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LAFC Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kota Kunie (ranked 3915 p4p, 24845 weight class) and Bingo Banjo (ranked 142 p4p, 168 weight class). Bingo Banjo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kota Kunie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bingo Banjo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banjo swivels and escapes.
Banjo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kunie is trying to defend but Banjo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Banjo is looking to pass Kunie's guard but actually Kunie recovers to full guard.
Kunie has his foot on Banjo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banjo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kunie pulls Banjo in close to prevent any damage.
Banjo with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunie looking for a guillotine here but Banjo defends easily.
Banjo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kunie is retaining full guard.
Banjo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kunie looking for a guillotine here but Banjo defends easily.
Banjo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kunie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Banjo is defending well. Kunie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Banjo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kunie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kota Kunie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Chhay (ranked 3788 p4p, 3884 weight class) and Harris Benn (ranked 135 p4p, 141 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, San Chhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harris Benn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chhay stuns Benn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chhay catches Benn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Harris Benn has been cut.
Benn misses with a takedown
and Chhay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chhay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Benn is trying to get an arm triangle but Chhay is defending well.
Benn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chhay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Benn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chhay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chhay is trying to buck Benn off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chhay rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Benn's guard! Nice work there by Chhay!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benn has an active guard here but Chhay has managed to pass into half guard.
Chhay is keen to just control but Benn is a slippery customer.
Chhay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chhay throwing shots but Benn is blocking nicely.
Benn is trying to get back to full guard.
Benn looking for a kimura from the bottom but Chhay passes into side control!
Chhay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chhay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benn looks to move to half guard but instead Chhay has passed into mount! Damn!
Benn is trying desperately to improve position.
Chhay throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Benn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chhay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benn is still trying to improve position.
Chhay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chhay misses with a head shot.
Chhay wants to control the pace but Benn is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chhay.
Benn is looking to improve his position but Chhay isn't that keen on the idea.
Benn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chhay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Benn is squirming around, avoiding Chhay's attempts to control the action.
Chhay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benn because Chhay loaded up on that one.
Benn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chhay.
Benn working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chhay.
Chhay prevents Benn from getting the reversal.
Chhay 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.
Benn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chhay.
Benn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benn regains half guard.
Benn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benn wants to sweep but Chhay has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
San Chhay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harris Benn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Chhay.
Chhay lands a jab.
Benn looking to score a takedown here. Chhay is defending well but Benn drives through and ends up in Chhay's guard.
Benn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chhay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Benn, into his guard.
Chhay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chhay is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Benn is in all sorts of trouble here.
San Chhay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chhay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benn because Chhay loaded up on that one.
Benn is looking to improve his position but Chhay isn't that keen on the idea.
Benn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benn is breathing heavily.
Chhay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn can do to turn this around?
Benn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chhay.
Benn regains half guard.
Benn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chhay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chhay thows a huge punch but Benn dodges it nicely.
Benn is looking for a sweep. Chhay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benn looking for submissions off his back.
Chhay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benn's head.
Chhay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benn keeps working.
Chhay is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Benn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benn is pressing down on Chhay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benn looking for subs off his back but Chhay has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chhay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chhay moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Benn.
Benn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chhay.
Benn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Benn seems to be looking for submissions.
Chhay is trying to stand back up but Benn is controlling him
Benn is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Benn is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn prevents Chhay from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
San Chhay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harris Benn'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!
Benn shoots and misses
and Chhay counters with a nice body shot.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown. Chhay tries to sprawl out of it but Benn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chhay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chhay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chhay wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Chhay coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chhay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benn doesn't seem bothered though.
Chhay lands a right hook to the body.
Chhay digs a good body shot into Benn's ribs.
Chhay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chhay punishes Benn's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Chhay has knocked Benn down with a huge combo! Chhay steps away and waves a wobbly Benn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Benn is rocked!
That has opened up Harris Benn's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chhay lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn is still on wobbly legs! Can Chhay finish him?
Chhay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chhay tries to clinch but Benn is having none of it.
Chhay tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chhay lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Benn head around and knocks him out cold! Chhay hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). San Chhay!
