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GC 382 Side vs Armpits PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Clement (ranked 24623 p4p, 4434 weight class) and Cheap Thrills (ranked 482 p4p, 386 weight class). Cheap Thrills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheap Thrills!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrills misses with a hook. Clement ducked under it nicely.
Clement uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrills.
Thrills misses with an uppercut. Clement saw that one coming.
Thrills scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Thrills throws a jab when Clement was well out of range.
Thrills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clement slips under a jab from Thrills.
Thrills takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Thrills.
Some wild striking there from Thrills.
Clement swings widly with a right hand
letting Thrills counter with a right hand.
Thrills avoids the body shot from Clement.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement throws a body punch but Thrills moves out of range.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrills moves away.
Clement drops his hands momentarily and Thrills takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrills punishes Clement's body with a nice straight punch.
Clement 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.
Clement misses with a straight left.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrills throws a jab but it's blocked by Clement.
Thrills avoids the body shot from Clement.
Thrills scores with the left hand. Clement knows he should have avoided that one.
Thrills loads up on a big right hand but Clement slips the punch.
Thrills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clement throwing a counter right hand but Thrills manages to avoid it.
Thrills might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thrills drops Clement with a beautiful combination! Clement stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thrills is looking for the KO!
 Clement is rocked!
We've been told by Clement's head coaches at - Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clement throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Clement is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Thrills misses.
Clement misses with a body shot
and Thrills counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Clement down! Thrills is looking to finish but Clement is intelligently defending himself.
Thrills controlling from the top position.
Clement is trying to control the position but Thrills postures up.
Clement looking for a sweep. Not yet Clement, not yet.
Clement seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thrills wanted to stand there but Clement had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrills advances to half guard.
Clement on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clement tries to get out of the position.
Thrills not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clement tries to roll over but Thrills keeps him under control.
Thrills not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thrills lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clement doesn't seem phased though.
Clement throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrills slips a jab from Clement.
Nice defenses there by Clement.
Thrills takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thrills with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thrills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clement.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrills is just out of range.
Thrills throws a right hand that Clement ducks under and follows up with a left that Clement also avoids with ease.
Clement throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clement tests Thrills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clement misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Thrills has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrills misses with an uppercut.
Thrills scores with a shot to the body.
Clement keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thrills digs a good body shot into Clement's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Thrills.
Thrills misses with the combination.
Thrills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Clement misses with an uppercut.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrills is just out of range.
Boris Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement swings for the body but Thrills moves out of range.
Thrills with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clement misses with an uppercut.
Thrills throws out a counter right but Clement avoids it with no problem.
Clement swings for the body but Thrills moves out of range.
A jab from Thrills misses.
Clement throws a body punch but Thrills moves out of range.
Thrills looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrills throws a lazy right hand but Clement sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrills misses with a straight left.
Thrills throws an overhand right that lands on Clement's shoulder, as Clement tries to avoid the shot.
Thrills scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Thrills finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheap Thrills dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Clement lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrills doesn't seem phased though.
Cheap Thrills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clement.
Thrills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheap Thrills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clement catches Thrills with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrills scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clement is looking to wear down Thrills with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clement missing with a left hand there. Thrills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clement takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thrills misses with a hook.
Clement lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clement, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Clement.
Thrills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clement.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrills is just out of range.
Thrills swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrills jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clement comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clement moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clement circles away quickly and effectively.
Clement throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement ducks under a wild hook from Thrills.
Thrills has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thrills there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Thrills is rocked!
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrills moves away.
Thrills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thrills misses with a wild combination.
Clement throws an off balance right hand
and Thrills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clement dodges the punch combination from Thrills.
Clement cracks Thrills with a good jab.
Thrills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clement throws a hook but Thrills blocks it.
Thrills throws a counter combo.
Clement rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thrills counter with a right hand.
Thrills throws a jab but it's blocked by Clement.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrills.
Thrills scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clement wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clement swings widly with a right hand
and Thrills counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrills appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clement misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrills.
Clement takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thrills looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement takes a swing at Thrills's ribcage but misses.
Thrills takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Cheap Thrills has been cut.
Thrills throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thrills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement misses with a body shot.
Thrills let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clement jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thrills is still on wobbly legs! Can Clement finish him?
Clement moves away from the strike by Thrills.
Thrills throws a shot from downtown. Clement moves away and avoids it.
