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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Montenegro (ranked 24509 p4p, 24516 weight class) and Booger Magee (ranked 92 p4p, 109 weight class). Montenegro comes to the cage accompanied by Long After You’re Gone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booger Magee!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Montenegro misses its intended target.
Magee misses with a wild combination.
As Magee tries to get set, Montenegro tries to push him back and clinch up but Magee manages to avoid the attempt.
Magee staying out of range there.
Montenegro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montenegro misses with a looping right.
Magee lands with a good body shot.
Magee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montenegro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Montenegro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montenegro wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magee gets underhooks to prevent Montenegro's takedown attempt.
Magee has had enough of the clinch but Montenegro keeps him there for the moment.
Magee is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montenegro wants the takedown. Magee is fighting it off but Montenegro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Magee's guard against the cage.
Magee looking for a sweep. Not yet Magee, not yet.
Magee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montenegro connects with a couple of short punches.
Montenegro stands and steps away. Magee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Magee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magee tries to stall but Montenegro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee is trying to force a seperation but Montenegro has the dominant position.
Magee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Magee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Magee covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Montenegro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Montenegro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Montenegro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Montenegro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Magee tries a head kick but it misses.
Montenegro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montenegro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montenegro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Montenegro throws a jab when Magee was well out of range.
Magee swings for the body but Montenegro moves out of range.
Magee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montenegro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro looks to land a left hand but Magee moved out of range nicely.
Magee looks to land a body kick but Montenegro moved away.
Magee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montenegro misses with a looping right.
Montenegro misses with a hook.
Magee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montenegro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Magee manages to circle out of the way.
Magee lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magee.
Magee walks into a left hand.
Montenegro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Magee.
As Magee tries to get set, Montenegro tries to push him back and clinch up but Magee manages to avoid the attempt.
Montenegro misses with a hook.
Magee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Magee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro walks into a stiff left hand from Magee.
Magee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montenegro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Montenegro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montenegro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magee to score with a decent uppercut.
Montenegro throws the left hand but Magee avoids the punch easily.
Magee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magee throws a head kick that misses.
Magee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montenegro.
Montenegro is looking to counter the offense by Magee and move into the clinch.
Montenegro throws the left hand but Magee avoids the punch easily.
Montenegro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magee lands with an overhand left.
Magee jabs Montenegro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magee swings for the body but Montenegro moves out of range.
Magee closes the distance and clinches.
Montenegro tries to score a body lock takedown but Magee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magee wants to get back to striking at distance but Montenegro won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Booger Magee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Montenegro has clasped his hands together around Magee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Magee throws Montenegro to one side and escapes!
Montenegro misses with an uppercut.
Magee misses the shot to the body.
Montenegro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Magee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montenegro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montenegro is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Magee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
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!
Magee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montenegro in his tracks.
Magee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montenegro.
Magee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montenegro rather than just go for the knockout.
Montenegro checks a leg kick.
Montenegro tries to counter by clinching up but Magee breaks away and moves out of range.
Montenegro blocks a head kick by Magee.
Magee misses with an uppercut.
Montenegro tries to keep at a distance but Magee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montenegro wants to take the fight to the mat but Magee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magee after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montenegro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magee.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Magee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montenegro lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Magee sprawling to the canvas. Montenegro follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Magee hang on?
 It looks like Booger Magee has been cut.
Montenegro decides to stand up.
Montenegro scores with the left hand. Magee knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Montenegro and Magee goes tumbling to the canvas! Montenegro follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Magee is trying is best to control the position here.
Magee is trying to control but can't.
Magee taking some punishment here, with Montenegro in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montenegro drops an elbow to the side of Magee's head.
Magee moves into full guard.
Montenegro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro stands up and waves to Magee to follow him.
Magee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montenegro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montenegro moves out of range of the strikes.
Montenegro moves out of range as Magee throws a body kick.
Montenegro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montenegro misses with a right hand
and Montenegro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montenegro throws a jab when Magee was well out of range.
Magee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montenegro throws a shot from downtown. Magee moves away and avoids it.
Montenegro looks to land a right hand but Magee moved out of range.
Magee misses with a body punch
and Montenegro counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro is trying to drag Magee to the mat but Magee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Montenegro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Magee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Montenegro is on him like a limpet, forcing Magee back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montenegro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magee wants to break free but Montenegro has control.
Montenegro misses with a body punch.
Magee lands an uppercut.
Montenegro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montenegro lands a takedown into guard.
Magee pushes Montenegro off and scrambles back to his feet.
