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Sucker Punch Pro Series 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 1967 p4p, 1849 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 274 p4p, 263 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrano throws a leg kick
and Zambrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zambrano swings widly with a right hand
and Zambrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jukassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Zambrano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jukassa checks a leg kick.
Jukassa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jukassa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa throws the left hand but Zambrano avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jukassa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jukassa scores with a body shot.
Zambrano shoots in for a takedown but Jukassa shows good takedown defense.
Jukassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrano gets a clinch.
Jukassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zambranos head.
Jukassa is trying to force a seperation but Zambrano has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Zambrano.
Jukassa wants to get back to striking at distance but Zambrano won't allow it.
Zambrano wants to stall.
Zambrano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jukassa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Zambrano.
Jukassa is looking to counter punch.
Zambrano darts in trying to clinch
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambrano thinking.
Zambrano throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukassa is looking to wear down Zambrano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa tests Zambrano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zambrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Zambrano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zambrano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jukassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
Jukassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jukassa lands with a right to the head.
Zambrano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zambrano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Zett Jukassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Zambrano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Jukassa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zambrano at a distance.
Jukassa tries to keep at a distance but Zambrano has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jukassa.
Jukassa is trying to break the clinch but Zambrano has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Zambrano on the inside.
Jukassa tries to throw a body punch but Zambrano avoids it by throwing Jukassa back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zambrano.
A short right from Jukassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Zambrano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jukassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zambrano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zambrano misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zambrano. That's going to slow Jukassa down.
Darwin Zambrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambrano tries to clinch but Jukassa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano lands a leg kick that knocks Jukassa off balance momentarily.
Zambrano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jukassa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zambrano can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Zambrano
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jukassa with a poor takedown
and Zambrano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa connects with a crisp jab.
Zambrano throws a big shot that misses.
Zambrano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a leg kick but Jukassa moved away.
Zambrano throws a head kick but Jukassa moves out of range.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zambrano wants to clinch but Jukassa slips to the side
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukassa misses with a straight left.
Zambrano wants to clinch
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambrano thinking.
Zambrano misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jukassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zambrano tries for a takedown but Jukassa manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Zambrano on the inside.
Zambrano lands with a left to the head.
Jukassa tries to work over Zambrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jukassa has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrano.
Zambrano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jukassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zambrano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukassa.
Zambrano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range and Zambrano settles back down.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zambrano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zambrano throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Jukassa stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Zambrano follows into mount!
 Jukassa is rocked!
 It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Jukassa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zambrano moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jukassa has worked his arm free - good work by Jukassa!
Jukassa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zambrano is controlling him well.
Zambrano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zambrano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jukassa seems to have got his legs back now.
Zambrano goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jukassa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zambrano but great work by Jukassa.
Jukassa stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Zambrano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zambrano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambrano.
A head kick by Zambrano misses
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Zambrano throws a lazy body kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zambrano takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Zambrano.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zambrano.
Jukassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zambrano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambrano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zambrano misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano lands with a straight right. Jukassa didn't see that one coming.
Zambrano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zambrano throws a sloppy head kick and Jukassa moves out of range easily.
Jukassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Zambrano.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Zambrano manages to avoid it.
Zambrano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano looks to throw the jab but Jukassa is out of range.
Jukassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zambrano has his takedown stuffed
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Zambrano throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambrano thinking.
Zambrano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jukassa.
A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jukassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jukassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano wants to clinch.
Zambrano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zambrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zambrano closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jukassa 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kira Yoshikage (ranked 2086 p4p, 4278 weight class) and Alex Martens (ranked 269 p4p, 486 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martens's choice of entrance music: The XX - Intro. Alex Martens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Yoshikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshikage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martens scores with a shot to the body.
Martens clinches up against the cage.
Martens has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yoshikage clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Martens.
Yoshikage defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Martens's arms.
Yoshikage turns into Martens and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshikage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshikage controlling from the top position.
Yoshikage looking to pass the guard.
