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ENIGMA 71 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 1427 p4p, 2932 weight class) and Phet Mongkut (ranked 145 p4p, 294 weight class). Van Hire comes to the cage accompanied by BMF. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mongkut's choice of entrance music: Piphat Ensemble. Phet Mongkut told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whealer Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phet Mongkut!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongkut has closed the distance and engaged Van Hire in a clinch.
Mongkut swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongkut has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hire.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire prevents Mongkut from breaking the clinch.
Mongkut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Mongkut, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongkut throws a head kick that misses.
Mongkut throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Mongkut.
A jab from Mongkut misses.
Van Hire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hire avoids a kick to the body.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but Mongkut is out of range.
We've been informed that Mongkut has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Mongkut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Hire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mongkut darts in and clinches Van Hire up against the cage.
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mongkut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongkut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongkut lands with a light punch inside.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mongkuts head.
Mongkut pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Van Hire - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Van Hire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire lands a hook that snaps the head of Mongkut backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Mongkut tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mongkut missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mongkut fails to land.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short left from Van Hire.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mongkut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mongkut has had enough of the clinch but Van Hire keeps him there for the moment.
Mongkut throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongkut.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire presses Mongkut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mongkut misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire misses with a body punch.
Mongkut is trying to stall.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Van Hire scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Mongkut is rocked!
Mongkut wants to break free but Van Hire has control.
Mongkut looking to stall.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut tries to circle away but Van Hire has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut tries to break the clinch but Van Hire is controlling the position.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Mongkut.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mongkut is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Van Hire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mongkut's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mongkut drops to his knees and Van Hire pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
After winning the bout, Whealer Van Hire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1312 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Jun Fan Lee (ranked 180 p4p, 241 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Lee has chosen Bruce Lee Soundtrack as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Fan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Lee.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee's coach down at Xtreme Black House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman avoids the body shot from Lee.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee is looking to clinch but Abdelrahman is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdelrahman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Lee avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Lee throws out a counter right but Abdelrahman avoids it with no problem.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lee avoids it.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdelrahman's hands.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Lee.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee blocks a head kick by Abdelrahman.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee rushes Abdelrahman and presses him up against the cage.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdelrahman lands with a left to the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdelrahman.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Lee.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman - that landed with a thud.
Abdelrahman is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee looks winded!
A hook to the body from Abdelrahman.
Lee tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdelrahman has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Abdelrahman.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdelrahman.
Lee tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman 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.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abdelrahman.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Abdelrahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrahman.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Abdelrahman.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Jun Fan Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee blocks a head kick by Abdelrahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee jabs at Abdelrahman's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abdelrahman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Lee.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abdelrahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Abdelrahman's ribcage. Abdelrahman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman 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!
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Lee.
Abdelrahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jun Fan Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Lee misses with the combination.
Abdelrahman throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Abdelrahman tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hook but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Abdelrahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abdelrahman doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with an inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abdelrahman, as that shot connected.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdelrahman. Lee shrugs it off though.
Abdelrahman throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abdelrahman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Abdelrahman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Lee misses.
A big right from Abdelrahman misses.
Lee lunges at Abdelrahman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abdelrahman's hand.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdelrahman. Lee shrugs it off though.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abdelrahman works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Decent striking displayed by Abdelrahman there.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abdelrahman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 1733 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 232 p4p, 208 weight class). Mamar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover misses with a left hand
and Mamar counters with a stiff right hand.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamar to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Glover tries to move into range but Mamar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamar lands with an overhand left.
Mamar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamar wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mamar working the ground and pound but Glover is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar throws a strike aimed at the side of Glover's head but Glover avoids it well.
Mamar working the ground and pound but Glover is defending the strikes.
Mamar trying to control the action but Glover is working from the bottom.
Glover takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mamar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Glover tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mamar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Glover is working hard here to advance position.
Glover isn't going anywhere.
Mamar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glover is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Glover is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mamar off and has taken his back!
