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RISE 16: Half Assed v West PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 6369 p4p, 4664 weight class) and Blake Mills (ranked 625 p4p, 533 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Mills!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mills shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peramaki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peramaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peramaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mills gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peramaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mills doesn't defend quickly enough and Peramaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Mills escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Peramaki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Nik (ranked 4536 p4p, 16022 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 93 p4p, 119 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nik counters with a left to the body.
Nik scores with a jab to the body.
Brah throws a head kick that misses
and Nik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brah darts in trying to clinch
and Nik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nik lands with a hook. Brah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brah thinking.
Nik scores with a hook to the body. Brah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brah darts in trying to clinch
and Nik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brah looks winded!
Nik lands a nice hook to Brah's body. Brah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nik misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Nik.
Nik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brah in his tracks.
Nik moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Brah goes down! Can Nik finish him!?
 Brah is rocked!
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!
Nik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brah is still in real trouble! Can Nik finish him?
Nik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nik working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brah seems to have recovered his senses.
Nik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nik trying to control the position from guard on top but Brah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah has momentary wrist control but Nik slips an elbow through the middle.
Nik landing some decent shots from guard.
Nik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nik wants to control from the top but Brah keeps moving.
Nik passes into half guard.
Nik lands strikes from half guard.
Nik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brah actively working from the bottom here.
Nik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brah is trying to control but can't.
Nik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nik scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brah has hold of Nik's hands but Nik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Nik there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nik lands with a punch from half guard.
Nik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nik 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.
Brah taking some punishment here, with Nik in his half guard.
Brah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nik scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brah throws a sloppy body shot
and Nik counters with a nice body shot.
Brah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Brah.
Nik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brah can do to turn this around?
Nik clinches with his opponent.
Nik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nik manages to break the clinch.
Nik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nik throws a combination. Brah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brah wants to clinch up but Nik keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Nik misses its target.
Nik throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Brah tumbling to the canvas!
Brah is rocked!
Nik is working Brah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brah is still in real trouble! Can Nik finish him?
Nik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nik connects with a couple of short punches.
Brah seems to have recovered his senses.
Brah is breathing heavily.
Nik is in close to Brah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nik lands a couple of elbows.
Nik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brah takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik working the ground and pound.
Nik scoring with punches from side control.
Brah trying to remain calm as Nik controls from the top position.
Nik working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nik working the ground and pound from side control.
Nik grinds an elbow into Brah's temple.
Brah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nik cracks Brah with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nik connects with a decent elbow.
Nik in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Brah looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nik turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleks Nik!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Fries (ranked 4777 p4p, 4693 weight class) and Tim Weah (ranked 269 p4p, 268 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deacon Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Weah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fries throws a jab when Weah was well out of range.
Fries throws a hook but Weah blocks it.
Fries shoots for a takedown but Weah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fries doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fries misses the jab.
It seemed like Weah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Weah lands.
Weah lands a right hook to the body.
Weah works the jab nicely.
Fries fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fries has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Fries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weah thuds his right hand into Fries's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fries throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Weah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fries is in Weah's guard.
Fries passes into half guard.
Fries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weah is trying is best to control the position here.
Fries tries to pass to full mount but Weah defends it.
Weah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fries.
Fries passes to side control.
Fries tries to move into full mount but can't pass Weah's legs.
Fries has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries is looking to take a break and control but Weah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fries has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Weah is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fries yanks on the arm and Weah is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fries.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deacon Fries!
Deacon Fries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4163 p4p, 5066 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 148 p4p, 94 weight class). Test Five has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Five throws an overhand right that lands on Shklyarskiy's shoulder, as Shklyarskiy tries to avoid the shot.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Five saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Five.
Five throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Five moves out of range.
Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shklyarskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Five misses with a body punch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Five throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Five.
Shklyarskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Five keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy works the jab nicely.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Five moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy works Five's body with a nice hook.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping right.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Five misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Five misses its intended target.
Five moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Five wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Five's head but Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Five lunges at Shklyarskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shklyarskiy's hand.
