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ENIGMA 63 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 6457 p4p, 4397 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 642 p4p, 528 weight class). Mike Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Adesanya's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Adesanya checks a leg kick.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Adesanya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adesanya scoring well with a low kick there.
Adesanya throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya takes one to the chin there.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Adesanya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
 It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Adesanya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adesanya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adesanya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
 Jones is rocked!
Jones is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Adesanya is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mike Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Adesanya.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adesanya.
Mike Jones's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Jones avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adesanya throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adesanya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adesanya doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adesanya backs up against the cage.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya slips under a jab.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
 Adesanya is rocked!
Jones is looking to wear down Adesanya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Adesanya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adesanya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Adesanya tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adesanya has time to react.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones feints with a jab and clips Adesanya right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Adesanya is sent crashing into the canvas and Jones leaps in for the kill! Adesanya tries to get to his feet but Jones is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Adesanya is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Jones!
A very excited looking Mike Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Apostolos Angelopoulos (ranked 2739 p4p, 2987 weight class) and Zeus McZeuserson (ranked 280 p4p, 301 weight class). McZeuserson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flawless kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apostolos Angelopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeus McZeuserson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angelopoulos cracks McZeuserson with a good jab.
Angelopoulos throws a head kick but McZeuserson moves out of range.
McZeuserson tries a quick counter leg kick but Angelopoulos is wise to it.
McZeuserson avoids the head kick by Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos throws a head kick but McZeuserson moves out of range.
McZeuserson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angelopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.
Angelopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McZeuserson blocks an uppercut.
Angelopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelopoulos tries a body shot but McZeuserson blocks it.
McZeuserson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angelopoulos backwards.
McZeuserson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angelopoulos misses with some punches.
McZeuserson lands an uppercut.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
McZeuserson scores with a hook to the body.
McZeuserson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McZeuserson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Angelopoulos's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McZeuserson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McZeuserson.
McZeuserson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McZeuserson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelopoulos takes a shot to the head.
McZeuserson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as McZeuserson controls his hands.
McZeuserson lands with a right to the head.
Angelopoulos avoids a wild elbow strike from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Angelopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McZeuserson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angelopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Angelopoulos on the inside.
Angelopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angelopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as McZeuserson controls the action.
McZeuserson throws an elbow that misses.
McZeuserson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McZeuserson lands a nice uppercut.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
McZeuserson tries a body shot but Angelopoulos blocks it.
A short left from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McZeuserson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
Angelopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as McZeuserson controls the action.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Angelopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
McZeuserson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McZeuserson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McZeuserson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McZeuserson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Angelopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
Angelopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McZeuserson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelopoulos is leaning against McZeuserson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Angelopoulos avoids the elbow strike from McZeuserson, against the cage.
McZeuserson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelopoulos blocking some punches.
A short right from McZeuserson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McZeuserson lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelopoulos backwards.
McZeuserson misses with an elbow strike.
McZeuserson misses with a knee to the head.
Angelopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as McZeuserson controls the action.
Angelopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McZeuserson prevents a body shot from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McZeuserson's elbow.
McZeuserson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelopouloss head.
Angelopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McZeuserson can't find room to land a body shot as Angelopoulos controls the action.
Angelopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as McZeuserson controls his hands.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Angelopoulos.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McZeuserson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McZeuserson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelopouloss head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McZeuserson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McZeuserson lands a right hand.
Angelopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as McZeuserson controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McZeuserson throws a knee to the head but misses.
McZeuserson lands a shoulder strike.
McZeuserson with a knee to the head.
McZeuserson lands a right hand.
Angelopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as McZeuserson controls his hands.
Angelopoulos blocks an uppercut.
McZeuserson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McZeuserson pushes off an throws an elbow but Angelopoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McZeuserson blocking some punches.
Angelopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angelopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by McZeuserson.
A short right from McZeuserson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McZeuserson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Angelopoulos.
McZeuserson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McZeuserson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angelopoulos backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus McZeuserson dominated that round.
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.
McZeuserson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
McZeuserson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angelopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McZeuserson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Angelopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
McZeuserson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as McZeuserson controls his hands.
McZeuserson takes a shot to the head.
McZeuserson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angelopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Angelopoulos.
McZeuserson pushes Angelopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McZeuserson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Angelopoulos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelopoulos.
A left hand lands to the body for McZeuserson.