Mamar wants to escape the position.
Glover throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mamar manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Mamar.
Mamar wants to sweep here but Glover controlling him for the moment.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mamar holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamar looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamar, not yet.
Glover is fighting to break Mamar's control of his arms but Mamar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover stopping the sweep attempt from Mamar.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamar is retaining full guard.
Glover slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover postures up and lands a big shot to Mamar's brow.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mamar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover throwing strikes from guard but Mamar blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover throwing strikes from guard but Mamar blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Glover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Glover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glover's corner calls for a 1-2. Glover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glover lands with a shot to the body.
Glover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mamar scores with a jab. Glover acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover throws a jab when Mamar was well out of range.
Mamar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar swinging wildly here.
Mamar throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glover walks into a left hand.
Mamar jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well.
Kevin Mamar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dick Glover's cut is getting worse.
Glover throws the left hand but Mamar avoids the punch easily.
Mamar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamar 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.
Glover blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mamar momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamar lands with a hook. Glover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mamar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glover defends well and Mamar ends up having to push Glover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mamar throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Mamar misses with a series of wild punches.
Mamar moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Mamar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamar.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Kevin Mamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Mamar moved out of range nicely.
Mamar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamar shoots and misses
and Glover counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Mamar is out of range.
Glover drives through with a takedown into Mamar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamar is retaining full guard.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mamar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Glover's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mamar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Mamar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamar throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Mamar dives in and grabs Glover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glover pushes down on Mamar's head and hops out.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Mamar moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar lands the left hand.
Mamar looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Mamar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glover throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glover stops Mamar from standing up.
Dick Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover stays in close to Mamar's body and controls the position.
Glover with a nice head shot there.
Glover throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mamar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glover trying to control but Mamar is working from the bottom.
Mamar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamar has wrist control.
Mamar keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glover is fending him off so far but Mamar persists. Nope, Glover circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dick Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Glover takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mamar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mamar in side control, throwing shots but Glover defends.
Mamar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Glover can't do much from the bottom here.
Glover is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar working the strikes but Glover uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Well, if Mamar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mamar throws a strike but Glover avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Glover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kevin Mamar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mamar throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Mamar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mamar 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mamar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1302 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 177 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Rufus Rutger has been cut.
Wife throws a big shot that misses.
Wife throws a hook to the side of Rutger's head but Rutger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Wife misses the target.
Wife misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
Rutger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Rutger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wife.
Wife misses with an uppercut. Rutger saw that one coming.
Wife seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rutger takes the fight into the clinch.
Wife is trying to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling him.
Wife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wife.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wife's elbow.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wife.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Wife throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Wife misses its intended target.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutger misses with a body shot.
Wife just misses with a punch to the body.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutger as he connects with a hook.
 Wife is rocked!
Wife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Wife misses with a left hand
and Rutger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Wife catches Rutger right on the button with a cross.
Wife swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Rutger missing with a left hand there. Wife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutger 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.
Rutger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wife's head.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wife throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wife.
Rutger tries a quick counter leg kick but Wife is wise to it.
Wife swings widly with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wife looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Rutger moves out of range as Wife strikes.
Wife misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wife! Rutger lets Wife back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Wife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Wife out cold! What a finish! Rutger is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rufus Rutger!
Rufus Rutger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 1082 p4p, 672 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 150 p4p, 94 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Undefeated. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Keil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Keil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keil throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Keil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown cracks Keil with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Keil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Brown misses.
Keil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Keil tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keil manages to circle out of the way.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Keil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Keil throws a right hand that misses
and Keil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Keil was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Keil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keil loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keil.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
Oooooh!!! Keil has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Keil steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keil thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown lands with a hook. Keil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Keil lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown has Keil up against the cage in a clinch.
Keil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Keil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keil lands a left hand.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Keil lands a shot to the body.