During a confident post fight interview, San Chhay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 4372 p4p, 3882 weight class) and George Garrison (ranked 514 p4p, 479 weight class). Ruthlessness comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthlessness moves away.
Garrison throws out a loose jab but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthlessness throws a big shot that misses.
Garrison throws out a counter right but Ruthlessness avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Ruthlessness.
Garrison moves out of range as Ruthlessness strikes.
Garrison misses with a body shot.
Ruthlessness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrison misses with a straight right.
Ruthlessness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrison throws out the jab.
Ruthlessness is looking to counter punch.
Ruthlessness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrison moves away.
Garrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruthlessness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruthlessness misses with a left hand
and Ruthlessness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruthlessness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrison.
Garrison throws a shot to the body.
Garrison throws a lazy right hand but Ruthlessness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruthlessness lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruthlessness misses with a straight right.
Garrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruthlessness shoots in for a double leg but Garrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruthlessness is just out of range.
Garrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruthlessness on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrison punishes Ruthlessness's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruthlessness cracks Garrison with an open hand slap.
Ruthlessness swings widly with a right hand
and Garrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruthlessness throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
Garrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruthlessness ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
Ruthlessness missing with a left hand there. Garrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruthlessness seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ruthlessness swings for the body but Garrison moves out of range.
Ruthlessness shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garrison pinned against the cage. Garrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ruthlessness wants to clinch up but Garrison keeps it at a distance.
Garrison walks into a stiff left hand from Ruthlessness.
A jab from Garrison does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthlessness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruthlessness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Ruthlessness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison lands a nice shot that snaps Ruthlessness's head back.
Ruthlessness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruthlessness darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruthlessness misses with an uppercut.
George Garrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrison throws a right hand that Ruthlessness ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruthlessness also avoids with ease.
Garrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrison lands a jab to the nose.
Garrison swings for the body but Ruthlessness moves out of range.
Garrison misses with the combination.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook. Garrison ducked under it nicely.
Ruthlessness misses with a wild body shot.
Garrison slips under a jab from Ruthlessness.
Garrison connects with a crisp jab.
Garrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruthlessness off the cage and back into range.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garrison moves out of range as Ruthlessness strikes.
Garrison throws a lazy right hand but Ruthlessness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison lands with an overhand left.
Ruthlessness throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruthlessness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrison throws an overhand right that lands on Ruthlessness's shoulder, as Ruthlessness tries to avoid the shot.
Ruthlessness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrison.
Garrison moves out of range as Ruthlessness strikes.
Ruthlessness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruthlessness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrison manages to avoid it.
Garrison swings for the body but Ruthlessness moves out of range.
Ruthlessness scores with a nice head shot.
Garrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruthlessness.
Garrison lands a really nice looking cross but Ruthlessness seems unphased.
Garrison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruthlessness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrison lands with a hook. Ruthlessness tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garrison cracks Ruthlessness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garrison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruthlessness backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruthlessness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrison.
Garrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruthlessness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrison connects with a single shot there.
Ruthlessness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruthlessness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Garrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by Garrison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrison.
Garrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruthlessness blocks an uppercut.
Garrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness scores with a shot to the side of Garrison's head.
Ruthlessness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness is leaning against Garrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruthlessness presses Garrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruthlessness controls his hands.
Ruthlessness blocks a body shot from Garrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Garrison dominated that round.
That's time! Ruthlessness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Ruthlessness.
A nice side step and Garrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Ruthlessness misses its intended target.
George Garrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruthlessness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruthlessness misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruthlessness lands a jab to the nose.
Ruthlessness throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
Garrison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garrison lands a jab.
Ruthlessness misses with a jab to the body
and Garrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruthlessness throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Garrison. Beautiful body shot.
Ruthlessness throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
Ruthlessness lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrison throws out a loose jab but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthlessness clinches with his opponent.
Ruthlessness looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruthlessness struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrison controls his hands.
Garrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruthlessness tries to work over Garrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrison pushes Ruthlessness back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garrison lands with a light punch inside.
