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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 3929 p4p, 4176 weight class) and Jacques Swanson (ranked 427 p4p, 451 weight class). Swanson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jacques Swanson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 28 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacques Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu keeps control of Swanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kettu up against the cage.
Kettu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson breaks the clinch.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Kettu misses its target.
Swanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kettu checks it well.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Kettu drops Swanson with a beautiful combination! Swanson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kettu is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Jacques Swanson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Swanson is rocked!
Jacques Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kettu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?
Swanson throws a leg kick but Kettu checks it.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Swanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Kettu moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Kettu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Swanson misses with a low kick as Kettu jumps back.
Swanson connects with a jab.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kettu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kettu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kettu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kettu is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kettu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kettu throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
Kettu cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Kettu misses.
Kettu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu scores with a decent looking hook.
Kettu throws out a powerful jab.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Kettu lands a hook that stumbles Swanson back into the cage. Kettu follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Swanson to the canvas! Kettu pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Swanson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jacques Swanson spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't think I have what it takes right now. I'm going to sit down and have a long talk with my family. See which way I want to go in life.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 1565 p4p, 3698 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 222 p4p, 456 weight class). Nikos Giannopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Giannopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
Giannopoulos connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giannopoulos with a body shot.
Giannopoulos misses the jab.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos slips a straight right by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Giannopoulos. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giannopoulos momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giannopoulos throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
 Giannopoulos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Giannopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Giannopoulos slips the punch.
Giannopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Giannopoulos connects with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Giannopoulos saw that one coming.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head but Giannopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a body punch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giannopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Giannopoulos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Johnson misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giannopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Giannopoulos ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson slips under a jab from Giannopoulos.
Johnson drops Giannopoulos with a naaaaasty hook - Giannopoulos is in real trouble here! Johnson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Johnson!
A very excited looking CJ Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between A. Mere Con (ranked 1559 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 220 p4p, 190 weight class). Kronos Doomsday has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Doomsday shoots in but Con avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Con leaves Doomsday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Con lands with an uppercut that bounces Doomsday off the cage and back into range.
Con tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doomsday bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Con is looking for a sweep.
Doomsday tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doomsday has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Con tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doomsday wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Con gets back to half guard.
Doomsday thows a huge punch but Con dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Con is trying is best to control the position here.
Con is trying to control but can't.
Con won't allow Doomsday to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heartless Team , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Con tries to get to full guard but Doomsday has control of the leg.
Con pushes Doomsday off looking to stand but Doomsday dives back in and keeps control.
Doomsday takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Con tries to get to full guard but Doomsday has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doomsday lands a nice short elbow.
Con works his way to full guard. Good work.
Doomsday won't allow Con to get back to his feet.
Doomsday distracts Con with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Con tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Con is working hard here to advance position.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doomsday wants to pass the guard but Con is keeping the position.
Doomsday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Con's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Con is pressing down on Doomsday's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doomsday slips nicely into half guard.
Con is looking to improve his position.
Doomsday looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doomsday is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doomsday looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Con is trying to get back to full guard.
Doomsday is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Con defends it well.
Doomsday maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Con could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Doomsday has cracked it and Con is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Doomsday!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kronos Doomsday!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Macker (ranked 1493 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 223 p4p, 209 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Macker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu lunges at Macker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macker's hand.
Liu cracks Macker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Macker avoids it.
Macker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Macker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macker.
Liu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Macker ducks down to avoid it.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Macker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Macker somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Macker ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Macker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Macker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Macker is looking to counter punch.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Macker scores with a jab to the body.
Macker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nap or Tap in the buildup to the fight.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macker.
Liu lands with a nice body kick.
Macker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Macker.
Liu throws a lazy body kick
and Macker counters with a shoot takedown. Liu fights it but they end up in guard.
Liu wants to get back to his feet but Macker passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu wants to improve his position but Macker is controlling well.
Liu is trying to control but Macker manages to pass to mount!
Macker working for a submission but Liu is keeping him at bay.
Macker controlling from mount.
Macker seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Liu is holding on tight.
Liu working to try and regain half guard.
Liu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Liu is on top in guard.
Macker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liu is looking to advance position but Macker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Liu looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Macker working for a submission but Liu is keeping him at bay.