Five gets a clinch.
Five trying to control the position but instead, Shklyarskiy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Five into the cage.
Shklyarskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Five has Shklyarskiy pressed against the cage, preventing Shklyarskiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Five.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Five.
Shklyarskiy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Five swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws out a counter right but Five avoids it with no problem.
Shklyarskiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Five circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Five throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Five closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Five with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shklyarskiy connects with a looping right hand.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Five throws a body punch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy moves away from the strike by Five.
Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Five is looking to counter the offense by Shklyarskiy and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Five. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shklyarskiy moves out of range as Five strikes.
Five defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Five tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five misses with a right hand
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a combination but Five avoids it well.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Five is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Five.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild combination.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Five lands a jab to the nose.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Shklyarskiy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Five had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Five is just out of range.
Five takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shklyarskiy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Five wants to clinch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Five has taken the fight to the clinch.
Five is leaning against Shklyarskiy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Five has him pressed against the cage.
Five stalling in the clinch.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy uppercut
and Five counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Five on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shklyarskiy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Five misses with a looping left.
A big right from Five misses.
Shklyarskiy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shklyarskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Five manages to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy throws a body punch but Five moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shklyarskiy connects with a body shot.
Five misses with a wild body shot.
Five tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Five.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Five.
Five misses with a hook. Shklyarskiy ducked under it nicely.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Five pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shklyarskiy ducks under a wild hook from Five.
Shklyarskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Five throws out the jab.
Shklyarskiy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five scores with the left hand. Shklyarskiy knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Shklyarskiy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Five. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shklyarskiy cracks Five with an open hand slap.
Five missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy staying out of range there.
Shklyarskiy cracks a nice hook into Five's ribs.
Five misses the shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight right.
Shklyarskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shklyarskiy lands with a hook. Five tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Five tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shklyarskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Shklyarskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Five tries to counter by clinching up but Shklyarskiy breaks away and moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy connects with a body shot that sends Five's belly button to the back.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice hook to Five's body. Five takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Five misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Five throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Shklyarskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands the left hand.
Five throws a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shklyarskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Five.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Five takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Five.
Shklyarskiy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edmund Shklyarskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Five tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws a counter combo.
Five lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Five saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a combination but Five avoids it well.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Five saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Five uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
A punch lands to the side of Five 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Five drops his hands momentarily and Shklyarskiy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Five.
Five misses the jab.
Shklyarskiy works Five's body with a nice hook.
Five slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Five looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice hook to Five's body. Five takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Five walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Five moves out of range.
Five throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shklyarskiy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shklyarskiy duly obliges.
Five has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Five there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shklyarskiy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five misses with a hook to the body
and Shklyarskiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Five slips under a jab.
Five misses with a jab to the body
and Shklyarskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Five.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Five is looking to counter the offense by Shklyarskiy and move into the clinch.
Five bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shklyarskiy lands with an overhand left.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Five sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shklyarskiy cracks a nice hook into Five's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Five misses with a right hand
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shklyarskiy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Five misses with a looping right.
Five misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Shklyarskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Five's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shklyarskiy works the jab nicely.
Five misses with a right hand
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Shklyarskiy both land. Nice combination.
Five thuds a left hand into Shklyarskiy's body.
Five thuds a left hand into Shklyarskiy's body.
Shklyarskiy loads up on a big right hand but Five slips the punch.
Five seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shklyarskiy misses the jab.
Five lands a nice shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Five's shoulder, as Five tries to avoid the shot.
Shklyarskiy avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shklyarskiy! But no joy.
Shklyarskiy feints a jab promting Five to slip. Shklyarskiy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Five slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Shklyarskiy.
Five takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five moves away from the strike by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy connects with a single shot there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shklyarskiy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shklyarskiy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Five at a distance.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice hook to Five's body. Five takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Five's ribcage but misses.
Shklyarskiy lands a lovely overhand right.
Five takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shklyarskiy lands with a cross.
