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Sucker Punch Pro Series 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 3128 p4p, 24292 weight class) and Young Prodigy (ranked 406 p4p, 758 weight class). Kulina comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. Justin Kulina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Prodigy !
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Prodigy does no damage.
Prodigy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kulina did well to prevent Prodigy getting side control.
Prodigy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulina defending well though.
Prodigy prevents Kulina from standing back up.
Kulina manages to get to full guard.
Prodigy looking to pass the guard.
Prodigy being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy throwing strikes from guard but Kulina blocks nicely.
Prodigy trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prodigy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kulina has wrist control.
Kulina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prodigy .
Prodigy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prodigy passes into half guard.
Prodigy lands with a punch from half guard.
Prodigy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prodigy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prodigy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Prodigy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prodigy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prodigy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Prodigy is looking to advance position but Kulina won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina pushes Prodigy off looking to stand but Prodigy dives back in and keeps control.
Prodigy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prodigy is looking to advance position but Kulina won't allow it.
Prodigy misses with a head shot. Kulina uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kulina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prodigy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prodigy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulina is retaining full guard.
Kulina on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kulina tries to get out of the position.
Prodigy postures up.
Prodigy looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kulina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prodigy . Prodigy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prodigy throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Prodigy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kulina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prodigy fails with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a series of strikes. Prodigy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Prodigy is out of range.
Prodigy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Prodigy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Prodigy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kulina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulina lands a glancing blow to the side of Prodigy 's head.
Justin Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prodigy .
Kulina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the body.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Kulina misses.
Prodigy misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Kulina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Kulina misses with a combination
and Prodigy counters with a two punch combo.
Prodigy connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina misses the jab.
Kulina misses with a hook. Prodigy ducked under it nicely.
Prodigy with a hook.
Kulina swings widly with a right hand
and Prodigy counters with a series of strikes. Kulina will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prodigy .
Kulina throws a jab when Prodigy was well out of range.
Prodigy takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Kulina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prodigy throws a series of punches but Kulina avoids them all with ease.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Prodigy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kulina rather than just go for the knockout.
Prodigy defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Prodigy . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prodigy .
Prodigy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prodigy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice combination there by Prodigy .
Prodigy clinches up with Kulina and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prodigy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prodigy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prodigy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kulina on the side of the head.
Prodigy avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a wild combination.
Kulina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
Kulina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prodigy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Kulina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulina.
Kulina walks into a jab.
Prodigy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a body shot.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Kulina moves away from the strike by Prodigy .
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Prodigy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulina swings for the body but Prodigy moves out of range.
Kulina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prodigy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prodigy clinches.
Good body shot from Prodigy .
A right hook to the body lands for Prodigy .
Prodigy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prodigy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prodigy has a couple of punches blocked by Kulina.
Kulina gets through Prodigy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prodigy misses with a kick to the body.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Prodigy throws a head kick but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Prodigy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Prodigy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prodigy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulina.
Prodigy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prodigy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy passes Kulina's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prodigy is looking to take a break and control but Kulina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prodigy moves nicely into side control.
Prodigy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Prodigy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Young Prodigy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy looking to finish with strikes here!
Kulina wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Prodigy .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Prodigy 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!
Kulina misses with a straight left.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Prodigy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kulina's hands.
Prodigy moves out of range of the strikes.
Prodigy scores with a body shot.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prodigy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Prodigy avoids them all with ease.
Kulina swings for the body but Prodigy moves out of range.
Prodigy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Prodigy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulina swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prodigy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Prodigy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prodigy lands a front kick.
Prodigy moves away from the strike by Kulina.
Sloppy strikes from Prodigy . Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina takes one to the chin there.
Prodigy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulina.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Prodigy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kulina pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Prodigy .
The fighters circling - Prodigy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prodigy lands a head kick. Kulina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prodigy keeps Kulina at a distance using the push kick.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
Prodigy loads up on a big right hand but Kulina slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
Prodigy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
Prodigy throws a sloppy head kick and Kulina moves out of range easily.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina misses with an uppercut. Prodigy saw that one coming.
Prodigy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prodigy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prodigy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young Prodigy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prodigy digs a good hook to Kulina's body.
Prodigy closes the distance and clinches.
Prodigy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prodigy lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kulina fails to land.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Kulina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prodigy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Prodigy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina drops his hands momentarily and Prodigy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prodigy slips under a jab from Kulina.
Kulina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulina throws a jab when Prodigy was well out of range.
Prodigy 's corner calls for a 1-2. Prodigy 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.