Keil ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Keil no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Keil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donner Keil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Keil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keil.
Despite the aggression on Keil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Keil's belly button to the back.
Keil slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown works Keil's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keil counters with a two punch combo.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Keil.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keil.
AJ Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but Keil moves out of range.
Keil throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown slips a jab from Keil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Keil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
Keil is looking for the big counter here.
Keil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keil there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Keil counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Keil thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
Brown is rocked!
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil working aggressively here.
Keil lands with a right to the head.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Keil counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Brown out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Keil is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 1172 p4p, 1277 weight class) and Maximus Nut Shot (ranked 155 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Nut Shot!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nut Shot moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Jab, jab by Turcotte - just one landing.
Nut Shot looking to score a takedown here. Turcotte is defending well but Nut Shot drives through and ends up in Turcotte's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nut Shot trying to control but Turcotte is working from the bottom.
Nut Shot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turcotte keeping moving, preventing Nut Shot from controlling successfully.
Nut Shot looking to sit in guard and control but Turcotte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nut Shot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turcotte defends it easily.
Nut Shot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turcotte defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut Shot throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turcotte uses it to pass to side control.
Nut Shot manages to get back to half guard.
Nut Shot looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Turcotte pushes past his half guard into mount!
Nut Shot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turcotte controlling from the full mount.
Nut Shot is desperately trying to improve his position but Turcotte has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte controlling his opponent.
Nut Shot tries to reverse the position but Turcotte maintains control.
Nut Shot tries to improve his position but instead Turcotte has taken his back!
Nut Shot breaks Turcotte's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nut Shot tries to free his leg and advance position but Turcotte is retaining full guard.
Nut Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nut Shot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turcotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nut Shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Shot trying to control but Turcotte is working from the bottom.
Nut Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nut Shot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nut Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nut Shot throwing strikes from guard but Turcotte blocks nicely.
Turcotte keeping moving, preventing Nut Shot from controlling successfully.
Turcotte trying to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Nut Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nut Shot throwing strikes but missing.
Nut Shot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turcotte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turcotte has escaped and now he's on top!
Nut Shot looking for a sweep. Not yet Nut Shot, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nut Shot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximus Nut Shot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Turcotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nut Shot shoots in but no luck this time.
Nut Shot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nut Shot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turcotte but Turcotte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turcotte works Nut Shot's body with a nice hook.
Nut Shot lands a body shot.
Nut Shot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turcotte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nut Shot is in Turcotte's guard.
Turcotte controlling Nut Shot's posture.
Nut Shot trying to control but Turcotte is working from the bottom.
Turcotte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte keeping moving, preventing Nut Shot from controlling successfully.
Turcotte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nut Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Nut Shot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nut Shot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nut Shot postures up in Turcotte's guard and throws a big left but Turcotte blocks it.
Nut Shot looking to sit in guard and control but Turcotte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nut Shot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turcotte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nut Shot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turcotte has managed to get both his arms back between Nut Shot's legs - danger averted.
Nut Shot looking for a sweep. Not yet Nut Shot, not yet.
Nut Shot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nut Shot has an active guard here but Turcotte has managed to pass into half guard.
Nut Shot is looking to improve his position.
Turcotte content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Shot works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nut Shot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nut Shot trying to keep a closed guard but Turcotte is proving a slippery customer.
Nut Shot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turcotte is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turcotte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turcotte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nut Shot's hands.
It looks like Maximus Nut Shot has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Nut Shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turcotte lands with a hook. Nut Shot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacques Turcotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nut Shot gets the takedown into side control.
Nut Shot creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Turcotte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Nut Shot's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nut Shot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte connects with a jab.
Turcotte scores with a jab. Nut Shot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turcotte cracks Nut Shot with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nut Shot falls to his knees and Turcotte doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 929 p4p, 784 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 28 p4p, 19 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by KillsInWater.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater with a hook.
Motts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from KillsInWater misses.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and KillsInWater counters with a solid body kick.