Garrison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrison.
Garrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison digs a right hand underneath Ruthlessness's ribcage. Ruthlessness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garrison lands a body shot.
Ruthlessness pushes Garrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrison misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Garrison.
Garrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
Garrison misses with a punch to the body.
Garrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by Garrison.
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!
Garrison prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Garrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Garrison.
Garrison can't find room to land a body shot as Ruthlessness controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Garrison.
Garrison prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Garrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness working aggressively here.
George Garrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ruthlessness fails to land.
Garrison lands an uppercut.
Garrison can't find room to land a body shot as Ruthlessness controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Garrison.
Ruthlessness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruthlessness wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruthlessness working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness lands with a right to the head.
Garrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrison throws a head punch that misses.
Garrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
Garrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruthlessness drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison missing with a left hand there. Ruthlessness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruthlessness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruthlessness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruthlessness ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
Garrison throws a looping overhand right but Ruthlessness ducks down to avoid it.
Garrison scores with a jab.
Garrison throws out a loose jab but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison throws a shot from downtown. Ruthlessness moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Garrison.
Ruthlessness looks to land a right hand but Garrison moved out of range.
Ruthlessness swings widly with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook. Garrison ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Garrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruthlessness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruthlessness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthlessness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruthlessness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Ruthlessness. Beautiful body shot.
Ruthlessness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruthlessness scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthlessness misses with a looping left.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruthlessness takes a swing at Garrison's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Garrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruthlessness misses with an uppercut
and Garrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthlessness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruthlessness throws a hook to the side of Garrison's head but Garrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Garrison misses.
Garrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruthlessness takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruthlessness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruthlessness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrison momentarily.
Ruthlessness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrison manages to avoid it.
Garrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruthlessness shoots for a takedown but Garrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Ruthlessness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Ruthlessness.
Garrison lands a body shot.
Garrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruthlessness slips under a jab from Garrison.
Ruthlessness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruthlessness there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Garrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthlessness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruthlessness misses with a looping left.
Garrison misses with a body shot.
Garrison moves out of range as Ruthlessness strikes.
Ruthlessness wants to clinch.
Ruthlessness just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrison throws out the jab.
Garrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruthlessness misses with a wild body shot.
Ruthlessness ducks right into an uppercut from Garrison.
Garrison with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruthlessness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrison lands a jab to Ruthlessness's midsection.
Garrison misses with a straight right.
Garrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruthlessness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison misses with a body shot.
Ruthlessness takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruthlessness misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Garrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruthlessness is looking to clinch.
Garrison misses the shot to the body.
Ruthlessness is looking to clinch but Garrison is avoiding it.
Ruthlessness tries to clinch but Garrison is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Garrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruthlessness staying out of range there.
Ruthlessness just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrison lands with a good body shot.
Ruthlessness moves out of range as Garrison strikes.
Garrison misses the jab.
Ruthlessness misses with an uppercut. Garrison saw that one coming.
Garrison throws out a counter right but Ruthlessness avoids it with no problem.
Ruthlessness takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrison clobbers Ruthlessness with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruthlessness misses with a right hand
and Ruthlessness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruthlessness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrison counters with a straight right hand.
 Ruthlessness is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison pounces like a tiger and cracks Ruthlessness with a vicious hook! Ruthlessness is down but not out! Garrison follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Garrison!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 3650 p4p, 3734 weight class) and Friend Friendly (ranked 129 p4p, 132 weight class). Friend Friendly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Friend Friendly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendly tries to clinch up but Bobandy circles away and keeps his distance.
Friendly shoots for a double leg takedown but Bobandy sprawls well. He's pushed Friendly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Friendly tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobandy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friendly tries to clinch up.
Bobandy tries to counter with a takedown but Friendly is quick to defend against it.
Bobandy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bobandy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bobandy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Friendly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bobandy has passed into half guard!
Bobandy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friendly is trying to stand back up but Bobandy is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy moves into full mount! Friendly won't be happy about that!