McZeuserson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McZeuserson lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, McZeuserson scores with a nice short uppercut.
McZeuserson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Angelopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from McZeuserson.
A shot in the inside from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Angelopoulos.
A nice left hand lands by McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as McZeuserson controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
Angelopoulos tries to work over McZeuserson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Angelopoulos fails to land.
McZeuserson pushes off an throws an elbow but Angelopoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelopoulos tries to work over McZeuserson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McZeuserson lands with a short shot to the head.
McZeuserson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
McZeuserson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McZeuserson prevents a body shot from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as McZeuserson controls the action.
A short left from McZeuserson.
Angelopoulos is rocked!
Angelopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McZeuserson's elbow.
Angelopoulos tries to throw a body punch but McZeuserson avoids it by throwing Angelopoulos back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McZeuserson.
Oh Angelopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McZeuserson lands an elbow inside that Angelopoulos shrugs off.
McZeuserson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McZeuserson lands an uppercut.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
McZeuserson lands with a right to the head.
McZeuserson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Angelopoulos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McZeuserson is unloading with more strikes now! Angelopoulos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeus McZeuserson!
In his post fight interview, Zeus McZeuserson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Fisher (ranked 2901 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 390 p4p, 369 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Fisher!
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, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lew throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Lew counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been told by Fisher's head coaches at Black Swans that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lew doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lew.
Lew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lew 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.
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Fisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Lew.
Lew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Lew moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Lew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fisher misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
Lew with a nice calf kick.
Lew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Julius Lew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Lew as he connects with a hook.
Lew tries to land a front kick but Fisher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Lew is out of range.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lew counter with a right hand.
Lew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher tests Lew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher moves out of range as Lew throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook but Lew avoids it easily.
Lew throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
Fisher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lew.
Fisher moves forwards but Lew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lew.
Lew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lew misses with an uppercut
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Lew lands with a straight right. Fisher didn't see that one coming.
Fisher misses with a shot to the body
and Lew counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Lew moves into the clinch.
Lew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Lew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lew prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to circle away but Lew has him pinned against the cage.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew looking to throw knees to the head but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Fisher avoiding damage as Lew throws knees to the body.
Lew throws a punch but it's blocked by Fisher.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
Fisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Fisher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Lew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Lew.
Lew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.
Lew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Fisher throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Lew tries to land a body kick
and Fisher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lew throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Fisher is looking to counter punch.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Lew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Lew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Lew slams his shin into Fisher's torso.
Crunch! Lew slams his shin into Fisher's torso.
Lew lands a nice shot that snaps Fisher's head back.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew closes the distance and clinches.
Lew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lew lands a big knee to the head and Fisher goes down! Lew pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
A victorious Julius Lew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 2894 p4p, 2890 weight class) and Odin Markkanen (ranked 297 p4p, 295 weight class). Bradley Brunswick Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Markkanen.
Markkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunswick Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markkanen throws out a powerful jab.
Brunswick Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Markkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Brunswick Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Markkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brunswick Jr pinned against the cage. Brunswick Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markkanen cracks Brunswick Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Markkanen.
Brunswick Jr looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brunswick Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Markkanen.
Brunswick Jr defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Brunswick Jr misses its target.
Brunswick Jr slips under a jab.
Brunswick Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr throws out a loose jab but Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Markkanen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Markkanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunswick Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markkanen slips a straight right by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brunswick Jr swings for the body but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Markkanen.
It seemed like Markkanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Markkanen misses its intended target.
It looked like Brunswick Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markkanen.
Brunswick Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brunswick Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
And Markkanen tries to counter it with a takedown but Brunswick Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brunswick Jr takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Brunswick Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markkanen scores with a jab to the body.
Markkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markkanen misses with a leg kick
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but Brunswick Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markkanen scores with a hook to the body. Brunswick Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen throws a front kick aimed at Brunswick Jr's knee but Brunswick Jr avoids it well.
Markkanen walks into a stiff left hand from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markkanen.
Brunswick Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Markkanen.
Good exchange - Markkanen coming out on top.
Brunswick Jr is rocked!
Brunswick Jr gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Markkanen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Markkanen!
During a confident post fight interview, Odin Markkanen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1985 p4p, 2030 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 210 p4p, 217 weight class). Prince kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Van Hire is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BMF. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hire misses the target.
Prince clinches up with Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hire tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hire fails to land.
Prince has Van Hire pushed against the cage.
