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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 1223 p4p, 820 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 161 p4p, 108 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Television - Marquee Moon. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Dvalishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a jab when Dvalishvili was well out of range.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith moves forwards but Dvalishvili connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Dvalishvili connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith throws a hook but Dvalishvili avoids it easily.
Dvalishvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dvalishvili throws out the jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dvalishvili moves away.
Dvalishvili appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Dvalishvili moves away and avoids it.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dvalishvili has time to react.
Dvalishvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith 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.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Dvalishvili does it's job there.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a right and a left that Dvalishvili avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Dvalishvili misses.
Smith thows a body kick. Dvalishvili tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dvalishvili does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dvalishvili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Koba Dvalishvili has been cut.
Dvalishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Dvalishvili tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith digs a good body shot into Dvalishvili's ribs.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dvalishvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Dvalishvili connects with a single shot there.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works Dvalishvili's body with a nice hook.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Dvalishvili there.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dvalishvili looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick.
Dvalishvili checks a leg kick.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dvalishvili shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dvalishvili has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Dvalishvili sees coming a mile off.
A jab lands there for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dvalishvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Dvalishvili connects with a body shot.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Dvalishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a low kick but Dvalishvili moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a low kick as Dvalishvili jumps back.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick that misses.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dvalishvili throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Dvalishvili's head back.
Dvalishvili avoids the body shot from Smith.
Dvalishvili was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dvalishvili looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Dvalishvili flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Dvalishvili saw it coming and moves away.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Dvalishvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dvalishvili buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dvalishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dvalishvili looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Dvalishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Dvalishvili checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryant Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koba Dvalishvili's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dvalishvili can pounce on him.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes a swing at Dvalishvili's ribcage but misses.
Bryant Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Dvalishvili misses its intended target.
Dvalishvili 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.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Dvalishvili lands an overhand right.
Dvalishvili defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Dvalishvili misses the target.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dvalishvili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dvalishvili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Dvalishvili is just out of range.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dvalishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dvalishvili lands with an overhand left.
Dvalishvili lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dvalishvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili walks into a jab.
Dvalishvili rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dvalishvili tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dvalishvili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dvalishvilis head.
Dvalishvili misses with some punches.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dvalishvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick.
Dvalishvili ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A nice leg kick from Dvalishvili, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dvalishvili.
A punch lands to the side of Dvalishvili 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dvalishvili slips a jab from Smith.
A jab from Dvalishvili does it's job there.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dvalishvili moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
Smith tries to break free but Dvalishvili pushes him back against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
Dvalishvili throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dvalishvili.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dvalishvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dvalishvili is working Smith over against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dvalishvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Dvalishvili dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dvalishvili as the two fighters clinch.
Dvalishvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dvalishvili swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Dvalishvili scoring well with a low kick there.
Dvalishvili wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Dvalishvili scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
A cross from Smith lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dvalishvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dvalishvili with a nice cross.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Dvalishvili avoids them all with ease.
Dvalishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dvalishvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dvalishvili with a nice calf kick.
Dvalishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and clinches.
Dvalishvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith moves away from the strike by Dvalishvili.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Dvalishvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dvalishvili lands with a good body shot.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dvalishvili.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Dvalishvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koba Dvalishvili's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Dvalishvili thumps Smith with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
The crowd cheers as Dvalishvili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Dvalishvili dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith throws a leg kick
and Dvalishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dvalishvili moves away.
Dvalishvili avoids the body shot from Smith.
Dvalishvili throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dvalishvili's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
 Dvalishvili is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dvalishvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Dvalishvili gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 2725 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 376 p4p, 186 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Fusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Fusi scores with a nice strike.
Fusi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barrels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Fusi throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a straight right.
Barrels throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Barrels misses.
Barrels shoots in for a double leg but Fusi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Barrels wants to counter with a clinch but Fusi pushes him away.