Yoshikage wants to control from the top but Martens keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshikage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshikage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoshikage is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martens holds on to Yoshikage's head and controls the position momentarily.
Yoshikage wants to control but Martens is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Yoshikage politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yoshikage prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yoshikage wants to control but Martens is keeping him busy.
Yoshikage is really struggling to control Martens but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yoshikage cracks Martens with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martens is looking to reverse the position.
Yoshikage wants to control for a moment but Martens uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yoshikage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martens is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshikage sits in half guard.
Yoshikage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshikage is looking to stall here but Martens recovers full guard.
Yoshikage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage with a nice head shot there.
Yoshikage is in close to Martens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yoshikage tries to free his leg and advance position but Martens is retaining full guard.
Martens keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
Yoshikage stops Martens from standing up.
Yoshikage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshikage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martens pulls Yoshikage in close to prevent any damage.
Yoshikage trying to control the position from guard on top but Martens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Martens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martens wants to clinch.
Alex Martens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martens tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshikage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshikage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martens manages to circle out of the way.
Martens moves in looking to clinch but Yoshikage pushes him off.
Martens clinches with his opponent.
Yoshikage slowing the pace effectively.
Yoshikage wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoshikage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martens smiles and moves away.
Alex Martens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martens tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martens clinches up against the cage.
Martens tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshikage avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshikage has Martens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Yoshikage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshikage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martens smiles and moves away.
Martens moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martens lands with a short shot to the head.
Martens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshikage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martens.
Martens drives through and clinches with Yoshikage against the cage.
Yoshikage pulls guard effortlessly.
Martens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martens won't allow Yoshikage to sweep him here.
Yoshikage is looking to sweep but instead, Martens has passed into half guard.
Kira Yoshikage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martens moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yoshikage is not content to let Martens control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Martens.
Martens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshikage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshikage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Martens is stalling here. Yoshikage is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Martens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yoshikage has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Martens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martens to see if he's OK.
Yoshikage throws a strike aimed at the side of Martens's head but Martens avoids it well.
Yoshikage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yoshikage trying to control the position but Martens is working away.
Yoshikage working away.
Yoshikage lands some shots froms side control.
Yoshikage throws a strike aimed at the side of Martens's head but Martens avoids it well.
Yoshikage is looking to take a break and control but Martens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshikage controls the position from side control.
Yoshikage working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage cracks Martens with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yoshikage laying and praying for a moment but Martens takes advantage and regains half guard.
Martens is staying active underneath Yoshikage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshikage moves nicely into side control.
Yoshikage is looking to take a break and control but Martens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Martens's face as Yoshikage controls the position.
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 Kira Yoshikage 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. 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.
Martens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yoshikage's guard.
Martens stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshikage.
Yoshikage keeping moving, preventing Martens from controlling successfully.
Yoshikage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yoshikage not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage wants to control but Martens is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martens is looking to escape.
Yoshikage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoshikage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martens keeps working.
Martens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoshikage.
Yoshikage throwing shots but Martens is blocking nicely.
Yoshikage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshikage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoshikage trying to control the action but Martens is working from the bottom.
Yoshikage working over Martens with some ground and pound. Martens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoshikage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoshikage slips a nice elbow through Martens's hands, connecting with Martens's forehead.
Yoshikage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yoshikage controlling the pace for now.
Martens blocking the ground and pound.
Yoshikage looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martens looks a forlorn figure.
Yoshikage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martens hang on?
Yoshikage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yoshikage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Yoshikage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yoshikage tries to control but Martens wriggling away.
Yoshikage landing strikes from the mount and Martens is in trouble!
 Martens is rocked!
Yoshikage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martens is still in real trouble! Can Yoshikage finish him?
Martens wants to try and get back to his feet.
Martens seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage breaks from Martens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Yoshikage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martens taking shots to the head.
Yoshikage lands a big elbow.
Yoshikage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yoshikage lands a big shot to the head and Martens winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kira Yoshikage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 1966 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Andrew Nichols (ranked 259 p4p, 308 weight class). Cobain comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Cobain.
A low kick from Nichols misses
and Nichols takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Nichols, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobain moves away.