Liu tries to lock up and control but Macker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macker wants to control the pace but Liu is squirming around nicely.
Liu tries to lock up and control but Macker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Liu working to try and regain half guard.
Macker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macker wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Liu working to try and regain half guard.
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 Dan Macker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Macker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liu!
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Macker sees coming a mile off.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Macker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Macker misses its intended target.
Macker loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Macker swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Liu works over Macker's head and body with a nice combination.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macker slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Liu throws a jab when Macker was well out of range.
Macker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu throws a lazy head kick
and Macker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu defending well as Macker loads up on a big left hand.
Liu slips under a jab from Macker.
Macker closes the distance and clinches up with Liu, looking for a takedown. Macker pushes Liu against the cage but Liu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jun Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Macker counter with a right hand.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macker.
Macker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu moves away from the strike by Macker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liu misses the jab.
It looked like Macker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liu slips a straight right by Macker.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Macker is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macker's hands.
Liu misses with a double jab
letting Macker counter with a right hand.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Macker misses its target.
Macker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liu was covering up waiting for the punch and Macker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Liu is pulling down on Macker's head. It's preventing any offense from Macker, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macker trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macker postures up.
Liu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Macker is controlling him.
Macker trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Macker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macker momentarily.
Liu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macker's head backwards.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Macker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liu's knee momentarily.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macker.
Macker attempts a counter takedown but Liu avoids it well and moves away.
Macker misses with a wild body shot.
Macker throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu slips a jab from Macker.
Macker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macker takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jun Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macker throws out the jab.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Liu throws a push kick but Macker slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Macker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macker. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Liu lands a body shot.
Macker misses with a hook
and Liu counters with a good, hard body kick but Macker shrugs it off.
Macker throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Macker's head.
Macker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Macker. Beautiful body shot.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Macker moved out of range nicely.
Liu throws a head kick that Macker semi-blocks.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macker moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liu.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macker.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Macker moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Macker misses with a shot to the body
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macker was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Macker swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a combination. Macker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liu takes a swing at Macker's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Macker throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Macker moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Macker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu takes one on the button.
Macker moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macker.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Macker has a takedown stuffed.
Macker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Macker drives through and clinches with Liu against the cage.
Macker gets through Liu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Macker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Macker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macker looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Macker misses with a straight left.
Liu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Macker or perhaps it was just good defense by Liu, which made it look bad.
Macker moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Liu works the jab nicely.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macker moves away.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macker.
Liu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
A victorious Jun Liu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Hardaway (ranked 993 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 147 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardaway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My My, Hey Hey - Neil Young. Kruschev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Hardaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardaway.
Kruschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardaway checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruschev slips under a jab from Hardaway.
Kruschev throws out a counter right but Hardaway avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Hardaway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruschev doesn't seem phased though.
Kruschev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardaway on the side of the head.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Hardaway's shoulder, as Hardaway tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Hardaway as he checks the leg kick.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Kruschev with a nice cross.
Hardaway misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev thuds a left hand into Hardaway's body.
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardaway thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Good shot there by Kruschev.
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!
Kruschev swings for the body but Hardaway moves out of range.
Hardaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Glory 4 Boxing in the buildup to the fight.
Hardaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruschev thumps Hardaway with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hardaway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev cracks Hardaway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kruschev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kruschev slips under a jab.
Kruschev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kruschev throws an off balance right hand
and Hardaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardaway misses with a low kick.
Kruschev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A left lands for Kruschev.
Hardaway swinging wildly here.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Hardaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardaway thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hardaway misses with a looping right.
A big left from Hardaway misses.
Hardaway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardaway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruschev to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruschev slips under a jab from Hardaway.
Kruschev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruschev there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardaway takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Hardaway is out of range.
Hardaway takes one on the button.
Kruschev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruschev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardaway scrambles back to his feet.
Kruschev takes a swing at Hardaway's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kruschev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruschev.
Hardaway throws a right hand that Kruschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruschev also avoids with ease.
Hardaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardaway had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hardaway moves forwards but Kruschev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardaway misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardaway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruschev. That one must have hurt.
Hardaway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hardaway.