Fusi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Barrels tries to move into range but Fusi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barrels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi cracks Barrels with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi scores with the left hand. Barrels knows he should have avoided that one.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Fusi sets himself, and Barrels steps forward looking for the clinch! Fusi avoids it this time.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Fusi - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barrels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barrels misses the jab.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi throws the left hand but Barrels avoids the punch easily.
Barrels loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Barrels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barrels misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Barrels.
 It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Barrels misses.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrels throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fusi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barrels is in Fusi's guard.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Fusi is keeping the position.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Fusi is pulling down on Barrels's head. It's preventing any offense from Barrels, at least for the moment.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Fusi has wrist control.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James Fusi's cut is getting worse.
Barrels in the domination position with Fusi hanging on.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels scoring with punches from side control.
Jeez, James Fusi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Fusi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 592 p4p, 320 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 82 p4p, 38 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens misses with a looping right.
Pandens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
It looked like Gentil was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandens.
Pandens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Pandens staying out of range there.
It seemed like Pandens 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.
Pandens lands an overhand right.
Gentil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes one on the button.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Pandens throws a right hand that misses
and Gentil counters with a series of strikes. Pandens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Pandens.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pandens, as that shot connected.
Pandens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Pandens raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gentil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gentil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentil lunges at Pandens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandens's hand.
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Gentil throws a big shot that misses.
Pandens tries to bum rush Gentil with a series of wild strikes but Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gentil throws a right and a left that Pandens avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Gentil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gentil.
Gentil tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Gentil moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Gentil is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gentil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandens scrambles back to his feet.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Pandens works Gentil's body with a nice hook.
Pandens lands a glancing blow to the side of Gentil's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Gentil moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gentil throws a jab when Pandens was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Gentil blocks a jab.
Gentil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gentil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azriel Pandens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gentil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Gentil misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Pandens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pandens. Beautiful body shot.
Gentil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandens misses the jab.
Pandens digs a good body shot into Gentil's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gentil might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gentil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandens.
Gentil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentil.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a single shot there.
A cross from Pandens lands.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
Gentil looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
Gentil lands with a good body shot.
Gentil loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
Gentil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gentil misses the shot to the body.
Gentil misses with a head kick.
Pandens swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Pandens dodges the punch combination from Gentil.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pandens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Gentil is rocked!
Gentil tries to get into range but Pandens steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gentil! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Pandens scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 616 p4p, 641 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 85 p4p, 89 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Sober. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass staying out of range there.
Badass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
Badass checks a leg kick nicely.
Badass defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass wants to take a breather but Miller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Badass.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is pulling down on Badass's head to control his posture.
Badass throwing strikes but missing.
Badass trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Badass throwing strikes but missing.
Badass looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badass's head.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Badass wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badass's head.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Miller is in close to Badass's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Badass gets a clinch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller digs a right hand into Badass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badass's gas tank.
Miller keeps control of Badass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Badass is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller has clasped his hands together around Badass's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miller is working Badass over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass tries to improve position but can't.
Miller trying to control the action but Badass is working from the bottom.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass sneaks back into half guard.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?
Badass has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Miller is keen to just control but Badass is a slippery customer.
Badass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Miller throws a strike but Badass avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Badass is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Miller stands up over Badass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller is working Badass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Miller won't allow Badass to sweep him here.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Badass has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass looking for a sweep. Not yet Badass, not yet.
Miller works over Badass with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Badass's guard.
Badass is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Miller moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Badass.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Badass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badass gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Badass.
Badass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Badass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Badass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Badass's front leg but catches the back leg as Badass tries to avoid it.
Badass slips under a jab.
And Badass tries to counter it with a takedown but Miller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Miller throws a leg kick but Badass moved away.
Badass unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Badass scores with a nice body kick.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valtteri Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Badass scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Badass tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Badass tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Badass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Badass swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badass is out of range.
