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RISE 33: Lemieux v Hunter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Eternal (ranked 22622 p4p, 3217 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 237 p4p, 66 weight class). Brandis has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew as his entrance music. 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 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandis scores with a jab to the head.
Eternal misses with a straight left.
Eternal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eternal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eternal throws a hook to the side of Brandis's head but Brandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eternal throws out the jab.
Brandis is looking for the big counter here.
Eternal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandis manages to avoid it.
Eternal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Eternal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eternal looks to clinch
and Brandis counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eternal misses the body punch
and Brandis counters with a crisp one two that drops Eternal! Brandis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Eternal to his feet! Eternal is in big trouble!
 Eternal is rocked!
Eternal looks to land a right hand but Brandis moved out of range.
Oh Eternal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eternal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eternal seems to have got his legs back now.
Eternal tries to clinch up.
Brandis ducks under a wild hook from Eternal.
Thanos Eternal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Eternal there.
Eternal wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis misses the shot to the body.
Brandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eternal.
Brandis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eternal misses with a straight left.
Eternal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eternal tries to clinch but Brandis is having none of it.
Brandis moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Brandis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Brandis misses.
Brandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eternal.
Eternal throws out a loose jab but Brandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eternal seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Brandis shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Eternal is backing up but Brandis catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Eternal covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Brandis Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fletch Brandis!
After winning the bout, Fletch Brandis 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maiki Taison (ranked 21110 p4p, 18511 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 116 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maiki Taison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Taison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Immanuel keeps control of Taison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Taison breaks from the clinch.
Taison swats away the attempt to clinch by Immanuel.
Immanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Taison does no damage.
Taison forces Immanuel back against the cage and clinches.
Taison can't break the clinch.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Immanuel.
Taison is trying to push Immanuel away but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Immanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taison backwards.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Taison.
Taison is trying to force a seperation but Immanuel has the dominant position.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Immanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Taison's head.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
A frustrated look appears on Taison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taison working hard to break the clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taison.
Taison breaks the clinch.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Taison.
Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Taison lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taison breaks from the clinch.
Taison swats away the attempt to clinch by Immanuel.
Immanuel drives through and clinches with Taison against the cage.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel has Taison pressed against the cage, preventing Taison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taison lands a shot to the body.
Taison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Taison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
Taison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taison manages to break the clinch.
Taison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Immanuel on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel takes the fight into the clinch.
Taison can't break the clinch.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Taison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Immanuel.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taison can't break the clinch.
Taison breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taison manages to break the clinch.
Immanuel tries to keep at a distance but Taison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Taison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Taison taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Taison lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taison throws an elbow that misses.
Taison manages to break the clinch.
Taison misses with a double jab.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Taison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taison moves into range and clinches up with Immanuel.
Taison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Taison misses with some punches.
Immanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Taison backwards.
Immanuel prevents Taison from breaking the clinch.
Taison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
Taison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Immanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taison.
Immanuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Taison both land. Nice combination.
Taison has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Immanuel moves into range and clinches up with Taison.
Taison slows down the pace here.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Taison is trying to push Immanuel away but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Taison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Immanuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Immanuel prevents Taison from breaking the clinch.
Immanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taison tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
Taison blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Taison tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Taison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Taison misses its intended target.
It seemed like Immanuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling him.
Taison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taison tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Taison 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.
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!
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Taison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taison is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Immanuel manages to avoid it.
Taison swinging wildly here.
Maiki Taison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taison throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Immanuel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taison moves into range and clinches up with Immanuel.
Immanuel gets through Taison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taison blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Taison.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Immanuel prevents Taison from breaking the clinch.
Taison can't break the clinch.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taison backwards.
Immanuel prevents Taison from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taison wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Taison.
Taison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Immanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Taison circles away.
Taison throws a right and a left that Immanuel avoids nicely.
Immanuel moves in looking to clinch but Taison pushes him off.
