr.
Novaes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torkoly Sr momentarily.
Torkoly Sr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torkoly Sr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr stalls.
Novaes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novaes tries to throw a body punch but Torkoly Sr avoids it by throwing Novaes back against the cage.
Novaes working aggressively here.
Torkoly Sr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novaes's efforts to push away.
Novaes has had enough of the clinch but Torkoly Sr keeps him there for the moment.
Torkoly Sr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Novaes letting Torkoly Sr take a breather here.
Novaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Torkoly Sr won't allow it.
Novaes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novaes breaks the clinch.
Benjamin Torkoly Sr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torkoly Sr gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Torkoly Sr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torkoly Sr controlling the action here for a moment.
Torkoly Sr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novaes has him pressed against the cage.
Torkoly Sr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novaes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torkoly Sr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torkoly Sr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Novaes misses with a straight right.
Torkoly Sr slips a jab from Novaes.
Novaes connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Novaes does it's job there.
Novaes throws an off balance right hand
and Torkoly Sr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Novaes has had enough of the clinch but Torkoly Sr keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novaes has a couple of punches blocked by Torkoly Sr.
Torkoly Sr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novaes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Novaes throws a punch but it's blocked by Torkoly Sr.
Torkoly Sr is stalling here.
Novaes breaks from the clinch.
Torkoly Sr clinches.
Novaes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novaes tries to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling the position.
Torkoly Sr blocks a body shot from Novaes.
Novaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torkoly Sr controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novaes can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robson Novaes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torkoly Sr misses with a two punch combination.
Novaes throws a sloppy head kick and Torkoly Sr moves out of range easily.
Novaes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torkoly Sr manages to avoid it.
Novaes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTorkoly Sr.
Torkoly Sr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Novaes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torkoly Sr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torkoly Sr misses with a few strikes there.
Torkoly Sr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Novaes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torkoly Sr takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaes is trying to break the clinch but Torkoly Sr is controlling him.
Novaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torkoly Sr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novaes throws a nice looking combination but Torkoly Sr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novaes misses with a straight left.
Torkoly Sr checks a leg kick.
A jab from Novaes finds it's way through Torkoly Sr's defenses.
Robson Novaes is winning the standup battle so far.
Torkoly Sr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torkoly Sr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Novaes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torkoly Sr.
Novaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novaes throws a right hand that Torkoly Sr ducks under and follows up with a left that Torkoly Sr also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Torkoly Sr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torkoly Sr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Novaes swings wildly with an uppercut but Torkoly Sr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaes misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Novaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torkoly Sr tries to work over Novaes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novaes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Novaes throws the left hand but Torkoly Sr avoids the punch easily.
Novaes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torkoly Sr throws a series of punches but Novaes moves out of range.
Novaes lunges at Torkoly Sr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torkoly Sr's hand.
Novaes scores with a decent looking hook.
Torkoly Sr instigates a clinch.
Novaes tries a body shot but Torkoly Sr blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Torkoly Sr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torkoly Sr has had enough of the clinch but Novaes keeps him there for the moment.
Novaes has had enough of the clinch but Torkoly Sr keeps him there for the moment.
Novaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torkoly Sr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torkoly Sr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Torkoly Sr has double underhooks.
Torkoly Sr has a couple of punches blocked by Novaes.
Torkoly Sr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Novaes manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Torkoly Sr.
Torkoly Sr clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr tries to circle away but Novaes has him pinned against the cage.
Torkoly Sr working hard to break the clinch.
Novaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Torkoly Sr has double underhooks.
Novaes misses with a body punch.
Novaes breaks from the clinch.
Novaes defending well as Torkoly Sr loads up on a big left hand.
Novaes looks to throw the jab but Torkoly Sr is out of range.
Torkoly Sr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Novaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torkoly Sr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Novaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Novaes struggles to land a body shot inside as Torkoly Sr controls his hands.
Torkoly Sr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Novaes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Torkoly Sr.
I think Torkoly Sr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sierra (ranked 6510 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Pierre WC (ranked 583 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre WC!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra misses with a double jab
and WC counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sierra misses with a kick to the body
and WC counters with a nice uppercut.
Sierra is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from WC on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sierra misses with a wild combination.