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 Carlito Montenegro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Booger Magee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Montenegro blocks a jab.
Montenegro slips a straight right by Magee.
Montenegro moves out of range of the body kick from Magee.
As Magee tries to get set, Montenegro tries to push him back and clinch up but Magee manages to avoid the attempt.
Magee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montenegro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magee.
Magee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montenegro counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montenegro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magee clinches up with Montenegro and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montenegro is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlito Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montenegro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Magee tries a knee to the head but Montenegro blocks it.
Magee gets underhooks to prevent Montenegro's takedown attempt.
Magee wants to break free but Montenegro has control.
Montenegro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Magee rushes Montenegro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magee is trying to maintain a safe position but Montenegro gets an underhook and turns Magee into the cage.
Magee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magee is pressed up against the cage. Montenegro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magee down to the mat. Magee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee moves into the clinch successfully.
Montenegro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magee or not.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Magee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Magee lands a really nice looking cross but Montenegro seems unphased.
Magee misses with a kick to the body
so Montenegro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magee kicks Montenegro off and gets to his feet.
Magee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magee closes the distance and pushes Montenegro back into the cage.
Montenegro wants a takedown but no success here.
Montenegro has picked Magee up - he's going for a ride! Montenegro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Magee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Magee looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Magee, up you get!
Booger Magee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Magee misses the target.
Magee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montenegro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Montenegro scores with a hook to the body.
Montenegro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Magee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montenegro is working for takedown but Magee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magee is pressed up against the cage. Montenegro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magee down to the mat. Magee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Magee clinches with his opponent.
Montenegro digs a right hand into Magee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magee's gas tank.
Montenegro is working for takedown but Magee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magee prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magee is trying to break the clinch but Montenegro is controlling him.
Montenegro tries for a takedown but Magee manages to get underhooks.
Montenegro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magee prevents it.
Magee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montenegro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montenegro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montenegro has Magee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Magee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Magee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magee working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Booger Magee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magee 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Booger Magee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Booger Magee thanked Vegan Gains for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Goldberg (ranked 6111 p4p, 24473 weight class) and Monty Milano (ranked 169 p4p, 178 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Monty Milano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg rushes Milano and presses him up against the cage.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milano's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Milano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Goldberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Goldberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Milano.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Goldberg.
Milano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milano is trying to break the clinch but Goldberg has him pressed against the cage.
Goldberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Milano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milano lands a body punch.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Goldberg.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goldberg.
It looks like Monty Milano has been cut.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milano missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milano avoids the elbow strike from Goldberg, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milano.
Milano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milano works on Goldberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milano lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Milano working aggressively here.
Milano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano works on Goldberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Milano digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
Goldberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milano lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milano cracks Goldberg with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Milano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milano is looking to break free of the clinch but Goldberg has double underhooks.
A short right from Milano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Milano.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Milano.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Milano lands with a left to the head.
Milano lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Milano on the inside.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses.
Milano lands a nice uppercut.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milano missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldberg.
Milano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milano tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldberg avoids the damage to the body.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Milano lands with a left to the head.
Milano blocking some punches.
Milano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Milano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg blocks an uppercut.
Milano trying to land knees to the body.
Goldberg lands an elbow that stopped Milano in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldberg.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milano takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldberg lands an elbow that stopped Milano in his tracks for a moment.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Monty Milano's cut even more.
Milano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Milano misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Milano blocks an uppercut.
Milano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg blocking some punches.
Goldberg lands an elbow inside that Milano shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldberg lands a right hand.
The cut above Monty Milano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Milano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goldberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldberg.
Goldberg lands an elbow inside that Milano shrugs off.
 Milano is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Monty Milano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monty Milano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Milano misses.
Goldberg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Goldberg tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Goldberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milano lands a really nice looking cross but Goldberg seems unphased.
Milano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Goldberg moves out of range as Milano strikes.
Goldberg has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milano blocks an uppercut.
Monty Milano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Monty Milano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Monty Milano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barry Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Montenegro (ranked 3270 p4p, 5821 weight class) and Alphonse Creele (ranked 49 p4p, 81 weight class). Montenegro comes into the arena with Battle blaring out of the sound system. Creele has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Alphonse Creele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alphonse Creele!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Creele sprawls well initially but Montenegro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Montenegro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montenegro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Creele taking some punishment here, with Montenegro in his half guard.
Creele looks winded!