Cobain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
Nichols slips under a jab from Cobain.
Nichols pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cobain stuns Nichols with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobain looks to land a right hand but Nichols moved out of range.
Cobain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nichols.
The fighters circling - Cobain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nichols thinks about the counter body kick.
Cobain swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nichols to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichols. Cobain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobain.
Nichols lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cobain takes a step back to recover.
Cobain misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobain. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nichols was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobain.
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nichols! But no joy.
Cobain lands a nice shot that snaps Nichols's head back.
Nichols misses with an uppercut. Cobain saw that one coming.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
Cobain throws a jab but it's blocked by Nichols.
Cobain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nichols to score with a decent uppercut.
Nichols takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Cobain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nichols.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cobain misses with a body punch.
Cobain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobain misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobain prevents a body shot from Nichols.
Nichols throws a head punch that misses.
Cobain tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Cobain scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols blocks a body shot from Cobain.
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Cobain.
Cobain blocks an uppercut.
Nichols with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nichols misses with the head strike.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Nichols misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobain.
A head punch on the inside from Cobain fails to land.
Cobain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobain scores with a hook to the body.
Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobain.
Cobain lands a shot to the body.
Nichols looks winded!
Nichols has a couple of punches blocked by Cobain.
Cobain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobain gets through Nichols's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobain lands a shot to the body.
Cobain misses with a body punch.
Cobain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nichols's elbow.
Cobain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cobain pushes Nichols back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobain.
Cobain tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Cobain.
A short right from Cobain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobain.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobain.
Nichols misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cobain.
Cobain lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cobain.
Cobain pushes Nichols back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cobain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobain lands with a left to the head.
Nichols is rocked!
Nice body punch from Cobain.
Nichols is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobain finish him?
Still in the clinch, Cobain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cobain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobain throws a big uppercut that drops Nichols! More strikes from Cobain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nichols lies dazed against the cage as Cobain celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Cobain!
Kurt Cobain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choctaw Bloode (ranked 671 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Iliya Topuria (ranked 95 p4p, 314 weight class). Topuria is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Bruiser. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choctaw Bloode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iliya Topuria!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloode looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloode half committed to a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloode.
Topuria jabs Bloode right on the nose. Bloode blinks but takes it well.
Topuria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloode misses with some punches.
Topuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Topuria drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bloode pulls his leg out and moves away.
Topuria misses with a body punch
and Bloode makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Topuria has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Topuria lands with a right hand.
Topuria lands with a hook. Bloode tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Topuria misses with a body punch
and Bloode counters with a nice body kick.
Bloode lands a leg kick that knocks Topuria off balance momentarily.
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!
Bloode looks to land a left hand but Topuria moved out of range nicely.
Iliya Topuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloode lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Topuria finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloode misses with a leg kick.
Bloode defending well as Topuria loads up on a big left hand.
Topuria throws a body punch but Bloode moves out of range.
Topuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloode moves away.
Bloode swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Topuria tries to clinch up but Bloode circles away and keeps his distance.
Topuria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Topuria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bloode's hands.
Topuria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Topuria.
Topuria throws a lazy head kick
and Bloode counters with a one-two to the body.
Topuria bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Topuria trying to control the action but Bloode is working from the bottom.
Topuria tries for a kimura but Bloode is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloode tries to improve position but can't.
Topuria tries for a kimura but Bloode is defending well.
Bloode is looking to regain half guard here but Topuria keeps moving and retains side control.
Bloode is not content to let Topuria control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloode tries to buck Topuria off but Topuria is having none of it.
Topuria in side control, throwing shots but Bloode defends.
Bloode avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Topuria.
Topuria is looking to take a break and control but Bloode is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Topuria controlling the position.
Topuria thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bloode is looking for a sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bloode is not content to let Topuria control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Topuria scores with a hook to the body. Bloode takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iliya Topuria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Topuria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bloode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Topuria.
Bloode blocks a jab.
Bloode was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Topuria looks to throw a body kick
letting Bloode counter with a right hand.
It looks like Iliya Topuria has been cut.