Jason Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra tries to land a body kick
enabling WC to counter with a crisp jab.
Sierra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as WC backs up against the cage.
Sierra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sierra is rocked!
Sierra walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! WC swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pierre WC!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aron Gray (ranked 6918 p4p, 5744 weight class) and Tony Hall (ranked 596 p4p, 541 weight class). Hall has chosen Maniac as his entrance music. Aron Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Gray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hall!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Gray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray has picked Hall up - he's going for a ride! Gray dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hall manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall misses with a takedown
and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
Hall throws Gray to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gray .
Aron Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into Gray 's guard.
Gray has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Hall trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Hall 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.
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Gray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Hall will probably get the nod.
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.
Hall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gray kicks Hall off and gets to his feet.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Hall controlling the position for now.
Gray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Gray is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gray to get the leverage.
Gray wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Gray is looking for a kimura here.
Gray is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Hall is positioning himself well to prevent Gray advancing to mount.
Gray wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tony Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gray is working away from the top position though.
Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall 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.
Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall shoots and misses
and Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aron Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Gray dominated that second round.
That's time! Gray 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hall holds on and takes a little breather.
Gray sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hall doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Gray paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hall - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Hall!
An out of breath Tony Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Pyne (ranked 2847 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Angus MacDoughall (ranked 374 p4p, 332 weight class). Pyne comes to the cage accompanied by Shine. 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Pyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacDoughall!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDoughall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pyne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyne. MacDoughall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of MacDoughall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
MacDoughall blocks a jab.
MacDoughall tries a quick counter leg kick but Pyne is wise to it.
Pyne throws the left hand but MacDoughall avoids the punch easily.
Pyne misses with a right hand
and MacDoughall counters with a nice body shot.
MacDoughall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pyne is looking to land body kicks.
Pyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pyne throws an off balance right hand
and MacDoughall counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Pyne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDoughall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyne loads up on a big right hand but MacDoughall slips the punch.
MacDoughall cracks Pyne with a good jab.
MacDoughall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pyne throws an off balance right hand
and MacDoughall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pyne misses with a right hand
letting MacDoughall counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from MacDoughall misses.
Pyne misses with the body kick
and MacDoughall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyne swings widly with a right hand
letting MacDoughall counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyne misses with a looping left.
Pyne misses with a body punch
and MacDoughall counters by clinching up.
Pyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacDoughall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacDoughall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacDoughall.
Pyne gets through MacDoughall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by MacDoughall.
MacDoughall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from MacDoughall.
MacDoughall presses Pyne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyne is breathing heavily.
MacDoughall blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacDoughall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDoughall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacDoughall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacDoughall lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacDoughall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from MacDoughall.
MacDoughall lands an uppercut.
MacDoughall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by MacDoughall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDoughall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from MacDoughall.
A shot in the inside from MacDoughall.
MacDoughall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pyne is rocked!
A shot in the inside from MacDoughall.
Oh Pyne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from MacDoughall.
Pyne seems to have got his legs back now.
MacDoughall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pyne takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, MacDoughall scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacDoughall scores with a hook to the body.
MacDoughall lands a shot to the body.
MacDoughall is working Pyne over against the cage.
MacDoughall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacDoughall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyne backwards.
MacDoughall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacDoughall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from MacDoughall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacDoughall.
A nice left hand lands by MacDoughall.
MacDoughall digs a right hand underneath Pyne's ribcage. Pyne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacDoughall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyne backwards.
MacDoughall lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDoughall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from MacDoughall on the inside.
Still in the clinch, MacDoughall scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacDoughall lands with a left to the head.
MacDoughall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacDoughall lands a nice uppercut.
MacDoughall lands a big right hand that drops Pyne! The killer instinct kicks in and MacDoughall finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by MacDoughall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus MacDoughall!
After the big win, Angus MacDoughall made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Bobby Pyne was interviewed post fight and said 'Bruh'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Sherkov (ranked 4724 p4p, 3659 weight class) and Conner Travers (ranked 477 p4p, 393 weight class). Dimitri Sherkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conner Travers's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Sherkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conner Travers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Travers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sherkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Travers lands with a right hand.
Sherkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Travers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sherkov tries to counter with a takedown but Travers is quick to defend against it.
