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GFC 7 - Summer Flame PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hanson (ranked 5154 p4p, 24470 weight class) and Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 500 p4p, 552 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tate Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into range.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tate Jr lunges at Hanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanson's hand.
Hanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Hanson trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Hanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanson is trying to stall.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Hanson missing with knees to the body.
Hanson prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Hanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tate Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Jr wants to break free but Hanson has control.
Tate Jr lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson has Tate Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Tate Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Tate Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate Jr lands a right hand.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanson working Tate Jr over with knees to the body.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Hanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a knee strike.
Tate Jr is looking to control Hanson's arms but Hanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the cage.
Tate Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr lands a jab to the head.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanson darts in trying to clinch
and Tate Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson pushes Tate Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
Tate Jr is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Hanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate Jr avoids it.
Hanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr jabs Hanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanson darts in trying to clinch
and Tate Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Hanson is rocked!
Tate Jr throws a pinpoint strike between Hanson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hanson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Tate Jr scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Tate Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Sang (ranked 4327 p4p, 24068 weight class) and Luke Soza (ranked 467 p4p, 608 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clubber Sang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Soza!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sang moves into the clinch.
Sang'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.
Soza has Sang pressed against the cage.
Soza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sang has him pressed against the cage.
Soza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sang walks away with a smile on his face. Soza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sang checks a leg kick.
Sang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soza manages to circle out of the way.
Soza tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sang rushes Soza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Soza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang wants to stand up but Soza is controlling him.
Sang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soza on the ground.
Soza 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.
Soza looking to pass the guard.
Sang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soza looking to sit in guard and control but Sang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sang is looking to stand up but Soza won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soza is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Soza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soza's guard.
Soza working for a triangle but Sang defends it easily.
Sang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sang has managed to get both his arms back between Soza's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soza pulls Sang in close to his closed guard and prevents Sang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sang wanted to stand there but Soza had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soza is controlling Sang's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soza eats them both and turns towards Sang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Soza goes for a double leg but Sang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sang continues to drive forward.
Sang drives through and clinches with Soza against the cage.
Soza tries to score a body lock takedown but Sang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clubber Sang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Soza.
Sang lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sang lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sang prevents Soza from breaking the clinch.
Sang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Sang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sang scoring well with a low kick there.
Soza tries to close the distance and clinch but Sang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sang.
Sang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sang has closed the distance and engaged Soza in a clinch.
Soza jumps into guard, dragging Sang to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sang wanted to stand there but Soza had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sang tries to stand but Soza is controlling from the bottom.
Soza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sang defends it easily.
Sang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soza has a closed guard, preventing Sang from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luke Soza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soza is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang gets to his feet - Soza follows without any prompting.
Soza throws a series of strikes that have Sang backpedaling.
Soza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clubber Sang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clubber Sang is winning the standup battle so far.
Sang scores with a spinning back kick!
Soza is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Sang.
Sang keeps Soza at a distance using the push kick.
Sang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sang.
That's four 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!
Sang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sang is working Soza over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sang.
Soza looking to slow down the pace here.
Sang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soza can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Sang.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sang prevents it.
Sang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soza or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Sang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sang thumps Soza with a low kick.
Sang has closed the distance and engaged Soza in a clinch.
Sang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soza is trying to pull guard but Sang has him pressed against the cage.
Soza goes for a takedown attempt but Sang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sang can pounce on him.
Sang is looking to slow Soza down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Sang.
Soza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sang rushes Soza and presses him up against the cage.
Soza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sang to keep the fight standing.
Clubber Sang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Soza.
Sang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Soza wants a takedown but no success here.
Sang stalling.
Sang with a knee to the head.
Soza is trying to pull guard but Sang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sang lands with a right to the head.
Sang lands a knee to the body.
Sang pushes Soza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sang lands a good knee to the midsection. Soza won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sang.
Soza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sang blocks it with crossed arms.
Soza wants a takedown.
Sang lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sang working Soza over with knees to the body.
Sang connects with a knee to the head.
Sang lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soza up against the cage.
Soza can't get the takedown.
Sang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soza tries for a takedown but Sang manages to get underhooks.
Sang lands with a right to the head.
Sang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soza throws an elbow but misses.
Luke Soza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soza jumps guard but Sang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Sang.
Soza fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sang lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sang landing knees to the body.
Sang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sang drops Soza with a big knee straight up the middle! Soza is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Soza is rocked!
 It looks like Luke Soza has been cut.