Bobandy content just to control the position here.
Friendly swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bobandy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Friendly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bobandy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Friendly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bobandy. What's that going to do exactly?
Bobandy dominating with strikes here.
Bobandy fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Friendly is trying to stand.
Bobandy mounts Friendly! Really nice guard pass there!
Bobandy content just to control the position here.
Friendly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bobandy. What's that going to do exactly?
Bobandy controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Friendly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Friendly is looking to improve his position but Bobandy isn't that keen on the idea.
Bobandy controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Friendly is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bobandy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Friendly is on top in guard.
Bobandy pulls Friendly in to control the position.
Friendly wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
Bobandy wants to sweep but no luck.
Bobandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bobandy tries to get out of the position.
Bobandy is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy controlling Friendly's posture.
Bobandy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bobandy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friendly's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bobandy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Friendly enables Bobandy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Friendly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Friendly is looking to stand back up but Bobandy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Friendly.
Bobandy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Friendly wants to get back to his feet.
Friendly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bobandy pulls his head out easily.
Friendly wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy seems to be working for a kimura but Friendly defends the submission attempt.
Bobandy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Friendly is trying to stand back up but Bobandy is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bobandy passes to side control.
Bobandy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Friendly throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bobandy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Friendly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bobandy blocks the strikes from Friendly.
Bobandy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bobandy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly seems a little lost for a moment, as Bobandy dominates the positioning.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bobandy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bobandy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Friendly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bobandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bobandy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly wants to stand but Bobandy is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bobandy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bobandy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bobandy showed some decent athleticism there.
Friendly is in trouble now - Bobandy has advanced to mount!
Bobandy controlling his opponent.
Bobandy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Friendly because Bobandy loaded up on that one.
Bobandy looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Friendly for as long as he can get away with.
Friendly is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy prevents Friendly from getting the reversal.
Bobandy controlling the position easily from mount.
Friendly is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bobandy looking to ground and pound but Friendly is blocking nicely.
Bobandy controlling his opponent.
Randy Bobandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy continues to hold on tight.
Bobandy continues to stall.
Friendly has given up his back here. Will Bobandy look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly trying to get back to his feet but Bobandy is in full control for now.
Bobandy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Friendly has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Friendly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bobandy's arms.
Friendly wants to get back to his feet.
Bobandy biding his time, controlling Friendly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly tries to break free.
Bobandy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bobandy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bobandy misses with an elbow to the head.
Friendly is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bobandy.
Friendly covering up well under a series of strikes from Bobandy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Friendly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Bobandy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bobandy 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Bobandy!
Randy Bobandy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Friend Friendly spoke after the fight, saying 'I give up'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 2238 p4p, 3038 weight class) and Bodie Helix (ranked 261 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bodie Helix!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helix.
Helix works the jab nicely.
Helix misses with an uppercut. Akhtankhanov saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Helix throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Helix throws a sloppy body shot
and Akhtankhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Helix.
Helix swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Helix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Akhtankhanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov scores with a hook to the body. Helix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
Helix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akhtankhanov.
A shot to the body from Helix misses
and Akhtankhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helix misses with a left hand
and Akhtankhanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a right hand
and Helix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akhtankhanov thinking.
Akhtankhanov lands with a good body shot.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Akhtankhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix tries to move into range but Akhtankhanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Helix tries to move into range but Akhtankhanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Akhtankhanov's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Helix finds it's target.
Akhtankhanov is looking to chop away at Helix's legs.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Helix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick from Helix.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Helix strikes.
A jab from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helix staying out of range there.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Helix scores with a jab. Akhtankhanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helix is looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov is avoiding it.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Helix misses with a body punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Akhtankhanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akhtankhanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akhtankhanov scores with a hook to the body. Helix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping right.
Helix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov lands a head shot.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Akhtankhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helix looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Helix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Helix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akhtankhanov.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
A quick step to the side and Akhtankhanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helix misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
Helix moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akhtankhanov is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Helix.
Akhtankhanov with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Akhtankhanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Helix misses with a hook
and Akhtankhanov counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Sultanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Helix misses with a kick to the body.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhtankhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix throws out a powerful jab.