Kruschev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardaway, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Kruschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Hardaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruschev scores with a nice head shot.
Kruschev defending well as Hardaway loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruschev! But no joy.
Hardaway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruschev defending well as Hardaway loads up on a big left hand.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardaway throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Hardaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardaway walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Kruschev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Hardaway moved out of range.
Kruschev wants to land a leg kick but Hardaway is out of range.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Hardaway.
Hardaway backing away here, and Kruschev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruschev.
Hardaway misses with a hook
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruschev. That snapped Hardaway's head back.
Hardaway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kruschev's head backwards.
Hardaway throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Kruschev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardaway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardaway tries a low kick but Kruschev avoids it.
Hardaway throws a head kick but Kruschev moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruschev! But no joy.
Hardaway ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
That's time! Hardaway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardaway missing with a left hand there. Kruschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruschev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardaway checks it well.
The fighters circling - Hardaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardaway misses with a right hand
and Kruschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Hardaway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kruschev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kruschev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardaway stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruschev misses with some punches.
Kruschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardaway's elbow.
Hardaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardaway misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Hardaway to work.
Kruschev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardaway backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kruschev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardaway uses from the top position.
Kruschev is trying to control the position but Hardaway postures up.
Hardaway lands a couple of elbows.
Kruschev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruschev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardaway doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardaway manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kruschev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardaway passes into half guard.
Kruschev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kruschev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardaway manages to get himself to full guard.
Kruschev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hardaway 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.
Kruschev trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardaway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardaway works his way into side control.
Hardaway cracks Kruschev with a big right hand but Kruschev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hardaway in side control, throwing shots but Kruschev defends.
Hardaway working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hardaway working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway cracks Kruschev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hardaway sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kruschev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kruschev is looking for a sweep.
Hardaway misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardaway trying to control the position but Kruschev is working away.
Kruschev is trying to control Hardaway's posture but Hardaway avoids it.
Kruschev is trying to improve his position.
Hardaway misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kruschev sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Hardaway will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardaway ducks right into an uppercut from Kruschev.
Hardaway ducks right into an uppercut from Kruschev.
Kruschev blocks the body kick.
Hardaway throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardaway's sensitive parts.
Wally Kruschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Kruschev.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Kruschev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Hardaway slips the punch.
Hardaway misses with a head kick.
Hardaway throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Kruschev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruschev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruschev.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardaway blocks the leg kick.
Hardaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hardaway misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Hardaway misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardaway.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardaway throws out the jab.
Kruschev takes one to the chin there.
Kruschev slips under a jab from Hardaway.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardaway checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Hardaway finds it's target.
Kruschev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruschev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardaway is able to avoid easily.
Hardaway is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardaway.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardaway throws out the jab.
Hardaway backing away here, and Kruschev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hardaway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruschev! But no joy.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Hardaway throws a nice head kick!
Kruschev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardaway moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Hardaway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardaway misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Hardaway.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardaway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kruschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardaway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardaway defending well as Kruschev loads up on a big left hand.
Hardaway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardaway checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Kruschev lands a slapping body shot.
Hardaway with the inside leg kick.
Kruschev is looking to slow Hardaway down with leg kicks.
Kruschev tries to clinch but Hardaway is having none of it.
Hardaway is looking to counter punch.
Hardaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Hardaway.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Hardaway.
A little jabbing left from Kruschev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruschev moves out of range as Hardaway strikes.
Kruschev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Kruschev coming out on top.
Hardaway misses the jab.
Hardaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardaway throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with a jab.
Hardaway misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Hardaway coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Hardaway.
Kruschev wants to slow Hardaway down by chopping away at his legs.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Hardaway is out of range.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardaway is just out of range.
Hardaway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardaway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardaway misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev thumps Hardaway with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardaway.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wally Kruschev.
I think Kruschev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
An out of breath Wally Kruschev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 1413 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Jean Luc Jalbert (ranked 212 p4p, 241 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Luc Jalbert was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Jalbert!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie lands a head kick. Jalbert smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jalbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Jalbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Jalbert throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Jalbert throws knees to the body.