KillsInWater circles away from the clinch attempt
and KillsInWater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KillsInWater throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
KillsInWater is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice cross by KillsInWater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Motts walks into a straight right hand from KillsInWater.
Jab from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses the body punch
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Motts has KillsInWater up against the cage in a clinch.
KillsInWater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as KillsInWater controls his hands.
Motts prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
A short right from KillsInWater.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, KillsInWater just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motts's brow.
Still in the clinch, Motts scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motts prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
A shot in the inside from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater cracks Motts with a right hand to the side of the head.
KillsInWater throws a front kick that sends Motts stumbling back into the cage.
KillsInWater throws a chopping leg kick but Motts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
KillsInWater swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses with a left hand
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
KillsInWater misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
KillsInWater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motts.
KillsInWater misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater moves out of range as Motts strikes.
KillsInWater scores with a nice body kick.
KillsInWater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Motts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
KillsInWater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Motts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Motts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Motts misses with a wild combination.
KillsInWater looks to score with a jab to the body but Motts is just out of range.
KillsInWater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from KillsInWater misses.
Motts ducks under a wild hook from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motts's sensitive parts.
Motts tries to keep at a distance but KillsInWater has taken the fight into the clinch.
Motts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater throws a head punch that misses.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Motts lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, KillsInWater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
KillsInWater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motts misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
KillsInWater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
KillsInWater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
KillsInWater has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
KillsInWater lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by KillsInWater!
KillsInWater tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
KillsInWater throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KillsInWater tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Motts is able to avoid easily.
Motts moves out of range of the body kick.
KillsInWater misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Motts to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Motts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
KillsInWater lands with a nice combination. Motts backs away looking to recover.
KillsInWater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Motts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from KillsInWater misses.
KillsInWater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Motts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tor KillsInWater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motts walks forward, straight into a front kick from KillsInWater.
Sloppy strikes from KillsInWater. Those never looked like landing.
KillsInWater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from KillsInWater.
Motts is looking to counter punch.
Motts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from KillsInWater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by KillsInWater.
Jab, jab by KillsInWater - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater defending well as Motts loads up on a big left hand.
Motts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Motts connects with a good right hand that stumbles KillsInWater. KillsInWater circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
KillsInWater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Motts manages to avoid it.
Motts swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Motts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands with a cross.
KillsInWater lands with a nice body kick.
KillsInWater scoring well with a low kick there.
KillsInWater throws a push kick but Motts slaps the foot to one side.
KillsInWater darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
KillsInWater's jab looks to have found its range, popping Motts under the eye.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but KillsInWater manages to avoid it.
KillsInWater appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
KillsInWater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.
KillsInWater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
KillsInWater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands a slapping body shot.
KillsInWater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motts's sensitive parts.
KillsInWater cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KillsInWater works Motts's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
KillsInWater swats away the attempt to clinch by Motts.
KillsInWater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Motts. Motts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
KillsInWater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Motts slips under a jab from KillsInWater.
Motts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before KillsInWater has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Motts looks to throw the jab but KillsInWater is out of range.
KillsInWater lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
KillsInWater connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for KillsInWater.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
KillsInWater throws a shot from downtown. Motts moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and KillsInWater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
KillsInWater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Motts tries to clinch up
and KillsInWater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Motts if he has to take too many more of those.
Motts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
KillsInWater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Motts misses with a wild combination.
KillsInWater let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Motts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That kick from KillsInWater tenderised Motts's leg. Motts is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts blocks a jab.
Motts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
KillsInWater scores with a spinning back kick!
KillsInWater lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Motts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
KillsInWater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregory Motts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KillsInWater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KillsInWater lands with a straight right. Motts didn't see that one coming.
Motts's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
KillsInWater throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws the left hand but Motts avoids the punch easily.
KillsInWater scores with the left hand. Motts knows he should have avoided that one.
Tor KillsInWater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
KillsInWater lands a jab to Motts's midsection.