Kulina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prodigy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prodigy shoots for a double leg takedown but Kulina sprawls well. He's pushed Prodigy 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kulina looks to land a right hand but Prodigy moved out of range.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prodigy .
Nice defenses there by Kulina.
A little feinted left hand from Kulina on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Prodigy .
Prodigy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kulina throws a lazy right hand but Prodigy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prodigy tries to move into range but Kulina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prodigy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Prodigy feints a counter leg kick.
Prodigy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prodigy moves away.
Prodigy scores with a nice strike.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
and Prodigy counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prodigy dodges the punch combination from Kulina.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prodigy works over Kulina's head and body with a nice combination.
Kulina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prodigy tries to clinch up but Kulina circles away and keeps his distance.
Prodigy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prodigy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kulina on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Prodigy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prodigy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prodigy . That one must have hurt.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prodigy closes the distance and pushes Kulina back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prodigy .
Kulina working aggressively here.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Prodigy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prodigy 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Prodigy !
The defeated Justin Kulina had this to say: 'Good fight man, I'll be back! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Kekkonen (ranked 3630 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Thor Nordquist (ranked 355 p4p, 279 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Nordquist!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordquist throws out a counter right but Kekkonen avoids it with no problem.
Nordquist throws a combination that misses
letting Kekkonen counter with a right hand.
Kekkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nordquist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nordquist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekkonen.
Nordquist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nordquist takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kekkonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nordquist tries to land a front kick but Kekkonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nordquist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kekkonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Kekkonen walks into a jab.
 It looks like Ultima Kekkonen has been cut.
Nordquist cracks Kekkonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Kekkonen scores with a four punch combination!
Kekkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordquist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nordquist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kekkonen lands a nice hook to Nordquist's body. Nordquist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kekkonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kekkonen steps in with a hook that catches Nordquist right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kekkonen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nordquist looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultima Kekkonen!
In his post fight interview, Ultima Kekkonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Breno Pinheiro (ranked 2464 p4p, 3430 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 327 p4p, 449 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Breno Pinheiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Pinheiro lands an overhand right.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mills pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinheiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pinheiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinheiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinheiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinheiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pinheiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinheiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinheiro.
Mills lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinheiro backwards.
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!
Pinheiro has Mills pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pinheiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mills trying to stall but Pinheiro improves his position.
Pinheiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mills trying to control the position but instead, Pinheiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mills into the cage.
Pinheiro stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Breno Pinheiro.
Pinheiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinheiro rushes Mills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinheiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mills scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinheiro.
A short right from Pinheiro on the inside.
Pinheiro stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinheiro.
Mills has Pinheiro pressed against the cage.
Mills holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pinheiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mills avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinheiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinheiro tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Mills throws a head punch that misses.
Pinheiro is trying to drag Mills to the mat but Mills just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mills fails to land.
Pinheiro has Mills pressed against the cage.
Mills prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Pinheiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Pinheiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mills lands a left hand.
Pinheiro gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro is struggling to control the position.
Pinheiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mills lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pinheiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinheiro controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mills fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
Pinheiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinheiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinheiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mills pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinheiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Pinheiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinheiro misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro slips a straight right by Mills.
Pinheiro clinches up against the cage.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinheiro's elbow.
Pinheiro lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills blocks a body shot from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Pinheiro as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Pinheiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Mills's ribcage. Mills let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Mills.
Mills is trying to stall.
Pinheiro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mills is defending well.
Pinheiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Mills working aggressively here.
Pinheiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mills can do to turn this around?
Mills is pressed up against the cage. Pinheiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mills down to the mat. Mills avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mills cracks Pinheiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinheiro has time to react.
Pinheiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mills finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinheiro's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Mills as he connects with a hook.
 Pinheiro is rocked!
Mills lands a jab to Pinheiro's midsection.
Oh Pinheiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinheiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Pinheiro seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Pinheiro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mills sprawls and moves away.
Mills clinches.
Mills blocks a body shot from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinheiro gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pinheiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
Pinheiro stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Pinheiro.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pinheiro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mills tries to work over Pinheiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills tries to stall but Pinheiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinheiro lands with a left to the head.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinheiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mills fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Pinheiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinheiro moves away.
Mills takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinheiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills lands with a left to the head.
Pinheiro is leaning against Mills and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Pinheiro.
 It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinheiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinheiro is working Mills over against the cage.
Mills is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Mills is rocked!
Pinheiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinheiro finish him?
Pinheiro pushes Mills against the cage. Pinheiro is working some dirty boxing. Pinheiro pushes off with a quick right hook! Mills goes down! Mills tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pinheiro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Breno Pinheiro!