Bloode throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Topuria lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bloode.
Topuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Topuria misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Topuria misses with a looping right.
Topuria looks to land a left hand but Bloode moved out of range nicely.
Bloode throws a quick counter kick to the body but Topuria avoids it.
Bloode on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloode looks for the body kick but Topuria saw that one coming.
Choctaw Bloode is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topuria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Topuria catches Bloode with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloode's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Topuria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bloode scrambles back to his feet.
Topuria misses with a body shot.
Bloode swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloode looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Topuria scores with a body shot.
Topuria shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bloode but Bloode pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bloode lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Topuria scores with a hook to the body. Bloode takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Topuria feints and then cracks Bloode's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bloode down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Topuria checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloode walks into a straight right hand from Topuria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Topuria looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloode is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Topuria.
Topuria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloode makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Topuria throws a hook to the side of Bloode's head but Bloode sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Topuria 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.
Topuria fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Topuria throws a jab when Bloode was well out of range.
Bloode slips a jab from Topuria.
A lazy left from Bloode finds it's target.
Topuria looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloode is just out of range.
Bloode lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topuria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloode manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Topuria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Topuria lands a jab to Bloode's midsection.
Topuria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Topuria looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloode is just out of range.
Topuria throws a looping overhand right but Bloode ducks down to avoid it.
Topuria misses with a two punch combination.
Bloode goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloode gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Topuria.
Topuria moves to clinch but Bloode breaks away
and Bloode connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloode throws a lazy head kick
enabling Topuria to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topuria looks to land a right hand but Bloode moved out of range.
Bloode bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Topuria's head backwards.
Bloode slips a jab from Topuria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topuria tries to clinch up.
Bloode half committed to a counter leg kick.
Topuria checks a low kick from Bloode.
Bloode throws a leg kick that is checked
and Topuria counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloode moves into the clinch successfully.
Topuria lands with a right to the head.
Bloode blocking some punches.
Bloode prevents Topuria from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloode.
Topuria working aggressively here.
Bloode misses with some punches.
Topuria scores with a shoulder strike.
Topuria gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bloode is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Topuria dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iliya Topuria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iliya Topuria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Topuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloode cracks Topuria with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Topuria.
Some wild striking there from Topuria.
Topuria avoids the body shot from Bloode.
Topuria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Topuria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloode misses with a left hand
and Topuria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Topuria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iliya Topuria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bloode lands a nice looking kick to the body. Topuria takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Topuria shoots in for a takedown but Bloode shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloode slips a jab from Topuria.
Bloode throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Topuria jabs at Bloode's body.
Bloode steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Topuria.
Topuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloode counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bloode connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Topuria slips a straight right by Bloode.
Topuria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bloode at a distance.
Topuria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bloode ducks under a wild hook from Topuria.
Topuria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Topuria feints the counter takedown.
Topuria swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bloode counters with a nice uppercut.
Topuria takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloode misses with a leg kick.
Bloode avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloode misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloode lands a slapping body shot.
Bloode takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Topuria lands a jab to the nose.
Bloode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloode looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Topuria blocks the body kick.
Bloode misses with a kick to the body
and Topuria counters with a nice uppercut.
Topuria throws a series of strikes that have Bloode backpedaling.
Topuria tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloode swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bloode misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topuria throws a shot from downtown. Bloode moves away and avoids it.
Bloode swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Topuria moves out of range as Bloode strikes.
Topuria misses with an uppercut
and Bloode counters with a low kick, right behind Topuria 's knee.
Topuria avoids a kick to the body.
Bloode just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Topuria! But no joy.
Topuria scores with a jab. Bloode acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bloode throws out a loose jab but Topuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topuria misses with a two punch combination.
Bloode ducks under a wild hook from Topuria.
Topuria lands with a slapping head kick.
Topuria misses with a shot to the body
and Bloode counters with a three punch combo that has Topuria backing up. Topuria nods at Bloode to acknowledge the strikes.
