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ENIGMA 40 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 2503 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Brian Chu (ranked 353 p4p, 510 weight class). Attilio De Fiore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Chu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a jab.
 It looks like Brian Chu has been cut.
Chu scores with a punch to the head.
Chu slips under a jab.
Chu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Fiore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chu on the side of the head.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
It looked like De Fiore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chu.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Chu throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
No joy there for Chu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Fiore walks into a straight right hand from Chu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu ducks straight into an uppercut from De Fiore and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Chu manages to regain guard straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Fiore is controlling him.
De Fiore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Fiore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Fiore stops Chu from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Fiore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
De Fiore lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Brian Chu's cut even more.
Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
De Fiore moves into the clinch successfully.
De Fiore working aggressively here.
Chu is trying to break the clinch but De Fiore is controlling him.
De Fiore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Chu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Fiore jabs at Chu's body.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Chu looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
De Fiore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Chu is predictable there
and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brian Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Chu.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chu can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Jab from Chu.
Chu misses with a few strikes there.
De Fiore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Fiore misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu throws a right and a left that De Fiore avoids nicely.
De Fiore slips a jab from Chu.
Chu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Chu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu lands with a straight right. De Fiore didn't see that one coming.
Chu misses with a straight right.
Chu throws a chopping leg kick but De Fiore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fiore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Fiore dodges the punch combination from Chu.
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chu connects with the punch.
De Fiore drops Chu with a big left hand and mounts him. Chu is in big trouble!
 Chu is rocked!
The cut above Brian Chu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Chu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Fiore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore prevents Chu from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Chu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chu slips a straight right by De Fiore.
A head kick misses from Chu.
De Fiore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chu works the jab nicely.
Chu misses with a left hand
and De Fiore counters with a left to the body.
Chu instigates a clinch.
De Fiore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from De Fiore on the inside.
De Fiore blocks an uppercut.
De Fiore has Chu pressed against the cage, preventing Chu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Fiore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chus head.
Chu prevents a body shot from De Fiore.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Chu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fiore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Fiores head.
A short body shot lands from De Fiore as the two fighters clinch.
De Fiore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fiore has him pressed against the cage.
De Fiore lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fiore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Attilio De Fiore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fiore scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Fiore can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Chu is trying to push De Fiore away but De Fiore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body.
Chu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fiore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Fiore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fiore cracks Chu with a nice body shot.
De Fiore lands a right hand.
Chu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from De Fiore - that landed with a thud.
De Fiore lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu has a couple of punches blocked by De Fiore.
Chu looking to slow down the pace here.
De Fiore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
De Fiore lands a hook that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu lands a knee to the body.
De Fiore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fiore is leaning against Chu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Fiore lands with a left to the head.
De Fiore lands a shoulder strike.
De Fiore prevents Chu from breaking the clinch.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chu is trying to push De Fiore away but De Fiore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Fiore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chus head.
De Fiore lands a body shot.
De Fiore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chu is still on wobbly legs! Can De Fiore finish him?
De Fiore lands a nice uppercut.
De Fiore lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from De Fiore on the inside.
Attilio De Fiore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore pushes Chu against the cage. De Fiore is working some dirty boxing. De Fiore pushes off with a quick right hook! Chu goes down! Chu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! De Fiore moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Attilio De Fiore!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gorilla Grodd (ranked 2572 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 151 p4p, 150 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorilla Grodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross walks into a left hand.
Grodd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albatross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albatross scores with a kick to the body.
Grodd moves into the clinch.
Grodd misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grodd or not.
Still in the clinch, Albatross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grodd tries to pull guard but Albatross won't allow it.
Grodd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albatross smiles and moves away.
Grodd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Grodd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Albatross makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grodd really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grodd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grodd throws a poor cross that misses
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grodd has Albatross up against the cage in a clinch.
Albatross blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grodd.
Grodd lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
Albatross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grodd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Albatross.
Albatross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grodd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albatross walks away with a smile on his face. Grodd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorilla Grodd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albatross missing with a left hand there. Grodd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grodd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albatross has time to react.
Albatross moves out of range of the leg kick from Grodd.
Albatross steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Grodd is looking to clinch but Albatross is avoiding it.
Albatross is trying to counter with his kicks.
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
Grodd lands a body shot.
