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RISE 24: Halo v Gustavsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Rambeau (ranked 5081 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 599 p4p, 582 weight class). Kobe Okoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Rambeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro gets caught flat footed, as Rambeau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Okoro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rambeau frees his head nicely. Oh but Okoro has switched to an armbar! Rambeau is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kobe Okoro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 5551 p4p, 5898 weight class) and Teófilo Stevenson (ranked 453 p4p, 468 weight class). Stevenson has chosen TEÓFILO STEVENSON - NOCKOUTS as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teófilo Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cizek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cizek is having none of it.
Cizek throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
It seemed like Stevenson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Cizek backs off Stevenson throws a huge counter combo but Cizek manages to avoid it all.
Cizek throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Cizek takes one on the button.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevenson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cizek moves out of range.
Cizek looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Cizek avoids them all with ease.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cizek.
Stevenson drives through and clinches with Cizek against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cizek throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson 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.
Cizek throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Teófilo Stevenson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cizek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick by Cizek misses
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Stevenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cizek is breathing heavily.
Stevenson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut. Cizek saw that one coming.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cizek is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cizek is having none of it.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 Stevenson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cizek circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Cizek ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick
and Stevenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cizek throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick
and Stevenson counters with a nice body shot.
Stevenson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cizek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stevenson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cizek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cizek backs up against the cage.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Cizek misses
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cizek.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cizek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cizek throws a lazy head kick
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
Cizek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cizek lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson scores with a jab. Cizek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teófilo Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teófilo Stevenson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cizek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Cizek's head but Cizek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cizek circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson scores with a nice strike.
Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Cizek throws a quick counter head kick but Stevenson was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Cizek.
Stevenson tries to break free but Cizek pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Cizek avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cizek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Cizek trying to land knees to the body.
Cizek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cizek.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Cizek misses
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson has managed to clinch.
Stevenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cizek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson swings for the body but Cizek moves out of range.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Cizek avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Cizek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cizek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Cizek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Stevenson lands.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Cizek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cizek also avoids with ease.
Cizek throws a lazy head kick
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyril Cizek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Cizek misses
and Stevenson counters with a one-two to the body.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevenson!
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stevenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick by Cizek misses
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
 Cizek is rocked!
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Cizek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cizek walks into a straight right hand from Stevenson.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Cizek takes one to the chin there.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Cizek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Teófilo Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cizek tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Stevenson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teófilo Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teófilo Stevenson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cizek at a distance.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson cracks Cizek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cizek walks straight into a right hand from Stevenson - that's dropped him! Stevenson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cizek from any more punishment! Cizek complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Teófilo Stevenson!
During a confident post fight interview, Teófilo Stevenson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Zlobin (ranked 5186 p4p, 5806 weight class) and Icarus Aphelios (ranked 606 p4p, 641 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Zlobin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Icarus Aphelios!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphelios shoots in but Zlobin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Aphelios.
Aphelios tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zlobin defends well and Aphelios ends up having to push Zlobin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aphelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aphelios swings widly with a right hand
and Zlobin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zlobin feints a jab promting Aphelios to slip. Zlobin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aphelios slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aphelios looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aphelios shoots in for a takedown but Zlobin shows good takedown defense.
Andrey Zlobin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Icarus Aphelios.
Aphelios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aphelios is rocked!
Aphelios drops his hands momentarily. Zlobin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Aphelios staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Aphelios doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrey Zlobin!
Andrey Zlobin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 5311 p4p, 5360 weight class) and Robert Nesta (ranked 608 p4p, 610 weight class). Lancaster comes into the arena with Slipknot - I Am Hated blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Nesta!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster scores with a takedown into Nesta's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Nesta.
Lancaster throws a strike but Nesta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lancaster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nesta's guard.
Nesta controls Lancaster momentarily but Lancaster frees himself.
Lancaster controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lancaster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nesta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a strike but Nesta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Nesta is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is adopting a defensive guard.
