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SSSD 29: Vurris vs Struve PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 6340 p4p, 6567 weight class) and Solo Aca (ranked 588 p4p, 601 weight class). Jong Un comes to the cage accompanied by North Korean Anthem . Kim Jong Un had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solo Aca!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aca tries to sprawl but Jong Un drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jong Un seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jong Un is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jong Un trying to pass the guard but Aca defending well.
Aca is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jong Un pulls his head out easily.
Aca is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Un is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aca still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aca has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jong Un is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un struggling a bit here.
Aca is looking to take a break and control but Jong Un is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aca is trying to get an arm triangle but Jong Un is defending well.
Aca in the domination position with Jong Un hanging on.
Aca working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aca has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aca has a takedown stuffed.
Jong Un 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.
Jong Un pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aca is keeping the position for now.
Aca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jong Un manages to get himself to full guard.
Jong Un looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aca stands and steps away. Jong Un gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Solo Aca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jong Un lands in his opponent's guard.
Jong Un controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jong Un looking to pass the guard.
Aca wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jong Un scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aca trying to control the position.
Jong Un forces his way into half guard.
Jong Un is thwarting Aca's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aca landing rabbit punches to the side of Jong Un's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
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 Kim Jong Un 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.
Jong Un changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aca looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jong Un trying to control the action but Aca is working from the bottom.
Jong Un looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aca is avoiding damage well.
Jong Un has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Aca!
Aca is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aca tries to buck Jong Un off but Jong Un takes his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un lands punches and elbows.
Jong Un lands shots from the back.
Jong Un is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Aca. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Aca trying to control the hands but Jong Un breaks the grip.
Jong Un is landing with strikes from the back.
Jong Un is hanging on to Aca's back as he tries to escape.
Aca looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jong Un is looking to control Aca but Aca is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aca tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Un is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Aca knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Aca for a finish.
Jong Un avoiding Aca 's attempts to control his hands.
Jong Un has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aca is keeping busy.
Aca is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jong Un throwing sloppy strikes.
Aca tries to break free.
Aca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jong Un is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jong Un is not going to allow Aca to sit and survive in this position.
Jong Un is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aca is defending well though. Jong Un let's go of the attempt for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jong Un scores with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aca gets a takedown into half guard.
Aca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jong Un's head.
Jong Un trying to control from the bottom.
Aca trying to control the pace.
Aca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jong Un keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aca working Jong Un over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un moves into full guard.
Aca works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jong Un is looking for a sweep. Aca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aca is pressing down on Jong Un's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jong Un is holding on for now.
Jong Un is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aca can do to turn this around?
Jong Un is refusing to be controlled, as Aca sits in half guard.
Jong Un is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un is pressing down on Aca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jong Un has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aca stopping the sweep attempt from Jong Un.
Aca gets to his feet. Jong Un looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jong Un tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Jong Un with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aca fails with the takedown.
Jong Un seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jong Un defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aca.
Kim Jong Un has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solo Aca.
Jong Un closes the distance and clinches.
Jong Un is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aca to keep the fight standing.
Aca looking for a takedown.
Jong Un has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aca uses from the top position.
Jong Un pushes Aca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jong Un, pushing him back against the cage.
Jong Un jumps guard but Aca stands there with Jong Un around his waist. Jong Un gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aca gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Un has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aca should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jong Un has tightened it up now! Aca should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Vella (ranked 5269 p4p, 4855 weight class) and Lethal Perry (ranked 424 p4p, 408 weight class). Ronan Vella 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronan Vella !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Perry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vella tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vella manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Perry distracts Vella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry is working Vella over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vella might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vella is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perry distracts Vella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vella 's head.
Vella working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vella not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vella . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vella throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vella looking to control.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perry is looking to stand up but Vella won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vella has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perry has managed to get both his arms back between Vella 's legs - danger averted.
Vella working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Vella blocks nicely.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vella has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lethal Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vella shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.
Perry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vella manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Vella working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.
Vella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perry defends well.
Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vella has a closed guard, preventing Perry from standing up.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vella has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perry has managed to get both his arms back between Vella 's legs - danger averted.
Perry distracts Vella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Vella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vella 's head.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Vella 's brow.
Vella has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Vella has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vella is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vella throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry works over Vella with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.
Perry wants to get up but he can't break Vella 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lethal Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vella 's half guard.