Jalbert working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie tries to break free but Jalbert pushes him back against the cage.
Jalbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Jalbert throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Jalbert drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalbert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie avoiding damage as Jalbert throws knees to the body.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jalbert backwards.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jalbert tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Jalbert looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
A short right from Gracie.
Jalbert misses with a knee strike.
Jalbert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Jalbert.
Jalbert tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie clinches up with Jalbert and pushes him back against the cage.
Jalbert looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jalbert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jalbert there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie misses with a hook
letting Jalbert counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalbert misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Jalbert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works over Jalbert's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie lands a brutal head kick. Jalbert looks out on his feet and Gracie throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Holden Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 350 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Marchrius Rossi (ranked 44 p4p, 296 weight class). Rossi has chosen Metal Slug Theme as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Whitaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Whitaker lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitaker thumps Rossi with a low kick.
Rossi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker misses the body punch
and Rossi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitaker 's knee momentarily.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitaker momentarily.
Whitaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker is rocked!
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Whitaker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossi is looking for the big counter here.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Rossi moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitaker feints and then cracks Rossi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rossi down.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker jabs Rossi right on the nose. Rossi blinks but takes it well.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Rossi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Whitaker was not able to check.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Whitaker moved out of range.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Roy Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Whitaker is predictable there
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Whitaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Whitaker slips a jab from Rossi.
Whitaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
A shot to the body from Whitaker misses
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossi's head.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Whitaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Whitaker 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Whitaker is predictable there
and Rossi counters with a head kick that drops Whitaker to the mat! Whitaker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker leaves his chin hanging out and Rossi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Whitaker crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marchrius Rossi!
Marchrius Rossi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 2164 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 286 p4p, 284 weight class). Stardust kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Starman. Mattias Lundgren struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lundgren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stardust's guard.
Lundgren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stardust can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lundgren wants to work for an arm triangle but Stardust is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Stardust's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stardust gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Stardust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stardust manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stardust's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust throws a leg kick
and Lundgren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stardust's guard.
Lundgren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stardust looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stardust looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stardust!
Lundgren manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stardust's best efforts.
Lundgren is trying to control but can't.
Lundgren works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stardust wants to stand but Lundgren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lundgren looking for a sweep. Not yet Lundgren, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is working an open guard so Stardust takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stardust dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lundgren. That did some damage!
Stardust waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lundgren.
Stardust displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lundgren.
Stardust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lundgren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lundgren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stardust sprawls well. Stardust wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lundgren gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stardust wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Lundgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lundgren misses with a takedown attempt - Stardust sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stardust cracks Lundgren with a good jab.
It looks like Mattias Lundgren has been cut.
Stardust misses with a straight right.
Stardust misses with a hook.
Stardust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lundgren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lundgren ducks under a wild hook from Stardust.
Lundgren wants to clinch.
Stardust tried to counter with a leg kick but Lundgren avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Stardust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust scoring well with a low kick there.
Stardust's corner calls for a 1-2. Stardust obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lundgren darts in looking for a takedown but Stardust gets double underhooks and turns Lundgren into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stardust. That's going to slow Lundgren down.
Nice jab there from Stardust.
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!
Stardust misses with a wild body shot.
Ziggy Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundgren has his takedown stuffed
and Stardust counters with a head kick that drops Lundgren to the mat! Lundgren scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lundgren is rocked!
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundgren walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Stardust! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ziggy Stardust!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ziggy Stardust made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Mattias Lundgren was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometines your opponent getsthebetter of you, tonight was one of those nights and I was unprepared. To all my fans sorry, I'll come back stronger and to my opponent congratulations but I'll be seing you again soon I'm sure.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuro Nagasaki (ranked 85 p4p, 67 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 14 p4p, 11 weight class). Nagasaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Souls - Joy Division . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuro Nagasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A lazy left from Nagasaki finds it's target.
Nagasaki misses with a head kick.
Jimenez throws a good cross that connects.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Nagasaki looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Nagasaki avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Nagasaki tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Nagasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Jimenez seems unphased.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Nagasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jimenez sprawls and moves away.
Nagasaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Nagasaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nagasaki looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Nagasaki.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez looks for the body kick but Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki tests Jimenez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Jimenez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jimenez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nagasaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Nagasaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez trying to control from the bottom.