Shklyarskiy throws out a loose jab but Five uses good head movement to avoid it.
Five throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Five takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Five takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Five.
Shklyarskiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Five moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy scores with a sloppy right hand. Five should have avoided that one.
Shklyarskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Five under the eye.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Five ducked under it nicely.
Five throws out a loose jab but Shklyarskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.
Shklyarskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shklyarskiy misses the jab.
Shklyarskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab. Five acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shklyarskiy throws out a loose jab but Five uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shklyarskiy misses.
Five missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shklyarskiy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Shklyarskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Five doesn't seem phased though.
Shklyarskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Five looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.
Test Five has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Five. Shklyarskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight right.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy works Five's body with a nice hook.
Five takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Shklyarskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Five throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Shklyarskiy finds it's way through Five's defenses.
Five throws the left hand but Shklyarskiy avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy misses with the combination.
A left lands for Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Five throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shklyarskiy to counter with a crisp jab.
Five takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Five takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shklyarskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Shklyarskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shklyarskiy 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Shklyarskiy!
In his post fight interview, Edmund Shklyarskiy gave a big smile as he said 'Fuck inbred alt right'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosami Akagawa (ranked 3266 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Heikki John Papadopoulos (ranked 437 p4p, 550 weight class). Heikki John Papadopoulos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heikki John Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagawa defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Akagawa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Papadopoulos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akagawa successfully pulls guard.
Akagawa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Papadopoulos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Akagawa is staying active underneath Papadopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akagawa trying to hold on to Papadopoulos's head to control him but Papadopoulos postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Akagawa defends it.
Akagawa trying to hold on to Papadopoulos's head to control him but Papadopoulos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to pass the guard but Akagawa defending well.
Akagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos prevents Akagawa from improving his position.
Papadopoulos wants to free his trapped foot but Akagawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akagawa wants to improve his position but Papadopoulos is controlling well.
Akagawa is working hard here to advance position.
Papadopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Akagawa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akagawa wants to control but Papadopoulos is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Akagawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Akagawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Papadopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Akagawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akagawa lands a takedown into guard.
Papadopoulos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos looking for a triangle here. Akagawa is fighting it but it looks tight! Papadopoulos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Akagawa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Heikki John Papadopoulos!
Heikki John Papadopoulos 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 3729 p4p, 4531 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 449 p4p, 524 weight class). Seventeen comes to the cage accompanied by Limit break x survivor. Tobias Ahearn 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn sizes up Seventeen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Seventeen's head coaches at Bloody death gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seventeen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ahearn scores with a nice right hand.
Seventeen moves into range and clinches up with Ahearn.
Ahearn lands with a light punch inside.
Ahearn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks with his arms.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seventeens head.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seventeen rushes Ahearn and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ahearn.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks it.
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!
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Android Seventeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Ahearn.
Seventeen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Ahearn works on Seventeen's body with a couple of short punches.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Seventeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn tries to break the clinch but Seventeen is controlling the position.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seventeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Seventeen avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Ahearn gets through Seventeen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahearn managing to block the knees to the body from Seventeen.
Ahearn avoiding damage as Seventeen throws knees to the body.
Ahearn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen won't allow it.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn tries to work over Seventeen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seventeen to keep the fight standing.
Ahearn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seventeen looking to throw knees to the head but Ahearn is blocking nicely.
Ahearn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seventeen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Seventeen controls the action.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn takes a shot to the head.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Seventeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn is working Seventeen over against the cage.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Seventeen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks it.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn is trying to break the clinch but Seventeen is controlling him.
Ahearn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seventeen misses with a body punch.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seventeen to keep the fight standing.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Seventeen controls the action.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seventeen has Ahearn pressed against the cage, preventing Ahearn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
Seventeen missing with knees to the body.
Ahearn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seventeen walks away with a smile on his face. Ahearn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seventeen wants to clinch but Ahearn slips to the side
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seventeen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn jabs Seventeen right on the nose. Seventeen blinks but takes it well.
Ahearn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahearn misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tobias Ahearn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seventeen wants to clinch.