Nesta won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
Lancaster is working hard here to advance position.
Nesta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lancaster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nesta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nesta won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nesta trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Nesta stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nesta is trying to maintain the position but Lancaster is very close to passing his half guard.
Lancaster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nesta's head.
Lancaster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nesta keeps working.
Lancaster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nesta wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nesta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lancaster is trying to control. Nesta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lancaster in particular looking to stall.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nesta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nesta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lancaster is working away from the top position though.
Nesta felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nesta wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Nesta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster passes to side control.
Lancaster working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lancaster taking a breather here.
Lancaster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lancaster 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.
Nesta regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
Nesta trying to control but Lancaster postures up.
Nesta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nesta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nesta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nesta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nesta slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nesta punishes Lancaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Nesta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesta can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster shoots in and bounces Nesta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesta wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lancaster manages to pass to side control.
Nesta is looking to control Lancaster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nesta avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nesta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nesta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nesta is refusing to be controlled, as Lancaster sits in half guard.
Nesta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancaster.
Nesta is controlling Lancaster's trapped leg to prevent Lancaster from advancing to side control.
Lancaster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lancaster seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nesta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster content to control rather than advance.
Lancaster throwing shots but Nesta is blocking nicely.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lancaster slows the pace down in half guard.
Nesta trying to control but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lancaster content to control rather than advance.
Lancaster prevents Nesta from improving his position.
Lancaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Robert Nesta has been cut.
Nesta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nesta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lancaster is working away from the top position though.
Nesta wants to get back to full guard but Lancaster has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nesta covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Lancaster!
After winning the bout, Shane Lancaster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cash Cartier (ranked 4883 p4p, 6182 weight class) and Bohdan Doubek (ranked 431 p4p, 481 weight class). Bohdan Doubek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155
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148
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cash Cartier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bohdan Doubek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubek misses with a body shot.
Doubek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cartier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cash Cartier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cartier misses.
Doubek looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartier is just out of range.
Cartier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cartier cracks Doubek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cartier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doubek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doubek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doubek throws out a loose jab but Cartier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartier lands an overhand right.
It looks like Bohdan Doubek has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cartier's half guard.
Cartier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doubek tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartier is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubek is sitting in close to Cartier's body. Cartier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Doubek is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Doubek is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cartier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cash Cartier!
Our winner, Cash Cartier, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 4418 p4p, 6453 weight class) and Blake Mills (ranked 535 p4p, 659 weight class). Seventeen comes to the cage accompanied by Limit break x survivor. Blake Mills will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Mills!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen rushes Mills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seventeen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mills tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seventeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seventeen crunches a lovely knee into Mills's ribcage.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Mills is looking for a takedown.
Mills lands a takedown into guard.
Seventeen is looking to stand back up but Mills counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Seventeen.
Mills is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seventeen!
Mills raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Seventeen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mills off and cradles Seventeen's limp body as Mills celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Blake Mills!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Greene (ranked 6341 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 682 p4p, 567 weight class). Jimbo Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Dennis Greene has been cut.
Greene fails with the takedown
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Greene drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gregor is looking to reverse the position.
Greene content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Greene's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greene slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor regains half guard.
Greene content to control rather than advance.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Greene takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Greene there.
Greene works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gregor can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is still trying to improve position.
Greene controlling from mount.
Gregor tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
Greene has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Greene content just to control the position here.
Greene landing strikes from the mount and Gregor is in trouble!
Gregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gregor taking shots to the head.
Gregor is looking to improve his position but Greene isn't that keen on the idea.
Gregor keeps trying to improve his position.
Greene scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greene content just to control the position here.
Greene prevents Gregor from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene controlling his opponent.
Greene prevents Gregor from getting the reversal.
Greene controlling the pace for now.
Gregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greene looking to finish Gregor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gregor!
Gregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greene sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gregor tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greene sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gregor is working to get back to half guard.
