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Grunge 40: In Bloom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 6464 p4p, 13957 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 607 p4p, 682 weight class). Jenik Krejza 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krejza tries to keep at a distance but Ronaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ronaldo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Krejza is defending well. Ronaldo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Krejza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ronaldo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pele Ronaldo!
An out of breath Pele Ronaldo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Steel (ranked 2644 p4p, 4106 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 357 p4p, 526 weight class). Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Finnegan pushes him off.
Steel drives through and clinches with Finnegan against the cage.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Finnegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Finnegan in a clinch.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnegan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Finnegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnegan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnegan.
Finnegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
A body shot lands from Finnegan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a shot to the body.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Finnegan blocks an uppercut.
Steel blocks a body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Finnegan fails to land.
Finnegan lands a right hand.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnegan.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel tries a body shot but Finnegan blocks it.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Finnegan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finnegan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Finnegan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finnegan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnegan.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel prevents a body shot from Finnegan.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finnegan is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
Steel misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
Finnegan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Steel - that landed with a thud.
Finnegan is trying to break free.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Finnegan.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finnegan is working Steel over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnegan lands a right hand.
Finnegan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnegan.
Finnegan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnegan.
Steel blocking some punches.
Finnegan scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Finnegan avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Finnegan.
Finnegan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finnegan lands a shoulder strike.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Finnegan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finnegan lands with an overhand left.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
enabling Finnegan to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finnegan.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Finnegan's head back.
Finnegan scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Butch Steel has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steel as Finnegan tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butch Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steel tries to clinch but Finnegan is having none of it.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Finnegan cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Roy Finnegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Butch Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Finnegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finnegan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Finnegan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel looks to clinch
enabling Finnegan to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Finnegan pushes him off.
Finnegan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steel moves into range and clinches up with Finnegan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Finnegan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finnegan working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Butch Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finnegan is trying to stall.
Finnegan tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Finnegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnegan working hard to break the clinch.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finnegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel closes the distance but Finnegan moves to the side
and Finnegan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnegan scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Finnegan cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finnegan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steel to stand back up!
 Steel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finnegan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Steel! Finnegan dives in looking to finish! Steel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
An out of breath Roy Finnegan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Butch Steel had this to say: 'I'm an old fucking man, why am I still fighting???'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 2470 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Sub Machine (ranked 249 p4p, 351 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sub Machine was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruddo Ryokale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sub Machine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine fails to land the takedown.
Machine throws a right hand that misses
and Ryokale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryokale lands a left hand.
Machine is trying to pull guard but Ryokale has him pressed against the cage.
Ryokale lands a left hand.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machine tries a knee to the head but Ryokale blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine is looking to control Ryokale's arms but Ryokale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machine has his back to the cage.
Machine can't get the takedown.
Ruddo Ryokale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Machine.
A right hand to the body from Ryokale.
Machine wants to break free but Ryokale has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryokale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machine jumps guard but Ryokale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryokale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Ryokale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machine is trying to pull guard but Ryokale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Machine tries a knee to the head but Ryokale blocks it.
Ryokale is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Ryokale lands a shot to the body.
Ryokale pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryokale lands with a light punch inside.
Ryokale lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryokale has Machine pressed against the cage, preventing Machine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryokale digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Machine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryokale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryokale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryokale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryokale after a bit of a struggle.
Ryokale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machine tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryokale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryokale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryokale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
 Machine is rocked!
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine trying to control the position but instead, Ryokale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Machine into the cage.
Machine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryokale is defending well for now.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Machine tries to break free but Ryokale pushes him back against the cage.
Machine tries to pull guard but Ryokale holds him up against the cage and eventually Machine drops back down to his feet.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryokale has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryokale.
Ryokale lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine jumps guard but Ryokale stands there with Machine around his waist. Machine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryokale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machine is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryokale finish him?
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryokale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryokale scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Machine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryokale after a bit of a struggle.
Machine fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Ryokale.
Ryokale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryokale is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruddo Ryokale dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryokale lands with an overhand left.
Ryokale closes the distance and pushes Machine back into the cage.