Soza is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Sang just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Soza has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clubber Sang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Wife (ranked 5065 p4p, 6245 weight class) and Moe Reele (ranked 508 p4p, 562 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Reele!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wife swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Reele both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Second Wife has been cut.
A punch combination from Wife misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Reele misses.
Reele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Reele connects with a crisp jab.
Wife misses with a double jab.
Reele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reele misses with a body shot.
Reele tests Wife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wife misses the shot to the body.
Reele has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wife is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wife avoids the body shot from Reele.
Reele throws a jab but it's blocked by Wife.
Wife scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Moe Reele has been cut.
Wife throws a body punch but Reele moves out of range.
Wife with a nice cross.
Reele scores with a sloppy right hand. Wife should have avoided that one.
Wife doesn't manage to clinch there - Reele circles away.
Reele misses with an uppercut.
Wife cracks a nice hook into Reele's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wife misses with a series of wild punches.
Wife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reele tries to keep at a distance but Wife has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wife.
Reele blocking some punches.
Reele avoiding damage.
Reele takes a shot to the head.
Come on Reele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wife prevents a body shot from Reele.
Wife swings wildly with an uppercut but Reele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wife fails to land.
Wife lands with a left to the head.
Reele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reele blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reele stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wife.
Reele blocks a body shot from Wife.
Reele prevents a body shot from Wife.
Wife pushes Reele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reele swings wildly with an uppercut but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wife lands a left hand.
Wife lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reele's efforts to push away.
Wife misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Reele.
Reele cracks Wife with a nice body shot.
Wife digs a right hand underneath Reele's ribcage. Reele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reele looking to stall.
Reele struggles to land a body shot inside as Wife controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wife misses with a punch on the inside.
Reele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wife is keeping busy.
Wife lands a nice uppercut.
Reele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wife scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wife.
Reele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Reele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reele stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wife is keeping busy.
Reele misses with a body punch.
Wife misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reele blocking some punches.
Wife scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reele is rocked!
Wife unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Reele! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wife is unloading with more strikes now! Reele drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Second Wife!
A very excited looking Second Wife made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im Groot (ranked 3667 p4p, 5433 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 405 p4p, 528 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Groot!
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, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Groot's hands.
It looks like Im Groot has been cut.
Groot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Groot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rua walks into a jab.
Groot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rua throws a jab when Groot was well out of range.
Groot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Groot slips a straight right by Rua.
A combination from Groot does no damage.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Groot.
Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Im Groot's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Rua moves in close and cracks Groot with a massive right hand! Groot, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Rua!
After winning the bout, Wanderlei Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goat Cheese (ranked 3397 p4p, 5354 weight class) and Nick Andros (ranked 456 p4p, 594 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Goat Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Andros!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andros tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Andros 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.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andros.
Andros with the inside leg kick.
Andros tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheese takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheese is trying to force a seperation but Andros has the dominant position.
Andros stops a takedown attempt from Cheese.
Andros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheese is breathing heavily.
Andros blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Andros.
It looks like Goat Cheese has been cut.
Andros lands a nice elbow.
Andros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese can't get the takedown.
Cheese is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Cheese has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goat Cheese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andros lands an elbow inside that Cheese shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andros scores with a knee to the head.
Andros using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andros lands an elbow inside.
Goat Cheese's cut is getting worse.
Andros lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andros lands an elbow that stopped Cheese in his tracks for a moment.
Andros lands a damaging elbow.
Goat Cheese's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Andros.
Cheese could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andros obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andros.
Knees to the body from Andros.
Andros unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andros landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andros using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Andros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Andros.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andros obliges.
Andros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cheese's defenses.
Jeez, Goat Cheese's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Goat Cheese's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Andros!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oweny Madden (ranked 3406 p4p, 5165 weight class) and Ivan Bispen (ranked 422 p4p, 547 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Bispen enters the cage!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oweny Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen lands a lovely overhand right.
Madden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bispen. Bispen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Madden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bispen doesn't seem bothered though.
Bispen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bispen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madden under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bispen.
Bispen dodges the punch combination from Madden.
Bispen slips a straight right by Madden.
Bispen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bispen cracks Madden with an open hand slap.
Madden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bispen finds it's way round the side to connect with Madden's head.
Madden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Madden lands with a hook. Bispen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Madden throws an off balance right hand
and Bispen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bispen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice cross by Bispen.
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bispen.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
A big right from Madden misses.
Madden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bispen in his tracks.