Grodd throws a poor cross that misses
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grodd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grodd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grodd throws an off balance right hand
and Albatross counters with a nice right hand that sends Grodd toppling to the canvas! Grodd scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Albatross finish him?!
 Grodd is rocked!
Grodd looks to score with a jab to the body but Albatross is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grodd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albatross moves away.
Grodd misses with a looping right.
Grodd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Albatross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grodd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorilla Grodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albatross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grodd gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Albatross gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kurschmann (ranked 2239 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Toxic Moxley (ranked 282 p4p, 307 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Kurschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toxic Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley scores with a hook to the body. Kurschmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moxley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moxley misses with an uppercut.
Kurschmann staying out of range there.
Moxley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moxley lands in his opponent's guard.
Moxley looking to pass the guard.
Kurschmann looking to control.
Kurschmann keeping moving, preventing Moxley from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley won't allow Kurschmann to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurschmann trying to control the position.
Moxley looking to pass the guard.
Moxley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurschmann is pulling down on Moxley's head. It's preventing any offense from Moxley, at least for the moment.
Moxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurschmann is keeping the position for now.
Moxley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurschmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moxley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moxley tries to clinch up but Kurschmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurschmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurschmann throws out the jab.
Frank Kurschmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurschmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
Kurschmann avoids the body shot from Moxley.
Toxic Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Moxley.
Moxley cracks Kurschmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurschmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moxley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurschmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurschmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurschmann misses with a left hand
and Moxley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurschmann thinking.
Moxley tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurschmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxley wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toxic Moxley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moxley dives in and scores a takedown into Kurschmann's guard.
Moxley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moxley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moxley trying to control but Kurschmann is working from the bottom.
Moxley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moxley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurschmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurschmann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kurschmann wants to stand but Moxley is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurschmann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moxley's guard.
Kurschmann wants to control from the top but Moxley keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley has a closed guard, preventing Kurschmann from standing up.
Moxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moxley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurschmann defends well.
Moxley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurschmann is aware though and is defending well.
Moxley has his foot on Kurschmann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurschmann works his way back into a safe position though.
Moxley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kurschmann is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Moxley.
Kurschmann tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kurschmann working away.
Kurschmann tries to stand but Moxley is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann staying calm.
Moxley struggling a bit here.
Moxley is trying to improve his position.
Kurschmann tries to get to his feet but Moxley is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Kurschmann in his guard.
Kurschmann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moxley has his foot on Kurschmann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurschmann works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurschmann wants to stand but Moxley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Kurschmann from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toxic Moxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurschmann moves away.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Kurschmann there.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurschmann defending well as Moxley loads up on a big left hand.
Kurschmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moxley.
Kurschmann is looking to counter punch.
Moxley throws the left hand but Kurschmann avoids the punch easily.
Kurschmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Kurschmann is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley misses with a hook.
Kurschmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Kurschmann's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moxley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurschmann as he avoids it easily.
Moxley slips under a jab from Kurschmann.
Kurschmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kurschmann misses.
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley misses with a hook.
Moxley slips a jab from Kurschmann.
A jab lands there for Moxley.
Moxley tries to clinch up
and Kurschmann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moxley! Kurschmann lets Moxley back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Frank Kurschmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moxley clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurschmann takes a shot to the head.
Kurschmann breaks from the clinch.
Moxley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurschmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moxley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurschmann is looking to counter punch.
Kurschmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moxley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurschmann swivels and escapes.
Kurschmann lands a slapping body shot.
Moxley walks straight into a right hand from Kurschmann - that's dropped him! Kurschmann jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Moxley from any more punishment! Moxley complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Kurschmann!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1546 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 14 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Takano throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Takano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takano misses with a body kick.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Takano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Takano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Burns connects with a knee to the head.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Takano in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yoshi Takano has been cut.
Takano takes a shot to the head.
Takano pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Burns as the two fighters clinch.
Burns'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.
Takano told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short left from Burns.
Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Takano gets an underhook and turns Burns into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takano blocks it with crossed arms.
Takano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Takano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Takano misses with a knee to the head.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Takano blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takano looks winded!
Burns misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns connects with a knee to the head.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takano.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takano blocks an elbow strike.
Burns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takano prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Takano works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
Burns blocking some punches.