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Van Hire keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Prince lands with a right hand.
Prince 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Hire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Van Hire sees coming a mile off.
Prince scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prince.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hire.
Prince moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prince cracks Van Hire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Prince blocks it well.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prince takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Hire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Van Hire pushes him off.
Prince's corner calls for a 1-2. Prince obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince lands a jab-cross combination.
Prince throws out a leg kick but Van Hire moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
Prince slips a straight right by Van Hire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prince moves into the clinch.
Van Hire misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Van Hire working hard to break the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Prince.
Van Hire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
Prince throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Prince misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
It looked like Prince was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Hire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Hire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prince scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Hire in his tracks.
Van Hire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince with the inside leg kick.
Van Hire drops his hands momentarily and Prince takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Hire checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Hire avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Hires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Hire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Van Hire moved out of range.
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!
Van Hire misses with a straight right.
Prince jabs at Van Hire's body.
Prince has Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince wants to clinch up but Van Hire keeps it at a distance.
Prince tries to clinch but Van Hire moves away
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hire should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Van Hire defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Prince is predictable there
and Van Hire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prince lands a jab.
The fighters circle, before Van Hire throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Prince's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Van Hire lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pohaku Scott (ranked 4898 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Goran Dragic (ranked 563 p4p, 191 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Ukulele Lady- Arlo Guthrie blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pohaku Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Scott wants to stand but Dragic is controlling the position.
Dragic tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Scott wants to stand but Dragic is controlling the position.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Dragic from controlling successfully.
Dragic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scott looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scott looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scott!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to stand but Dragic is controlling his arm.
Dragic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dragic sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragic looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Scott's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
It looks like Scott is going to stand back up.
Dragic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Scott wants to stand up but Dragic is controlling the position.
Dragic looking for submissions off his back.
Dragic wants to get back to full guard.
Scott seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott with a nice cross.
Dragic with a poor takedown
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott lands a big head kick that sends Dragic tumbling to the mat! Scott takes a step backwards and waves Dragic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dragic is rocked!
 It looks like Goran Dragic has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Dragic is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott moves in close and cracks Dragic with a massive right hand! Dragic, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pohaku Scott!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 1952 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 248 p4p, 236 weight class). Simunic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Uncle Abner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Abner. Those never looked like landing.
Antun Simunic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simunic misses with a kick to the body.
Abner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simunic throws a sloppy body shot
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner throws a series of punches but Simunic avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Simunic finds it's way through Abner's defenses.
It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Abner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simunic.
Simunic gets a clinch.
I was talking to Abner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simunic lands with a left to the head.
Abner takes a shot to the head.
Simunic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simunic.
Simunic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abner is rocked!
Simunic pushes Abner against the cage. Simunic is working some dirty boxing. Simunic pushes off with a quick right hook! Abner goes down! Abner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Simunic moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antun Simunic!
A very excited looking Antun Simunic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draganov (ranked 1965 p4p, 1469 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 256 p4p, 196 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov forces Turcotte back against the cage and clinches.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte 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.
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
A jab from Draganov misses.
Turcotte fails to land with a series of punches.
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Turcotte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte blocks a low kick nicely.
Draganov misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Draganov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Draganov clinches up against the cage.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turcotte misses with some punches.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Draganov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Turcotte's front leg but catches the back leg as Turcotte tries to avoid it.
Turcotte needs to keep his hands up - Draganov had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draganov throws a body kick that misses.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Draganov misses the target.
Draganov moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draganov.
Draganov slips a jab from Turcotte.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
A quick step to the side and Draganov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
Turcotte lands with a right to the head.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Draganov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Draganov scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Turcotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draganov.
Turcotte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch lands to the side of Turcotte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Draganov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Turcotte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turcotte lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Draganov - that landed with a thud.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Turcotte.
Draganov misses with some punches.
A short right from Draganov.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov slips a jab from Turcotte.
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turcotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Turcotte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turcotte.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turcotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draganov throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draganov can pounce on him.
Draganov throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Draganov scores with a jab.
Turcotte keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Draganov.
Draganov throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte throws an off balance right hand
and Draganov counters with a leg kick.
Draganov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Draganov throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Turcotte 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.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Draganov.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Draganov swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Draganov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turcotte's sensitive parts.
Draganov lands a nice looking body kick.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draganov is rocked!
