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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smart (ranked 2605 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Jason Rocks (ranked 349 p4p, 362 weight class). Peter Smart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Rocks's chin.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Rocks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocks takes a swing at Smart's ribcage but misses.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocks as he jumps to the side.
Smart looks to land a left hand but Rocks moved out of range nicely.
Smart scores with a push kick.
Smart throws a body shot but no joy.
Smart wants to slow Rocks down by chopping away at his legs.
Smart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart looks to land a right hand but Rocks moved out of range.
Smart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smart misses with a body shot
and Rocks counters with a nice uppercut.
Smart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Rocks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Smart.
Jason Rocks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smart connects with a nice looking jab.
Smart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smart lands the left hand.
Smart rushes Rocks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smart blocks an elbow strike from Rocks.
Rocks lands an elbow just above Smart 's eye.
Rocks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smart tries to throw a body punch but Rocks avoids it by throwing Smart back against the cage.
Rocks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rocks misses with an elbow over the top.
Smart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smart swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smart fails to land.
Smart lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rocks fails to land.
Smart tries to throw a body punch but Rocks avoids it by throwing Smart back against the cage.
Smart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rocks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smart misses with a body punch.
Smart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smart struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocks controls his hands.
Rocks blocks a body shot from Smart.
Smart lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocks backwards.
 Rocks is rocked!
Smart is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rocks can't fight it off and eventually Smart manages to take the fight to the floor. Rocks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rocks wants to get back to his feet but Smart passes into half guard.
Rocks is still in real trouble! Can Smart finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smart lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rocks! More strikes land and this one is all over! Smart jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smart!
A relieved looking Peter Smart thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jason Rocks spoke after the fight, saying 'You watched fight. I got money. Win-win.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 2572 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 128 p4p, 108 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chin moves away.
Good leg kick by Chin.
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
Chin checks a leg kick nicely.
Chin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimo circles away.
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Chin clinches up against the cage.
Chin goes for a takedown attempt but Heimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chin tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chin wants to clinch up but Heimo keeps it at a distance.
Chin takes a swing at Heimo's ribcage but misses.
Heimo lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimo scores with a shot to the body.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chin moves away.
Chin moves out of range as Heimo strikes.
Heimo checks a low kick from Chin.
Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heimo throws a hook to the side of Chin's head but Chin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimo.
Chin swings for the body but Heimo moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Heimo connects with a right hand. Chin shakes it off.
Heimo lands a big head kick that sends Chin tumbling to the mat! Heimo takes a step backwards and waves Chin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chin is rocked!
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Chin is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimo finish him?
Chin defending well as Heimo loads up on a big left hand.
Chin throws a right hand that Heimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Heimo also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heimo drops Chin with a big left hand! Chin is injured, injured bad! Heimo jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Heimo!
Aleksi Heimo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 1645 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 83 p4p, 87 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Jun takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill 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.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jun throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Jun throws a head kick that misses.
Jun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and Jun settles back down.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Jun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Jun connects with a body shot.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jun scrambles back to his feet.
Jun 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.
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jun.
Jun tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Jun's head but Jun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jun eats them both and turns towards Hill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jun.
Jun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
Hill throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Jun misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Jun.
Jun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill backing away here, and Jun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jun counters with a left to the body.
Hill misses with a hook. Jun ducked under it nicely.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Jun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Jun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jun connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Jun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Jun.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Jun.
Jun throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill avoids the head kick by Jun.
Jun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Jun.
Hill slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Jun lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Jun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Jun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Jun throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Hill thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Jun misses with a double jab.
Jun walks into a jab.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun tries a quick counter leg kick but Hill is wise to it.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hill doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jun throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Jun tries to sprawl but Hill drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jun is trying to get back to full guard.
Jun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Jun is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill moves into full mount! Jun won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill avoids the body shot from Jun.
Hill rushes Jun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jun tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the cage.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jun can do to turn this around?
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hill misses with some punches.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill punishes Jun's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill 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.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill throws a jab when Jun was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill lands with a right hand.
Jun misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Hill clobbers Jun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill forces Jun back against the cage and clinches.
Hill keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jun breaks from the clinch.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Hill misses.
Hill avoids the head kick by Jun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
Jun throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Jun thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Hill lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Good shot there by Hill.
A clash of legs there as Hill blocks the low kick.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Jun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Jun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Hill lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jun throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range.
Hill instigates a clinch.
Jun is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Jun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun's elbow.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Jun controls the action.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Jun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill slips under a jab from Jun.
Jun throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill lands a jab.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Jun's head back.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
A short right from Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun blocks a body shot from Hill.
Jun manages to break the clinch.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill blocks a head kick by Jun.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Jun with a nice calf kick.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jun.
Sloppy strikes from Jun. Those never looked like landing.
Jun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jun lands a jab to the nose.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Jun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill clinches up against the cage.
Jun manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jun looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Jun works the jab nicely.