Ryokale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryokale unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Machine! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ryokale is unloading with more strikes now! Machine drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruddo Ryokale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dio (ranked 2058 p4p, 4350 weight class) and Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 237 p4p, 470 weight class). John Dio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diyorbek Nurudinov's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio misses with a wild combination.
Dio fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurudinov throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Nurudinov shoots in for a double leg but Dio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dio takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurudinov is working for takedown but Dio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nurudinov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dio wants to improve his position but Nurudinov is controlling well.
Dio is pressing down on Nurudinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dio looking for a sweep. Not yet Dio, not yet.
Nurudinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurudinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurudinov is working Dio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurudinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurudinov stops Dio from standing up.
Nurudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dio's head.
Dio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dio wants to sweep but no luck.
Dio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurudinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Dio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dio trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurudinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dio trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nurudinov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nurudinov working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dio trying to control the position here.
Dio wants to stand but Nurudinov is controlling the position.
Nurudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dio's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurudinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dio working a defensive guard here.
Nurudinov is in close to Dio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dio has his hands on Nurudinov's head, controlling the position.
Nurudinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dio pulls Nurudinov in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio is trying to control the position but Nurudinov postures up.
Nurudinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurudinov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dio covers up, he's hurt! Nurudinov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Nurudinov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Nurudinov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diyorbek Nurudinov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Malone (ranked 2211 p4p, 2776 weight class) and Kyle Kuzma (ranked 306 p4p, 381 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys - Inner Circle. Kuzma has chosen Tarararara as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Dog Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kuzma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuzma tries to clinch up.
Malone throws a wild body kick that Kuzma sees coming a mile off.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Kuzma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone gets tackled into the cage by Kuzma. Kuzma maintains the clinch.
Kuzma prevents a body shot from Malone.
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Malone lands a really nice looking cross but Kuzma seems unphased.
 It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
Malone is looking to land body kicks.
Kuzma tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuzma scores with a four punch combination!
Kuzma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuzma misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Kuzma throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
Kuzma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzma wants to counter the offense by Malone and move into the clinch position.
Malone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malone checks a low kick from Kuzma.
Malone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuzma doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
Kuzma is looking to clinch.
Kuzma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuzma looks to land a body kick but Malone moved away.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuzma's head.
Kuzma is rocked!
Kuzma walks straight into a right hand from Malone - that's dropped him! Malone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kuzma from any more punishment! Kuzma complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mad Dog Malone!
Mad Dog Malone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kyle Kuzma had this to say: 'I will back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyber Bully (ranked 1114 p4p, 1764 weight class) and Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 137 p4p, 213 weight class). Naranbaatar has chosen League of Legends - Phoenix (feat. Cailin Russo, Chrissy Costanza) as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Bully.
Naranbaatar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naranbaatar misses with a hook
and Bully counters with a straight right hand.
Bully 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.
Naranbaatar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bully connects with a looping right hand.
Bully lands a head kick!
Bully looks for the body kick but Naranbaatar saw that one coming.
Naranbaatar throws a shot from downtown. Bully moves away and avoids it.
Naranbaatar tries to move into range but Bully moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naranbaatar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cyber Bully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bully has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naranbaatar.
Bully looks for the body kick but Naranbaatar saw that one coming.
Donk. Bully catches Naranbaatar right on the button with a cross.
Bully lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naranbaatar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bully cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Naranbaatar throws a series of punches but Bully avoids them all with ease.
Bully scores with a hook to the body. Naranbaatar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bully moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Naranbaatar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bully is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bully throws a poor cross that misses
and Naranbaatar counters by moving into the clinch.
Bully has had enough of the clinch but Naranbaatar keeps him there for the moment.
Bully controlling the action here for a moment.
Naranbaatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bully avoids the damage to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow but it misses.
Bully manages to break the clinch.
Bully lands an overhand right.
Naranbaatar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bully half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Naranbaatar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully misses with a low kick.
Bully slips a jab and a cross from Naranbaatar.
Bully delivers a nice body kick.
Naranbaatar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bully scores with a hook to the body. Naranbaatar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bully thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Naranbaatar if he has to take too many more of those.