Seventeen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
Ahearn catches Seventeen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahearn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahearn lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seventeen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn lands an overhand right.
Seventeen tries to clinch up but Ahearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
Ahearn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seventeen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahearn lands a two punch combo.
 Seventeen is rocked!
Seventeen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Seventeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ahearn thuds a left hand into Seventeen's body.
Ahearn cracks Seventeen with a hook to the temple - Seventeen is on wobbly legs here! Ahearn swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Seventeen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ahearn wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tobias Ahearn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Lizard (ranked 3366 p4p, 2826 weight class) and Blitz Krieg (ranked 79 p4p, 96 weight class). Blitz Krieg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Lizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Krieg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krieg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Krieg misses with an uppercut.
Krieg throws a hook but Lizard avoids it easily.
Lizard missing with a left hand there. Krieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krieg! But no joy.
Lizard lands a glancing blow to the side of Krieg's head.
Lizard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lizard throws out a loose jab but Krieg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krieg throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lizard counter with a right hand.
Krieg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krieg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lizards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blitz Krieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Krieg misses.
Krieg throws the left hand but Lizard avoids the punch easily.
Krieg misses the jab.
Lizard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Krieg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krieg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krieg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lizard misses the shot to the body.
Lizard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krieg loads up on a big right hand but Lizard slips the punch.
Lizard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Krieg.
Lizard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lizard moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Blitz Krieg has been cut.
Lizard takes a swing at Krieg's ribcage but misses.
Lizard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krieg lands a really nice looking cross but Lizard seems unphased.
Krieg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lizard lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Lizard misses.
Lizard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krieg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lizard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lizard missing with a left hand there. Krieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lizard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krieg 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krieg misses with a looping left.
Krieg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lizard moves away from the strike by Krieg.
Lizard sizes up Krieg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Lizard misses.
Krieg looks to throw the jab but Lizard is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krieg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lizard looks to land a right hand but Krieg moved out of range.
Krieg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lizard slips a straight right by Krieg.
Krieg lands a nice shot that snaps Lizard's head back.
Krieg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lizard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krieg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lizard scrambles back to his feet.
Lizard misses with a hook. Krieg ducked under it nicely.
Lizard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lizard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krieg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lizard.
A jab from Krieg does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Lizard as he connects with a hook.
Lizard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lizard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lizard duly obliges.
Lizard throws a lazy right hand but Krieg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lizard scores with a sloppy right hand. Krieg should have avoided that one.
Krieg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lizard.
Krieg throws a shot from downtown. Lizard moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizard misses with a wild body shot.
Lizard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lizard misses with a looping left.
Krieg slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Krieg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krieg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lizards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krieg lunges at Lizard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lizard's hand.
Krieg slips under a jab from Lizard.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Krieg.
Lizard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lizard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krieg.
Lizard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krieg.
Nice defenses there by Krieg.
Krieg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lizard misses with a straight right.
Krieg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lizard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lizard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lizard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lizard misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krieg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lizards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Lizard does no damage.
Lizard lands a really nice looking cross but Krieg seems unphased.
Lizard misses with a body shot.
Krieg ducks under a wild hook from Lizard.
Krieg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lizard misses with a wild combination.
Krieg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lizard on the side of the head.
Krieg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lizard has time to react.
Lizard is rocked!
Lizard scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Lizard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That has opened up Blitz Krieg's cut even more.
Krieg looks to throw the jab but Lizard is out of range.
Lizard seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lizard throws a hook to the side of Krieg's head but Krieg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krieg slips a jab from Lizard.
Krieg throws a jab when Lizard was well out of range.
Lizard misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Samuel Lizard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blitz Krieg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Lizard misses.
Krieg connects with a jab.
A jab from Krieg misses.
It looked like Lizard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lizard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lizard misses.
Lizard misses with a straight left.
A big right from Krieg misses.
Lizard misses with a wild combination.
Lizard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lizard punishes Krieg's body with a nice straight punch.
Lizard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lizard throws a hook but Krieg blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizard throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Krieg.