Takano misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Takano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Takano settles back down.
Takano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Takano settles back down.
Takano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takano missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takano can do to turn this around?
Burns sends Takano crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burns is motioning to the referee to let Takano up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Takano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Takano is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Takano head around and knocks him out cold! Burns hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Mac Burns!
Our winner, Connor Mac Burns, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Badmean (ranked 2071 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 63 p4p, 12 weight class). Badmean comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Gonna Be My Girl. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Badmean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badmean, pushing him back against the cage.
Saunders is pressed up against the cage. Badmean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saunders down to the mat. Saunders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badmean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Badmean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've been hearing that Badmean has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Badmean slows the pace down.
Badmean tries to score with some ground and pound. Saunders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Saunders is trying to control Badmean's posture but Badmean avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badmean controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmean trying to pass the guard but Saunders defending well.
Badmean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Badmean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Badmean is looking to stall here but Saunders recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saunders trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saunders avoids a kick to the body.
Saunders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badmean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badmean decides to pull guard.
Badmean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders tries a body shot but Badmean blocks it.
Badmean controlling the action here for a moment.
Badmean tries for a takedown but Saunders manages to get underhooks.
Badmean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saunders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Saunders is trying to drag Badmean to the mat but Badmean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Badmean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Saunders clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Badmean biding his time, looking for the opening.
Saunders just trying to survive but Badmean is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmean is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Saunders knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Saunders for a finish.
Saunders is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Saunders trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Badmean wants to control but Saunders is keeping busy.
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.
Saunders wants to control his opponent's hands but Badmean gets his hands free.
Badmean controls the action.
Badmean tries to keep control of the position but Saunders is staying busy.
Saunders tries to roll but Badmean sticks to his back.
Saunders prevents Badmean from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Badmean will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Badmean closes the distance and clinches.
Badmean avoiding damage.
Badmean fails to pull guard.
Saunders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badmean can't get the takedown.
Badmean is working Saunders over against the cage.
Saunders works on Badmean's body with a couple of short punches.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Badmean.
Saunders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Saunders.
Badmean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Badmean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Badmean.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badmean jumps guard and drags Saunders to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saunders stays in close to Badmean's body and controls the position.
Badmean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saunders defends it easily.
Badmean wants to sweep here but Saunders controlling him for the moment.
Badmean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saunders defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders content to stall in guard here.
Badmean is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terry Badmean.
I think Badmean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Badmean!
Terry Badmean really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 828 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Damian Drake (ranked 7 p4p, 16 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Coda - Bloody Stream. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Drake!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Joestar misses.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Joestar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joestar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joestar throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake slips a straight right by Joestar.
Joestar throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Joestar sends Drake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Joestar is motioning to the referee to let Drake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Damian Drake has been cut.
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!
Joestar cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake is rocked!
Joestar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Joestar finish him?
Joestar knocks out Drake with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Joestar before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Joestar picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Joestar!
Johan Joestar made sure to mention his sponsor, Warrior Fight Store in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 845 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Calle Hogerstrom (ranked 48 p4p, 71 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calle Hogerstrom!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogerstrom misses the shot to the body.
Cowan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
It seemed like Hogerstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogerstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Hogerstrom avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hogerstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Hogerstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cowan thinking.
Cowan swings widly with a right hand
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Cowan.
It looks like Calle Hogerstrom has been cut.
Hogerstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogerstrom unleashes a big counter combination but Cowan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Cowan misses with a hook
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cowan scores with the left hand. Hogerstrom knows he should have avoided that one.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hogerstrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hogerstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hogerstrom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cowan jabs Hogerstrom right on the nose. Hogerstrom blinks but takes it well.
Hogerstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Cowan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogerstrom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogerstrom clinches up against the cage.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogerstrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Cowan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan lunges at Hogerstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogerstrom's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cowan.
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
Hogerstrom ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Hogerstrom has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cowan lands a shot to the body.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogerstrom misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogerstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan throws the left hand but Hogerstrom avoids the punch easily.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Hogerstrom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Hogerstrom slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Hogerstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogerstrom punishes Cowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogerstrom loads up on a big right hand but Cowan slips the punch.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
Hogerstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogerstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a shot to the body.