Taison takes the fight into the clinch.
Taison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Immanuel is defending well for now.
Taison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Taison.
Immanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taison.
Taison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Taison tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taison tries to keep at a distance but Immanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taison wants to break free but Immanuel has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel keeps control of Taison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taison blocking some punches.
Taison breaks the clinch.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taison misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Immanuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel tries to clinch up but Taison circles away and keeps his distance.
As Immanuel looks to move away, Taison throws a big counter combo but Immanuel just gets out of the way.
Immanuel takes the fight into the clinch.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Taison.
Taison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taison blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taison is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Taison.
Taison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maiki Taison is winning the standup battle so far.
Immanuel pushes Taison up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
Immanuel prevents Taison from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Immanuel as Taison tries to tie him up.
Taison tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Taison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Immanuel.
Taison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Immanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Immanuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taison.
A little jabbing left from Immanuel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel moves into range and clinches up with Taison.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
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!
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Taison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taison fails to land with a series of punches.
Taison tries to clinch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Taison looks to land a combination. Immanuel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taison misses with the combination.
Taison throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
Taison tries to bum rush Immanuel with a series of wild strikes but Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Taison in a clinch.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Taison's head.
Taison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taison misses with a knee strike.
Taison breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Taison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Taison works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Taison misses with a punch on the inside.
Taison is trying to break free.
Taison tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Immanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taison working hard to break the clinch.
Taison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Immanuel walks into a left hand.
Taison forces Immanuel back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Taison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taison lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisons head.
Taison is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Taison.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Taison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maiki Taison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taison.
Yeshua Immanuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taison wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeshua Immanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Immanuel 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
After winning the bout, Yeshua Immanuel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Saint Di Angelo (ranked 5155 p4p, 6192 weight class) and Hawk Fleximario (ranked 622 p4p, 699 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 New York, Rene Saint Di Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Di Angelo throws a combination that misses
enabling Fleximario to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Fleximario blocks the leg kick.
Saint Di Angelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Di Angelo throws a right and a left that Fleximario avoids nicely.
Saint Di Angelo misses with an uppercut
and Fleximario counters with a crisp right hand that drops Saint Di Angelo! Fleximario lets Saint Di Angelo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Saint Di Angelo is rocked!
 It looks like Rene Saint Di Angelo has been cut.
Saint Di Angelo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Fleximario keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Fleximario as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Di Angelo throws a leg kick which misses Fleximario's front leg but catches the back leg as Fleximario tries to avoid it.
Fleximario takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fleximario drops Saint Di Angelo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Saint Di Angelo looks back up at him and smiles so Fleximario waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Saint Di Angelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Fleximario delivers a spinning backfist that drops Saint Di Angelo like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hawk Fleximario!
Our winner, Hawk Fleximario, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Tamm (ranked 5968 p4p, 5000 weight class) and Elias Jeppesen (ranked 654 p4p, 587 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yegor Tamm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias Jeppesen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tamm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jeppesen.
Jeppesen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeppesen has closed the distance and engaged Tamm in a clinch.
Tamm takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Jeppesen to work.
Jeppesen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeppesen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeppesen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeppesen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamm's elbow.
Jeppesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeppesen throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jeppesen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamm dodges an elbow strike from Jeppesen.
Jeppesen misses with an elbow strike.
Jeppesen lands an elbow that stopped Tamm in his tracks for a moment.
Tamm working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeppesen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tamm's brow.
Tamm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeppesen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tamm blocks the elbow strike.
Tamm avoids the elbow strike from Jeppesen, against the cage.
Jeppesen tries a body shot but Tamm blocks it.
Jeppesen lands an elbow just above Tamm 's eye.
Tamm takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeppesen lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamm blocks an elbow strike.
Jeppesen lands an elbow just above Tamm 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeppesen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeppesen lands an elbow inside that Tamm shrugs off.
It looks like Yegor Tamm has been cut.
Tamm fails to pull guard.