Lizard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krieg.
Lizard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lizard cracks Krieg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lizard slips a straight right by Krieg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krieg looks to land a right hand but Lizard moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg moves away from the strike by Lizard.
Lizard misses with a few strikes there.
Krieg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lizard.
Lizard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krieg throws out the jab.
Lizard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krieg.
Krieg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lizard throws out the jab.
Krieg slips a jab from Lizard.
Krieg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lizard under the eye.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lizard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lizard looks to land a right hand but Krieg moved out of range.
Lizard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lizard misses with a straight left.
Lizard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lizard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krieg.
Lizard slips under a jab.
Krieg misses the jab.
Lizard throws a jab but it's blocked by Krieg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lizard misses.
Lizard slips a jab from Krieg.
Krieg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krieg staying out of range there.
It seemed like Krieg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lizard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lizard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lizard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lizard misses with a wild combination.
Krieg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krieg lands a nice shot that snaps Lizard's head back.
Lizard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuel Lizard is winning the standup battle so far.
Krieg connects with a crisp jab.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Krieg.
Krieg throws a hook but Lizard avoids it easily.
Krieg moves away from the strike by Lizard.
Lizard moves out of range as Krieg strikes.
Lizard throws a hook but Krieg blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Lizard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Krieg.
Lizard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krieg scores with a nice right hand.
Lizard misses with the combination.
Lizard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lizard throws a body punch but Krieg moves out of range.
Krieg throws out a counter right but Lizard avoids it with no problem.
Lizard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krieg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lizard counters with a two punch combo.
Krieg looks to throw the jab but Lizard is out of range.
Krieg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lizard.
Krieg slips a jab from Lizard.
Lizard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krieg.
Krieg loads up on a big right hand but Lizard slips the punch.
It looked like Lizard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lizard slips a jab from Krieg.
Lizard misses with a few strikes there.
Krieg moves away from the strike by Lizard.
Lizard blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krieg connects with the punch.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Krieg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krieg misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Lizard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lizard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krieg. Krieg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lizard dips to his left and cracks Krieg with an uppercut!
Krieg lands the left hand.
Lizard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krieg dodges the punch combination from Lizard.
Lizard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krieg misses with a left hand
and Lizard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krieg throws a shot from downtown. Lizard moves away and avoids it.
Krieg misses with a hook.
Krieg misses the jab.
Krieg dodges the punch combination from Lizard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Lizard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blitz Krieg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lizard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krieg throws a lazy right hand but Lizard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lizard missing with a left hand there. Krieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Lizard.
Lizard takes a swing at Krieg's ribcage but misses.
Krieg misses with a looping right.
Krieg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krieg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Lizard misses its intended target.
Krieg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lizard throws a body punch but Krieg moves out of range.
Lizard looks to throw the jab but Krieg is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lizard. Krieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krieg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lizard throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Krieg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lizard looks to throw the jab but Krieg is out of range.
Lizard misses with a body shot.
Lizard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krieg connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Krieg as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg staying out of range there.
Lizard just misses with a punch to the body.
Krieg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krieg misses with a looping right.
Lizard looks to land a right hand but Krieg moved out of range.
Lizard digs a good body shot into Krieg's ribs.
Krieg slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krieg.
The crowd cheers as Lizard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krieg doesn't seem phased though.
Lizard loads up on a big right hand but Krieg slips the punch.
Lizard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krieg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Krieg.
A slow jab from Lizard misses its intended target.
Krieg lands a big uppercut and Lizard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lizard looks OK. Krieg waves Lizard back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krieg misses with a hook. Lizard ducked under it nicely.
Lizard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blitz Krieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krieg walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lizard drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Krieg swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lizard's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blitz Krieg!
A less than humble Blitz Krieg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 1533 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 43 p4p, 57 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Wiener finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That kick from Goodman tenderised Wiener's leg. Wiener is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodman throws a hook but Wiener avoids it easily.
Wiener counters with a body kick.
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodman misses the jab.
