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Grunge 68: Night Goat PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 10649 p4p, 22372 weight class) and Coyote Wolf (ranked 596 p4p, 653 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coyote Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Wolf as Punchy shoots in.
Wolf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trent Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy misses with a wild body shot.
Punchy throws a series of punches but Wolf moves out of range.
A jab from Punchy misses.
Punchy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Punchy takes one to the side of the head.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Punchy off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Wolf there.
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!
A left lands for Wolf.
Wolf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf slips a straight right by Punchy.
A nice side step and Wolf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Punchy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolf can pounce on him.
Punchy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wolf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolf scores with a body shot.
Punchy is breathing heavily.
Wolf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolf drives through and clinches with Punchy against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wolf.
Wolf works on Punchy's body with a couple of short punches.
Punchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolf is working Punchy over against the cage.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punchy backwards.
Wolf scores with a shot to the side of Punchy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolf.
A short right from Wolf.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wolf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
Wolf gets through Punchy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchys head.
A short uppercut from Wolf.
Wolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punchy backwards.
Wolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 Punchy is rocked!
 It looks like Trent Punchy has been cut.
Wolf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punchy backwards.
Oh Punchy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolf lands a good knee to the midsection. Punchy won't want to take too many of those.
Punchy seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf presses Punchy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Wolf pushes Punchy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wolf lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Wolf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Punchy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Punchy drops to his knees and Wolf pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coyote Wolf!
The defeated Trent Punchy had this to say: 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Pretender (ranked 6026 p4p, 10232 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 583 p4p, 638 weight class). Pretender comes to the cage accompanied by Foo Fighters-The Pretender . Gruzinsky has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. The Pretender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Pretender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretender lands with a shot to the body.
Gruzinsky shoots in for a double leg but Pretender sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gruzinsky shoots in but Pretender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gruzinsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pretender can pounce on him.
Pretender connects with a solid leg kick.
Pretender displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gruzinsky.
The Pretender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Gruzinsky.
Nice sprawl there from Pretender as Gruzinsky shoots in.
Pretender lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Gruzinsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gruzinsky tries for a takedown but Pretender sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gruzinsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruzinsky looks winded!
Pretender scores with a push kick.
Donk. Pretender catches Gruzinsky right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pretender Throws a clean left jab. Pretender Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Gruzinsky's chin! Gruzinsky crumbles to the ground and Pretender follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Pretender!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Pretender!
The Pretender thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Roman Gruzinsky had this to say: 'something in russian'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinoa Smiff (ranked 5656 p4p, 6197 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 581 p4p, 602 weight class). Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Smiff to counter with a crisp jab.
Smiff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiyapairat is in trouble now - Smiff has advanced to mount!
Smiff looking to isolate an arm here. Tiyapairat doesn't see it coming and as Smiff extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smiff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinoa Smiff!
After the big win, Quinoa Smiff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dirty Needle Project and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 3052 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 291 p4p, 307 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Hell Yeah. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruddo Ryokale!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryokale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryokale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryokale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ruddo Ryokale has been cut.
Ryokale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryokale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryokale postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Ryokale trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ryokale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has Ryokale pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryokale postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Ryokale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones pulls Ryokale in to control the position.
Jones continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Ryokale defends easily.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ryokale trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dingleberry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryokale avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Ryokale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryokale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryokale gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryokale.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryokale.
Ryokale wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Jones looks for the body kick but Ryokale saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryokale steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Ryokale lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryokale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryokale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryokale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones with a nice cross.
Ryokale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryokale walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones blocks a head kick by Ryokale.
Ryokale dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Ryokale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones sets himself, and Ryokale steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryokale. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryokale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands a nice hook to Ryokale's body. Ryokale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryokale avoids the body shot from Jones.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryokale.
Ryokale gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Ryokale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good shot there by Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruddo Ryokale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Ryokale's head back.
Ryokale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones misses with a hook
and Ryokale counters by moving into the clinch.
Ryokale blocks a body shot from Jones.
Ryokale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryokale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones throws Ryokale to one side and escapes!
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!
Jones throws a hook but Ryokale avoids it easily.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryokale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Ryokale.
Jones cracks Ryokale with an open hand slap.
Ryokale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a body punch but Ryokale moves out of range.
Ryokale throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ryokale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryokale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryokale tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Ryokale misses with a looping left.
Ryokale rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Ryokale tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is leaning against Ryokale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ryokale being controlled against the cage.
Ryokale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Ryokale tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Ryokale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets through Ryokale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryokale.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ryokale fails to land.
Ryokale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dingleberry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruddo Ryokale.