Helix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akhtankhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akhtankhanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helix misses with a shot to the body
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Helix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Akhtankhanov with a jab.
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!
Akhtankhanov lands with a cross.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Helix looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helix just manages to avoid it.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Helix.
Akhtankhanov scores with a leg kick.
Helix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Helix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akhtankhanov has got the better of the exchanges.
Akhtankhanov misses the jab.
Akhtankhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akhtankhanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helix on the side of the head.
A jab from Helix misses.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
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!
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick.
Helix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akhtankhanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Helix's head.
Helix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helix.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Helix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Helix throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akhtankhanov misses the shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akhtankhanov with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Akhtankhanov.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Helix looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Helix walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helix.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Helix moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hook to the body.
Helix swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Helix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
A jab lands there for Akhtankhanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhtankhanov.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Helix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akhtankhanov throws a good cross that connects.
Helix throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Akhtankhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akhtankhanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov lands with a hook. Helix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Akhtankhanov does no damage.
The fighters circling - Helix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akhtankhanov connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix cracks a nice hook into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Helix.
Helix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helix staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Helix.
Akhtankhanov slips a straight right by Helix.
Helix connects with a single shot there.
Akhtankhanov connects with a single shot there.
Helix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Helix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akhtankhanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akhtankhanov thuds his right hand into Helix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Akhtankhanov as he connects with a hook.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akhtankhanov lands an overhand right.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Helix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helix was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helix throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Akhtankhanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Helix misses.
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov connects with a looping right hand.
Helix avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Helix scores with a jab. Akhtankhanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akhtankhanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Helix misses with a hook
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Akhtankhanov with the inside leg kick.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a straight right. Helix didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Akhtankhanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhtankhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix throws out a counter right but Akhtankhanov avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Akhtankhanov does it's job there.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helix's head.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. Helix moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helix throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Akhtankhanov jabs Helix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helix slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Akhtankhanov misses its intended target.
Helix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Helix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhtankhanov at a distance.
Helix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bodie Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helix throws a leg kick that misses.
Akhtankhanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helix.
Helix misses with a shot to the body
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helix thinking.
Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix tries to land a body kick
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helix throws a right hand that misses
and Akhtankhanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Akhtankhanov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akhtankhanov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
A victorious Sultanbek Akhtankhanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Motty Watson (ranked 2812 p4p, 4028 weight class) and Med Tech (ranked 359 p4p, 492 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motty Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Med Tech!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tech moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watson blocking some punches.
Tech manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Tech. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Tech's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tech.
Tech lands a head kick!
 It looks like Motty Watson has been cut.
A jab from Tech does it's job there.
Watson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tech tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Tech! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Med Tech!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 3950 p4p, 4197 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 486 p4p, 511 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov tries to keep at a distance but Herro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Herro lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
Herro trying to land knees to the body.
Dimakov manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herro throws a series of punches but Dimakov avoids them all with ease.
Dimakov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dimakov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dimakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimakov throws a lazy right hand but Herro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Herro darts in trying to clinch
and Dimakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dimakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herro on the side of the head.
A cross from Dimakov lands.
Dimakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Herro has closed the distance and engaged Dimakov in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to work over Herro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Herro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Herro taking a breather.
Dimakov is trying to maintain a safe position but Herro gets an underhook and turns Dimakov into the cage.
Dimakov breaks from the clinch.
Herro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Herro clinches up against the cage.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimakov managing to block the knees to the body from Herro.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov digs a right hand underneath Herro's ribcage. Herro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herro lands a knee to the body.
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!
Dimakov pushes Herro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Herro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimakov can turn it around.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Dimakov - that landed with a thud.
Herro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Herro is trying to break free.
Herro stalls.
Herro tries to break free but Dimakov pushes him back against the cage.
Dimakov has Herro pressed against the cage, preventing Herro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimakov effectively controlling the action here.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Dimakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lunges at Herro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herro's hand.
Herro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Herro trying to land knees to the body.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dimakov gets through Herro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov cracks Herro with a nice body shot.