Wiener misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Wiener is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiener throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Wiener shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wiener throws a front kick that sends Goodman stumbling back into the cage.
Wiener throws the kick towards the body but Goodman avoids it.
Wiener checks a leg kick.
Goodman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiener.
Goodman misses with a body shot
and Wiener finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Wiener throws a sloppy head kick and Goodman moves out of range easily.
Goodman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goodman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wiener counters with a head kick that drops Goodman to the mat! Goodman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Goodman is rocked!
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Oh Goodman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goodman seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiener.
Look low, kick high! Wiener uses the oldest trick in the book to send Goodman tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Wiener is absolutely delighted - when Goodman wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Walter Wiener!
Our winner, Walter Wiener, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1412 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 41 p4p, 54 weight class). Irrawaddy has chosen Laos Rules! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
Irrawaddy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chugman, pushing him back against the cage.
Chugman effectively controlling the action here.
Chugman is looking to control Irrawaddy's arms but Irrawaddy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chugman has his back to the cage.
Irrawaddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Irrawaddy pushes Chugman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chugman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irrawaddy's efforts to push away.
Irrawaddy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
I was talking to Chugman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chugman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is looking to control Irrawaddy's arms but Irrawaddy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chugman has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Klaus Chugman.
Chugman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chugman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chugman takes one on the button.
Chugman missing with a left hand there. Irrawaddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy cracks a nice hook into Chugman's ribs.
Chugman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irrawaddy to score with a decent uppercut.
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Chugman misses its intended target.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chugman.
Irrawaddy stuffs the takedown.
Irrawaddy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chugman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irrawaddy.
Chugman has managed to clinch.
Irrawaddy drags the fight down to the ground.
Chugman preventing the sweep.
Irrawaddy is still trying to improve position.
Chugman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chugman postures up in Irrawaddy's guard and throws a big left but Irrawaddy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chugman distracts Irrawaddy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Irrawaddy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chugman has passed into side control.
Chugman lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman is trying to get an arm triangle but Irrawaddy is defending well.
Irrawaddy is looking for a sweep.
Chugman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Irrawaddy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chugman's best efforts.
Irrawaddy is pressing down on Chugman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Irrawaddy has momentary wrist control but Chugman slips an elbow through the middle.
Irrawaddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chugman is one step ahead there.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chugman drops back looking for a leg! Irrawaddy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irrawaddy manages to kick Chugman off! Chugman jumps back into Irrawaddy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chugman trying to control but Irrawaddy is working from the bottom.
Irrawaddy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chugman manages to get himself to full guard.
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Irrawaddy pushes his legs off easily.
Irrawaddy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Irrawaddy being controlled here momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Irrawaddy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Irrawaddy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Irrawaddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irrawaddy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Irrawaddy preventing the sweep.
Irrawaddy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chugman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irrawaddy passes into side control.
Chugman can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy 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.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chugman is just out of range.
Chugman misses with a lunging right hand
and Irrawaddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irrawaddy jabs at Chugman's body.
Irrawaddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chugman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chugman defending well as Irrawaddy loads up on a big left hand.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Irrawaddy sprawls and moves away.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Chugman's ribcage but misses.
Irrawaddy misses with a double jab.
Chugman looks to throw the jab but Irrawaddy is out of range.
Irrawaddy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chugman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chugman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irrawaddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irrawaddy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Irrawaddy as Chugman shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chugman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Irrawaddy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Irrawaddy, who protects the arm well.
Irrawaddy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chugman off and has taken his back!
Chugman finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Irrawaddy prevents Chugman from getting the reversal.
Irrawaddy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chugman is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chugman taking shots to the head.
Irrawaddy scoring with strikes but Chugman is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chugman's face.
Chugman regains half guard.
Irrawaddy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chugman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Irrawaddy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Irrawaddy's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chugman tightening his grip on Irrawaddy, looking for the choke.
Chugman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chugman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Irrawaddy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chugman is persistently looking for the submission but Irrawaddy is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy turns into Chugman and is now in his guard.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Irrawaddy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chugman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Irrawaddy has managed to get both his arms back between Chugman's legs - danger averted.