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Draganov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Turcotte steps in with a hook that catches Draganov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Turcotte follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Draganov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 1018 p4p, 1376 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 154 p4p, 204 weight class). Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music. Jinjing Yan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marko Zrinski's chin.
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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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Yan misses.
Zrinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zrinski.
Yan throws a sloppy head kick and Zrinski moves out of range easily.
Zrinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Yan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zrinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zrinski.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Zrinski backs away, Yan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zrinski walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Yan.
Zrinski throws out a counter right but Yan avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Yan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zrinski doesn't seem phased though.
Zrinski lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zrinski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Yan lands with a nice body punch.
Zrinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zrinski.
Zrinski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zrinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yan.
Zrinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
Zrinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Yan.
Marko Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zrinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
The crowd cheers as Zrinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yan doesn't seem phased though.
Zrinski pushes Yan away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zrinski misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zrinski there.
A big right from Zrinski misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Yan misses its target.
Yan throws the kick towards the body but Zrinski avoids it.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yan has managed to clinch.
Zrinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Zrinski controls the action.
I was talking to Yan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yan misses with the head strike.
Yan blocks an uppercut.
Yan presses Zrinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zrinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zrinski blocks a body shot from Yan.
Zrinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yan is leaning against Zrinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a punch to the body.
Zrinski blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yan fails to land.
Zrinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Zrinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yan blocks an uppercut.
Zrinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yan.
Nice body punch from Zrinski - that landed with a thud.
Zrinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zrinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zrinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Zrinski scores with a punch to the head.
Zrinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yan takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan missing with a left hand there. Zrinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zrinski misses 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!
Zrinski throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Yan walks into a stiff left hand from Zrinski.
Zrinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yan misses with a straight right.
Zrinski scores with a decent looking hook.
Zrinski lands a leg kick that knocks Yan off balance momentarily.
Zrinski staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Zrinski.
Yan swings for the body but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Yan.
Zrinski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zrinski moves out of range as Yan strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski dominated that round.
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.
Zrinski scores with a nice body kick.
Zrinski misses with a left hand
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yan takes a swing at Zrinski's ribcage but misses.
Zrinski throws a sloppy body shot
and Yan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marko Zrinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zrinski. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zrinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Zrinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yan tries to clinch up but Zrinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Zrinski tests Yan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Yan misses its target.
A big right from Zrinski misses.
Yan tried to score with a low kick but Zrinski checks it.
Zrinski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zrinski tries to bum rush Yan with a series of wild strikes but Yan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zrinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Zrinski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zrinski.
A jab from Zrinski does it's job there.
Yan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Zrinski misses.
A big right from Yan misses.
Yan lands with a hook. Zrinski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zrinski moves away.
Yan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zrinski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yan doesn't seem bothered though.
Zrinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zrinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zrinski is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski scores with a jab.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zrinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zrinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zrinski lands with a good body shot.
Zrinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zrinski lands with a hook. Yan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zrinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Zrinski slips a straight right by Yan.
Zrinski lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zrinski. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zrinski misses the jab.
Yan swings for the body but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yan avoids the body shot from Zrinski.
Zrinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zrinski misses the target.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zrinski takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Zrinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yan wants to clinch up but Zrinski keeps it at a distance.
Yan misses with a looping left.
Yan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yan throws a head kick but Zrinski moves out of range.
Zrinski throws out a counter right but Yan avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Zrinski.
Zrinski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zrinski connects with a high kick.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zrinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zrinski flicks out a counter leg kick but Yan steps away.
Zrinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zrinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yan blocks the body kick.
Yan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zrinski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zrinski connects with an inside leg kick.
Zrinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zrinski misses with a leg kick
and Yan counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Yan does it's job there.
Yan is looking to clinch but Zrinski is avoiding it.
Zrinski is looking to land body kicks.
Yan scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zrinski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Yan misses its intended target.
Zrinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski 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! 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.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zrinski lands a really nice looking cross but Yan seems unphased.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zrinski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zrinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zrinski lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zrinski.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zrinski moves away.
A clash of legs there as Yan blocks the low kick.
Yan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zrinski avoids it.
Zrinski cracks Yan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zrinski.
Zrinski looks to land a body kick but Yan moved away.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Yan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zrinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
Yan throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan.
Zrinski misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Yan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zrinski.
A head kick by Zrinski misses
and Yan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zrinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Zrinski.