Greene tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greene landing strikes, looking to finish!
Greene controlling his opponent.
Gregor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gregor gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Greene's cut.
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.
Greene looking to score a takedown here. Gregor is defending well but Greene drives through and ends up in Gregor's guard.
Gregor has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Greene sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greene passes into half guard.
Greene controlling the action here.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
Greene wants to free his trapped foot but Gregor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Greene trying to pass the guard but Gregor defending well.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor manages to get to full guard.
Greene passes Gregor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Greene trying to control the pace.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Greene perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greene trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greene not doing much here.
Greene has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gregor looking for subs from the bottom but Greene mounts him!
Greene controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Gregor regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greene stalling.
Greene seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gregor for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene working over Gregor with some ground and pound. Gregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Greene trying to control the pace.
Greene seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Greene seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Greene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Greene's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Greene fails with the takedown
and Gregor counters with a crisp one two that drops Greene! Gregor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Greene to his feet! Greene is in big trouble!
Greene is rocked!
Gregor flashes Greene a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Greene's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Greene crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Gregor punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1969 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 53 p4p, 79 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lalla's choice of entrance music: ЛЮБИ. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183
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131
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Choo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lalla lands a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lalla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing good reports from Choo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lalla working some strikes from top position.
Choo keeping full guard, as Lalla tries to pass.
Lalla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lalla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Choo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lalla.
Lalla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lalla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lalla throwing strikes but missing.
Lalla is posturing up here but Choo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lalla tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lalla has to tap! Slick submission there by Choo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mew Choo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mew Choo made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1948 p4p, 2814 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 52 p4p, 67 weight class). One Fortythree will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130
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143
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World class boxer
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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 - 24 - 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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman clinches up with Fortythree and pushes him back against the cage.
Fortythree tries to work over Chugman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortythree lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chugman or not.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
Chugman jumps guard and drags Fortythree to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chugman keeping full guard, as Fortythree tries to pass.
Chugman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chugman trying to keep a closed guard but Fortythree is proving a slippery customer.
Chugman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman wants to hit a sweep here but Fortythree passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chugman there!
Chugman regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman tries to get to full guard but Fortythree has control of the leg.
Chugman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chugman actively working from the bottom here.
Chugman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chugman.
Chugman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fortythree postures up.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chugman has an active guard here but Fortythree has managed to pass into half guard.
Fortythree prevents Chugman from improving his position.
Fortythree trying to control the pace.
Chugman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fortythree pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fortythree is working away from the top position though.
Chugman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Chugman looking for submissions off his back.
Chugman wants to get back to full guard.
Fortythree passes to side control.
Chugman wants to control but Fortythree postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fortythree tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fortythree misses with a looping left.
Chugman blocks a jab.
Chugman misses with a wild body shot.
Klaus Chugman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chugman looks to land a right hand but Fortythree moved out of range.
Chugman loads up on a big right hand but Fortythree slips the punch.
Chugman scores with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab lands there for Fortythree.
Chugman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chugman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortythree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Chugman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but One Fortythree will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortythree keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Fortythree as Chugman shoots in.
Chugman avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Fortythree lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chugman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fortythree defends well and Chugman ends up having to push Fortythree into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortythree lands with a right to the head.
Fortythree throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chugmans head.
Chugman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortythree pushes Chugman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree stops a takedown attempt from Chugman.
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
Chugman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Chugman stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chugman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Chugman is trying to maintain a safe position but Fortythree gets an underhook and turns Chugman into the cage.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but Fortythree has him pressed against the cage.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Chugman controls the action.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fortythree to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chugman jumps guard but Fortythree stands there with Chugman around his waist. Chugman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fortythree scores with a shot to the side of Chugman's head.
Fortythree lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortythree scores with a shot to the side of Chugman's head.
Chugman tries to score a body lock takedown but Fortythree shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortythree throws a punch but it's blocked by Chugman.