Hogerstrom throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Hogerstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hogerstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Hogerstrom moved out of range.
Hogerstrom throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogerstrom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cowan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogerstrom on the side of the head.
Cowan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hogerstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cowan.
Hogerstrom defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogerstrom moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogerstrom.
Cowan dips to his left and cracks Hogerstrom with an uppercut!
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogerstrom can do to turn this around?
Hogerstrom has managed to clinch.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Hogerstrom lands with a left to the head.
Hogerstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hogerstrom misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cowan lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan breaks from the clinch.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hogerstrom takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Hogerstrom digs a good hook to Cowan's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
Cowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogerstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Hogerstrom misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hogerstrom as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hogerstrom. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Hogerstrom moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and Hogerstrom counters with a good low kick that Cowan was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calle Hogerstrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogerstrom drives through and clinches with Cowan against the cage.
A short right from Hogerstrom on the inside.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogerstrom can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Hogerstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Hogerstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cowan.
Hogerstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calle Hogerstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan breaks the clinch.
Hogerstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogerstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogerstrom misses with a low kick.
Cowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogerstrom is just out of range.
Hogerstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogerstrom cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogerstrom.
Cowan sets himself, and Hogerstrom steps forward looking for the clinch! Cowan avoids it this time.
Hogerstrom slips a straight right by Cowan.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Hogerstrom misses with a looping left.
Hogerstrom tries to work over Cowan's front leg with a kick but Cowan checks it.
As Hogerstrom looks to move away, Cowan throws a big counter combo but Hogerstrom just gets out of the way.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowan lands with a straight right. Hogerstrom didn't see that one coming.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogerstrom.
It seemed like Hogerstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogerstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
A slow jab from Cowan misses its intended target.
Hogerstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogerstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogerstrom cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan slips a straight right by Hogerstrom.
Cowan needs to keep his hands up - Hogerstrom had a free shot at his head there.
Hogerstrom is looking to clinch.
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogerstrom.
A big left from Cowan misses.
Hogerstrom misses with a straight right.
Hogerstrom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogerstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom throws a counter combo.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Hogerstrom's head but Hogerstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogerstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Hogerstrom takes one to the chin there.
Hogerstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mickey Cowan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hogerstrom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Hogerstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Cowan misses its target.
Cowan lands a two punch combo.
Hogerstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cowan scores with a punch to the head.
Cowan swinging wildly here.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogerstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan throws a hook but Hogerstrom avoids it easily.
Cowan slips a straight right by Hogerstrom.
Cowan clobbers Hogerstrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Hogerstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
Hogerstrom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hogerstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogerstrom blocks a jab.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hogerstrom ducks right into an uppercut from Cowan.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Hogerstrom lands with an overhand left.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Hogerstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cowan throws a nice looking combination but Hogerstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogerstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Hogerstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hogerstrom tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Hogerstrom misses the shot to the body.
Hogerstrom misses the jab.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hogerstrom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogerstrom misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogerstrom blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Hogerstrom catches Cowan right on the button with a cross.
Hogerstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Hogerstrom does no damage.
Cowan misses with a jab to the body
and Hogerstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogerstrom stuns Cowan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogerstrom ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
A little jabbing left from Hogerstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hogerstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Hogerstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Hogerstrom's head but Hogerstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogerstrom tries a quick counter leg kick but Cowan is wise to it.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogerstrom moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hogerstrom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cowan on the side of the head.
Cowan stuns Hogerstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calle Hogerstrom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Hogerstrom slips a straight right by Cowan.
Hogerstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogerstrom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cowan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cowan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Hogerstrom is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Hogerstrom.
Cowan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogerstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogerstrom.
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Hogerstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogerstrom moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan lands a nice hook to Hogerstrom's body. Hogerstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogerstrom throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogerstrom misses the target.
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Cowan takes a swing at Hogerstrom's ribcage but misses.
Hogerstrom throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan throws the left hand but Hogerstrom avoids the punch easily.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowan cracks Hogerstrom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Hogerstrom misses the jab.
Hogerstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hogerstrom throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Cowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a hook but Hogerstrom avoids it easily.
Hogerstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan checks a low kick from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Hogerstrom throws a right and a left that Cowan avoids nicely.