Motts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by KillsInWater.
Motts is rocked!
Motts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Motts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater scores with a spinning back kick!
Motts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
KillsInWater cracks Motts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Motts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
KillsInWater lands a nice shot that snaps Motts's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for KillsInWater.
KillsInWater connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for KillsInWater.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Motts swings widly with a right hand
and KillsInWater counters with a nice leg kick.
Motts misses the jab.
Motts fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well KillsInWater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor KillsInWater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demir Kocak (ranked 366 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 10 p4p, 41 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Kocak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rawse thuds his right hand into Kocak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocak moves away from the strike by Rawse.
Kocak ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse throws a right hand that Kocak ducks under and follows up with a left that Kocak also avoids with ease.
Rawse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kocak as he jumps to the side.
As Rawse backs away, Kocak returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kocak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rawse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kocak counters with a straight right hand.
Demir Kocak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rawse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse closes the distance and pushes Kocak back into the cage.
Kocak has a couple of punches blocked by Rawse.
Kocak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rawse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kocak tries to work over Rawse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rawse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rawse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rawse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kocak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Kocak fails to land.
Nice body punch from Kocak - that landed with a thud.
Rawse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rawse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kocak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rawse can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rawse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rawse is trying to stall.
Rawse blocks an uppercut.
Rawse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kocak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kocak scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rawse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kocak appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rawse looks to throw the jab but Kocak is out of range.
Kocak throws a big counter combination but Rawse scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rawse lands a nice shot that snaps Kocak's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kocak swivels and escapes.
Kocak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocak.
Rawse lands a lovely overhand right.
Rawse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kocak but Kocak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kocak throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rawse avoids it.
Kocak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rawse drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawse wants to pass the guard but Kocak is keeping the position.
Kocak pulls Rawse in close to his closed guard and prevents Rawse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kocak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawse wants to control from the top but Kocak keeps moving.
Rawse showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kocak pulls Rawse in close to prevent any damage.
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 Demir Kocak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kocak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Kocak tenderised Rawse's leg. Rawse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rawse closes the distance and clinches.
Kocak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocak lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocak.
Rawse stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rawse.
Kocak misses with some punches.
Kocak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocak throws a head punch that misses.
Kocak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demir Kocak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rawse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kocak lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse blocks an uppercut.
Kocak scores with a shot to the side of Rawse's head.
Kocak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawse can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rawse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rawse can't find room to land a body shot as Kocak controls the action.
Rawse blocking some punches.
Kocak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawse swings widly with a right hand
and Kocak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rawse misses with a few strikes there.
Kocak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kocak was covering up waiting for the punch and Rawse finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rawse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kocak is controlling Rawse's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak keeping full guard, as Rawse tries to pass.
Rawse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kocak has his hands on Rawse's head, controlling the position.
Rawse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kocak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rawse moves out of range of the strikes.
Rawse has his takedown stuffed
and Kocak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rawse shoots in looking for a takedown but Kocak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rawse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rawse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rawse stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocak is positioning himself well to prevent Rawse advancing to mount.
Rawse keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Rawse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rawse trying to control the action but Kocak is working from the bottom.
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 Demir Kocak will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Rawse misses with an uppercut
enabling Kocak to counter with a crisp jab.
Rawse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kocak takes one to the chin there.
Rawse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rawse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kocak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricky Rawse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocak with a nice cross.
Rawse lands a slapping body shot.
Rawse takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kocak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kocak lands a big right hand that sends Rawse crashing to the mat! Kocak stays standing though and waves Rawse back to his feet!
Rawse is rocked!
Rawse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Rawse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kocak counters with a nice right hand that sends Rawse toppling to the canvas! Rawse scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kocak finish him?!
Rawse is still on wobbly legs! Can Kocak finish him?
Demir Kocak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rawse.