Hill lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Jun slips the punch.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Jun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hill tries to clinch there but Jun circles away.
Jun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Hill.
Jun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jun is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
Jun takes one to the side of the head.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrel Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jun on his heels. He'll look to pass Jun's guard now, I'm sure.
Hill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hill advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hill has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jun is looking to improve his position but Hill isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Hill moves to the back position.
Hill looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jun trying to control the hands but Hill won't let him.
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jun trying to control but not successfully.
Jun tries to break free.
Hill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jun doesn't escape.
Jun rolls, trying to escape but Hill keeps control of the position.
Jun tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Jun wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill controlling from the full mount.
Darrel Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jun flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Hill!
Our winner, Darrel Hill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cruz (ranked 1713 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 247 p4p, 303 weight class). Michael Cruz 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magrin momentarily.
Cruz throws a body punch but Magrin moves out of range.
Magrin is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Magrin tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magrin under the eye.
Magrin is rocked!
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Magrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Cruz shuts the power down on Magrin. Lights out, game over! Cruz is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spurgu Nator (ranked 1134 p4p, 857 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 161 p4p, 121 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nator misses with a head kick.
Nator throws a series of punches but Brawler avoids them all with ease.
Brawler throws a body punch but Nator moves out of range.
Brawler jabs Nator right on the nose. Nator blinks but takes it well.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Nator saw that one coming.
Nator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nator has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Brawler tries to clinch but Nator is having none of it.
Nator moves away from the strike by Brawler.
Brawler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Nator misses with a low kick as Brawler jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brawler scores with a decent looking hook.
Brawler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Nator was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brawler misses with a body kick.
Brawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Brawler.
Brawler slips a straight right by Nator.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Nator.
Brawler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Nator swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nator loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Brawler shapes to counter with a head kick.
Brawler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brawler scores with a hook.
Nator lands a nice looking body shot.
Brawler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nator.
Nator misses with a few strikes there.
Nator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
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!
Brawler throws a looping overhand right but Nator ducks down to avoid it.
Brawler with a nice calf kick.
Nator's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brawler under the eye.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brawler tries to work over Nator's front leg with a kick but Nator checks it.
Brawler lands a leg kick that knocks Nator off balance momentarily.
Brawler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator cracks Brawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brawler throws a chopping leg kick but Nator manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nator with a nice cross.
Brawler closes the distance and clinches.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Nator.
Brawler lands a body shot.
Brawler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Nator trying to stall but Brawler improves his position.
Nator controlling the action here for a moment.
Nator looking to stall.
Brawler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Brawler.
Nator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler is working Nator over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler can't find room to land a body shot as Nator controls the action.
Brawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
Nator struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
Brawler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brawler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nator.
Brawler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nator seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brawler can turn it around.
Brawler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brawler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nator.
Nator is breathing heavily.
Brawler avoiding damage.
Nator wants to stall.
Brawler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler pushes Nator back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brawler lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
Brawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Nator tries to circle away but Brawler has him pinned against the cage.
Brawler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Brawler as the two fighters clinch.
Nator being controlled against the cage.
Brawler has Nator pressed against the cage, preventing Nator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nator struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Nator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nator misses with the head strike.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Brawler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nator breaks the clinch.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
Nator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Brawler is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Spurgu Nator will probably get the nod.
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.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Nator's knee but Nator avoids it well.
Brawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brawler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab by Nator.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nator dips to his left and cracks Brawler with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brawler.
Nator pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Nator blocks the low kick.
Oooooh!!! Nator has knocked Brawler down with a huge combo! Nator steps away and waves a wobbly Brawler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brawler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Nator finish him?
Brawler throws the kick towards the body but Nator avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brawler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nator darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nator checks a low kick from Brawler.
Nator misses with the combination.
Nator misses with a jab to the body
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Brawler with a hook.
Nator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler cracks Nator with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brawler checks a leg kick.
Nator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brawler swings for the body but Nator moves out of range.
Nator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Nator lands a body shot.
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nator looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nator steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brawler. That one must have hurt.
Nator scores with a push kick.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brawler with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator throws a leg kick which misses Brawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Brawler tries to avoid it.
Nator misses with a jab to the body
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nator thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Brawler lands a jab to the nose.
Brawler lands an overhand right.
Brawler is looking to score with low kicks.
Nator went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brawler lands with a right hand.
Nator throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Nator blocks a low kick nicely.
Nator just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nator as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Nator.
Brawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nator connects with a single shot there.
Nator shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brawler cracks Nator with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nator misses with an uppercut
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nator takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brawler lands with a cross.
 Nator is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler pounces like a tiger and cracks Nator with a vicious hook! Nator is down but not out! Brawler follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Brawler!
Bobby Brawler 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 645 p4p, 865 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 80 p4p, 105 weight class). Halli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Halli.
Halli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Karter finds it's target.
Halli misses with a straight right.
Karter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halli moves away from the strike by Karter.
Halli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Karter throws a hook but Halli avoids it easily.