Breno Pinheiro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Cooper (ranked 1916 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Hero Shima (ranked 213 p4p, 163 weight class). Shima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by C. R. E. A. M. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shima looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Shima misses with a straight left.
Cooper jabs Shima right on the nose. Shima blinks but takes it well.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
and Shima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Shima lands an overhand right.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
letting Shima counter with a right hand.
and Shima counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cooper! He's just covering up as Shima starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hero Shima!
In his post fight interview, Hero Shima gave a big smile as he said 'Too much whiskey promoting maybe?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Aldo (ranked 1747 p4p, 3058 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 198 p4p, 335 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Conor Aldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Rabbit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Rabbit scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Rabbit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Rabbit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rabbit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabbit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Rabbit moved away.
Rabbit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rabbit misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Rabbit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rabbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Rabbit.
Rabbit moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Rabbit cracks Aldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Rabbit.
Rabbit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Aldo goes down and covers up as Rabbit starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Rabbit!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Rabbit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 1131 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 137 p4p, 154 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines . Krol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hammer Smashed Face Live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zygmunt Krol!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Krol has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krol! But no joy.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krol blocks a jab.
Murphy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krol has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy throws a strike but Krol rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krol looking for a sweep. Not yet Krol, not yet.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Krol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy 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.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Krol blocks nicely.
That's two 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.
Murphy is working Krol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krol has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Krol is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Krol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krol wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A left lands for Murphy.
Krol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Krol loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Krol cracks Murphy with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Krol misses.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Krol scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krol misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Krol.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Krol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krol loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy attempts a counter takedown but Krol avoids it well and moves away.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Krol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Krol misses with a straight left.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Krol misses with a leg kick.
Krol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krol can do to turn this around?
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krol throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krol.
Krol misses with a hook.
Murphy feinted with a counter takedown.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krol has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with a jab.
Krol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krol's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krol. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Krol ducks down to avoid it.
Krol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Krol.
Murphy tries to counter with a takedown but Krol is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Krol throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Krol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Krol bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
A low kick from Krol is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Krol didn't expect that.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Krol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krol trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Patrick Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Krol blocks nicely.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Krol keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy trying to move into half guard but instead Krol has managed to sweep!
Murphy tries to strike from the bottom.
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 Patrick Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Krol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krol wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Krol's body. Krol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Krol.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy lands a jab.
Krol connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krol as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krol throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Krol's half guard.
Krol has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Krol dodges it nicely.
Murphy is just content to waste time from the top position. Krol takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Krol is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Krol keeps moving.
Krol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Krol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy distracts Krol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krol pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy trying to control but Krol is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krol was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy slips a straight right by Krol.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Krol.
Murphy throws a hook but Krol avoids it easily.
It seemed like Krol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy throws the left hand but Krol avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krol! But no joy.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krol sprawls well. Krol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Krol sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krol goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy shoots in and bounces Krol off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Krol has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Murphy!
A very excited looking Patrick Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Fury (ranked 2161 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Dolph Lindgren (ranked 266 p4p, 333 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid CuDi - "Pursuit of Happiness (Stevé Aoki Remix)". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dolph Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lindgren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Lindgren.
Fury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Lindgren. No joy for Fury on that attempt.
Fury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fury tries to clinch there but Lindgren circles away.
Fury rushes Lindgren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Lindgren has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lindgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindgren misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindgren gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lindgren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren taking a breather.
Lindgren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindgren trying to stall but Fury improves his position.
Lindgren is trying to stall.
Lindgren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Lindgren is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Lindgren into the cage.
Lindgren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fury as Lindgren tries to tie him up.
Lindgren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren lands a right hand.
Lindgren stalling against the cage.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindgren stalls.
Lindgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren blocking some punches.
Lindgren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindgren throws a head punch that misses.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Lindgren is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lindgren taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Lindgren.
Fury misses with a hook
and Lindgren counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindgren lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fury tries to move into range but Lindgren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindgren lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Lindgren, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindgren blocks a jab.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lindgren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindgren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindgren lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury closes the distance but Lindgren moves to the side
and Lindgren counters with a right hand to the body.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Lindgren had a free shot at his head there.
Lindgren scores with a nice head shot.
Titus Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lindgren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lindgren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lindgren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fury defends well.
Fury is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lindgren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Fury's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Lindgren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fury misses with a straight left.
Lindgren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lindgren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury shoots in but Lindgren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lindgren lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Fury or perhaps it was just good defense by Lindgren, which made it look bad.
Lindgren lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lindgren! Fury is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolph Lindgren!