Nagasaki lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Nagasaki is keen to just control but Jimenez is a slippery customer.
Jimenez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nagasaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nagasaki's back!
Nagasaki prevents Jimenez from getting a body triangle.
Nagasaki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nagasaki rolls, trying to escape but Jimenez keeps control of the position.
Nagasaki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jimenez.
Jimenez struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Nagasaki right now.
Nagasaki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jimenez's arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimenez is trying to stick to Nagasaki's back but Nagasaki is turning into Jimenez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jimenez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki cracks Jimenez with a solid left hand.
Nagasaki cracks Jimenez with a solid left hand.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Jimenez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nagasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nagasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki pushes down on Jimenez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nagasaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Yuro Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nagasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nagasaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
Jimenez clobbers Nagasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nagasaki blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Jimenez.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Nagasaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jimenez under the eye.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki keeps Jimenez at a distance using the push kick.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Jimenez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Nagasaki misses
and Nagasaki 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!
Nagasaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jimenez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nagasaki somewhat.
Jimenez slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagasaki dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
Nagasaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nagasaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound.
Nagasaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nagasaki scoring with punches from side control.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying his best to control but Nagasaki has mounted him.
Jimenez is in a horrible position here. Nagasaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez wants to hold on but Nagasaki pushes him away.
Jimenez taking shots to the head.
Jimenez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jimenez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nagasaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nagasaki with shots to the head and body - Jimenez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nagasaki tries to control but Jimenez wriggling away.
Nagasaki landing shots from mount.
Jimenez is rocked!
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimenez can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jimenez is still in real trouble! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Jimenez can't escape the position.
Nagasaki 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.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Nagasaki controlling the pace for now.
Nagasaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jimenez is looking to escape.
Jimenez seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nagasaki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nagasaki raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Jimenez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jimenez bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nagasaki and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuro Nagasaki!
Yuro Nagasaki retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuro Nagasaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 91 p4p, 101 weight class) and Bubba Wallace (ranked 17 p4p, 19 weight class). Wallace has chosen Sweet Home Alabama as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, More IsMore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IsMore shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
IsMore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
IsMore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Wallace lands a nice shot that snaps IsMore's head back.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on IsMore's shoulder, as IsMore tries to avoid the shot.
IsMore tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
IsMore throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
IsMore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and IsMore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace cracks IsMore with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! IsMore looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wallace finish him?
It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and IsMore counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by IsMore.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and IsMore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Bubba Wallace's cut even more.
Wallace 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.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but IsMore moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Wallace throws the left hand but IsMore avoids the punch easily.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so IsMore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from IsMore.
IsMore wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
IsMore throws a big elbow that misses.
IsMore trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
IsMore content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IsMore throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IsMore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as IsMore shoots in.
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
IsMore misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Bubba Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a left and a right that send IsMore crashing to the mat, dazed. Wallace thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
IsMore is rocked!
IsMore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for More IsMore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and IsMore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on IsMore's shoulder, as IsMore tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like IsMore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wallace.
IsMore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
IsMore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IsMore throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but IsMore moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and IsMore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and IsMore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Bubba Wallace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
IsMore ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IsMore scores with a hook.
IsMore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by IsMore there.
IsMore ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
IsMore feinted with a counter takedown.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
IsMore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
IsMore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Wallace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wallace lands a really nice looking cross but IsMore seems unphased.
IsMore misses the jab.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
IsMore takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by IsMore.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from IsMore.
IsMore throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
IsMore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
IsMore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and IsMore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by IsMore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing IsMore from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace seems keen to control IsMore's posture.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing IsMore from controlling successfully.
IsMore prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
IsMore throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
IsMore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bubba Wallace's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
IsMore tries to counter with a takedown but Wallace is quick to defend against it.
IsMore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. IsMore moves away and avoids it.
IsMore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
IsMore slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but IsMore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Wallace finds it's way through IsMore's defenses.
Oh IsMore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from IsMore lands.
IsMore seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bubba Wallace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). More IsMore!
More IsMore retains his heavyweight title!
More IsMore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bubba Wallace was interviewed post fight and said 'What? I lost??'.
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