Miller swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Badass but Badass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Valtteri Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Badass walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
Miller digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Badass tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Badass pulls Miller into guard.
Lynton Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badass's head.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Badass has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lynton Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badass wants to hit a sweep here but Miller passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Badass there!
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Miller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Badass for as long as he can get away with.
Badass is desperately trying to improve his position but Miller has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lynton Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynton Miller!
An out of breath Lynton Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 262 p4p, 384 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 33 p4p, 54 weight class). Grigoriy Petrov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koivisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koivisto throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Koivisto avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Koivisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koivisto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petrov 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.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Koivisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koivisto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koivisto misses with a hook.
Koivisto misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
Koivisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koivisto fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koivisto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koivisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Koivisto ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Koivisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Koivisto misses.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
Petrov digs a good hook to Koivisto's body.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Koivisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koivisto, as that shot connected.
Koivisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Koivisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koivisto checks it well.
Petrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Koivisto in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koivisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Koivisto digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Koivisto scores with a nice right hand.
Koivisto scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koivisto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivisto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Koivisto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koivisto is putting a hurting on Petrov here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Petrov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koivisto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Koivisto throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Petrov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Petrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koivisto.
Koivisto 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.
Koivisto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov trying to control from the bottom.
Petrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koivisto.
Petrov is defending against the submission attempts here by Koivisto.
Koivisto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto working the head and body with strikes.
Koivisto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koivisto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koivisto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koivisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrov defending well though.
Petrov is defending against the submission attempts here by Koivisto.
Koivisto is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is controlling Koivisto's trapped leg to prevent Koivisto from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Koivisto misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Koivisto misses its intended target.
Koivisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov tries to move into range but Koivisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Petrov slams his shin into Koivisto's torso.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Koivisto seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koivisto scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Koivisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koivisto digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Koivisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Koivisto misses with a body shot.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick from Petrov.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koivisto throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koivisto walks into a jab.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Koivisto misses.
Koivisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Koivisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Koivisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov catches Koivisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koivisto misses the jab.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koivisto with a body shot.
Koivisto dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koivisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koivisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrov misses with a hook. Koivisto ducked under it nicely.
Koivisto throws a good cross that connects.
Koivisto throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koivisto.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Koivisto moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koivisto. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Petrov throws a body punch but Koivisto moves out of range.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Koivisto cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Koivisto off balance momentarily.
Koivisto cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
A left lands for Koivisto.
A swing and a miss from Koivisto.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick lands for Koivisto.
Koivisto connects with a single shot there.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Koivisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koivisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov feints and then cracks Koivisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivisto down.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Koivisto misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Koivisto misses.
Petrov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koivisto will feel that in the morning.
Petrov throws a low kick, looking for Koivisto's leg but Koivisto calmly moves out of range.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koivisto.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Koivisto throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Koivisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ultima Koivisto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koivisto looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Koivisto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koivisto throws a strike but Petrov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Petrov passes Koivisto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koivisto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petrov's back!
Koivisto lands a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koivisto scores with punches to the body.
Petrov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Koivisto.
Even with his hooks in, Koivisto manages to miss with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Petrov right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koivisto throwing sloppy strikes.
Koivisto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Koivisto punches the canvas rather than the man.
Koivisto working for a choke but Petrov is defending well.
Koivisto throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Petrov turns into Koivisto and is now in his guard.
Koivisto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koivisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grigoriy Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto looking for a guillotine here but Petrov defends easily.
Koivisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koivisto looking for a guillotine here but Petrov defends easily.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto trying to control the position.
Koivisto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koivisto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Koivisto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koivisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Petrov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koivisto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Koivisto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultima Koivisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koivisto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultima Koivisto!
A relieved looking Ultima Koivisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 227 p4p, 552 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 44 p4p, 88 weight class). Laine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Kimbo Slice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine closes the distance and clinches.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Slice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Slice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine scores with a head kick.
Slice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Slice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine connects with the punch.