Dolph Lindgren bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 565 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Lanuola Sefina (ranked 74 p4p, 294 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Hound Dog. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanuola Sefina!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sefina.
Sefina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sefina.
Sefina throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sefina tries to move into range but Wallace moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Sefina finds it's target.
Wallace 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.
Sefina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Sefina.
It looked like Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sefina.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Sefina shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sefina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Sefina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace cracks Sefina with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sefina tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Wallace pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sefina is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Wallace!
Bubba Wallace gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 425 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 57 p4p, 150 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Godsmack - When Legends Rise blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McGuire finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Smith connects with a body shot.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
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!
McGuire takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
Smith clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a left hand.
Smith tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but McGuire has double underhooks.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire manages to pull guard.
McGuire has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
McGuire gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire is trying to keep Smith in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is sitting in close to McGuire's body. McGuire has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Smith is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Smith is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McGuire.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Landon McGuire!
Landon McGuire retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Landon McGuire 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 331 p4p, 1086 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 49 p4p, 128 weight class). Chontamenti comes into the arena with Tool - Right In Two blaring out of the sound system. Haden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thoth Chontamenti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haden has time to react.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haden.
Chontamenti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Chontamenti tenderised Haden's leg. Haden is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haden checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chontamenti. Haden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoth Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden jabs at Chontamenti's body.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Chontamenti is looking to counter punch.
Haden lunges at Chontamenti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chontamenti's hand.
Chontamenti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Chontamenti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chontamenti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chontamenti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Chontamenti misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden thuds his right hand into Chontamenti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Chontamenti with a nice cross.
Haden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chontamenti lands a slapping body shot.
Chontamenti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chontamenti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
Chontamenti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chontamenti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chontamenti is looking to wear down Haden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haden scores with a jab to the body.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Haden misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from Haden.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haden.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haden cracks a nice hook into Chontamenti's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chontamenti. That's going to slow Haden down.
Haden cracks Chontamenti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chontamenti wants to clinch up but Haden keeps it at a distance.
Haden misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
Thoth Chontamenti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haden misses with a straight left.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick that misses.
Chontamenti walks into a straight right hand from Haden.
Chontamenti lands a lovely overhand right.
Chontamenti tries a head kick but it misses.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden fails with a takedown attempt.
Chontamenti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haden just manages to avoid it.
Thoth Chontamenti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Haden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chontamenti with a body shot.
Chontamenti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chontamenti misses with a wild combination.
Haden jabs Chontamenti right on the nose. Chontamenti blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti leaves Haden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chontamenti rushes Haden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Chontamenti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chontamenti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chontamenti fails to pull guard.
Chontamenti tries to throw a body punch but Haden avoids it by throwing Chontamenti back against the cage.
Haden prevents a body shot from Chontamenti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Chontamenti tenderised Haden's leg. Haden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chontamenti just misses with a punch to the body.
Chontamenti fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Haden tries to counter it with a takedown but Chontamenti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chontamenti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Haden does it's job there.
Haden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chontamenti misses with a leg kick
and Haden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chontamenti was well out of range. Poor timing from Haden.
Haden connects with a body shot that sends Chontamenti's belly button to the back.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
Chontamenti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haden slips a jab from Chontamenti.
Haden with the counter takedown but Chontamenti avoids it easily.
Thoth Chontamenti is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chontamenti manages to avoid it.
Chontamenti throwing a counter right hand but Haden manages to avoid it.
Haden takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Haden shoots in but no luck this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haden checks a leg kick.
Haden tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chontamenti throws a body punch but Haden moves out of range.
Haden throws a hook but Chontamenti avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Chontamenti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti throws a wild body kick that Haden sees coming a mile off.
Chontamenti misses with a wild combination.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haden misses the shot to the body.
Chontamenti is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti staying out of range there.
Chontamenti tries a head kick but it misses.
Chontamenti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
Chontamenti moves forwards but Haden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chontamenti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Chontamenti misses.
Haden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti misses with the combination.
Haden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chontamenti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti cracks Haden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chontamenti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chontamenti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haden fails with a takedown attempt.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from Haden.
Chontamenti takes one to the chin there.
Haden throws a looping overhand right but Chontamenti ducks down to avoid it.
Chontamenti tried to counter with a leg kick but Haden avoided it.
Haden with a nice cross.
Chontamenti scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden checks a leg kick.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chontamenti connects with a right hand. Haden shakes it off.
Haden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chontamenti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chontamenti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Haden moves out of range easily.