Travers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sherkov sprawls well initially but Travers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Travers in particular looking to stall.
Travers is trying for a kimura here. Sherkov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Travers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conner Travers!
Conner Travers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, METTLE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 2944 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Clinton Riberno (ranked 379 p4p, 480 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clinton Riberno!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riberno circles away.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riberno works the jab nicely.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Peter Griffin has been cut.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Riberno keeps it at a distance.
Riberno throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Riberno misses with an uppercut.
Griffin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riberno tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Griffin is in Riberno's guard.
Riberno wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin passes Riberno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Riberno is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riberno tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craven Carver (ranked 3517 p4p, 6507 weight class) and Vince Vega (ranked 427 p4p, 632 weight class). Carver comes into the arena with Sia - Unstoppable blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vince Vega enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Vega!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vega gets a clinch.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vega.
Vega prevents Carver from breaking the clinch.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega working aggressively here.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Carver's head.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega lands a body punch.
Vega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvers head.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Carver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega lands with a right to the head.
Carver 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.
Still in the clinch, Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
Carver tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carver looking to throw knees to the head but Vega is blocking nicely.
Vega lands a left hand.
A short left from Vega.
Vega gets through Carver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
A body shot lands from Vega.
Carver is breathing heavily.
Carver is looking to control Vega's arms but Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carver has his back to the cage.
Vega pushes Carver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega.
A short right from Vega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega taking a breather.
Carver misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Vega.
Carver is rocked!
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Carver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vega has Carver pressed against the cage. Carver drops his hands and Vega takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Carver tumbling to the canvas! Vega rains down with more punches but Carver was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Vega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vince Vega!
Vince Vega tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Keita (ranked 1955 p4p, 1975 weight class) and Pavel Sekera (ranked 213 p4p, 216 weight class). Sekera has chosen Bleed it out as his entrance music. Pavel Sekera told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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157
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162
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Keita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Sekera!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita loads up on a big right hand but Sekera slips the punch.
Sekera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keita blocks a head kick by Sekera.
Sekera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Keita was covering up waiting for the punch and Sekera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sekera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sekera tries to move to mount but Keita blocks the move with his legs.
Keita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sekera on the ground.
Sekera prevents Keita from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sekera trying to control the action but Keita is working from the bottom.
Sekera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Keita has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita is pushing Sekera's head away, looking to escape. Sekera manages to hold on to the position though.
Keita tries to bench press Sekera off him but Sekera keeps the position.
Sekera trying to control the position but Keita is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Keita is trying to escape the position but Sekera is controlling the position.
Sekera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sekera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Keita has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keita tries to improve position but can't.
Sekera wants to control but Keita is keeping him busy.
Keita is pushing Sekera's head away, looking to escape. Sekera manages to hold on to the position though.
Sekera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Keita is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keita explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Keita throws a nice looking combination but Sekera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sekera throws a big counter head kick but Keita avoids it with no problem.
Sekera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sekera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sekera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sekera taking a breather here.
Keita is trying to get back to his feet.
My spies in The Scrap Squad inform me that Sekera has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sekera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Keita has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sekera controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Keita is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sekera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keita is trying to buck Sekera off.
Sekera is working to tighten his grip on Keita's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Keita has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sekera is really squeezing tight and eventually Keita passes out! Sekera breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pavel Sekera!
Pavel Sekera is the new lightweight champion!
Pavel Sekera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 1957 p4p, 5092 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 217 p4p, 479 weight class). Big Bastard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske misses with a takedown
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalske misses with a leg kick.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalske.
Bastard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bastard 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.
Kalske cracks Bastard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kalske swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard lands a nice hook to Kalske's body. Kalske takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bastard lands a left and a right that send Kalske crashing to the mat, dazed. Bastard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard avoids the head kick by Kalske.
Bastard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kalske looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kalske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalske misses with a leg kick.
Bastard cracks Kalske with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kalske looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bastard finish him?
Nice defenses there by Kalske.
Kalske thows a leg kick but Bastard checks it
and Bastard counters with a crisp right that sends Kalske to the canvas! Bastard follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bastard!
Big Bastard is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Big Bastard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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