Thrills throws a right and a left that Clement avoids nicely.
Thrills seems to have recovered his senses.
Clement throws a shot from downtown. Thrills moves away and avoids it.
Thrills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thrills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrills throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clement on the side of the head.
Clement scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrills fails to land with a series of punches.
Clement cracks Thrills with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thrills looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Clement finish him?
Clement misses the shot to the body.
Clement gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clement takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thrills.
Thrills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thrills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrills avoids the body shot from Clement.
Clement lands with a shot to the body.
Thrills is breathing heavily.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thrills counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thrills takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clement takes a swing at Thrills's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Clement there.
Clement cracks Thrills with an open hand slap.
Clement's corner calls for a 1-2. Clement obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clement misses with a hook. Thrills ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrills lands with an uppercut that bounces Clement off the ropes and back into range.
Clement is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clement throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrills throws a hook but Clement avoids it easily.
Clement fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thrills lands a right hook to the body.
Thrills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clement moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Clement does it's job there.
Clement takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clement swings for the body but Thrills moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thrills. Those never looked like landing.
Clement drops Thrills with a naaaaasty hook - Thrills is in real trouble here! Clement dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Clement!
A less than humble Boris Clement misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bellamy (ranked 6495 p4p, 6120 weight class) and Cranky Weasel (ranked 452 p4p, 442 weight class). Cranky Weasel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Bellamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cranky Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weasel throws an overhand right that lands on Bellamy's shoulder, as Bellamy tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Weasel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weasel.
Bellamy scores with a nice strike.
Weasel lands a lovely overhand right.
Weasel connects with a right hand. Bellamy shakes it off.
Weasel looks to land a left hand but Bellamy moved out of range nicely.
Bellamy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellamy misses with a few strikes there.
Weasel throws out a counter right but Bellamy avoids it with no problem.
Weasel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellamy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellamy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bellamy is rocked!
Weasel misses with a wild combination.
Bellamy throws a big counter combination but Weasel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weasel looks to land a right hand but Bellamy moved out of range.
Weasel cracks Bellamy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Bellamy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellamy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weasel at a distance.
Bellamy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weasel.
Bellamy seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellamy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bellamy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bellamy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weasel moves away.
Weasel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bellamy postures up.
Bellamy stays in close to Weasel's body and controls the position.
Weasel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bellamy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bellamy working some strikes from top position.
Weasel keeping moving, preventing Bellamy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasel looking for a sweep. Not yet Weasel, not yet.
Bellamy stays in close to Weasel's body and controls the position.
Weasel wants to sweep here but Bellamy controlling him for the moment.
Weasel is looking to stand up but Bellamy isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bellamy throws a series of punches but Weasel avoids them all with ease.
Bellamy scores with a hook.
Weasel moves out of range as Bellamy strikes.
A lazy left from Weasel finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weasel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellamy moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weasel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bellamy cracks Weasel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weasel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bellamy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weasel throws out the jab.
Bellamy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Weasel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bellamy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bellamy misses with a low kick.
Bellamy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bellamy looks to land a combination but Weasel avoids it well.
Bellamy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weasel throws a nice looking combination but Bellamy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Weasel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weasel throws a nice looking combination but Bellamy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellamy darts in and clinches Weasel up against the ropes.
Bellamy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bellamy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weasel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy swings wildly with an uppercut but Weasel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weasel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Weasel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bellamy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weasel is trying to break the clinch but Bellamy has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Bellamy.
Bellamy throws a head punch that misses.
Weasel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weasel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bellamy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bellamy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weasel cracks Bellamy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Weasel.
Bellamy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bellamy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Weasel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cranky Weasel dominated that round.
That's time! Bellamy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Weasel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weasel loads up on a big right hand but Bellamy slips the punch.
Weasel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bellamy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bellamy misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Weasel does it's job there.
Weasel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bellamy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Weasel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bellamy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cranky Weasel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clay (ranked 3677 p4p, 16312 weight class) and John Sohal (ranked 458 p4p, 695 weight class). Andrew Clay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sohal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a series of punches but Sohal avoids them all with ease.
Clay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sohal.
Sohal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clay misses with a double jab.
And Sohal tries to counter it with a takedown but Clay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sohal doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay looks to land a combination but Sohal avoids it well.
Sohal feints the counter takedown.
Clay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sohal.
Sohal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay lands a jab.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Sohal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clay defends it well.