Bloode misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topuria pushes Bloode away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloode walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Topuria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Topuria misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloode counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Topuria throws a shot from downtown. Bloode moves away and avoids it.
Bloode dodges the punch combination from Topuria.
Choctaw Bloode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloode takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bloode looks for the body kick but Topuria saw that one coming.
Topuria closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iliya Topuria.
Well Topuria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iliya Topuria!
A victorious Iliya Topuria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 1199 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Bjorn Akerfeldt (ranked 169 p4p, 213 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Akerfeldt!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute fails to land with a series of punches.
Akerfeldt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tribute did well to prevent Akerfeldt getting side control.
Akerfeldt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tribute defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tribute trying to control here.
Akerfeldt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tribute gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute trying to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Akerfeldt working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tribute is on top in guard.
Akerfeldt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Akerfeldt has his foot on Tribute's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tribute works his way back into a safe position though.
Akerfeldt working for a triangle but Tribute defends it easily.
Tribute might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tribute is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Akerfeldt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tribute gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akerfeldt looking for a guillotine here but Tribute defends easily.
Tribute tries to free his leg and advance position but Akerfeldt is retaining full guard.
Tribute sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Akerfeldt is trying to control the position but Tribute postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Akerfeldt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akerfeldt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tribute controls the pace.
Akerfeldt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akerfeldt 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.
Tribute engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Akerfeldt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tribute is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Akerfeldt can't keep his opponent in guard - Tribute advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Akerfeldt tries to get to full guard but Tribute has control of the leg.
Tribute slows the pace down in half guard.
Akerfeldt actively working from the bottom here.
Tribute content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Akerfeldt actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tribute takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Akerfeldt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akerfeldt misses with a shot to the body
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akerfeldt shoots in looking for a takedown but Tribute manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akerfeldt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Akerfeldt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tribute!
Tribute struggling a bit here.
Tribute is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Akerfeldt is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tribute bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Akerfeldt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tribute defends it easily.
Akerfeldt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tribute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tribute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tribute controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerfeldt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tribute can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tribute stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akerfeldt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tribute is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tribute looking to pass the guard.
Akerfeldt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tribute is aware though and is defending well.
That's two 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.
Tribute got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akerfeldt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tribute has managed to get both his arms back between Akerfeldt's legs - danger averted.
Akerfeldt has an active guard here but Tribute has managed to pass into half guard.
Tribute wants to free his trapped foot but Akerfeldt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tribute stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Akerfeldt to get to his feet.
Tribute 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.
Akerfeldt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akerfeldt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tribute pinned against the cage. Tribute gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tribute misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tribute is fending him off so far but Akerfeldt persists. Nope, Tribute circles away and we're back to standing.
Tank Tribute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
Akerfeldt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akerfeldt blocks a jab.
Akerfeldt misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Tribute to counter with a crisp jab.
Akerfeldt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tribute swivels and escapes.
Akerfeldt is breathing heavily.
Tribute throws the left hand but Akerfeldt avoids the punch easily.
Tribute stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akerfeldt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tribute but Tribute pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akerfeldt ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Akerfeldt dives in and grabs Tribute's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tribute pushes down on Akerfeldt's head and hops out.
Tribute feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Akerfeldt sprawling to the canvas! Akerfeldt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tribute finish him?!
Akerfeldt is rocked!
It looks like Bjorn Akerfeldt 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!
Akerfeldt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tribute sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akerfeldt somewhat.
Tank Tribute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Tribute misses.
Akerfeldt dives in for a single leg takedown but Tribute sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Akerfeldt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Akerfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Akerfeldt tries to close the distance and clinch but Tribute swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akerfeldt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tribute.
Akerfeldt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tribute throws out the jab.
Tribute misses with an uppercut. Akerfeldt saw that one coming.
Tribute defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akerfeldt.
Tribute is looking to counter punch.
Akerfeldt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Akerfeldt's cut.
That's time! Tribute's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Akerfeldt wants to clinch
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjorn Akerfeldt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute stuffs the takedown.
Akerfeldt tries to clinch up but Tribute circles away and keeps his distance.