Bully's corner calls for a 1-2. Bully obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bully cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
Bully misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naranbaatar.
Nice jab there from Bully.
Bully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bully.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but Bully moved away.
Naranbaatar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bully.
Bully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naranbaatar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Naranbaatar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bully feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naranbaatars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naranbaatar blocks a head kick by Bully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naranbaatar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Naranbaatar enables Bully to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naranbaatar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bully trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Naranbaatar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bully is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naranbaatar is aware though and is defending well.
Naranbaatar preventing the sweep.
Bully has a closed guard, preventing Naranbaatar from standing up.
Bully is trying to control the position but Naranbaatar postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyber Bully dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Naranbaatar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bully throws a low kick but Naranbaatar avoids it.
Naranbaatar dips to his left and cracks Bully with an uppercut!
A big left from Naranbaatar misses.
Bully misses with an uppercut.
Bully slips a jab from Naranbaatar.
Bully throws out a loose jab but Naranbaatar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
Bully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naranbaatar can do to turn this around?
Bully lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully feints and then cracks Naranbaatar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naranbaatar down.
Bully throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Naranbaatar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naranbaatar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bully cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
Bully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naranbaatar.
Bully throws a jab but it's blocked by Naranbaatar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar avoids the body shot from Bully.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bully throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naranbaatar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Bully there.
Naranbaatar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Naranbaatar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bully counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naranbaatar's knee momentarily.
Bully scoring well with a low kick there.
Naranbaatar defending well as Bully loads up on a big left hand.
Naranbaatar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bully circles away.
Naranbaatar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bully throws a body shot but no joy.
Bully is looking to score with low kicks.
Bully connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar throws an overhand right that lands on Bully's shoulder, as Bully tries to avoid the shot.
Bully was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naranbaatar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naranbaatar blocks a leg kick.
Naranbaatar throws out a counter right but Bully avoids it with no problem.
Naranbaatar tries to clinch there but Bully circles away.
Naranbaatar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bully scores with a nice head shot.
Bully throws a leg kick but Naranbaatar checks it.
Naranbaatar flicks out a counter leg kick but Bully steps away.
Cyber Bully is winning the standup battle so far.
Bully throws a leg kick but Naranbaatar moved away.
Bully is looking to chop away at Naranbaatar's legs.
Naranbaatar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Naranbaatar throws an overhand right that lands on Bully's shoulder, as Bully tries to avoid the shot.
Bully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Bully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naranbaatar misses with a lunging right hand
and Bully counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Bully coming out on top.
Bully is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Naranbaatar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bully is looking to score with low kicks.
Naranbaatar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bully connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bully.
Bully throws a low kick but Naranbaatar moves out of range easily.
Bully lands a nice shot that snaps Naranbaatar's head back.
Bully throws out a powerful jab.
Naranbaatar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bully was well out of range. Poor timing from Naranbaatar.
Nice uppercut lands for Naranbaatar. That snapped Bully's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Naranbaatar thows a leg kick but Bully checks it
and Bully counters with an inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar tries to move into range but Bully moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bully scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bully.
Bully catches Naranbaatar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bully throws a body kick that misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bully - that will leave a mark!
Naranbaatar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bully lands a nice hook to Naranbaatar's body. Naranbaatar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyber Bully dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
Bully throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Naranbaatar or perhaps it was just good defense by Bully, which made it look bad.
Naranbaatar moves forwards but Bully connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Naranbaatar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bully is out of range.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naranbaatar moves away.
Bully throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naranbaatar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bully dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naranbaatar. That did some damage!
Bully swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naranbaatar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Naranbaatar walks into a straight right hand from Bully.
Naranbaatar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bully finds it's way round the side to connect with Naranbaatar's head.
Bully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naranbaatar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naranbaatar manages to avoid it.
Bully takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Bully tries to score with a low kick but Naranbaatar moves his leg out of the way.
Naranbaatar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Naranbaatar cracks Bully with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bully misses with a body kick.
Naranbaatar scores with the left hand. Bully knows he should have avoided that one.