Laine rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slice connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
Slice throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Slice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Slice's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slice's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Slice moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Laine clinches up against the cage.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Slice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Laine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Laine cracks Slice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Slice lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Laine misses.
A little jabbing left from Slice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Slice moves away and avoids it.
Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Slice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Slice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Laine blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Slice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slice lands a nice uppercut.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slice working aggressively here.
Slice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Laine's head back.
Laine is looking to clinch.
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Laine has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Slice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slice blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Slice lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Slice looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Laine thuds his right hand into Slice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slice moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine 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.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine lands with a hook. Slice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - Slice had a free shot at his head there.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
Slice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice blocks the body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A jab lands there for Slice.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
It seemed like Slice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Slice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slice blocking some punches.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine prevents a body shot from Slice.
Slice misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slice working aggressively here.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Slice looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Slice misses the jab.
Slice cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Slice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice thumps Laine with a low kick.
Slice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Slice misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Slice.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Slice throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a right hand to the body.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine misses with a kick to the body
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Slice's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slice in his tracks.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Laine clinches up against the cage.
Laine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.
Slice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laines head.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slice's elbow.
Slice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Slice.
Slice thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Slice scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Laine moves into range and clinches up with Slice.
Oulu Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slice blocks a body shot from Laine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Slice lands a body shot.
Slice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slice lands a nice uppercut.
Laine gets through Slice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine ducks right into an uppercut from Slice.
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Slice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Laine with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine is looking to slow Slice down with leg kicks.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slice feints a counter leg kick.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Laine looks to land a combination. Slice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slice! But no joy.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Oulu Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a crisp right hand that drops Laine! Slice lets Laine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Laine is rocked!
Slice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Slice jabs at Laine's body.
Laine thuds his right hand into Slice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
Slice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves away from the strike by Slice.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Slice scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Laine tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Slice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Slice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slice slips a straight right by Laine.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Laine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Slice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oulu Laine!
A relieved looking Oulu Laine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Brown (ranked 329 p4p, 586 weight class) and Andy Viking (ranked 57 p4p, 91 weight class). Andy Viking 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Viking. Viking obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Viking changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Viking chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Viking bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Viking misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Viking 's knee.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Viking swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown defending well as Viking loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viking misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Viking avoided it.
Viking tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viking.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viking misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Viking scores with a leg kick.
Viking fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andy Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viking works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Viking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Viking tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Viking.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Viking was just out of range.
Viking misses with a straight left.
Viking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viking has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Viking.
Viking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Viking does no damage.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown slips under a jab from Viking.
A shot to the body from Viking misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Viking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Viking throws a lazy head kick
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Viking moves away from the strike by Brown.
Viking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A low kick from Viking is predictable there
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Viking throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viking.
Brown tries to counter by clinching up but Viking breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Viking moved out of range nicely.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Viking looks winded!
Brown pushes Viking away with a front kick.
Viking gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Brown gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob Brown!
Billy Bob Brown 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 466 p4p, 116 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 66 p4p, 17 weight class). River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River checks a leg kick.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kilgore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Kilgore lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
Kilgore connects with a crisp jab.
Kilgore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows River to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River is fighting to break Kilgore's control of his arms but Kilgore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kilgore looking to hit a scissor sweep but River is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore controls River momentarily but River frees himself.
Kilgore has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
River throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kilgore was covering up waiting for the punch and River finishes the takedown easily into guard.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilgore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
River is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
River is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kilgore has River pulled in close to control his posture.
River lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
River is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilgore has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but River has passed into side control.
River lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep.
River lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kilgore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilgore wants to improve his position but River is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. River lands a nice short elbow.
River missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilgore tries to roll over but River keeps him under control.
Kilgore works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kollaa River dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kilgore misses with a leg kick
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
River tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilgore tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilgore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilgore cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River clinches up against the cage.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
River jumps guard but Kilgore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River is trying to pull guard but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Kilgore presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River working aggressively here.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore works on River's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from River.