Akerfeldt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tribute Throws a clean left jab. Tribute Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Akerfeldt's chin! Akerfeldt crumbles to the ground and Tribute follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Tribute!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tank Tribute!
In his post fight interview, Tank Tribute gave a big smile as he said '🤷♂️'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Bass (ranked 690 p4p, 711 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 103 p4p, 106 weight class). Bass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Down With The Sickness. Curtis has chosen Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ronnie Bass has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ronnie Bass seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Bass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bass bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Bass.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Bass moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Curtis slips under a jab from Bass.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Good body shot from Bass.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Bass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bass prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Bass prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Bass struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Bass lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Bass tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bass misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis is leaning against Bass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bass tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Nice body punch from Bass - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Bass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curtis tries to work over Bass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Bass.
Bass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bass.
Bass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
A head punch on the inside from Bass fails to land.
Bass tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass is trying to push Curtis away but Curtis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Bass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Bass.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis lands a body punch.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bass's elbow.
Bass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bass.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
A short uppercut from Bass.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bass's elbow.
Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curtis connects with a body shot.
Bass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curtis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Curtis moves out of range as Bass strikes.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Bass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bass connects with the punch.
Bass misses with a low kick.
Bass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis moves out of range of the body kick.
Curtis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Good work by Curtis as he checks the leg kick.
Curtis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass slips a straight right by Curtis.
Curtis lands with a good body shot.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Curtis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bass looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Bass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bass.
Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Bass in a clinch.
Bass lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bass or not.
Bass breaks from the clinch.
Bass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis checks the leg kick.
Curtis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bass rather than just go for the knockout.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Bass moved out of range.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a chopping leg kick but Bass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Bass.
Bass scores with a nice strike.
Bass misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Bass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bass scoring well with a low kick there.
Curtis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
A big right from Curtis misses.
It looks like Bass has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bass throws a wild body kick that Curtis sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Bass misses.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bass throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curtis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bass with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bass scores with a shot to the body.
Bass looks for the body kick but Curtis saw that one coming.
Bass throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Bass throws a sloppy head kick
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Bass with a nice calf kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Curtis lands with a kick to the temple. Bass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Curtis throws a body punch but Bass moves out of range.
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bass thuds his shin into the meat of Curtis's side.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curtis.
Bass looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curtis.
Bass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bass throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Curtis scores with a hook.
Bass misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Bass misses its intended target.
Curtis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bass with a body shot.
Bass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
and Bass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis lands with a cross.
Bass scores with a leg kick.
Bass swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Bass tries a low kick but Curtis avoids it.
Bass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis throws a head kick but Bass moves out of range.
Bass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curtis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Bass misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a low kick, looking for Curtis's leg but Curtis calmly moves out of range.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bass.
Bass misses with a looping left.
Bass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtis defending well as Bass loads up on a big left hand.
Bass tries to land a leg kick but Curtis saw it coming and moves away.
Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bass walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bass takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Curtis gets a clinch.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curtis is leaning against Bass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ronnie Bass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Curtis pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curtis is leaning against Bass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis feints and then cracks Bass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bass down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis stuns Bass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bass manages to avoid it.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bass slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bass lands a slapping body shot.
Bass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bass takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Bass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curtis feints and then cracks Bass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bass down.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Bass cracks Curtis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a front kick aimed at Bass's knee but Bass avoids it well.
Bass slips a straight right by Curtis.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darry Curtis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Basss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
Ronnie Bass is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
Curtis looks for the body kick but Bass saw that one coming.
Bass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis keeps Bass at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Bass off balance momentarily.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bass swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Bass sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Bass connects with a solid leg kick.
Bass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Bass digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bass moves out of range of the strikes.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Curtis.
Curtis catches Bass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Bass as he checks the leg kick.
Bass misses with a wild body shot.
Bass moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCurtis.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.
Curtis tries to clinch there but Bass circles away.
Bass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Bass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Bass cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Curtis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bass is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bass lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curtis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curtis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bass looks for the body kick but Curtis saw that one coming.