Hogerstrom throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Hogerstrom wants to counter with a clinch but Cowan pushes him away.
Nice straight punches there by Cowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowan.
A big left from Hogerstrom misses.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Hogerstrom manages to avoid it.
Cowan cracks Hogerstrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hogerstrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Hogerstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogerstrom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cowan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calle Hogerstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogerstrom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogerstrom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Cowan.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
Mickey Cowan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mamar (ranked 647 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 90 p4p, 150 weight class). Mamar comes to the cage accompanied by Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zack Rize enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Mamar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize clinches with his opponent.
Mamar looking for a takedown.
Mamar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rize blocking some punches.
Rize blocks an uppercut.
Mamar misses with a body punch.
Mamar blocking some punches.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Mamar avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Mamar decides to pull guard.
Mamar keeping moving, preventing Rize from controlling successfully.
Mamar is pulling down on Rize's head. It's preventing any offense from Rize, at least for the moment.
Rize controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize passes Mamar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rize looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rize wants to pass the guard but Mamar is defending well.
Mamar has his hands clasped together around Rize's back. He's all about the action.
Rize is trying to control. Mamar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mamar is trying to control but can't.
Rize stalling.
Mamar tries to roll over but Rize keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mamar is pressing down on Rize's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mamar controlling Rize's posture.
Mamar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rize content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rize gets a clinch.
Mamar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
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 Kevin Mamar 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.
Rize doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamar circles away.
A jab from Mamar misses.
A punch lands to the side of Rize 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rize scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
Mamar darts in and clinches Rize up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mamar fails to land.
Rize takes a shot to the head.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Mamar.
Mamar pushes Rize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mamar pushes Rize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rize.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Mamar on the inside.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mamar fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Mamar.
A nice left hand lands by Mamar.
A short left from Mamar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mamar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rize tries a body shot but Mamar blocks it.
Rize tries to work over Mamar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mamar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mamar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rize blocks a body shot from Mamar.
Rize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mamar.
Rize tries to work over Mamar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
Mamar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mamar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
A short uppercut from Mamar.
Mamar tries to score a body lock takedown but Rize shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Mamar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rize is leaning against Mamar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamar misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Mamar.
Kevin Mamar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mamar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mamar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mamar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mamar lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mamar.
Mamar jumps guard.
Rize controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Mamar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rize content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mamar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kevin Mamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rize connects with an inside leg kick.
Mamar moves away from the strike by Rize.
Mamar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rize.
Mamar scores with a shot to the side of Rize's head.
Rize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Mamar misses with a looping left.
Rize is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mamar slips under a jab from Rize.
Rize scoring well with a low kick there.
Mamar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rize misses with a straight left.
Rize feints and then cracks Mamar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mamar down.
Mamar digs a good body shot into Rize's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamar throws a jab when Rize was well out of range.
Rize instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize scores with a shoulder strike.
Mamar gets through Rize's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mamar misses with some punches.
Mamar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mamar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rize works on Mamar's body with a couple of short punches.
Mamar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rize can do to turn this around?
Mamar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mamar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rize can't find room to land a body shot as Mamar controls the action.
Rize lands with a left to the head.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Mamar avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize blocks an uppercut.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamar.
Mamar blocks an uppercut.
Mamar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar misses with a punch to the body.
Mamar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rize.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizes head.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Mamar avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Mamar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mamar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rize lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rize works on Mamar's body with a couple of short punches.
Mamar throws a head punch that misses.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize misses with a punch on the inside.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mamar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamar lands a nice shot to the body.
Rize takes a shot to the head.
Rize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamar is leaning against Rize and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rize takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Mamar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kevin Mamar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mamar wants to clinch up but Rize keeps it at a distance.
Rize tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mamar tests Rize's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Rize.
Rize walks into a left hand.
Rize clobbers Mamar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Mamar misses
and Rize counters with a good low kick that Mamar was not able to check.
Mamar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rize throws out the jab.
Mamar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rize paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rize takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mamar avoids the body shot from Rize.
Mamar moves into the clinch successfully.
Rize misses with a body punch.
Rize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamar's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
Mamar throws a head punch that misses.
Mamar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mamar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mamar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamar.
Mamar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizes head.