Clay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sohal is rocked!
Sohal drops his hands momentarily. Clay doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sohal staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sohal doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Clay!
Andrew Clay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 6551 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Yuri Gagarin (ranked 620 p4p, 447 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobberknacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gagarin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slobberknacker is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gagarin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gagarin trying to control here.
Gagarin is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagarin wants to control the action here but instead Slobberknacker manages to pass to full mount!
Slobberknacker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gagarin tries to reverse the position but Slobberknacker maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker misses with a head shot.
Gagarin is squirming around, avoiding Slobberknacker's attempts to control the action.
Slobberknacker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gagarin regains half guard.
Gagarin wants to control but Slobberknacker is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Slobberknacker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagarin keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gagarin wants to get back to his feet.
Slobberknacker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker is just content to waste time from the top position. Gagarin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Slobberknacker trying to control but Gagarin is working from the bottom.
Gagarin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gagarin throws a jab when Slobberknacker was well out of range.
Gagarin misses with a wild combination.
Slobberknacker digs a good body shot into Gagarin's ribs.
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown but Gagarin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gagarin.
Slobberknacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin swings widly with a right hand
and Slobberknacker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gagarin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagarin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Slobberknacker misses.
Slobberknacker slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagarin.
Gagarin tries to counter with a clinch but Slobberknacker shakes him off and moves away.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagarin.
Slobberknacker misses the jab.
Slobberknacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagarin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker fails to land the takedown.
Slobberknacker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
Slobberknacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Slobberknacker.
Jab, jab by Gagarin - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fried Slobberknacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slobberknacker scores with a jab.
Slobberknacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slobberknacker dodges the punch combination from Gagarin.
Slobberknacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagarin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagarin can do to turn this around?
Gagarin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slobberknacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagarin looks to land a combination but Slobberknacker avoids it well.
Gagarin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagarin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagarin is rocked!
Slobberknacker drops his shoulder and cracks Gagarin with a huge uppercut! Gagarin goes down! Can Slobberknacker finish him?
Gagarin is still in real trouble! Can Slobberknacker finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slobberknacker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slobberknacker chips away with some ground and pound.
Slobberknacker stays in close to Gagarin's body and controls the position.
Slobberknacker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slobberknacker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gagarin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slobberknacker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gagarin is controlling Slobberknacker's posture.
Gagarin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagarin wants to stand and escape but Slobberknacker is having none of it.
Slobberknacker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gagarin keeping moving, preventing Slobberknacker from controlling successfully.
Gagarin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gagarin working a defensive guard here.
Slobberknacker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slobberknacker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gagarin was covering up waiting for the punch and Slobberknacker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker wants to control from the top but Gagarin keeps moving.
Gagarin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagarin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin wants to sweep here but Slobberknacker controlling him for the moment.
Slobberknacker won't allow Gagarin to get back to his feet.
Slobberknacker stands up over Gagarin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gagarin keeping moving, preventing Slobberknacker from controlling successfully.
Gagarin managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Slobberknacker lands a jab to the nose.
Gagarin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slobberknacker has time to react.
Gagarin fails to land with a series of punches.
Slobberknacker looks to throw the jab but Gagarin is out of range.
Gagarin throws an overhand right that lands on Slobberknacker's shoulder, as Slobberknacker tries to avoid the shot.
Slobberknacker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gagarin to the mat! Gagarin manages to get full guard.
Gagarin working for a triangle but Slobberknacker defends it easily.
Gagarin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slobberknacker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fried Slobberknacker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Slobberknacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slobberknacker walks into a jab.
Fried Slobberknacker is winning the standup battle so far.
Slobberknacker closes the distance and pushes Gagarin back into the ropes.
Slobberknacker has Gagarin pressed against the ropes, preventing Gagarin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gagarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slobberknacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slobberknacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gagarin backwards.
Slobberknacker taking a breather.
Slobberknacker lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Slobberknacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gagarin is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagarin.
Slobberknacker lands a shoulder strike.
Slobberknacker digs a right hand into Gagarin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gagarin's gas tank.
Slobberknacker has Gagarin pressed against the ropes, preventing Gagarin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slobberknacker presses Gagarin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slobberknacker as Gagarin tries to tie him up.
Slobberknacker has a couple of punches blocked by Gagarin.
Slobberknacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slobberknacker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gagarin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slobberknacker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gagarin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slobberknacker circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagarin looks to land a left hand but Slobberknacker moved out of range nicely.