Jeppesen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeppesen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tamm avoids the elbow strike from Jeppesen, against the cage.
Jeppesen lands an elbow that stopped Tamm in his tracks for a moment.
Jeppesen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamm controls his hands.
Jeppesen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeppesen taking a breather.
Jeppesen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tamm is rocked!
Jeppesen throws an elbow but it misses.
Tamm avoids the elbow strike from Jeppesen, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamm looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tamm tries to break the clinch but Jeppesen is controlling the position.
Jeppesen has Tamm pushed against the cage.
Jeppesen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tamm is breathing heavily.
Jeppesen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeppesen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeppesen throws an elbow that misses.
Jeppesen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jeppesen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeppesen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jeppesen lands an elbow that stopped Tamm in his tracks for a moment.
Tamm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Tamm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeppesen lands an elbow just above Tamm 's eye.
Jeppesen has Tamm pressed against the cage. He pushes Tamm back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jeppesen throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tamm crashing to the floor! Jeppesen piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tamm is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Jeppesen!
A victorious Elias Jeppesen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope Cozad (ranked 6342 p4p, 5939 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 659 p4p, 630 weight class). Cozad comes to the cage accompanied by Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cozad lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cozad fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Cozad appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Cozad.
 Jones is rocked!
Cozad is stalking Jones. Jones circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cozad, and it's lights out! Jones really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pope Cozad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Greenwald (ranked 4185 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 80 p4p, 46 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Greenwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greenwald looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Bouncer throws a jab but it's blocked by Greenwald.
The Bouncer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greenwald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
Greenwald takes one on the button.
A left and a right from The Bouncer both land. Nice combination.
Greenwald 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.
Greenwald walks into a jab.
Greenwald swinging wildly here.
The Bouncer connects with a body shot that sends Greenwald's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer lands a glancing blow to the side of Greenwald's head.
Greenwald is rocked!
The Bouncer feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Greenwald crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benny The Bouncer!
A victorious Benny The Bouncer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Susskind (ranked 2270 p4p, 3308 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 328 p4p, 436 weight class). Elinho Mineiro 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Susskind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susskind thuds a left hand into Mineiro's body.
Mineiro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mineiro tries to clinch up.
Mineiro wants to clinch.
Mineiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mineiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susskind.
Mineiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susskind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mineiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mineiro tries to clinch but Susskind moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Elinho Mineiro has been cut.
Mineiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mineiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Susskind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mineiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susskind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susskind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mineiro's head backwards.
Susskind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mineiro moves away.
Mineiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Susskind definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Susskind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mineiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Susskind.
Susskind scores with a hook to the body. Mineiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Susskind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mineiro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mineiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Susskind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mineiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Mineiro looks winded!
Susskind with a nice cross.
Susskind throws a right hand that Mineiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Mineiro also avoids with ease.
Susskind cracks Mineiro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Susskind has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mineiro to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Susskind misses.
Mineiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Susskind.
Mineiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Susskind counters with a straight right hand.
Mineiro is rocked!
Susskind lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mineiro tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Susskind!
Leonard Susskind 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Altieri (ranked 1571 p4p, 2828 weight class) and Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 211 p4p, 357 weight class). Chomofsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Altieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altieri shoots in for a takedown but Chomofsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Altieri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chomofsky is out of range and Altieri settles back down.
Altieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Chomofsky circles away.
Chomofsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Altieri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chomofsky somewhat.
Altieri misses with a straight right.
Altieri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chomofsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Altieri defends it well.
Altieri throws a body kick that misses
and Chomofsky counters with a shoot takedown. Altieri fights it but they end up in guard.
Altieri keeping moving, preventing Chomofsky from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Altieri holds on and takes a little breather.
Chomofsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky looking to pass the guard.
Chomofsky trying to control but Altieri is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky wants to pass the guard but Altieri is keeping the position.
Altieri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Altieri tries to get out of the position.