Herro is breathing heavily.
Dimakov lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Dimakov.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Herro is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimakov has double underhooks.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov gets through Herro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herro's elbow.
Dimakov tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Dimakov managing to block the knees to the body from Herro.
Dimakov lands with a left to the head.
Herro is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimakov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Herro to his knees! Dimakov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Dimakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 2672 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 342 p4p, 428 weight class). Eagle comes to the cage accompanied by Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle misses with an uppercut. Hawat saw that one coming.
Hawat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Hawat with the inside leg kick.
Eagle looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Eagle moves out of range easily.
Eagle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Eagle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eagle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawat throws a body punch but Eagle moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Eagle. Those never looked like landing.
Hawat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eagle.
A little jabbing left from Hawat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle walks into a stiff left hand from Hawat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawat is looking to land body kicks.
Hawat slips under a jab.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Eagle misses with a left hand
and Hawat counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle scores with a jab.
A left lands for Eagle.
Hawat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawat moves away from the strike by Eagle.
Hawat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Eagle.
Hawat thinks about the counter body kick.
Eagle throws an off balance right hand
and Hawat counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Eagle lands a jab.
Hawat jabs Eagle right on the nose. Eagle blinks but takes it well.
Hawat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eagle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Eagle works Hawat's body with a nice hook.
Hawat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Eagle takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eagle on the side of the head.
Eagle lands a jab to the nose.
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Eagle slips the punch.
Eagle connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Eagle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eagle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eagle.
Hawat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Eagle blocks it well.
Eagle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Eagle throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hawat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Eagle.
Eagle throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawat counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eagle throws a hook to the side of Hawat's head but Hawat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eagle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eagle moves out of range as Hawat throws a body kick.
Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawat lands with a right to the head.
Eagle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawat's efforts to push away.
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Hawat's head.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Hawat.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawats head.
Eagle tries a body shot but Hawat blocks it.
Nice body punch from Eagle - that landed with a thud.
Eagle presses Hawat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries a body shot but Hawat blocks it.
Eagle pushes Hawat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Hawat pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle prevents Hawat from breaking the clinch.
Hawat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawat's elbow.
Hawat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eagle.
Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawat backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Eagle throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat throws the kick towards the body but Eagle avoids it.
Eagle connects with a crisp jab.
Eagle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawat momentarily.
Hawat slips a jab from Eagle.
Eagle pushes Hawat up against the cage in a clinch.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Hawat avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Eagle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawat backwards.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Hawat is rocked!
Hawat is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Hawat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Hawat avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Hawat blocks an uppercut.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David Eagle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawat can do to turn this around?
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle lands a nice uppercut.
Hawat blocking some punches.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawat is still on wobbly legs! Can Eagle finish him?
Eagle pushes Hawat against the cage. Eagle is working some dirty boxing. Eagle pushes off with a quick right hook! Hawat goes down! Hawat tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Eagle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Eagle!
A victorious David Eagle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 1091 p4p, 2603 weight class) and Andre Hackl (ranked 155 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Hackl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hackl digs a good body shot into Vrana's ribs.
A nice combination there by Vrana.
It looks like Andre Hackl has been cut.
Vrana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hackl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick lands from Vrana.
We've been told by Vrana's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hackl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vrana looks to land a combination but Hackl avoids it well.
Vrana feints a jab promting Hackl to slip. Vrana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hackl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vrana. Vrana obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Vrana misses.
Hackl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrana throws out the jab.
Vrana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hackl takes a step back to recover.
Vrana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hackl throws a lazy body kick
and Vrana counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Vrana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vrana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hackl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrana was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackl.
Hackl tries to score with a low kick but Vrana moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hackl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vrana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackl misses with a wild body shot.
Vrana throws a big counter combination but Hackl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vrana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hackl throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrana.
Vrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackl's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackl misses the target.
Hackl misses with a left hand
and Vrana counters with a one-two to the body.
Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hackl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing.
Hackl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrana throws a big counter combination but Hackl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vrana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vrana connects with a right hand. Hackl shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackl slips a straight right by Vrana.