Gagarin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slobberknacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagarin.
Slobberknacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagarin throws out the jab.
Gagarin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slobberknacker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slobberknacker jabs Gagarin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown but Gagarin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slobberknacker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gagarin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slobberknacker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagarin.
Gagarin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Slobberknacker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Gagarin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gagarin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gagarin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slobberknacker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gagarin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gagarin!
Gagarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slobberknacker lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagarin's head.
Gagarin throws a body shot but no joy.
Slobberknacker rushes Gagarin and presses him up against the ropes.
Gagarin being controlled against the ropes.
Gagarin is looking to control Slobberknacker's arms but Slobberknacker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gagarin has his back to the ropes.
Slobberknacker misses with a body punch.
Slobberknacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagarin's elbow.
Gagarin wants to break free but Slobberknacker has control.
Slobberknacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Gagarin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagarin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slobberknacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slobberknacker is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yuri Gagarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slobberknacker cracks Gagarin with a nice body shot.
Slobberknacker pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Slobberknacker blocking some punches.
Slobberknacker cracks Gagarin with a nice body shot.
Fried Slobberknacker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gagarin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slobberknacker backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fried Slobberknacker.
Well Slobberknacker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fried Slobberknacker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Blanc (ranked 24438 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Kenneth Davis (ranked 679 p4p, 423 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Davis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blanc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blanc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanc throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Davis is looking to stand up but Blanc isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Blanc advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis won't allow Blanc to pass to mount.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blanc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Blanc has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Davis defend it? Blanc steps over the head and cranks it - Davis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blanc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Blanc!
A relieved looking Jean Blanc thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 3450 p4p, 5489 weight class) and Jayson Smith (ranked 458 p4p, 643 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayson Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith with the counter takedown but Dean avoids it easily.
Dean seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dean tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Dean's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Dean has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Dean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dean lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dean did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Dean is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith throwing strikes here but Dean is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dean is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smith scoring with strikes but Dean is staying in there.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Dean bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Dean manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dean has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dean!
Smith pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.
Dean is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith is pulling down on Dean's head. It's preventing any offense from Dean, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dean would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith controlling Dean's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jayson Smith has been cut.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Dean gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the ropes.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whack! Dean lands a heavy head kick that drops Smith. The ref tackles Dean to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Smith was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brian Dean!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Dean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tromble (ranked 4933 p4p, 2910 weight class) and Joshua Cooper (ranked 118 p4p, 76 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tromble !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tromble misses with an uppercut.
Cooper 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.
Cooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tromble scores with a nice strike.
Tromble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tromble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Tromble has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tromble . Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Tromble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tromble blocks a low kick nicely.
As Cooper looks to move away, Tromble throws a big counter combo but Cooper just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
Tromble swings widly with a right hand
and Tromble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tromble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromble closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tromble scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromble checks a low kick from Cooper.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Tromble .
Good shot there by Cooper.
Tromble just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John Tromble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper has his takedown stuffed
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Tromble counters with a two punch combo.
Tromble 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooper under the eye.
Cooper slips a jab from Tromble .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tromble , as that shot connected.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Tromble moves out of range easily.
Cooper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tromble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Tromble is retaining full guard.
Tromble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromble is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tromble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Tromble keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tromble trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tromble is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Tromble blocks nicely.
Tromble is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tromble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tromble is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
Cooper is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cooper gets full guard.
Cooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tromble gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Tromble defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tromble 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tromble 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooper working a defensive guard here.
Tromble thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tromble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Tromble dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Tromble misses the target.
Cooper throws the left hand but Tromble avoids the punch easily.
Tromble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tromble .
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Tromble moves out of range easily.
Cooper fails with the takedown.
Tromble throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Tromble counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tromble is out of range and Cooper settles back down.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Tromble . No joy for Cooper on that attempt.
Tromble checks a low kick from Cooper.
Tromble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Tromble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tests Tromble 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Tromble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tromble throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Tromble counters with a straight right hand.
Tromble scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper throws a hook but Tromble avoids it easily.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
Tromble connects with the punch.
Tromble lands with a nice body punch.
Tromble misses with a hook.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper slips under a jab from Tromble .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tromble .
A little feinted left hand from Tromble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper staying out of range there.
Tromble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tromble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Tromble misses the target.
John Tromble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Cooper.