A big left from Chontamenti misses.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti throws a chopping leg kick but Haden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Chontamenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haden connects with a body shot that sends Chontamenti's belly button to the back.
Chontamenti rushes Haden and presses him up against the cage.
Haden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chontamenti prevents it.
Chontamenti tries to work over Haden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chontamenti gets through Haden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Haden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chontamenti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chontamenti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chontamenti misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden blocks a body shot from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
Chontamenti lands with a right to the head.
Chontamenti misses with a punch to the body.
Chontamenti gets through Haden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haden working hard to break the clinch.
Chontamenti is leaning against Haden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chontamenti digs a right hand into Haden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haden's gas tank.
Chontamenti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haden.
Chontamenti lands a body punch.
Chontamenti lands a left hand.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chontamenti tries to throw a body punch but Haden avoids it by throwing Chontamenti back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haden lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chontamenti tries to work over Haden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haden prevents a body shot from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti tries to throw a body punch but Haden avoids it by throwing Chontamenti back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Chontamenti as the two fighters clinch.
Chontamenti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haden.
A hook to the body from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chontamenti lands a hook that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
Chontamenti struggles to land a body shot inside as Haden controls his hands.
Chontamenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haden's elbow.
Chontamenti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haden or not.
Chontamenti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haden or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chontamenti lands a right hand.
Chontamenti is leaning against Haden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chontamenti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chontamenti can pounce on him.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
Chontamenti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Chontamenti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
A slow jab from Haden misses its intended target.
Chontamenti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chontamenti slaps away a takedown attempt from Haden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thoth Chontamenti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Chontamenti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands with a shot to the body.
Chontamenti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Chontamenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haden can do to turn this around?
Chontamenti digs a good body shot into Haden's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chontamenti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chontamenti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chontamenti misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chontamenti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti walks into a stiff left hand from Haden.
Chontamenti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Haden missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haden shoots in for a double leg but Chontamenti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chontamenti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haden doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chontamenti.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch but Haden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haden drops his hands momentarily and Chontamenti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haden misses with a takedown attempt - Chontamenti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chontamenti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chontamenti.
Haden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chontamenti.
Crunch! Chontamenti slams his shin into Haden's torso.
Haden is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chontamenti has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti digs a right hand into Haden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haden's gas tank.
Chontamenti lands with a left to the head.
Chontamenti pushes Haden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chontamenti lands a shoulder strike.
Haden blocking some punches.
Chontamenti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thoth Chontamenti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Chontamenti pushes Haden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chontamenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Chontamenti fails to land.
Chontamenti misses with a body punch.
Chontamenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chontamenti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chontamenti lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden breaks the clinch.
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
Haden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chontamenti scores with a nice right hand.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti jabs Haden right on the nose. Haden blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chontamenti as he avoids it easily.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick but Haden sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Chontamenti finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Chontamenti. Those never looked like landing.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chontamenti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti cracks Haden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chontamenti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chontamenti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chontamenti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Haden ducks under a wild hook from Chontamenti.
Haden misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haden momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti had his way with ZaDarius Haden in that round.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haden blocks a jab.
Haden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chontamenti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haden or perhaps it was just good defense by Chontamenti, which made it look bad.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Haden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti lands a glancing blow to the side of Haden's head.
Haden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haden shoots and misses
and Chontamenti counters with a left to the body.
Haden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Chontamenti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haden misses the shot to the body.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Chontamenti misses with a two punch combination.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chontamenti counters with a nice uppercut.
Thoth Chontamenti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chontamenti lands a right hook to the body.
Chontamenti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chontamenti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chontamenti throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti misses with a wild body shot.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chontamenti throws a body punch but Haden moves out of range.
Haden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chontamenti misses with a low kick as Haden jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Haden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chontamenti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chontamenti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haden.
Chontamenti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haden cracks Chontamenti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice combination there by Chontamenti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Nice jab there from Haden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chontamenti moves forwards but Haden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden gets tackled into the cage by Chontamenti. Chontamenti maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Haden.
Haden tries to throw a body punch but Chontamenti avoids it by throwing Haden back against the cage.
Haden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chontamenti is working Haden over against the cage.
Thoth Chontamenti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti misses with the head strike.
Haden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ZaDarius Haden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chontamenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haden.
Chontamenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chontamenti lands a body shot.
Haden is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chontamenti lands a nice shot to the body.
Chontamenti presses Haden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chontamenti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chontamenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haden misses with a punch to the body.
Chontamenti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thoth Chontamenti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chontamenti, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thoth Chontamenti!
Thoth Chontamenti retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Thoth Chontamenti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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