Bully throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully is looking to slow Naranbaatar down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Bully.
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!
Bully scores with a head kick. Naranbaatar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bully fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naranbaatar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bully checks a low kick from Naranbaatar.
Bully half committed to a counter leg kick.
Naranbaatar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bully.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Naranbaatar just manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bully looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyber Bully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Naranbaatar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bully turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bully tries to keep at a distance but Naranbaatar has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naranbaatar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar can't find room to land a body shot as Bully controls the action.
Bully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naranbaatar prevents a body shot from Bully.
Bully blocks a body shot from Naranbaatar.
Bully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bully misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bully.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bully pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Naranbaatar as the two fighters clinch.
Bully is trying to trip Naranbaatar. He has hold of a leg but Naranbaatar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bully persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bully got a little sloppy there for a moment and Naranbaatar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bully has managed to get both his arms back between Naranbaatar's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bully wants to pass the guard but Naranbaatar is keeping the position.
Bully pushing down on Naranbaatar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyber Bully showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bully, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyber Bully!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 4501 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 483 p4p, 250 weight class). Canthropus Jr has chosen Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pit Canthropus Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Midget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Canthropus Jr's guard.
Midget trying to move into half guard but instead Canthropus Jr has managed to sweep!
Canthropus Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Midget is looking for a triangle but Canthropus Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Canthropus Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Canthropus Jr forces his way into half guard.
Canthropus Jr trying to pass the guard but Midget defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget looking for a kimura from the bottom but Canthropus Jr passes into side control!
Midget tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Midget tries to bench press Canthropus Jr off him but Canthropus Jr keeps the position.
Midget's coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Canthropus Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Midget is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Midget is working hard here to advance position.
Canthropus Jr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Iron Sharpens Iron. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Canthropus Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Midget is looking to reverse the position.
Midget might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Midget can't do much from the bottom here.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Canthropus Jr taking a breather here.
Midget regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Canthropus Jr in particular looking to stall.
Midget wants to control but Canthropus Jr passes into side.
Midget tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Canthropus Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Midget is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Canthropus Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Midget is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Canthropus Jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Canthropus Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Canthropus Jr is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canthropus Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Midget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canthropus Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Canthropus Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Midget avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Canthropus Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Midget or perhaps it was just good defense by Canthropus Jr, which made it look bad.
Canthropus Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canthropus Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Canthropus Jr is quick to defend against it.
Canthropus Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Midget counters with a single leg into guard. Canthropus Jr didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr controlling Midget's posture.
Midget preventing the sweep.
Midget trying to control the position from guard on top but Canthropus Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midget throws a big right hand that misses.
Canthropus Jr keeping full guard, as Midget tries to pass.
Midget trying to control the position from guard on top but Canthropus Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Midget won't allow Canthropus Jr to sweep him here.
Justin Midget overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canthropus Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Canthropus Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Canthropus Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Midget with the active half guard here but Canthropus Jr passes nicely into side control.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr slows the pace down.
Midget tries to bench press Canthropus Jr off him but Canthropus Jr keeps the position.
Canthropus Jr staying calm.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Canthropus Jr.
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.
Midget is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Midget is looking to reverse the position.
Canthropus Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Midget is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Canthropus Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Canthropus Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canthropus Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Midget is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Canthropus Jr's half guard.
Canthropus Jr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Midget keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Midget.
Canthropus Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Canthropus Jr is quick to defend against it.
Midget drops his hands momentarily and Canthropus Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canthropus Jr.
Midget changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left lands for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Canthropus Jr as Midget shoots in.
Midget blocks a head kick by Canthropus Jr.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Midget takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Canthropus Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Canthropus Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Midget feinted with a counter takedown.
Midget has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canthropus Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canthropus Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Canthropus Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr connects with a body shot that sends Midget's belly button to the back.
Pit Canthropus Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Canthropus Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget takes one on the button.
Canthropus Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Canthropus Jr missing with a left hand there. Midget was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Canthropus Jr digs a good body shot into Midget's ribs.
Midget takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canthropus Jr scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Canthropus Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canthropus Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Canthropus Jr!