Cooper fails with the takedown
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Tromble does it's job there.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Tromble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joshua Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tromble throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Tromble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tromble jabs Cooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromble checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tromble swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper clinches up with Tromble and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Tromble manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tromble .
Tromble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Tromble saw that one coming.
Cooper tries to clinch but Tromble moves away
and Tromble counters with a nice body shot.
Tromble tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt
and Tromble counters with a nice uppercut.
Tromble 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tromble scrambles back to his feet.
Tromble stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tromble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a head kick but Tromble moves out of range.
Tromble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooper tries to clinch but Tromble moves away
and Tromble counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Tromble as he checks the leg kick.
Cooper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tromble misses the jab.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Tromble , looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Tromble against the ropes but Tromble circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tromble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
No luck for Cooper with that takedown attempt.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Tromble moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Tromble dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tromble counter with a right hand.
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand
and Tromble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tromble digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Tromble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Tromble .
Cooper tried to score with a low kick but Tromble checks it.
Tromble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tromble connects with a jab.
Tromble misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Cooper misses
and Tromble counters with a left to the body.
Tromble 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.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Tromble is out of range.
Tromble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tromble 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.
Tromble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tromble to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromble lands a jab to the head.
Cooper slips a straight right by Tromble .
Cooper with the counter takedown but Tromble avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tromble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tromble keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper being controlled here momentarily.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tromble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tromble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joshua Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper landing with the ground and pound.
Cooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Tromble has wrist control.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Tromble keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tromble is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tromble works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
Tromble throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromble lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Tromble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tromble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tromble appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tromble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tromble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromble throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tromble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Tromble .
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt - Tromble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tromble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Tromble counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Tromble .
John Tromble is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Tromble 's shoulder, as Tromble tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Tromble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tromble scores with a jab. Cooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tromble lands a jab to the head.
Tromble lands a nice shot to the body.
Tromble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooper shoots in and drives through. Tromble sprawls well.
John Tromble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Cooper.
Tromble lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Tromble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Cooper
and Tromble counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
John Tromble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tromble connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tromble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tromble , 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tromble !
John Tromble seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Joshua Cooper was interviewed post fight and said 'Can't be mad, I love this shit once I'm healed I'll be back in here in no time.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Barnes (ranked 2247 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 259 p4p, 369 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De La Weirdo avoids the body shot from Barnes.
De La Weirdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
De La Weirdo misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo 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.
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De La Weirdo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but De La Weirdo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like De La Weirdo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De La Weirdo lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and De La Weirdo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes cracks De La Weirdo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Weirdo moves away.
De La Weirdo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
De La Weirdo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Weirdo avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have De La Weirdo backpedaling.
Barnes digs a good body shot into De La Weirdo's ribs.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De La Weirdo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes defending well as De La Weirdo loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws a right hand that De La Weirdo ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Weirdo also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and De La Weirdo counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
De La Weirdo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes slips under a jab from De La Weirdo.
Barnes slips a jab from De La Weirdo.
Barnes lands with a straight right. De La Weirdo didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De La Weirdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Weirdo tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes scores with the left hand. De La Weirdo knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Weirdo is just out of range.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes digs a good hook to De La Weirdo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by De La Weirdo.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
De La Weirdo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
De La Weirdo pushes Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
De La Weirdo prevents a body shot from Barnes.
De La Weirdo lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Weirdo counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Weirdo misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De La Weirdo counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a body punch but De La Weirdo moves out of range.
Barnes rushes De La Weirdo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
De La Weirdo lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Weirdo gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries a body shot but De La Weirdo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from De La Weirdo.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De La Weirdo fails to land.
De La Weirdo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De La Weirdo.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De La Weirdo's elbow.
De La Weirdo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Weirdo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De La Weirdo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Weirdo.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Weirdo.
A short left from De La Weirdo.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Weirdo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De La Weirdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes blocks a body shot from De La Weirdo.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De La Weirdo avoids it.
De La Weirdo prevents a body shot from Barnes.
De La Weirdo stalling against the ropes.
Barnes digs a right hand into De La Weirdo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Weirdo's gas tank.
De La Weirdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De La Weirdo avoids it.
De La Weirdo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
De La Weirdo working aggressively here.
Barnes tries a body shot but De La Weirdo blocks it.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Weirdo has Barnes pressed against the ropes.