Kilgore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kilgore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River is breathing heavily.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tacitus Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Kilgore seems unphased.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacitus Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow River down.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Nice uppercut there from Kilgore.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River tries to clinch but Kilgore is having none of it.
Kilgore wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilgore throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
Kilgore scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilgore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River sizes up Kilgore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilgore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilgore slips under a jab from River.
Kilgore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows River to score an easy takedown into full guard.
River scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilgore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilgore wants to improve his position but instead River has moved into half guard.
River thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilgore's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore regains full guard. Nicely done.
River is working Kilgore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
River engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
River scores with a leg kick.
Kilgore scores with a hook.
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilgore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Kilgore.
River dives in for a single leg takedown but Kilgore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tacitus Kilgore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kilgore blocking some punches.
Kilgore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kilgore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River throws a fast counter high kick but Kilgore manages to duck under it in time.
Kilgore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilgore is looking to counter punch.
Tacitus Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
River with the inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kilgore slips a jab from River.
Kilgore scores with a spinning back kick!
Kilgore lands with a cross.
Kilgore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kilgore. That one must have hurt.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that is checked
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
River is looking for the big counter here.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
River misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
River looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kilgore!
Kilgore manages to work his way to half guard, despite River's best efforts.
River content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilgore trying to control but River postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working over Kilgore with some ground and pound. Kilgore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kilgore is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute River jumps into side control!
Kilgore tries to improve position but can't.
River sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kilgore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Kilgore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
River throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilgore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
During a confident post fight interview, Tacitus Kilgore 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massive Wanker (ranked 143 p4p, 139 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 29 p4p, 28 weight class). Wanker's entrance music is Running Free. A fine choice. Ivan Samsonov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Massive Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samsonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Wanker - just one landing.
Wanker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samsonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Massive Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Samsonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wanker throws a jab but it's blocked by Samsonov.
Wanker throws a leg kick
and Samsonov counters with a head kick. That will keep Wanker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've been hearing reports that Wanker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wanker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wanker throws an off balance right hand
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
Wanker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wanker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samsonov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanker misses with a hook to the body
and Samsonov counters with a nice right hand that sends Wanker toppling to the canvas! Wanker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Samsonov finish him?!
Wanker is rocked!
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wanker has Samsonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Samsonov lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov manages to break the clinch.
Samsonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samsonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wanker.
Wanker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Samsonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samsonov lands a big right hand that sends Wanker crashing to the mat! Samsonov stays standing though and waves Wanker back to his feet!
Oh Wanker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samsonov. Samsonov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wanker seems to have got his legs back now.
Samsonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wanker.
Wanker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wanker clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov scores with a hook to the body.
Wanker tries to work over Samsonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Wanker fails to land.
Wanker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samsonov breaks the clinch.
Wanker just misses with a punch to the body.
Wanker clinches up with Samsonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Samsonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wanker blocks a body shot from Samsonov.
Samsonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wanker lands a body punch.
Wanker jumps into guard, dragging Samsonov to the mat.
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.
Samsonov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Samsonov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker being controlled here, momentarily.
Samsonov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wanker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wanker trying to keep a closed guard but Samsonov is proving a slippery customer.
Wanker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samsonov won't allow Wanker to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wanker is working hard here to advance position.
Wanker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Samsonov is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Samsonov trying to mount his opponent but Wanker defends it.
Wanker looking for submissions off his back.
Samsonov is looking to advance position but Wanker won't allow it.
Wanker wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Samsonov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
Samsonov wants to counter with a clinch but Wanker pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wanker digs a good body shot into Samsonov's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samsonov takes one to the chin there.
Wanker throws an off balance right hand
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
Samsonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
Samsonov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wanker stuns Samsonov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samsonov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Samsonov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanker thuds his right hand into Samsonov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov throws a right hand that Wanker ducks under and follows up with a left that Wanker also avoids with ease.