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bass moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Bass misses.
Bass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Bass misses with a body punch.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis checks a low kick from Bass.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bass will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bass lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Bass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curtis is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Bass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Bass.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bass.
Bass swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Bass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curtis!
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Bass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Bass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Bass knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Curtis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 170 p4p, 485 weight class) and Psiris Fuhren (ranked 18 p4p, 62 weight class). Fuhren has chosen Everybody Dies as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Fuhren as he checks the leg kick.
Fuhren connects with a nice looking jab.
Kazuma gets a clinch.
Kazuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuhren is looking to clinch but Kazuma is avoiding it.
Kazuma rushes Fuhren and presses him up against the cage.
Fuhren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kazuma is struggling to control the position.
I was talking to Kazuma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kazuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuhren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kazuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kazuma throws a sloppy body shot
and Kazuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuma throws a looping overhand right but Fuhren ducks down to avoid it.
Fuhren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuhren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fuhren counters with a right hand to the body.
Fuhren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fuhren connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuhren throws an overhand right that lands on Kazuma's shoulder, as Kazuma tries to avoid the shot.
Fuhren takes one to the chin there.
Kazuma lands a big uppercut and Fuhren crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fuhren looks OK. Kazuma waves Fuhren back to his feet!
Fuhren is rocked!
Fuhren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Kazuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazuma finish him?
Fuhren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kazuma. Kazuma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fuhren bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kazuma comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Fuhren falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Fuhren was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Kiryu Kazuma 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 309 p4p, 491 weight class) and Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 45 p4p, 70 weight class). Haden's entrance music is Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. A fine choice. 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 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thoth Chontamenti!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti misses with a series of wild punches.
Haden misses with a right hand
and Chontamenti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chontamenti keeps Haden at a distance using the push kick.
Haden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haden throws a strike aimed at the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti avoids it well.
Haden misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chontamenti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chontamenti can't do much from the bottom here.
Haden wants to control but Chontamenti is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Haden stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chontamenti regains half guard there - taking advantage of Haden's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chontamenti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haden.
Chontamenti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chontamenti is trying to get back to full guard.
Chontamenti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti wants to control but Haden is keeping busy.
Haden with the ground and pound but Chontamenti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chontamenti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haden chips away with some ground and pound.
Haden distracts Chontamenti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haden forces his way into half guard.
Haden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haden controlling the action here.
Chontamenti works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden looking to pass the guard.
Haden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haden is looking to work some ground and pound but Chontamenti has wrist control.
Chontamenti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haden stands and throws Chontamenti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haden trying to control the action but Chontamenti is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden is putting a hurting on Chontamenti here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chontamenti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haden is trying to ground and pound but Chontamenti uses the momentary lack of control by Haden to regain half guard.
Haden controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chontamenti is not content to let Haden control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chontamenti scores with a jab. Haden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chontamenti connects with a jab.
Haden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chontamenti is looking to regain half guard here but Haden keeps moving and retains side control.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chontamenti keeps working.
Haden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chontamenti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Haden.
Chontamenti prevents Haden from improving position.
Haden looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chontamenti is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden takes a little break here. Chontamenti wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haden tries to score with some ground and pound. Chontamenti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chontamenti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haden off and has taken his back!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haden here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chontamenti has the hooks in. Haden is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Haden wants to control his opponent's hands but Chontamenti gets his hands free.
Haden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Haden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haden tries to hold on but Chontamenti postures up.
Chontamenti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chontamenti controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden wants to hold on but Chontamenti pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden tries to improve his position but instead Chontamenti has taken his back!
Chontamenti is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Haden trying to control the action but Chontamenti just sinks the hooks in.
Good control from Chontamenti.
Haden looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chontamenti is looking to control Haden but Haden is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Haden tries to break free.
Chontamenti controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chontamenti struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chontamenti slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Chontamenti as he connects with a hook.
Haden lunges at Chontamenti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chontamenti's hand.
Chontamenti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up.