Lethal Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vella actively working from the bottom here.
Perry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vella looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perry winds up and cracks Vella with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vella manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perry is aware though and is defending well.
Vella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry is in close to Vella 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perry defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vella striking off his back but it's not causing Perry any problems.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vella working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vella looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
Vella working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vella .
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perry.
Vella sneaks out the side door and pushes Perry away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lethal Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vella instigates a clinch.
Ronan Vella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Perry looking for a takedown.
Ronan Vella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lethal Perry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vella .
Vella pulls guard.
Vella looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Vella has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lethal Perry.
I've got Perry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lethal Perry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Rivera (ranked 4353 p4p, 3806 weight class) and Rivo Kuik (ranked 500 p4p, 454 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rivo Kuik!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kuik!
Rivera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rivera in the domination position with Kuik hanging on.
Rivera tries for a kimura but Kuik is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuik tries to escape but Rivera is in control.
Rivera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuik is trying to improve his position.
Kuik pushes Rivera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuik is defending well.
Kuik can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rivera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivera working away.
Kuik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivera swings around for an armbar but Kuik sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rivera's guard.
Kuik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuik is sitting in close to Rivera's body. Rivera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kuik is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kuik is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rivera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Rivera!
A victorious Julian Rivera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Neer (ranked 3085 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Muchy Cartwright (ranked 426 p4p, 395 weight class). Neer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Back In Black. Cartwright has chosen Mauled as his entrance music. Muchy Cartwright 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright instigates a clinch.
Neer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.
Neer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Neer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neer jumps guard.
Cartwright wants to stand but Neer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neer looking for a guillotine here but Cartwright defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neer has a closed guard, preventing Cartwright from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright gets to his feet. Neer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neer tries to pull guard but Cartwright won't allow it.
Neer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside that Neer shrugs off.
Cartwright landing knees to the body.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Neer blocks it.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Cartwright drives through and clinches with Neer against the cage.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartwright looking to throw knees to the head but Neer is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright presses Neer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neer is defending well for now.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Neer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cartwright walks away with a smile on his face. Neer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cartwright moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer letting Cartwright take a breather here.
Neer fails to pull guard.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neer is defending well for now.
Neer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Neer tries to keep at a distance but Cartwright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neer tries to pull guard but Cartwright won't allow it.
Cartwright is working Neer over against the cage.
Neer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright lands with a left to the head.
Cartwright controlling the action here for a moment.
Cartwright throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cartwright with a knee to the head.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neer is defending well for now.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Cartwright.
Neer jumps guard but Cartwright stands there with Neer around his waist. Neer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cartwright taking a breather.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright lands an uppercut.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Neer managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Neer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Muchy Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muchy Cartwright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cartwright moves into range and clinches up with Neer.
Neer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartwright circles away.
Cartwright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer blocks an elbow strike from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cartwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cartwright is leaning against Neer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cartwright scores a nice knee to the body.
Neer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Neer avoids the damage to the body.
Neer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cartwright.
Cartwright is pushing Neer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright scores with a knee to the head.
Cartwright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neer blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neer blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Neer avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside that Neer shrugs off.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neer backwards.
 Neer is rocked!
Cartwright dips a shoulder and cracks Neer with a mighty uppercut! Neer falls back against the cage and Cartwright unloads with a barrage of strikes! Neer is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cartwright screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muchy Cartwright!
Muchy Cartwright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Luke Neer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I’m still mentally undefeated '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 1152 p4p, 3649 weight class) and StepOn Struve (ranked 147 p4p, 424 weight class). StepOn Struve will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, StepOn Struve!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurris digs a good hook to Struve's body.
Vurris moves out of range of the body kick from Struve.
Struve's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Struve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Struve walks into a left hand.
Struve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vurris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Struve keeping moving, preventing Vurris from controlling successfully.
Struve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Struve looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vurris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vurris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Struve can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Struve is trying to control but Vurris manages to pass to mount!
Struve taking shots to the head.
We've been hearing that Vurris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vurris with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurris content just to control the position here.
Vurris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
 It looks like StepOn Struve has been cut.
Vurris controlling his opponent.
Vurris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Struve looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Vurris lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Struve! Vurris sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Struve and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vern Vurris!
After the fight, Vern Vurris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, StepOn Struve stepped up to the mic, saying 'I quit! I got a modeling job in Cali'.
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