Mamar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rize just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rize swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize stops a takedown attempt from Mamar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Mamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rize is stalling here.
Rize blocking some punches.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Rize gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mamar.
Mamar throws a head punch that misses.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar blocks an uppercut.
Rize lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamar backwards.
Mamar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mamar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize tries a body shot but Mamar blocks it.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Mamar.
Rize's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mamar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Mamar.
Mamar struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
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!
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamar.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Mamar avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mamar fails to land.
Mamar blocking some punches.
Mamar struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Mamar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Mamar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kevin Mamar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
Mamar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Rize throws a looping overhand right but Mamar ducks down to avoid it.
Rize uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamar.
Rize wants to counter the offense by Mamar and move into the clinch position.
Mamar wants to clinch up but Rize keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamar. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rize tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rize throws a leg kick which misses Mamar's front leg but catches the back leg as Mamar tries to avoid it.
Rize forces Mamar back against the cage and clinches.
Mamar lands a body punch.
Rize stalls.
Still in the clinch, Rize scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mamar.
Rize misses with a punch to the body.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mamar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
Rize can't find room to land a body shot as Mamar controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mamar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mamar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rize.
Rize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamar is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Mamar fails to land.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Rize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamar blocks a body shot from Rize.
Rize is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mamar lands a shoulder strike.
Rize lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
Rize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamar backwards.
Mamar working aggressively here.
Rize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamar presses Rize against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rize is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A shot in the inside from Mamar.
Mamar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mamar pushes Rize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamar throws a head punch that misses.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mamar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rize to the mat. Rize regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rize kicks Mamar off and gets to his feet.
Mamar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rize at a distance.
Mamar misses with a looping right.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamar connects with a looping right hand.
Rize looks to throw the jab but Mamar is out of range.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rize misses with a leg kick.
Mamar is looking to counter punch.
Mamar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamar.
Rize tries to counter with a clinch but Mamar shakes him off and moves away.
Rize takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rize jabs at Mamar's body.
Zack Rize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rize swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rize wants to counter with a clinch but Mamar pushes him away.
Rize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mamar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zack Rize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zack Rize.
I think Mamar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mamar!
Kevin Mamar retains his heavyweight title!
Kevin Mamar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 635 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class). Dupree comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Vedder - Society. Christophe Dupree could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren McCarty's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty looks to throw the jab but Dupree is out of range.
McCarty scores with a jab.
McCarty misses with a wild body shot.
Dupree walks into a stiff left hand from McCarty.
McCarty misses with a straight left.
McCarty scores with a jab to the body.
McCarty misses the jab.
McCarty just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! McCarty has knocked Dupree down with a huge combo! McCarty steps away and waves a wobbly Dupree back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dupree is rocked!
 It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McCarty comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dupree falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dupree was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren McCarty!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 203 p4p, 546 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 9 p4p, 5 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuentes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuentes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Motts loads up on a big right hand but Fuentes slips the punch.
Fuentes throws a front kick that sends Motts stumbling back into the cage.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuentes lands with a right hand.
Fuentes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motts.
Motts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a jab.
Fuentes throws a jab when Motts was well out of range.
Fuentes moves away from the strike by Motts.
Fuentes throws a right hand that misses
letting Motts counter with a right hand.
Fuentes tests Motts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Motts misses the body punch
and Fuentes counters with an inside leg kick.
Fuentes misses with a body kick.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut
and Fuentes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Motts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuentes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fuentes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuentes looks to throw a body kick
and Motts counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes misses with a wild body shot.
Fuentes throws a leg kick but Motts checks it.
Motts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Motts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Motts scores with a body shot.
Fuentes with a jab.
Motts misses with a hook to the body
and Fuentes counters with a thumping low kick.
Fuentes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuentes lands a big uppercut and Motts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Motts looks OK. Fuentes waves Motts back to his feet!
Motts is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuentes. Fuentes obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuentes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Fuentes's cut.
That's time! Fuentes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motts.
Fuentes throws a shot to the body.
Fuentes looks for the body kick but Motts saw that one coming.
Fuentes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Motts at a distance.
Fuentes throws a quick inside leg kick.
and Fuentes counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Motts! He's just covering up as Fuentes starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Pedro Fuentes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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