Karter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halli clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halli misses with a left hand
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karter slips under a jab from Halli.
A jab from Halli does it's job there.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Halli saw that one coming.
Halli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Halli.
Halli scores with a punch to the head.
Reijo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halli looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Karter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halli misses with a low kick.
Halli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halli slips a straight right by Karter.
Halli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halli on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter throws a hook but Halli avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Halli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halli cracks Karter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karter thows a body kick. Halli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
A lazy left from Karter finds it's target.
A big left from Halli misses.
Halli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Halli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halli moves out of range of the leg kick from Karter.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Halli had a free shot at his head there.
Halli dives in and scores a takedown into Karter's guard.
Karter pushes a forearm under Halli's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Halli is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Christ Karter!
Jesus Christ Karter 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 869 p4p, 336 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 130 p4p, 56 weight class). Christophe has chosen Shadows as his entrance music. Phil Coleman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Phil Coleman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Coleman 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Christophe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christophe throws out a counter right but Coleman avoids it with no problem.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
Coleman clinches up with Christophe and pushes him back against the cage.
Christophe has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Christophe pushes Coleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christophe throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christophe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Christophe - that landed with a thud.
Christophe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christophe walks away with a smile on his face. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Christophe misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Coleman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Christophe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
A short right from Christophe.
Coleman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christophe to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Christophe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Coleman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Christophe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Christophe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christophe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Christophe gets through Coleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Coleman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christophe misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christophe.
Christophe tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Christophe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christophe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coleman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Christophe can turn it around.
Coleman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christophe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Christophe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Christophe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Christophe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coleman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christophe to keep the fight standing.
Coleman fails to pull guard.
Christophe misses with some punches.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christophe misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christophe.
Christophe misses with some punches.
Christophe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christophe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christophe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christophe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christophe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coleman jumps guard but Christophe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Christophe misses with a punch to the body.
Christophe tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Christophe misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christophe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Christophe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Christophe is avoiding it.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Christophe counters with a crisp right hand that drops Coleman! Christophe lets Coleman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Coleman is rocked!
Coleman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and as Coleman loses concentration momentarily, Christophe counters with a picture perfect head kick! Coleman goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Armand Christophe!
Armand Christophe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 165 p4p, 291 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 32 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande throws an off balance right hand
and Viking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a body shot
enabling Viking to counter with a crisp jab.
Akinwande scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Viking sends Akinwande crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viking is motioning to the referee to let Akinwande up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Akinwande is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinwande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viking throws out the jab.
Akinwande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Viking at a distance.
Viking takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akinwande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Viking.
Akinwande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Viking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinwande.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking cracks Akinwande with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Viking has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Akinwande to stand back up!
Akinwande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viking counters with a right hand from hell and Akinwande is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Techno Viking!
A relieved looking Techno Viking thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 245 p4p, 262 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 43 p4p, 46 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeo just misses with a punch to the body.
Romeo 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.
Romeo misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Romeo throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romeo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romeo. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romeo lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Romeo both land. Nice combination.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopkins tries to work over Romeo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romeo misses with the head strike.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romeo's elbow.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romeo looks winded!
Romeo managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romeo.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romeo.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Romeo avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romeo misses with the head strike.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Romeo avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romeo.
Romeo blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Romeo misses with the head strike.
Romeo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romeo backwards.
Romeo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romeo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeo misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romeo if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romeo swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romeo missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeo moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
A jab from Romeo misses.
Hopkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Romeo sprawling to the canvas! Romeo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hopkins finish him?!
Romeo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romeo throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Romeo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Romeo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hopkins wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 17 p4p, 91 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Alcala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows. Rodney Alcala will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Alcala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Alcala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Alcala counters by moving into the clinch.
Atunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alcala has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Atunes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcala controls his hands.
Alcala misses with some punches.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Alcala blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a punch on the inside.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alcala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alcala decides to pull guard.
Alcala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Atunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alcala working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atunes defends it easily.
Atunes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Atunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alcala working for submissions but it's allowed Atunes to get to half guard.
Atunes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alcala actively working from the bottom here.
Alcala is looking for a sweep. Atunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Alcala.
Alcala tries to bench press Atunes off him but Atunes keeps the position.
Alcala wants to control but Atunes postures up.
Alcala tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Atunes easily slips into full mount!
Alcala manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alcala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atunes pulls his head out easily.
Atunes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alcala actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala is looking for a sweep. Atunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atunes controlling the action here.
Alcala actively working from the bottom here.
Alcala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alcala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alcala working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Atunes has passed into half guard!
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 Edison Atunes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alcala avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Alcala tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alcala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
It looks like Rodney Alcala has been cut.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alcala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alcala looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala misses the shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alcala! But no joy.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcala is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes cracks Alcala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alcala is rocked!
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alcala counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Alcala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alcala is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Alcala seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Alcala drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Atunes swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Alcala's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Edison Atunes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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