Chugman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Irrawaddy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Irrawaddy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Irrawaddy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Irrawaddy connects with a couple of short punches.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Irrawaddy lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Irrawaddy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Irrawaddy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Irrawaddy distracts Chugman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chugman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Irrawaddy trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Irrawaddy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chugman's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chugman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Irrawaddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Irrawaddy won't be happy with that.
Chugman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irrawaddy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irrawaddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chugman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Irrawaddy, who protects the arm well.
Chugman trying to control the position but Irrawaddy is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy is trying to control Chugman's posture but Chugman avoids it.
Irrawaddy tries to bench press Chugman off him but Chugman keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Irrawaddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chugman is putting a hurting on Irrawaddy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chugman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Irrawaddy is trying to improve his position.
Irrawaddy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Irrawaddy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Irrawaddy moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is trying to improve his position.
Irrawaddy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Irrawaddy is chipping away with strikes.
Irrawaddy scoring with punches and elbows.
Chugman tries to improve position but can't.
Irrawaddy working the head and body with strikes.
Chugman is not content to let Irrawaddy control the position.
Irrawaddy working the strikes but Chugman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chugman looking to sit in guard and control but Irrawaddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Irrawaddy lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Irrawaddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Irrawaddy working some strikes from top position.
Irrawaddy scoring with some ground and pound.
Chugman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chugman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chugman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Irrawaddy looking to sit in guard and control but Chugman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Irrawaddy has momentary wrist control but Chugman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Chugman is looking to work some ground and pound but Irrawaddy has wrist control.
Chugman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chugman preventing the sweep.
Irrawaddy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ken Irrawaddy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irrawaddy is trying to control the position but Chugman postures up.
Chugman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chugman postures up and lands a big shot to Irrawaddy's brow.
Irrawaddy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Irrawaddy.
Well Irrawaddy 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Irrawaddy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 382 p4p, 600 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 7 p4p, 14 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as DeShawn West enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed throws a right hand that misses
letting West counter with a right hand.
Half Assed throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Half Assed momentarily.
Half Assed throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West thuds a left hand into Half Assed's body.
Half Assed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into West's guard.
West wants to get back to his feet but Half Assed passes into half guard.
West is staying active underneath Half Assed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Half Assed trying to mount his opponent but West defends it.
West manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West slips under a jab.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
Half Assed tries a low kick but West avoids it.
West misses with a kick to the body.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West moves away from the strike by Half Assed.
Half Assed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Half Assed's head back.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut.
Half Assed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Half Assed on the side of the head.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Half Assed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Half Assed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the head.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
Half Assed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
West throws a jab when Half Assed was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Half Assed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Half Assed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. West sprawls well initially but Half Assed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
West manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Half Assed keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Half Assed blocks a body shot from West.
Half Assed swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Half Assed.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Half Assed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries a body shot but Half Assed blocks it.
Half Assed blocks a body shot from West.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Half Assed misses with the head strike.
Half Assed lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
Stalling in the clinch from Half Assed.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands an uppercut.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from West.
Half Assed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning West up against the cage.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West tries to work over Half Assed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Half Assed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West blocks an uppercut.
West misses with the head strike.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Half Assed backwards.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Half Assed is keeping busy.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Half Assed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Half Assed struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
A body shot lands from West.
Half Assed lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Half Assed fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Half Assed.
Half Assed tries a body shot but West blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeShawn West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Half Assed misses with a straight left.
A big right from West misses.
Half Assed moves into range and connects with a jab.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut.
Half Assed staying out of range there.
Half Assed blocks a jab.
Half Assed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West lets loose with a powerful body kick. Half Assed will feel that in the morning.
West tries to land a body kick
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West blocks a low kick nicely.
West was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Half Assed lands with a cross.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Half Assed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West throws out a counter right but Half Assed avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Half Assed catches West right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a kick to the body.
Half Assed moves out of range of the strikes.
Half Assed throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West connects with a looping right hand.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
Half Assed misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from West, right into the meat of the thigh.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West looks to land a left hand but Half Assed moved out of range nicely.