Ryokale wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryokale wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryokale is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Ryokale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryokale moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones catches Ryokale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryokale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Ryokale is rocked!
Jones tries to land a front kick but Ryokale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Ryokale is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryokale can do to turn this around?
Jones cracks Ryokale on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ryokale falls backwards against the cage. Jones follows up with more strikes that drop Ryokale to his knees. Jones keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ryokale! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingleberry Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Dingleberry Jones 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1743 p4p, 5103 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 239 p4p, 540 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bill Goldberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg has his takedown stuffed
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Gregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gregor.
Goldberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregor to the mat! Gregor manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gregor holds on and takes a little breather.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Goldberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg distracts Gregor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg cracks Gregor with a solid left hand.
Goldberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gregor controlling Goldberg's posture.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor seems keen to control Goldberg's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Goldberg's shoulder, as Goldberg tries to avoid the shot.
Goldberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregor.
Gregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
James Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg scores with a hook.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gregor pounces like a tiger and cracks Goldberg with a vicious hook! Goldberg is down but not out! Gregor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Gregor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between 3 Piece Soda (ranked 1391 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Henry Wallace (ranked 150 p4p, 241 weight class). Soda comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Nights. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soda tries to score with a low kick but Wallace moves his leg out of the way.
Wallace takes a swing at Soda's ribcage but misses.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wallace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sodas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wallace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Soda's shoulder, as Soda tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Soda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Soda blocks an uppercut.
Soda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soda digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soda is leaning against Wallace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Soda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
Soda gets control of Wallace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Soda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soda working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace trying to control but Soda is working from the bottom.
Soda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Soda.
Soda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
Soda working a defensive guard here.
Soda looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Soda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wallace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Soda keeps moving.
Wallace controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soda has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.
Wallace wanted to stand there but Soda had control of the position.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Soda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wallace defends it easily.
Soda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Soda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing that Soda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controls Soda momentarily but Soda frees himself.
Soda preventing the sweep.
Soda lands a couple of elbows.
Soda stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soda has passed into side control.
Soda in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soda working the ground and pound.
Soda landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soda just content to control the position.
The strikes coming from Soda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Soda taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
3 Piece Soda dominated that round.
That's time! Soda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace thumps Soda with a low kick.
Soda staying out of range there.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Henry Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Soda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace swings for the body but Soda moves out of range.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soda was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Soda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soda throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soda rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soda manages to avoid it.
Soda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Wallace tries to move into range but Soda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soda on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Soda avoids it with no problem.
Henry Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soda's sensitive parts.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soda.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soda.
A head kick by Wallace misses
letting Soda counter with a right hand.
A big left from Wallace misses.
As Wallace tries to get set, Soda tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soda manages to avoid it.
Henry Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soda moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wallace.
Soda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
Soda slips a jab from Wallace.
As Wallace tries to get set, Soda tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Soda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away.
Soda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Soda misses with a low kick.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Soda moves away and avoids it.
Soda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Soda.
Wallace rushes Soda and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace misses with an elbow over the top.
Soda pulls guard effortlessly.
Soda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace postures up in Soda's guard and throws a big left but Soda blocks it.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soda keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Soda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soda wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Soda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
3 Piece Soda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Soda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace wants to get up but he can't break Soda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wallace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soda is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Soda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but instead Soda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Soda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soda won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Soda connects with a couple of short punches.
Soda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soda wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Wallace controls Soda momentarily but Soda frees himself.
Soda scoring with some ground and pound.
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 3 Piece Soda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wallace throws a push kick but Soda slaps the foot to one side.
Soda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wallace takes a step back to recover.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
Soda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Soda ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Soda fails to land.
Soda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soda throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Soda works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
Wallace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soda blocks an elbow strike.
Soda cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
Soda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wallace wanted to stand there but Soda had control of the position.
Soda trying to keep a closed guard but Wallace is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
Wallace looking to control.
Soda stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soda trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Soda 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.
Soda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soda controls the pace.
Soda stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wallace trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soda cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.
Soda pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wallace is staying active underneath Soda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soda is working away from the top position though.
Wallace tries to roll over but Soda keeps him under control.
Soda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soda is controlling the pace.
Soda wants to take a breather but Wallace is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Soda working Wallace over with strikes.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Soda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Soda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallace is not content to let Soda control the position.
Wallace trying to control here.
Soda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soda connects with a nice short shot to Wallace's temple.
Soda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Soda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Soda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Soda wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace trying to hold on to Soda's head to control him but Soda postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soda lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Soda controlling the action here.
Soda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
3 Piece Soda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soda, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 3 Piece Soda!