De La Weirdo blocks a body shot from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes blocks a body shot from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes is leaning against De La Weirdo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
De La Weirdo misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by De La Weirdo.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
De La Weirdo tries to clinch up.
De La Weirdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo lands a right hook to the body.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Weirdo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but De La Weirdo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Weirdo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De La Weirdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Adam Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Weirdo avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Weirdo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes 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.
De La Weirdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and De La Weirdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes thuds a left hand into De La Weirdo's body.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes cracks De La Weirdo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a combination
and De La Weirdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes jabs at De La Weirdo's body.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and De La Weirdo moves out of range easily.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
Barnes blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
De La Weirdo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
It seemed like De La Weirdo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from De La Weirdo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by De La Weirdo.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes lands a nice hook to De La Weirdo's body. De La Weirdo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De La Weirdo misses with a straight right.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but De La Weirdo manages to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
De La Weirdo checks the leg kick nicely there.
De La Weirdo throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes is looking to wear down De La Weirdo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and De La Weirdo moves out of range easily.
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!
De La Weirdo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of De La Weirdo's head.
A big left from De La Weirdo misses.
As De La Weirdo looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but De La Weirdo just gets out of the way.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
De La Weirdo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
De La Weirdo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De La Weirdo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Weirdo connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De La Weirdo ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
De La Weirdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but De La Weirdo pushes him off.
De La Weirdo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Weirdo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a nice hook to De La Weirdo's body. De La Weirdo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by De La Weirdo.
Barnes throws a head kick but De La Weirdo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from De La Weirdo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Weirdo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De La Weirdo ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Barnes!
A less than humble Adam Barnes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Fudd (ranked 2593 p4p, 2762 weight class) and Ivan Kalcevski (ranked 334 p4p, 362 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eldar Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kalcevski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski scores with a body shot.
No luck for Fudd with that takedown attempt.
Fudd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalcevski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fudd somewhat.
A cross from Kalcevski lands.
A slow jab from Kalcevski misses its intended target.
Kalcevski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fudd's head backwards.
Kalcevski lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalcevski throws a lazy uppercut
and Fudd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fudd.
Fudd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kalcevski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalcevski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd trying to control but Kalcevski is working from the bottom.
Fudd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalcevski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fudd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fudd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalcevski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fudd throws an elbow that misses. Kalcevski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fudd's guard. Nice move by Kalcevski!
Kalcevski stopping the sweep attempt from Fudd.
Kalcevski being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalcevski won't allow Fudd to sweep him here.
My spies in Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts inform me that Kalcevski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd controlling Kalcevski's posture.
Fudd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fudd working a defensive guard here.
Fudd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalcevski's head.
Kalcevski is refusing to be controlled, as Fudd sits in half guard.
Kalcevski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fudd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fudd trying to mount his opponent but Kalcevski defends it.
Kalcevski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fudd throws a big right hand that misses.
Fudd wants to control from the top but Kalcevski keeps moving.
Kalcevski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalcevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fudd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fudd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fudd wants to pass the guard but Kalcevski is keeping the position.
Kalcevski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fudd.
Kalcevski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fudd trying to control but Kalcevski is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kalcevski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Kalcevski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kalcevski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fudd has time to react.
Kalcevski loads up on a big right hand but Fudd slips the punch.
Fudd half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fudd goes for a double leg but Kalcevski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Kalcevski continues to drive forward.
Fudd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kalcevski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fudd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Fudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalcevski breaks from the clinch.
Fudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalcevski manages to avoid it.
Ivan Kalcevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fudd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalcevski throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalcevski lands with a good body shot.
Kalcevski throws a looping overhand right but Fudd ducks down to avoid it.
Kalcevski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fudd sprawling to the canvas! Fudd rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kalcevski finish him?!
Fudd is rocked!
It looks like Eldar Fudd has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalcevski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fudd drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kalcevski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fudd's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kalcevski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ivan Kalcevski thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Side (ranked 895 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Stinky Armpits (ranked 128 p4p, 151 weight class). Side comes to the ring accompanied by In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc . Armpits is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Side to Side. Stinky Armpits acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stinky Armpits!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armpits looks to throw the jab but Side is out of range.
Side connects with a right hand. Armpits shakes it off.
Armpits connects with a crisp jab.
Armpits connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Armpits misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Side to counter with a crisp jab.
Armpits drops Side with a straight right hand, right on the button! Armpits follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stinky Armpits!
Stinky Armpits decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Iron Side stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll back and knock him out!'.
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