Pit Canthropus Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, Kato in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Military Industrial Complex (ranked 825 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 97 p4p, 205 weight class). Complex's entrance music is Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash. A fine choice. Cha has chosen Gaullin - Moonlight as his entrance music. Tae Shik Cha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Military Industrial Complex's chin.
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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 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Military Industrial Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a poor cross that misses
and Complex counters with a right hand to the body.
Complex gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cha. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cha as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Complex there.
Complex 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.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex shoots in looking for a takedown. Cha tries to sprawl out of it but Complex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cha slips a straight right by Complex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Complex.
Cha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Complex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex misses with a body punch
and Cha counters with a nice uppercut.
Cha throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Complex lands with an overhand left.
Cha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Complex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Complex throws a right hand that Cha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cha also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Complex - just one landing.
Cha works Complex's body with a nice hook.
Cha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Complex throws a head kick that misses.
Cha misses with a hook.
Complex looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cha lands a nice looking body shot.
Complex blocks a jab.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Complex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha misses with a looping left.
Cha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Complex moves away.
Cha misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha misses the shot to the body.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Complex was well out of range. Poor timing from Cha.
Both fighters circling a little - Complex finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Complex slips under a jab.
Complex tries to counter with a takedown but Cha is quick to defend against it.
Cha throws a hook but Complex avoids it easily.
Complex shoots in but Cha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Complex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Complex dodges the punch combination from Cha.
Nice straight punches there by Complex. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Complex.
Cha slips a jab from Complex.
Cha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cha throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Complex walks into a jab.
Complex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Cha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cha throws a combination that misses
and Complex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cha wants to control but Complex is keeping busy.
Complex is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cha sees it coming and defends easily.
Cha is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cha is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex seems to be working for a kimura but Cha defends the submission attempt.
Complex takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Complex there.
Cha tries to roll over but Complex keeps him under control.
Cha wants to control but Complex is keeping busy.
Complex is trying to control the action in half guard but Cha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cha is doing well to control the position and prevent Complex from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Complex is looking to work some ground and pound but Cha has wrist control.
Cha has Complex pulled in close to control his posture.
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 Military Industrial Complex 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.
Complex lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Complex ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cha avoids the body shot from Complex.
Cha swings for the body but Complex moves out of range.
Complex tries to counter with a takedown but Cha is quick to defend against it.
Complex blocks a jab.
Cha missing with a left hand there. Complex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Cha throws a hook but Complex avoids it easily.
Cha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Complex.
Complex moves away from the strike by Cha.
Complex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
An attempted straight right counter from Complex misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Cha as Complex shoots in.
Complex throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Complex moved out of range nicely.
Cha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cha throws a right hand that misses
and Complex counters with a good low kick that Cha was not able to check.
Complex closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Complex is rocked!
Complex connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cha's hands.
Oh Complex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tae Shik Cha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Complex moves away from the strike by Cha.
Complex is looking to counter punch.
Cha throws a lazy uppercut
and Complex makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex seems to have got his legs back now.
Complex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cha thuds a left hand into Complex's body.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Complex ducks down to avoid it.
Complex is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Complex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Complex feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Complex wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Complex scores with a jab.
Cha lands a glancing blow to the side of Complex's 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!
Complex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cha manages to avoid it.
Cha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Complex with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Nice uppercut lands for Complex. That snapped Cha's head back.
Complex lands a nice shot that snaps Cha's head back.
Cha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cha stuffs the takedown attempt from Complex. Complex gets slowly back to his feet.
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex throws a head kick that Cha semi-blocks.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Complex.
Cha throws a body punch but Complex moves out of range.
Complex appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Complex counters with a straight right hand.
Complex throws out a leg kick but Cha moves out of range and Complex only half commits.
Complex connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cha's hands.
Complex just misses with a punch to the body.
Cha scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Complex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Cha misses.
Complex is looking to counter punch.
Cha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Complex blocks a jab.
Cha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Complex manages to avoid it.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Complex.
Complex shoots in and gets a takedown into Cha's guard.
Cha is trying to control the position but Complex postures up.
Complex looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cha has Complex pulled in close to control his posture.
Complex controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha has momentary wrist control but Complex slips an elbow through the middle.