Chugman wants to stall.
One Fortythree seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman has Fortythree pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fortythree manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chugman is trying to maintain a safe position but Fortythree gets an underhook and turns Chugman into the cage.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Fortythree has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chugman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fortythree can turn it around.
Fortythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chugman taking a breather.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Fortythree lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chugman blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chugman tries to pull guard but Fortythree holds him up against the cage and eventually Chugman drops back down to his feet.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chugman trying to stall but Fortythree improves his position.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Fortythree won't allow it.
Fortythree scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chugman is trying to stall.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Fortythree gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chugman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
Fortythree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortythree lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chugman has Fortythree pressed against the cage.
Fortythree lands a nice uppercut.
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.
Fortythree lands a nice uppercut.
Chugman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Fortythree misses.
Chugman lunges at Fortythree with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fortythree's hand.
Fortythree loads up on a big right hand but Chugman slips the punch.
Chugman cracks Fortythree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree clinches up with Chugman and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortythree lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
The referee calls for Chugman to work.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chugman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortythree walks away with a smile on his face. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chugman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortythree lands a really nice looking cross but Chugman seems unphased.
A left lands for Fortythree.
Fortythree's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortythree obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fortythree as he jumps to the side.
Fortythree takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chugman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chugman shoots in looking for a takedown but Fortythree manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chugman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chugman.
Chugman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fortythree is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chugman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
One Fortythree has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fortythree is looking to regain half guard here but Chugman keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman working the body and head with strikes.
Fortythree gets back to half guard.
Fortythree is in trouble now - Chugman has advanced to mount!
Fortythree is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chugman trying to control but Fortythree is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fortythree is desperately trying to improve his position but Chugman has a good base and remains in mount.
Chugman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fortythree is looking to escape.
Fortythree tries to lock up and control but Chugman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chugman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fortythree is on top in guard.
Fortythree wants to pass the guard but Chugman is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to sweep here but Fortythree controlling him for the moment.
Fortythree got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chugman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fortythree has managed to get both his arms back between Chugman's legs - danger averted.
Chugman looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman looking for subs off his back but Fortythree has passed one foot through into half guard.
It looks like Fortythree is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chugman is trying to control but Fortythree passes into side control!
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chugman gets back to half guard.
Chugman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortythree controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klaus Chugman.
Well Fortythree 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortythree!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, One Fortythree made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prana Halo (ranked 501 p4p, 734 weight class) and Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 17 p4p, 23 weight class). Gustavsson has chosen Knockout - 2Pac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivern Gustavsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prana Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo shoots for a takedown but Gustavsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Gustavsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo dives in for a single leg takedown but Gustavsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gustavsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prana Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Halo works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson being controlled here momentarily.
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustavsson defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looking to control.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gustavsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gustavsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halo trying to control the pace.
Halo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gustavsson keeps working.
Halo works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but Gustavsson doesn't allow it.
Halo looking to control but Gustavsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Halo content just to control the position here.
Halo trying to control but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but Gustavsson doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halo wants to control the pace but Gustavsson is squirming around nicely.
Gustavsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gustavsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Halo tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it.
Gustavsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
Halo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halo is looking for a kimura here.
Gustavsson trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
Halo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halo looking to control but Gustavsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halo fails to advance to Gustavsson's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson is looking to get to half guard.
Halo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prana Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gustavsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gustavsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Halo swings around for an armbar but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halo's guard.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustavsson can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Halo is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Halo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Gustavsson slips a nice elbow through Halo's hands, connecting with Halo's forehead.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo is controlling Gustavsson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gustavsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Halo is working away.
Halo trying to hold on to Gustavsson's head to control him but Gustavsson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Halo wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Halo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustavsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustavsson is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position.
Halo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Halo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gustavsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Halo is tightening it up a little... Gustavsson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gustavsson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gustavsson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Halo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Prana Halo!
Prana Halo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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