Altieri can't keep his opponent in guard - Chomofsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chomofsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Altieri wants to control but Chomofsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Altieri wants to improve his position but Chomofsky is controlling well.
Altieri trying to control but Chomofsky postures up.
Chomofsky is trying to work for a kimura but Altieri is defending well.
Still in half guard, Chomofsky seems content to control.
Chomofsky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Altieri is just riding it out for now. Chomofsky eventually gives up the hold.
Chomofsky is looking to stall here but Altieri recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky slips nicely into half guard.
Chomofsky is pressing down on Altieri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Altieri is holding on for now.
Chomofsky prevents Altieri from improving his position.
Chomofsky trying to control from Altieri's half guard. Altieri has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Chomofsky drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Altieri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chomofsky has Altieri in his guard.
Altieri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chomofsky looking to control.
Chomofsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Altieri manages to get himself to full guard.
Chomofsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Altieri is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomofsky trying to control but Altieri is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chomofsky misses with a looping left.
Chomofsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Altieri but Altieri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Altieri tries to sprawl out of it but Chomofsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Altieri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chomofsky's coach down at Gunner's School of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chomofsky's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chomofsky avoids the body shot from Altieri.
Altieri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Altieri is trying to control. Chomofsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky gets back to full guard.
Chomofsky looking for a triangle here. Altieri is fighting it but it looks tight! Chomofsky pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Altieri is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Linkavitch Chomofsky!
Linkavitch Chomofsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 2655 p4p, 4024 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 58 p4p, 141 weight class). Honda has chosen E. Honda Stage Theme Extended as his entrance music. 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 - 25 - 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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda shoots in looking for a takedown. Chugman tries to sprawl out of it but Honda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chugman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Honda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chugman circles away.
Honda shoots in but Chugman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chugman feinted with a counter takedown.
Klaus Chugman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Honda.
Honda fails with the takedown.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honda sprawls and moves away.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
Chugman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Honda misses with a body kick.
Chugman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses with a looping right.
Honda feints the counter takedown.
Chugman throws a body shot but no joy.
Honda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chugman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Honda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chugman scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Honda working for submissions but it's allowed Chugman to get to half guard.
Chugman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chugman works his way into side control.
Chugman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chugman happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Honda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Honda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Honda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman working the ground and pound.
Chugman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Honda keeps working.
Chugman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Honda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Honda is looking to regain half guard here but Chugman keeps moving and retains side control.
Honda gets back to half guard.
Chugman is trying to control. Honda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chugman is working for a kimura but Honda is defending it quite comfortably.
Honda wants to improve his position but Chugman is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda taking some punishment here, with Chugman in his half guard.
Honda manages to get to full guard.
Honda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Honda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that round.
That's time! Chugman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Honda dives in for a single leg takedown but Chugman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chugman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Honda quickly recovers to half guard.
Chugman wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Chugman.
Chugman is trying to control. Honda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chugman is working for a submission of some sort.
Honda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Honda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chugman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chugman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chugman is trying to keep Honda in close.
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two 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.
Honda postures up.
Honda is looking to work some ground and pound but Chugman has wrist control.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Chugman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honda connects with a couple of short punches.
Honda postures up.
Honda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chugman trying to control the position.
Chugman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honda defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda chips away with some ground and pound.
Honda is sitting in close to Chugman's body. Chugman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Honda is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Honda is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chugman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Klaus Chugman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Klaus Chugman waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Edmond Honda had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 617 p4p, 849 weight class) and Commie Hunter (ranked 18 p4p, 20 weight class). Commie Hunter 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 34 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Commie Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Commie Hunter has been cut.
Lemieux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Lemieux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooh!!! Hunter has knocked Lemieux down with a huge combo! Hunter steps away and waves a wobbly Lemieux back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Lemieux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lemieux rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lemieux is rocked!
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Lemieux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemieux walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hunter! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Commie Hunter!
Commie Hunter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Warrior Fight Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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