Cha wants to improve his position but instead Complex has moved into half guard.
Complex trying to control from half guard but Cha is working away.
Cha is trying to control but can't.
Complex wants to take a breather but Cha is having none of it.
Cha controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Complex is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Military Industrial Complex will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cha cracks Complex with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Complex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Complex's shoulder, as Complex tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Complex misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cha. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Complex half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex misses with a wild body shot.
Complex throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cha's waist but Cha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Complex off to one side.
Cha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Complex was well out of range. Poor timing from Cha.
Complex attempts a counter takedown but Cha avoids it well and moves away.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Complex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Complex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Complex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cha throws a hook but Complex avoids it easily.
Cha misses with a looping right.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Complex on the side of the head.
Cha misses with an uppercut. Complex saw that one coming.
Complex throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cha was covering up waiting for the punch and Complex finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Military Industrial Complex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Complex postures up.
Cha working a defensive guard but Complex passes into half guard.
Cha wants to get back to full guard.
Complex seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex wants to take a breather but Cha is having none of it.
Cha wants to control but Complex is keeping busy.
Complex scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Complex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Complex scoring with some ground and pound.
Military Industrial Complex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Complex sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cha pulls Complex in to control the position.
Complex controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha wants to sweep here but Complex controlling him for the moment.
Cha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Complex controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Complex has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Complex seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cha for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Complex misses with a straight left.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
Complex throws a leg kick but Cha checks it.
Cha throws a hook but Complex avoids it easily.
Complex swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Complex shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cha working a defensive guard here.
Complex showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Complex stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Cha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cha wants to sweep here but Complex controlling him for the moment.
Complex's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tae Shik Cha.
I think Complex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Military Industrial Complex!
A relieved looking Military Industrial Complex 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 1714 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Harry Hirsch (ranked 194 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Hirsch!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirsch keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirsch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockwell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hirsch.
The crowd cheers as Hirsch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockwell doesn't seem phased though.
Rockwell checks a leg kick.
Rockwell ducks right into an uppercut from Hirsch.
Hirsch scores with a jab. Rockwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hirsch just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockwell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Harry Hirsch has been cut.
Hirsch fails with the takedown.
Hirsch tries to keep at a distance but Rockwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rockwell fails to pull guard.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hirsch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Rockwell has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rockwell jumps guard but Hirsch stands there with Rockwell around his waist. Rockwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirsch pulls guard successfully.
Rockwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockwell preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rockwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hirsch has his foot on Rockwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rockwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Rockwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Rockwell postures up in Hirsch's guard and throws a big left but Hirsch blocks it.
Hirsch has his foot on Rockwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rockwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Hirsch controls Rockwell momentarily but Rockwell frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rockwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rockwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rockwell won't allow Hirsch to sweep him here.
Rockwell distracts Hirsch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockwell won't allow Hirsch to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirsch is still trying to improve position.
Rockwell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hirsch's head.
Rockwell postures up in Hirsch's guard and throws a big left but Hirsch blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockwell postures up.
Rockwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirsch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockwell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rockwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Rockwell cracks Hirsch with a solid left hand.
Hirsch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirsch lands with a punch from half guard.
Rockwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hirsch pulls his head out easily.
Rockwell trying to hold on to Hirsch's head to control him but Hirsch postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockwell keeps working.
Rockwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockwell is trying to stand up here but Hirsch is controlling him well.
Hirsch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rockwell!
Rockwell is looking to get to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hirsch working his ground and pound in the gym.
Rockwell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hirsch landing shots from mount.
Hirsch unloading with bombs!
Hirsch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hirsch avoids the attempt from Rockwell to control.
Hirsch looking to finish Rockwell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockwell!
Hirsch controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell tries to hold on but Hirsch postures up.
Hirsch with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirsch controlling from mount.
Hirsch looking to finish Rockwell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockwell!
Hirsch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirsch content just to control the position here.
Hirsch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rockwell really wants to buck Hirsch off and get back to his feet.
Hirsch unloading with bombs!
Hirsch looking to finish Rockwell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockwell!
Rockwell is rocked!
Rockwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hirsch prevents Rockwell from getting the reversal.
Hirsch with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Rockwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rockwell wants to hold on but Hirsch pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hirsch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Hirsch's cut.
That's time! Rockwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rockwell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rockwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Rockwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirsch.
Hirsch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hirsch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockwell.
Rockwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirsch circles away.
Rockwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hirsch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hirsch throws a good cross that connects.
Rockwell has managed to clinch.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Hirsch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hirsch working aggressively here.
Rockwell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hirsch smiles and moves away.
Hirsch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hirsch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rockwell in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirsch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rockwell wants to clinch.
Lew Rockwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch closes the distance and clinches.
Hirsch tries a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Hirsch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hirsch to keep the fight standing.
Hirsch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockwell avoids the elbow strike from Hirsch, against the cage.
Rockwell drags the fight down to the ground.
Rockwell can't keep his opponent in guard - Hirsch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hirsch seems to be looking for submissions.
Hirsch wants to take a breather but Rockwell is having none of it.
Rockwell looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hirsch passes into side control!
Hirsch cracks Rockwell with a big right hand but Rockwell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rockwell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell trying to hold on to Hirsch's head to control him but Hirsch postures up.
Rockwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hirsch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hirsch is trying to control. Rockwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rockwell actively working from the bottom here.
Hirsch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rockwell is staying active underneath Hirsch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harry Hirsch has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Rockwell taking some punishment here, with Hirsch in his half guard.
Hirsch is nestled in close to Rockwell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hirsch wants to free his trapped foot but Rockwell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hirsch passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rockwell wants to control but Hirsch is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rockwell is trying to control but Hirsch passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Rockwell's face as Hirsch controls the position.
Hirsch lands an elbow.
Hirsch trying to control the position but Rockwell is working away.
Rockwell tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Hirsch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch cracks Rockwell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rockwell struggling a bit here.
Hirsch lands a few punches from side control.
Hirsch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rockwell!
The referee warns Rockwell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hirsch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hirsch raining down shots from the mount!
Rockwell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirsch softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rockwell is out cold! Hirsch jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Hirsch!
A victorious Harry Hirsch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 491 p4p, 866 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 78 p4p, 127 weight class). Bill Cosby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomomisan Tsuruta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Cosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Cosby has his takedown stuffed
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Cosby gets a takedown into half guard.
Tsuruta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tsuruta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cosby stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuruta.
Cosby throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta wants to sweep but no luck.
Cosby 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.
Cosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsuruta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsuruta, not yet.
Tsuruta is still trying to improve position.
Cosby lands a couple of elbows.
Cosby wants to pass the guard but Tsuruta is keeping the position.
Cosby throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsuruta wants to sweep but no luck.
Cosby trying to control but Tsuruta is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsuruta, not yet.
Tsuruta keeping moving, preventing Cosby from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta keeping full guard, as Cosby tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta working a defensive guard here.
Cosby postures up in Tsuruta's guard and throws a big left but Tsuruta blocks it.
Cosby looking to pass the guard.
Tsuruta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tsuruta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsuruta has wrist control.
Cosby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cosby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cosby is trying to control. Tsuruta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta wants to improve his position but Cosby is controlling well.
Tsuruta is trying to maintain the position but Cosby is very close to passing his half guard.
Cosby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tsuruta wants to improve his position but Cosby is controlling well.
Tsuruta is not content to let Cosby control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cosby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cosby works his way into side control.
Cosby wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cosby working the ground and pound from side control.
Tsuruta is letting Cosby control him for a moment.
Tsuruta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tsuruta's face as Cosby controls the position.
Tsuruta is looking to regain half guard here but Cosby keeps moving and retains side control.
Cosby trying to control the position but Tsuruta is working away.
Tsuruta is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby trying to control the position but Tsuruta is working away.
Cosby working the ground and pound but Tsuruta is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Cosby has managed to clinch.
Tsuruta is pushing Cosby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsuruta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Cosby misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Tsuruta leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby throws a head punch that misses.
Cosby misses with the head strike.
Cosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby misses with some punches.