Vrana moves away from the strike by Hackl.
Vrana slips a jab from Hackl.
Nice defenses there by Hackl.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vrana.
Vrana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vrana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackl.
Vrana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vrana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vrana slips a jab from Hackl.
Vrana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vrana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hackl eats them both and turns towards Vrana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing.
Vrana tries to bum rush Hackl with a series of wild strikes but Hackl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vrana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hackl throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vrana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackl to score with a decent uppercut.
Vrana misses with a double jab
letting Hackl counter with a right hand.
Hackl cracks Vrana with a good jab.
Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vrana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackl misses with a wild body shot.
Vrana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vrana.
Vrana throws a looping overhand right but Hackl ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vrana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackl looks to land a right hand but Vrana moved out of range.
Vrana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vrana lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Vrana.
Hackl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alois Vrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackl throws out the jab.
Vrana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick lands for Hackl.
Hackl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hackl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vrana is out of range and Hackl settles back down.
Hackl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vrana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vrana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hackl throws the left hand but Vrana avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Hackl's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vrana throws a jab when Hackl was well out of range.
Vrana looks to land a body kick but Hackl moved away.
Hackl scoring well with a low kick there.
Hackl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hackl takes a swing at Vrana's ribcage but misses.
Alois Vrana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hackl moves out of range of the body kick.
Vrana misses with a right hand
enabling Hackl to counter with a crisp jab.
Hackl takes a swing at Vrana's ribcage but misses.
Vrana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Vrana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hackl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vrana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vrana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackl. Hackl obviously looking to wear him down.
Alois Vrana is winning the standup battle so far.
Vrana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackl.
Vrana misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackl throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackl misses the target.
Vrana walks into a left hand.
A low kick lands for Vrana.
Hackl misses with a hook.
Hackl throws a leg kick but Vrana moved away.
Hackl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hackl walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vrana.
Vrana throws a push kick but Hackl slaps the foot to one side.
Hackl slips a jab and a cross from Vrana.
Hackl misses with an uppercut. Vrana saw that one coming.
Hackl throws a head kick but Vrana moves out of range.
Vrana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hackl.
Vrana pushes Hackl away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hackl. Vrana shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrana thows a body kick. Hackl tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vrana misses with a wild combination.
Hackl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice combination there by Vrana.
Vrana cracks Hackl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vrana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackl.
Vrana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vrana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackl.
Vrana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackl can do to turn this around?
Hackl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hackl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vrana manages to avoid it.
Hackl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vrana can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Vrana.
Hackl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vrana thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Vrana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vrana delivers a nice body kick.
Hackl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vrana.
Hackl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vrana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hackl.
Vrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vrana misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big left from Hackl misses.
A head kick misses from Vrana.
Hackl tries to work over Vrana's front leg with a kick but Vrana checks it.
Vrana is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing.
Vrana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vrana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hackl's sensitive parts.
Vrana scores with a one two! Hackl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackl tries to bum rush Vrana with a series of wild strikes but Vrana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vrana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hackl's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hackl works the jab nicely.
Vrana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hackl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hackl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hackl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Vrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vrana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hackl jabs at Vrana's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrana misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hackl to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Vrana.
Hackl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrana.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Hackl's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Hackl misses.
Vrana misses with a double jab
and Hackl scores with a counter punch that sends Vrana to the canvas! Hackl smells blood - he's punishing Vrana with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vrana has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Hackl!
A victorious Andre Hackl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Stawarski (ranked 1830 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Calvin Deane (ranked 64 p4p, 110 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Deane's choice of entrance music: Cinderella Man. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Stawarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stawarski quickly recovers to half guard.
Deane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stawarski actively working from the bottom here.
Deane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deane trying to control the action but Stawarski is working from the bottom.
Stawarski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deane trying to control from half guard but Stawarski is working away.
Stawarski actively working from the bottom here.
Stawarski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stawarski has hold of Deane's hands but Deane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deane scores with a big shot! Stawarski's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Stawarski! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Deane!
Calvin Deane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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