Montenegro is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Creele is hurt! He's hurt bad - Montenegro fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Creele from any more punishment! Congratulations to Montenegro! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Montenegro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Chapman (ranked 2587 p4p, 3971 weight class) and Cai Chi (ranked 39 p4p, 61 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cai Chi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi tests Chapman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chapman lands a right hook to the body.
Chi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapman moves away.
Chapman throws a jab when Chi was well out of range.
Chapman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chi counters with a takedown into side control.
Chapman is trying to control Chi's posture but Chi avoids it.
Chapman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chi tries to advance to mount but Chapman instead regains half guard.
Chapman is not content to let Chi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi working over Chapman with some ground and pound. Chapman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chi is keen to just control but Chapman is a slippery customer.
Chapman is trying to control but can't.
Chapman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chi.
Chi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chapman keeping full guard, as Chi tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chapman's head.
Chi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chapman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chapman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chapman is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chapman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
Chapman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chapman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
Chapman throws a body punch but Chi moves out of range.
Chapman misses with a body shot
and Chapman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi with a jab.
A jab lands there for Chi.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
Chapman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chapman misses with a body shot.
Chi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapman manages to avoid it.
Kyle Chapman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chi missing with a left hand there. Chapman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chapman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chapman duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Chapman misses its intended target.
Chi with the counter takedown but Chapman avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi digs a good body shot into Chapman's ribs.
Chi loads up on a big right hand but Chapman slips the punch.
Chapman misses with a body punch
and Chi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cai Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chapman checks a leg kick nicely.
Chapman avoids the body shot from Chi.
Chi misses with a right hand
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi connects with a jab.
Chapman throws a hook to the side of Chi's head but Chi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chapman staying out of range there.
Chapman is looking to counter punch.
Chapman needs to keep his hands up - Chi had a free shot at his head there.
Chi scores with the left hand. Chapman knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cai Chi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chi scores with a one two! Chapman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chi scores with a punch to the head.
Chi with a hook.
Chi looks to land a left hand but Chapman moved out of range nicely.
Chi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chapman.
Chi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chi throws a right hand that Chapman ducks under and follows up with a left that Chapman also avoids with ease.
Chapman misses with a body shot.
Chi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
Chi cracks Chapman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chapman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chi thinking.
Chi throws an overhand right that lands on Chapman's shoulder, as Chapman tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Chapman misses its target.
Cai Chi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi jabs Chapman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chapman slips under a jab from Chi.
Chi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Chapman.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chapman moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Chi avoids nicely.
Chi throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi slips under a jab.
Chapman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chi cracks Chapman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chapman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chapman.
Chapman throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Chi misses.
Chi lands a lovely overhand right.
Chi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Chapman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chapman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi moves away.
Chapman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chapman.
Chapman throwing a counter right hand but Chi manages to avoid it.
Chapman is looking to wear down Chi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chi swings for the body but Chapman moves out of range.
Chi misses with a hook. Chapman ducked under it nicely.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi swings for the body but Chapman moves out of range.
Chi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chapman on the side of the head.
Chapman throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chi counter with a right hand.
Chapman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chi.
A punch combination from Chi misses.
Chi misses with a jab to the body
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chi misses with a hook
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook
and Chapman rattles Chi with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Chi tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Chapman dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Chi stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Chapman!
A relieved looking Kyle Chapman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Denton (ranked 3349 p4p, 3113 weight class) and Imka Herzog (ranked 51 p4p, 101 weight class). Imka Herzog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Imka Herzog !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton lands a jab to the nose.
Herzog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denton scores with a nice head shot.
Herzog lands a slapping body shot.
Herzog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Denton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denton moves away.
Herzog 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denton under the eye.
Denton's corner calls for a 1-2. Denton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imka Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog swings for the body but Denton moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Denton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Herzog lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Herzog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denton misses with a hook.
Herzog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Herzog steps in with a hook that catches Denton right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Herzog follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Denton looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imka Herzog !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Cotroni (ranked 2832 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Joey Kebab (ranked 91 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Cotroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotroni.
Cotroni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kebab ducks under a wild hook from Cotroni.
Kebab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kebab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotroni.
Cotroni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kebab.
Cotroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cotroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kebab on the side of the head.
A jab from Cotroni misses.
Kebab lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick from Kebab, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kebab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cotroni.
Cotroni misses with an uppercut
and Kebab counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Kebab lands with a hook. Cotroni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cotroni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been told by Cotroni's head coaches at Shao Kahns Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cotroni misses with a hook.
Cotroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Cotroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kebab looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Kebab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kebab misses.
Cotroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kebab.
Kebab cracks Cotroni with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kebab has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cotroni to stand back up!