Samsonov jabs at Wanker's body.
The crowd cheers as Wanker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Samsonov doesn't seem phased though.
Samsonov moves out of range of the leg kick from Wanker.
Wanker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wanker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanker misses with a leg kick.
Samsonov avoids the body shot from Wanker.
Samsonov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wanker throws an overhand right that lands on Samsonov's shoulder, as Samsonov tries to avoid the shot.
Wanker cracks Samsonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wanker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wanker misses with a straight left.
Samsonov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanker.
Wanker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samsonov.
It seemed like Samsonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wanker moves in looking to clinch but Samsonov pushes him off.
Samsonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Samsonov avoids the head kick by Wanker.
Wanker lunges at Samsonov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samsonov's hand.
A swing and a miss from Wanker.
A countering left hand to the body from Samsonov misses.
Wanker works the jab nicely.
Samsonov drops his hands momentarily and Wanker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wanker misses the body punch
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov throws a shot from downtown. Wanker moves away and avoids it.
Samsonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Wanker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wanker with a nice calf kick.
Wanker cracks Samsonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wanker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samsonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wanker throws an off balance right hand
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Wanker slams his shin into Samsonov's torso.
Wanker misses with a left hand
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Wanker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wanker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanker slips under a jab.
Wanker throws a head kick but Samsonov moves out of range.
Samsonov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wanker is looking to clinch.
Wanker sets himself, and Samsonov steps forward looking for the clinch! Wanker avoids it this time.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Samsonov misses with the combination.
Samsonov scores with a sloppy right hand. Wanker should have avoided that one.
Massive Wanker is winning the standup battle so far.
Wanker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
Wanker throws a series of punches but Samsonov moves out of range.
Wanker throws a head kick but Samsonov moves out of range.
Wanker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samsonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Wanker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wanker misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samsonov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wanker.
Wanker scores with a nice body kick.
Wanker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samsonov's head.
Samsonov lands with a nice body punch.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Samsonov moves out of range easily.
Samsonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wanker moves away from the strike by Samsonov.
Wanker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, jab by Wanker - just one landing.
A nice leg kick from Wanker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Samsonov, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samsonov is out of range.
A nice side step and Samsonov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut
and Wanker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wanker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samsonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samsonov throws a head kick but Wanker moves out of range.
Samsonov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wanker. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wanker.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Wanker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samsonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samsonov! But no joy.
Wanker connects with a right hand. Samsonov shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Wanker - just one landing.
Wanker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samsonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Samsonov dodges the punch combination from Wanker.
It seemed like Samsonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Samsonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanker throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
Samsonov connects with a single shot there.
Samsonov throws an overhand right that lands on Wanker's shoulder, as Wanker tries to avoid the shot.
Samsonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wanker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wanker throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker throws a lazy uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Wanker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wanker.
Samsonov throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Samsonov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wanker throws a nice looking combination but Samsonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wanker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samsonov is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Samsonov misses.
Wanker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wanker tests Samsonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samsonov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a three punch combo that has Wanker backing up. Wanker nods at Samsonov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samsonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Samsonov misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wanker.
Wanker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wanker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wanker throws a quick counter head kick but Samsonov was just out of range.
Samsonov scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Wanker.
Wanker misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Wanker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Wanker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wanker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massive Wanker!
A relieved looking Massive Wanker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ivan Samsonov had this to say: 'Путин убьет меня за это поражение'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Slam (ranked 87 p4p, 126 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 13 p4p, 24 weight class). Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music. Jeronimo Puno has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Slam's chin.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slam lands with a nice body punch.
Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Puno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slam gets in close and tags Puno with a short punch that almost sends Puno to the mat! Oh Puno is in big trouble! He turns his back on Slam, trying to create some distance but Slam rushes him, striking wildly and Puno goes down! The referee tackles Slam into the cage to end the fight! Slam is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Slam!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Slam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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