Half Assed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed is just content to waste time from the top position. West takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Half Assed looking to pass the guard.
Half Assed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Half Assed trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Half Assed prevents West from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
A jab from Half Assed finds it's way through West's defenses.
Half Assed blocks a leg kick.
Half Assed throws a quick counter head kick but West was just out of range.
Half Assed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Half Assed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
DeShawn West has got the better of the ground game so far.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Half Assed is really struggling to control West but he's trying to hold on to the position.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Half Assed is proving a slippery customer.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Half Assed dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West feints and then cracks Half Assed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Half Assed down.
West feints and then cracks Half Assed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Half Assed down.
Half Assed misses with a low kick.
Half Assed throws a hook but West blocks it.
Half Assed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before West can pounce on him.
Half Assed throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
Half Assed lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Half Assed counters with a left to the body.
West misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
No luck for Half Assed with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Half Assed, as that shot connected.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Half Assed throws a half hearted mid kick.
West ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Half Assed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Half Assed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
West replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Half Assed blocks it well.
The crowd cheers as Half Assed lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
Half Assed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West throws a lazy right hand but Half Assed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anti Half Assed is winning the standup battle so far.
Half Assed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Half Assed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the head.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Half Assed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Half Assed misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Half Assed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Half Assed from controlling successfully.
West keeping full guard, as Half Assed tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and West dives on top into guard.
West wants to control from the top but Half Assed keeps moving.
Half Assed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
West preventing the sweep.
Half Assed trying to control the position here.
Half Assed working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
West is stalling in the full guard.
West has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Half Assed is proving hard to escape from.
Half Assed is looking for a triangle but West pushes his legs off easily.
Half Assed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Half Assed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Half Assed seems keen to control West's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Anti Half Assed did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
West misses with a hook.
Half Assed is looking to counter punch.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
West feints a counter leg kick.
Half Assed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West throws a hook to the side of Half Assed's head but Half Assed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Half Assed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West defending well as Half Assed loads up on a big left hand.
West throws a body punch but Half Assed moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by West.
Half Assed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
Half Assed shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Half Assed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Half Assed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West punishes Half Assed's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
Half Assed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Half Assed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Half Assed lands a jab to the head.
West lands with a good body shot.
West connects with a body shot.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Half Assed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Half Assed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Half Assed is looking to counter punch.
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!
West moves out of range as Half Assed strikes.
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Half Assed moves away from the strike by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Half Assed misses the target.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West connects with a leg kick.
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Half Assed works West's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Half Assed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a leg kick but West checks it.
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Half Assed swings widly with a right hand
and West counters with a good low kick that Half Assed was not able to check.
Half Assed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Half Assed.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
West counters with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
West misses with a body shot.
Half Assed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Half Assed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
Half Assed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West is looking to chop away at Half Assed's legs.
West stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Half Assed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Half Assed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Half Assed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed looking to control but instead West has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Half Assed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and West defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Half Assed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Half Assed wants to work for an arm triangle but West is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Half Assed is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but DeShawn West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
West throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
Half Assed misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for West.
Half Assed misses with a hook.
West appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
West ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
West checks a leg kick.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Half Assed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West digs a good body shot into Half Assed's ribs.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
West scores with the left hand. Half Assed knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Half Assed's corner calls for a 1-2. Half Assed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Half Assed.
West motions for Half Assed to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
West scores with a leg kick.
West missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Half Assed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching West on his heels. He'll look to pass West's guard now, I'm sure.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Half Assed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is defending against the submission attempts here by Half Assed.
Half Assed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Half Assed stops West from getting back to his feet.
Half Assed wants to pass the guard but West is defending well.
West keeping hold of Half Assed's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Half Assed is taking a breather. West says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Half Assed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
West is staying active underneath Half Assed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Half Assed checks a leg kick.
Half Assed works the jab nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Half Assed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West avoids the head kick by Half Assed.
West ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DeShawn West.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... DeShawn West!
DeShawn West is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble DeShawn West misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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