 Cotroni is rocked!
Kebab drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Cotroni's head, knocking him out cold! Kebab is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Kebab!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lopez (ranked 2445 p4p, 3138 weight class) and Spiridon Theato (ranked 36 p4p, 102 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spiridon Theato!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theato! But no joy.
Lopez defending well as Theato loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Theato.
Lopez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lopez tries a body shot but Theato blocks it.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Theato.
Theato throws a head punch that misses.
Theato lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Theato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Theato lands with a left to the head.
Lopez lands a shot to the body.
Theato takes a shot to the head.
Lopez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theato.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Theato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theato blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Theato - that landed with a thud.
Theato misses with some punches.
Theato working aggressively here.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theatos head.
Theato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Theato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theato working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Theato.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Theato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Lopez.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theato backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Theato fails to land.
Lopez pushes Theato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Theato looks winded!
Lopez pushes Theato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Spiridon Theato has been cut.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theato backwards.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez is leaning against Theato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Theato's ribcage. Theato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theato or not.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez pushes Theato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Theato controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez pushes Theato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lopez is working Theato over against the cage.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez tries a body shot but Theato blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Theato is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez presses Theato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez cracks Theato with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Theato looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lopez finish him?
Theato is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Theato seems to have recovered his senses.
Theato tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Theato back against the cage.
Lopez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theato.
Theato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Theato to his knees! Lopez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lopez!
Our winner, Carlos Lopez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Scherzer (ranked 2123 p4p, 3517 weight class) and Trek Shek (ranked 28 p4p, 115 weight class). Shek has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! On his way into the cage it seems that Max Scherzer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Scherzer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185
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275
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Scherzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trek Shek!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherzer rushes Shek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Scherzer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shek looks winded!
Scherzer successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scherzer is on top in guard.
Scherzer drops back looking for a leg! Shek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shek manages to kick Scherzer off! Scherzer jumps back into Shek's guard.
Scherzer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherzer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shek working a defensive guard here.
Scherzer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scherzer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scherzer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shek for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scherzer drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Scherzer seems to have locked his on tight now - Shek screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Scherzer, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Scherzer!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Scherzer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gracie (ranked 1861 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Ginny Cotroni (ranked 22 p4p, 32 weight class). Ginny Cotroni told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ginny Cotroni!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotroni.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Cotroni tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cotroni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cotroni misses with a wild body shot.
Cotroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Cotroni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like James Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cotroni sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cotroni defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Cotroni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Cotroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotroni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Cotroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Cotroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Cotroni.
Cotroni feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cotroni finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cotroni misses.
Cotroni misses with a straight right.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotroni misses with a looping left.
Cotroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Ginny Cotroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotroni darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gracie's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Cotroni before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ginny Cotroni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Smoke (ranked 2126 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 29 p4p, 31 weight class). Smoke comes to the cage accompanied by Big Smoke's Order. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti lands a lovely overhand right.
Nti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smoke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smoke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smoke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Smoke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Smoke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti throws a hook but Smoke avoids it easily.
Nti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoke throws out the jab.
Nti throws a poor cross that misses
and Smoke counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smoke breaks from the clinch.
Smoke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Nti wants to counter the offense by Smoke and move into the clinch position.
Smoke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smoke throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
Kwame Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smoke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smoke.
Smoke tries to clinch up but Nti circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti tries to clinch there but Smoke circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Smoke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoke throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Nti misses.
A big right from Nti misses.
Smoke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smoke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nti throws the left hand but Smoke avoids the punch easily.
Smoke swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smoke.
Smoke ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Smoke walks into a left hand.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smoke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smoke gets a clinch.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smoke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smoke.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smoke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smoke lands a right hand.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Smoke.
Smoke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Smoke is leaning against Nti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smoke breaks the clinch.
Nti rushes Smoke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smoke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smoke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
Smoke lands a body shot.
Nti looks winded!
Nice body punch from Smoke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smoke.
A left hand lands to the body for Smoke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
Smoke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoke gets through Nti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti prevents a body shot from Smoke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
Smoke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smoke lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoke tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Smoke back against the cage.
Smoke lands with a right to the head.
Smoke lands a left hand.
Smoke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smoke lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Smoke.
A right hand to the body from Smoke.
Smoke lands a right hand.
Smoke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nti.
Smoke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smoke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nti's head.
Jab from Smoke.
Smoke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nti looks up at the clock. Bad move! Smoke lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nti. Smoke pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Smoke!
A relieved looking Big Smoke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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