Tsuruta trying to stall but Cosby improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby misses with some punches.
Tsuruta taking a breather.
Cosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta is trying to push Cosby away but Cosby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
A short right from Cosby on the inside.
Cosby lands with a left to the head.
Cosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cosby misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta has Cosby pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tsuruta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cosby tumbling to the mat - Tsuruta dives into Cosby's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cosby controlling the position.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cosby is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
Cosby trying to control the position.
Tsuruta trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
Tsuruta being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosby is trying to control the position but Tsuruta postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsuruta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cosby misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a shoot takedown. Cosby fights it but they end up in guard.
Tsuruta postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cosby is looking to sweep but instead, Tsuruta has passed into half guard.
Cosby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bill Cosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsuruta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cosby wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Cosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsuruta lands a nice short elbow.
Tsuruta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tsuruta not doing much here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsuruta is working away from the top position though.
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 Bill Cosby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsuruta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosby on the side of the head.
Cosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta cracks Cosby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby pushes Tsuruta up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Cosby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tsuruta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta can't break the clinch.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuruta can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Cosby.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Cosby wants to clinch.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Tsuruta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cosby's guard.
Cosby is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
Tsuruta cracks Cosby with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Cosby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cosby is controlling Tsuruta's posture.
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Cosby blocks nicely.
Cosby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tsuruta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tsuruta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cosby is adopting a defensive guard.
Cosby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cosby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tsuruta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tsuruta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looking to control.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
Tsuruta connects with a couple of short punches.
Tsuruta chips away with some ground and pound.
Cosby is looking to sweep but instead, Tsuruta has passed into half guard.
Tsuruta content to control rather than advance.
Cosby is trying to maintain the position but Tsuruta is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby is doing well to control the position and prevent Tsuruta from advancing to side control.
Tsuruta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cosby cracks Tsuruta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tsuruta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Cosby.
A low kick from Cosby is predictable there
and Tsuruta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tsuruta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cosby is looking to control Tsuruta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cosby avoid being mounted?
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Tsuruta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Cosby's head.
Nice strikes from Tsuruta there.
Tsuruta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsuruta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta prevents Cosby from improving his position.
Cosby is trying to maintain the position but Tsuruta is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Cosby is working from the bottom.
Cosby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throwing shots but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Tsuruta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cosby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta is in close to Cosby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta lands a couple of digs.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cosby is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby trying to control but Tsuruta is working from the bottom.
Cosby preventing the sweep.
Tsuruta controls Cosby momentarily but Cosby frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tsuruta is on top in guard.
Cosby looking to control but Tsuruta passes into half guard.
Cosby trying to hold on to Tsuruta's head to control him but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta winds up and cracks Cosby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cosby defending well though.
Tsuruta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cosby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands strikes from half guard.
Cosby wants to get back to full guard.
Tsuruta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cosby desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tsuruta prevents Cosby from improving his position.
Tsuruta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cosby's head.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working.
Tsuruta prevents Cosby from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby trying to control from the bottom.
Cosby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Cosby is retaining full guard.
Cosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta stands up over Cosby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cosby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cosby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosby. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosby tests Tsuruta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cosby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cosby misses with a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tsuruta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Cosby, not yet.
Tsuruta cracks Cosby with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta is in close to Cosby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cosby holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cosby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cosby wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
Tsuruta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta distracts Cosby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby 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.
Cosby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta stands up over Cosby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cosby trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cosby is on top in guard.
Cosby stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuruta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cosby stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuruta.
Cosby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cosby looking to sit in guard and control but Tsuruta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Cosby wants to sweep but no luck.
Cosby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsuruta defends well.
Cosby 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.
Cosby is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta landing with the ground and pound.
Cosby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tsuruta's guard.
Tsuruta trying to keep a closed guard but Cosby is proving a slippery customer.
Cosby content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cosby being controlled here, momentarily.
Cosby trying to keep a closed guard but Tsuruta is proving a slippery customer.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Cosby blocks nicely.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsuruta trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tsuruta scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomisan Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsuruta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomisan Tsuruta!
Tomomisan Tsuruta is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tomomisan Tsuruta thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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