Haden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chontamenti scores with a jab to the body.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick but Haden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chontamenti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haden eats them both and turns towards Chontamenti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chontamenti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chontamenti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haden dives in and grabs Chontamenti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chontamenti pushes down on Haden's head and hops out.
Haden loads up on a big right hand but Chontamenti slips the punch.
Chontamenti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti cracks Haden with a good jab.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti tries to land a leg kick but Haden saw it coming and moves away.
Chontamenti takes the fight into the clinch.
Chontamenti blocking some punches.
Chontamenti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thoth Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Thoth Chontamenti has been cut.
Chontamenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haden looks to score with a jab to the body but Chontamenti is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chontamenti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chontamenti.
Haden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Chontamenti catches Haden right on the button with a cross.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haden.
Chontamenti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haden throws a jab but it's blocked by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands with a nice body punch.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Chontamenti tries to score with a low kick but Haden moves his leg out of the way.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti throws a sloppy head kick and Haden moves out of range easily.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up.
Chontamenti misses with an uppercut. Haden saw that one coming.
Chontamenti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haden to score with a decent uppercut.
Chontamenti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chontamenti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haden thuds his right hand into Chontamenti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chontamenti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chontamenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chontamenti! But no joy.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
Haden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chontamentis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chontamenti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haden manages to avoid it.
Haden attempts a counter takedown but Chontamenti avoids it well and moves away.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti scores with a spinning back kick!
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chontamenti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haden checks a leg kick.
Haden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch but Haden is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Chontamenti jabs Haden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Haden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the side of Haden's head but Haden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
Thoth Chontamenti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
Thoth Chontamenti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti looks to land a right hand but Haden moved out of range.
Haden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haden lands in his opponent's guard.
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haden trying to control but Chontamenti is working from the bottom.
Haden tries to free his leg and advance position but Chontamenti is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thoth Chontamenti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Haden.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Haden cracks Chontamenti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chontamenti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Haden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chontamenti defends it nicely.
Haden throws out a loose jab but Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Chontamenti does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Haden. That snapped Chontamenti's head back.
Chontamenti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a hook.
Haden misses with a hook.
Haden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chontamenti tries to avoid it but Haden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chontamenti to the ground. Chontamenti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chontamenti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haden.
Chontamenti thumps Haden with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Chontamenti as Haden shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick which misses Haden's front leg but catches the back leg as Haden tries to avoid it.
Haden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haden throws a right hand that Chontamenti ducks under and follows up with a left that Chontamenti also avoids with ease.
Haden dives in and grabs Chontamenti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chontamenti pushes down on Haden's head and hops out.
Chontamenti scores with a hook to the body. Haden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Chontamenti misses.
Chontamenti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haden.
Haden takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chontamenti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Chontamenti.
Haden takes one to the side of the head.
Haden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chontamenti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haden's hands.
Haden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chontamenti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chontamenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Haden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Haden.
Haden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chontamenti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haden trying to control but Chontamenti is working from the bottom.
Haden won't allow Chontamenti to sweep him here.
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.
Haden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chontamenti's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chontamenti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Chontamenti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chontamenti looking for a sweep. Not yet Chontamenti, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thoth Chontamenti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haden.
It seemed like Chontamenti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti closes the distance but Haden moves to the side
and Haden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haden trying to control but Chontamenti is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chontamenti keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haden throwing strikes but missing.
Haden landing some decent shots from guard.
Haden throws an elbow that misses. Chontamenti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haden's guard. Nice move by Chontamenti!
Haden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haden.
Haden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Haden there.
Chontamenti controlling the position for now.
Haden misses with a head shot. Chontamenti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Haden throws an elbow that misses. Chontamenti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haden's guard. Nice move by Chontamenti!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chontamenti looking to control.
Haden wants to control from the top but Chontamenti keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chontamenti is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haden is keeping the position for now.
ZaDarius Haden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden wants to sweep but no luck.
Haden is working hard here to advance position.
Chontamenti looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chontamenti stays in close to Haden's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chontamenti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thoth Chontamenti!
Thoth Chontamenti is the new heavyweight champion!
Thoth Chontamenti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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