Rawse is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kocak Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Rawse is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Demir Kocak rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 603 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 16 p4p, 61 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joestar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coda - Bloody Stream. This should be a great matchup!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar lands a big head kick that sends Saunders tumbling to the mat! Joestar takes a step backwards and waves Saunders back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Saunders is rocked!
It looks like Eron Saunders has been cut.
Saunders slips under a jab.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Joestar finish him?
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joestar.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Joestar working hard to break the clinch.
Joestar blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Saunders tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar is trying to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling him.
Joestar dodges an elbow strike from Saunders.
Joestar is trying to break the clinch but Saunders has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Saunders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joestar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joestar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joestar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joestar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Joestar circles away and keeps his distance.
Joestar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joestar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Saunders clinches.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Joestar has had enough of the clinch but Saunders keeps him there for the moment.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Joestar controls the action.
Joestar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joestar takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Joestar tries to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling the position.
Joestar wants to break free but Saunders has control.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Joestar 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joestar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joestar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joestar tried to counter with a leg kick but Saunders avoided it.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders defending well as Joestar loads up on a big left hand.
Joestar misses with a right hand
and Saunders counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Joestar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saunders's hands.
Joestar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Joestar slips the punch.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joestar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saunders scores with a three punch combo!
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joestar misses with a looping left.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joestar moves away.
Joestar swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Joestar misses with a head kick.
Saunders tries to clinch but Joestar moves out of range.
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar takes one to the chin there.
Joestar lands a big uppercut and Saunders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saunders looks OK. Joestar waves Saunders back to his feet!
Saunders moves out of range as Joestar strikes.
Saunders tries to clinch
and Joestar counters with a crisp right that sends Saunders to the canvas! Joestar follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Joestar!
Johan Joestar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 487 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 29 p4p, 94 weight class). Greene has chosen Stepdad- Eminem as his entrance music. Ricky Greene has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mickey Cowan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan misses with a left hand
and Greene counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greene.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Greene is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cowan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cowan has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greene looking for a guillotine here but Cowan defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cowan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cowan stacks Greene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cowan!
Greene is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cowan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Greene is looking to improve his position but Cowan isn't that keen on the idea.
Cowan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Greene has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cowan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cowan!
Greene tries to improve position but can't.
Greene is trying to work for a sweep but Cowan has mounted him!
Cowan controlling the pace for now.
Greene is working to get back to half guard.
Cowan controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cowan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
Greene actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cowan in particular looking to stall.
Cowan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Greene.
Greene is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Cowan's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greene changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cowan tries to avoid it but Greene manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cowan to the ground. Cowan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cowan.
Greene throws a series of punches but Cowan avoids them all with ease.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Greene on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan swings widly with a right hand
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.
Greene looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cowan manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greene has gone for a leg lock! Cowan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greene's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene working for submissions but it's allowed Cowan to get to half guard.
Cowan content to control rather than advance.
Greene with the active half guard here but Cowan passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Cowan keeps moving and retains side control.
Cowan taking a breather here.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Cowan keeps moving and retains side control.
Cowan gets to mount! Greene was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Greene is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cowan content just to control the position here.
Greene gets back to half guard.
Cowan is looking to advance position but Greene won't allow it.
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
Cowan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cowan pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cowan but Cowan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cowan misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene walks into a jab.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Cowan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene goes for a double leg but Cowan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cowan continues to drive forward.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cowan thuds a left hand into Greene's body.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cowan as he avoids it easily.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Cowan lands a jab to the head.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene darts in looking for a takedown but Cowan gets double underhooks and turns Greene into the cage.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene slips under a jab from Cowan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowan keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene has his takedown stuffed
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene slips a jab from Cowan.
Cowan misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Cowan connects with a crisp jab.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Cowan lands an overhand right.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries for a takedown but Cowan circles away easily
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Greene.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cowan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greene walks into a straight right hand from Cowan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cowan.
Greene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cowan.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cowan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
A very excited looking Mickey Cowan 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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