Madden tries a head kick but it misses.
Bispen throws out a counter right but Madden avoids it with no problem.
Madden drops Bispen with a left and a right! Oh, Bispen is hurt - Madden dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen wants to control but Madden postures up.
Bispen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bispen trying to control the action but Madden just sinks the hooks in.
Bispen is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bispen taking shots to the head.
Bispen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bispen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bispen is one step ahead there.
Madden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bispen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bispen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madden clobbers Bispen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madden looks to score with a jab to the body but Bispen is just out of range.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Madden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden throws an overhand right that lands on Bispen's shoulder, as Bispen tries to avoid the shot.
Bispen slips a jab from Madden.
Madden misses with a straight left.
Madden scores with a hook.
Madden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bispen counters with a right hand to the body.
Madden throws a jab but it's blocked by Bispen.
Madden throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bispen cracks Madden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden walks into a straight right hand from Bispen.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bispen! But no joy.
Bispen misses the jab.
Madden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Madden misses with a left hand
and Bispen counters with a straight right hand.
Bispen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bispen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madden.
Bispen scores with a hook.
Madden throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madden looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bispen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bispen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Bispen finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bispen as he connects with a hook.
Madden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Oweny Madden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Bispen misses.
Madden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Madden throws a hook but Bispen avoids it easily.
Madden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bispen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madden takes one to the side of the head.
Bispen slips under a jab from Madden.
Madden throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oweny Madden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bispen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bispen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madden looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
Bispen slips a jab from Madden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bispen misses with a straight right.
Madden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madden throws a right hand that misses
and Bispen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Madden misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Madden misses the target.
Madden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bispen lands a nice shot that snaps Madden's head back.
Madden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bispen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madden.
Despite the aggression on Bispen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Madden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bispen.
Madden throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Bispen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Madden misses the jab.
Bispen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bispen connects with a crisp jab.
Madden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Madden misses.
A little jabbing left from Bispen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bispen moves away from the strike by Madden.
Madden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from Madden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Madden.
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oweny Madden is winning the standup battle so far.
Bispen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bispen moves out of range as Madden strikes.
Bispen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madden misses with a looping left.
Madden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bispen has time to react.
Bispen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Madden misses.
Madden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bispen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madden misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bispen thuds his right hand into Madden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bispen checks a low kick from Madden.
Bispen lands with a hook. Madden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bispen.
Madden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madden throws a body shot but no joy.
Bispen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen cracks Madden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Madden connects with the punch.
Bispen cracks Madden with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Madden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bispen cracks Madden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bispen cracks Madden with a good jab.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bispen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bispen thuds his right hand into Madden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madden throws a shot from downtown. Bispen moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bispen lands with an uppercut that bounces Madden off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Madden misses.
Bispen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bispen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madden throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
As Madden backs off Bispen throws a huge counter combo but Madden manages to avoid it all.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madden.
Bispen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Madden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madden throws an overhand right that lands on Bispen's shoulder, as Bispen tries to avoid the shot.
Madden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bispen.
Bispen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Madden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bispen finds it's way round the side to connect with Madden's head.
Bispen drops Madden with a left and a right! Oh, Madden is hurt - Bispen dives into side control looking to finish!
Madden is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Madden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bispen working the ground and pound.
Bispen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Madden to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
Madden seems to have got his legs back now.
Madden misses with a wild body shot.
Bispen lands a jab.
Madden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bispen needs to keep his hands up - Madden had a free shot at his head there.
Bispen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bispen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madden moves out of range as Bispen strikes.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Bispen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bispen's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
Bispen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madden throws a sloppy head kick
and Bispen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bispen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bispen drops Madden with a nice combination! Bispen dives into Madden's guard, looking to finish!
Bispen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Madden tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bispen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Madden keeping moving, preventing Bispen from controlling successfully.
Madden being controlled here, momentarily.
Bispen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bispen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bispen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Madden, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madden takes one to the side of the head.
Madden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bispen lands a nice shot that snaps Madden's head back.
Madden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bispen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bispen moves out of range as Madden strikes.
Madden misses with a hook. Bispen ducked under it nicely.
Bispen scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bispen.
Bispen lands a left and a right that sends Madden crashing to the canvas! Bispen dives into mount looking to finish!
A big strike lands for Bispen! That's really hurt Madden and he's turned his back - Bispen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bispen jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Bispen!