An out of breath 3 Piece Soda 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1517 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 209 p4p, 180 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Ungar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wolf Totem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Ungar. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet.
Ungar tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox shoots for a takedown but Ungar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ungar swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Ungar thinks about the counter body kick.
Ungar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Ungar wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ungar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knox wants to control but Ungar postures up.
Ungar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ungar controlling from side mount.
Knox sneaks back into half guard.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Ungar has control of the leg.
Ungar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to roll over but Ungar keeps him under control.
Ungar works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ungar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Knox wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ungar.
Ungar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knox turns into him and now he's in Ungar's guard.
Ungar has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ungar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knox has managed to get both his arms back between Ungar's legs - danger averted.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungar looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ungar keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knox prevents Ungar from improving his position.
Ungar wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ungar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox wants to take a breather but Ungar is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ungar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ungar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Ungar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ungar throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Ungar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ungar rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox is trying to push Ungar away but Ungar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ungar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ungar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but Ungar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ungar throws a counter combo.
Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungar looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Ungar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ungar has him pressed against the cage.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ungar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox cracks Ungar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ungar looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Ungar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ungar is now in half guard.
Ungar is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ungar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox can't escape the position.
Ungar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knox is now in Ungar's guard. A big mistake from Ungar there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Ungar is keeping the position.
Ungar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Ungar looking for a triangle here. Knox is fighting it but it looks tight! Ungar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Knox is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Barnabas Ungar!
Barnabas Ungar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Beta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 381 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 51 p4p, 277 weight class). Canthropus Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Canthropus Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Canthropus Jr circles away.
Whitaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Canthropus Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker . Whitaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Canthropus Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Canthropus Jr misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canthropus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a hook
and Canthropus Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Canthropus Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Whitaker .
Canthropus Jr misses with the body kick
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Whitaker has managed to clinch.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Canthropus Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker lunges at Canthropus Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Canthropus Jr's hand.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Canthropus Jr.
It looked like Whitaker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Canthropus Jr.
Whitaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker has closed the distance and engaged Canthropus Jr in a clinch.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Canthropus Jr.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canthropus Jr blocking some punches.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr is trying to break the clinch but Whitaker is controlling him.
Canthropus Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Canthropus Jr 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.
Canthropus Jr looks to throw a body kick
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Canthropus Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canthropus Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Canthropus Jr defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Canthropus Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Whitaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canthropus Jr misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canthropus Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Canthropus Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitaker misses with a right hand
and Canthropus Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canthropus Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Whitaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whitaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body. Canthropus Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canthropus Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab from Whitaker .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Whitaker tenderised Canthropus Jr's leg. Canthropus Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Canthropus Jr misses.
Canthropus Jr tries to move into range but Whitaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whitaker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Canthropus Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice hook to Whitaker 's body. Whitaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Canthropus Jr tries to land a front kick but Whitaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Canthropus Jr walks into a straight right hand from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker .
A clash of legs there as Canthropus Jr blocks the low kick.
Canthropus Jr throws a nice looking combination but Whitaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whitaker jabs Canthropus Jr right on the nose. Canthropus Jr blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Canthropus Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Canthropus Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Canthropus Jr staying out of range there.
Canthropus Jr counters with a body kick.
Whitaker lands with a cross.
Whitaker connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
Canthropus Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canthropus Jr on the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr drops his hands momentarily and Whitaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Canthropus Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Whitaker catches Canthropus Jr right on the button with a cross.
Canthropus Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Canthropus Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canthropus Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whitaker has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker .
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Canthropus Jr back against the cage.
Canthropus Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Canthropus Jr.
Whitaker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker stalling.
Whitaker pushes Canthropus Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Canthropus Jr - that landed with a thud.
Canthropus Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitaker or not.
Still in the clinch, Canthropus Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the side of Canthropus Jr's head.
Canthropus Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canthropus Jr digs a right hand into Whitaker 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitaker 's gas tank.
Canthropus Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Canthropus Jr lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canthropus Jr.
Roy Whitaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canthropus Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canthropus Jr can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Canthropus Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canthropus Jr pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Canthropus Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker lands a left hand.
Canthropus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Canthropus Jr back against the cage.
Canthropus Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch.
Canthropus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Canthropus Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canthropus Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Whitaker tenderised Canthropus Jr's leg. Canthropus Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut
and Canthropus Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canthropus Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker throwing a counter right hand but Canthropus Jr manages to avoid it.
Whitaker sizes up Canthropus Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whitaker throws a good cross that connects.
Whitaker tries to move into range but Canthropus Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker rushes Canthropus Jr and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Canthropus Jr misses with a body kick.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitaker throws out a powerful jab.
Whitaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Canthropus Jr. That did some damage!
Whitaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canthropus Jr on the side of the head.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Canthropus Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whitaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus Jr.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Canthropus Jr slips the punch.
Roy Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker as he connects with a hook.
Canthropus Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Whitaker misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Canthropus Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whitaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Canthropus Jr thinking.
Canthropus Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker throws a shot to the body.
Whitaker lands a head shot.
Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker cracks Canthropus Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Canthropus Jr misses.
Whitaker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Canthropus Jr under the eye.
Canthropus Jr is rocked!
Whitaker connects with a jab.
Canthropus Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitaker finish him?
Canthropus Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whitaker rather than just go for the knockout.
Canthropus Jr moves forwards but Whitaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitaker cracks Canthropus Jr with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
and Whitaker counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Canthropus Jr! He's just covering up as Whitaker starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Whitaker !
An out of breath Roy Whitaker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pit Canthropus Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 1746 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 241 p4p, 167 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. Abdul Rahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves away
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Benoit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benoit looks to land a left hand but Rahman moved out of range nicely.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit tries to keep at a distance but Rahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit 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.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit prevents a body shot from Rahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benoit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rahman will feel that in the morning.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Benoit scores with a nice strike.
Benoit lands a leg kick that knocks Rahman off balance momentarily.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman checks a leg kick.
Rahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Benoit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahman tries to clinch
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Benoit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rahman throws a combination. Benoit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
Rahman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benoit.
Rahman closes the distance and pushes Benoit back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benoit.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Benoit on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Rahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Benoit lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit throws a counter high kick but Rahman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benoit misses with a body kick.
Benoit sets himself, and Rahman steps forward looking for the clinch! Benoit avoids it this time.
Good leg kick by Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benoit throws a push kick but Rahman slaps the foot to one side.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Rahman misses with a body shot
and Benoit counters with an outside leg kick.
Benoit slips a straight right by Rahman.
Benoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rahman tries to clinch
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rahman in his tracks.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Rahman defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman slips under a jab.
Rahman checks a leg kick.
Benoit connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christ Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rahman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Rahman misses its intended target.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Rahman slips the punch.
Rahman tries to counter with a clinch but Benoit shakes him off and moves away.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit misses with the combination.
A jab from Rahman does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit is having none of it.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves away
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Christ Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Rahman drives through and clinches with Benoit against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit throws an elbow but it misses.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ Benoit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benoit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benoit throws an elbow but misses.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with some punches.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Rahman breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Benoit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Rahman pushes Benoit up against the cage in a clinch.
Benoit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.
That has opened up Abdul Rahman's cut even more.
Rahman tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Benoit.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman is rocked!
Benoit breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rahman! Benoit dives in looking to finish! Rahman is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christ Benoit!
During a confident post fight interview, Christ Benoit 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 288 p4p, 1005 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 39 p4p, 149 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Sturmovik throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands a high kick!
Knox scores with a leg kick.
Sturmovik throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
A left lands for Sturmovik.
Knox moves out of range as Sturmovik throws a body kick.
Knox throws a low kick but Sturmovik avoids it.
Knox scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've been told by Knox's head coaches at Prizm Jiu Jitsu & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
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!
Sturmovik is looking to land body kicks.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturmovik counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Knox!
Knox is rocked!
Sturmovik is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sturmovik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sturmovik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Sturmovik throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Knox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sturmovik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Sturmovik throws a strike but Knox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sturmovik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Sturmovik pushes Knox off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Sturmovik manages to avoid it.
Sturmovik tries to land a body kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturmovik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sturmovik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sturmovik connects with the punch.
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!
Knox misses with a hook. Sturmovik ducked under it nicely.
Sturmovik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturmovik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturmovik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox avoiding damage as Sturmovik throws knees to the body.
Sturmovik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturmovik has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Sturmovik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sturmovik doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Sturmovik was not able to check.
Sturmovik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Sturmovik throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Sturmovik coming out on top.
A slow jab from Sturmovik misses its intended target.
Sturmovik is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sturmovik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sturmovik throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sturmovik wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Sturmovik swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturmovik momentarily.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knox pushes Sturmovik away with a front kick.
Knox throws a lazy head kick
and Sturmovik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Sturmovik down.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturmovik walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Sturmovik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sturmovik tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sturmovik misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox avoids the body shot from Sturmovik.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmovik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturmovik misses with a hook.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sturmovik misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirov Sturmovik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturmovik feints a jab and as Knox dips his head, Sturmovik unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Knox right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Knox falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sturmovik smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kirov Sturmovik!
Kirov Sturmovik is the new middleweight champion!
Kirov Sturmovik managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Kappa Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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