Yan throws a low kick, looking for Zrinski's leg but Zrinski calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Zrinski. Beautiful body shot.
Yan staying out of range there.
Zrinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zrinski swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.
Zrinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Yan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zrinski.
Yan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Zrinski does no damage.
Yan throws a jab but it's blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
Jinjing Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Yan.
Zrinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zrinski misses with a low kick.
Yan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zrinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Yan.
Zrinski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zrinski scores with a shot to the body.
Zrinski jabs Yan right on the nose. Yan blinks but takes it well.
Zrinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zrinski misses with a body punch
and Yan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zrinski misses with a leg kick
and Yan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zrinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yan ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Yan connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski throws an overhand right that lands on Yan's shoulder, as Yan tries to avoid the shot.
Yan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yan misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yan.
Yan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zrinski throws out the jab.
Yan lands with a good body shot.
Marko Zrinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zrinski tries to score with a low kick but Yan moves his leg out of the way.
Yan misses with a looping left.
Yan misses the jab.
Zrinski takes one on the button.
Crunch! Yan slams his shin into Zrinski's torso.
Yan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zrinski throws a lazy right hand but Yan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zrinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zrinski is just out of range.
Yan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yan missing with a left hand there. Zrinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zrinski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zrinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yan will feel that in the morning.
Yan misses with a body punch
and Zrinski counters with a nice leg kick.
Yan slips a jab from Zrinski.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Yan misses with a wild body shot.
Zrinski lands a nice hook to Yan's body. Yan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zrinski throws a push kick but Yan slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Zrinski.
I've got Zrinski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Zrinski!
Marko Zrinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Switch (ranked 834 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 113 p4p, 153 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kill Switch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Kill Switch has been cut.
Switch shoots in for a double leg but Keil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keil throws a hook to the side of Switch's head but Switch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Switch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keil throws a lazy right hand but Switch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Switch slips under a jab.
Switch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keil.
Keil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keil looks to land a combination but Switch avoids it well.
Keil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keil misses with a few strikes there.
Switch shoots for a takedown but Keil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Switch checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Switch throws a leg kick but Keil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Switch is defended easily by Keil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Switch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Switch moves forwards but Keil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Switch throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Switch moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil is fighting off a takedown attempt but Switch is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Keil to the mat. Keil regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Switch looking to pass the guard.
Keil wants to get back to his feet but Switch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Keil keeping moving, preventing Switch from controlling successfully.
Switch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Switch trying to control the position from guard on top but Keil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Switch postures up in Keil's guard and throws a big left but Keil blocks it.
Switch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keil is looking to stand up but Switch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switch postures up in Keil's guard and throws a big left but Keil blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Switch won't allow Keil to get back to his feet.
Keil has his feet on Switch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Keil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Switch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Switch with a poor takedown
and Keil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Switch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Switch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keil's waist but Keil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Switch off to one side.
Switch misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Keil throws a hook to the side of Switch's head but Switch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Switch.
Switch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Switch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Switch 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 Keil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Keil enables Switch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Keil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Switch sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil wants to stand up but Switch is controlling him.
Keil scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Keil lands a jab to the nose.
Switch misses with a low kick.
Keil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donner Keil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Switch throws a leg kick that misses.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Switch.
Keil throws a combination. Switch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Switch tests Keil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Switch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left lands for Keil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Switch.
Switch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Switch tries to close the distance and clinch but Keil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Switch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Switch showed some decent athleticism there.
Keil is refusing to be controlled, as Switch sits in half guard.
Keil manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Keil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Switch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keil.
Switch goes for a double leg but Keil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Keil continues to drive forward.
Switch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Switch taking a breather.
Switch is trying to push Keil away but Keil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Switch stalling in the clinch but Keil improves position.
Switch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donner Keil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kill Switch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keil misses the shot to the body.
Switch connects with a leg kick.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keil throws a fast counter high kick but Switch manages to duck under it in time.
Keil throws a jab when Switch was well out of range.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keil throws a good cross that connects.
Donner Keil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Switch misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Keil tries to keep at a distance but Switch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Switch goes for a takedown attempt but Keil pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keil checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Switch misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switch finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Keil's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Switch falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donner Keil!
A victorious Donner Keil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kill Switch spoke after the fight, saying 'My Hemorrhoids started to flare up during the walk in. I'll be back! '.
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