Ivan Bispen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abigg Chungus (ranked 3353 p4p, 3960 weight class) and Akira Hanzo (ranked 418 p4p, 474 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chungus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chungus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Akira Hanzo has been cut.
Hanzo looks for a takedown but Chungus sprawls well.
Chungus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hanzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chungus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanzo's head backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Chungus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chungus lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hanzo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Chungus and Hanzo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Chungus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abigg Chungus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Fortuna (ranked 2237 p4p, 3521 weight class) and Trente SetentaB (ranked 315 p4p, 471 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fortuna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godfather Theme by Nino Rota. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trente SetentaB!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SetentaB shoots in for a takedown but Fortuna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fortuna throws a push kick but SetentaB slaps the foot to one side.
SetentaB uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortuna.
SetentaB with the counter takedown but Fortuna avoids it easily.
SetentaB closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - SetentaB lands in his opponent's guard.
Fortuna wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on SetentaB's hips, looking to push off. But SetentaB grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Fortuna screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Trente SetentaB!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 2372 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Jordan Lisko (ranked 317 p4p, 385 weight class). Diego Armando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Lisko's chin.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lisko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisko looks to throw a body kick
enabling Armando to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jordan Lisko has been cut.
We've been informed that Lisko 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.
Armando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lisko feints the counter takedown.
Armando avoids a kick to the body.
Lisko slips a jab and a cross from Armando.
Nice uppercut there from Armando.
Armando looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armando manages to avoid it.
Armando misses the jab.
Lisko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lisko looks to clinch
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
Lisko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armando clobbers Lisko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lisko is rocked!
Lisko throws a sloppy head kick
and Armando counters with a right hand from hell and Lisko is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Armando!
Our winner, Diego Armando, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 2246 p4p, 2938 weight class) and Vulfgang Takumi (ranked 286 p4p, 367 weight class). Vulfgang Takumi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vulfgang Takumi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takumi throws a series of punches but Probert moves out of range.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takumi.
A left lands for Probert.
Takumi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probert misses the jab.
Takumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takumi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Vulfgang Takumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takumi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probert.
Probert catches Takumi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takumi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takumi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takumi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Takumi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Probert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Probert circles away quickly and effectively.
Takumi misses with a double jab
and Probert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takumi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Probert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Probert.
Probert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takumi swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Probert.
Takumi looks to throw the jab but Probert is out of range.
Takumi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Probert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Takumi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Probert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Probert attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takumi misses with a two punch combination.
Takumi misses with an uppercut
and Probert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Probert.
Takumi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takumi throws a series of punches but Probert moves out of range.
Takumi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Probert tries to clinch up.
Takumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Takumi.
Takumi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert connects with a looping right hand.
Takumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Probert finish him?
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Takumi is just out of range.
Takumi seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Takumi. That snapped Probert's head back.
Probert scores with a jab. Takumi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Takumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takumi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert with a nice cross.
Takumi scores with a body shot.
Probert throws a looping overhand right but Takumi ducks down to avoid it.
Takumi misses with a double jab.
Takumi swings widly with a right hand
and Probert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takumi misses with a wild combination.
Probert stuns Takumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
Probert lands a glancing blow to the side of Takumi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert jabs at Takumi's body.
Probert throws out a loose jab but Takumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probert moves in looking to clinch but Takumi pushes him off.
Takumi throws a right hand that misses
and Probert counters with a nice body shot.
Probert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takumi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takumi misses with a jab to the body
and Probert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takumi thinking.
Takumi moves away from the strike by Probert.
Probert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takumi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Probert lands with a left to the head.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Takumi controls his hands.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probert tries to throw a body punch but Takumi avoids it by throwing Probert back against the cage.
Takumi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert gets through Takumi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Takumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takumi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Probert on the inside.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takumi.
Probert keeps control of Takumi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Probert misses with a low kick.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Takumi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takumi misses with an uppercut
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probert jabs Takumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takumi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takumi loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Takumi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Probert counters with a nice uppercut.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Takumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Takumi avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Probert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
Probert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takumi can do to turn this around?
Probert throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Probert catches Takumi right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Takumi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probert can pounce on him.
Takumi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Takumi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takumi throws a series of punches but Probert moves out of range.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Takumi is breathing heavily.
Probert scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Takumi.
Takumi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Probert cracks Takumi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Takumi falls backwards against the cage. Probert follows up with more strikes that drop Takumi to his knees. Probert keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Takumi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Probert!
Bob Probert spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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