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Bellicose 116 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 3954 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Youta Himura (ranked 481 p4p, 554 weight class). Youta Himura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Youta Himura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Himura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Himura 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.
A good leg kick by Koefti.
Koefti looks to land a body kick but Himura moved away.
Himura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Himura tried to score with a low kick but Koefti checks it.
Koefti throwing a counter right hand but Himura manages to avoid it.
Koefti scores with a jab.
Koefti throws a quick inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Himura has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Koefti darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Koefti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Himura misses with a body punch.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Himura throws an elbow but misses.
Himura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Himura avoids it.
Koefti misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti pushes Himura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koefti's elbow.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Himura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Himura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
Himura connects with a knee to the head.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Himura avoids the damage to the body.
Himura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Himura's defenses.
 It looks like Youta Himura has been cut.
Himura avoiding damage as Koefti throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti swings wildly with an uppercut but Himura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himura works on Koefti's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Himura misses with a punch to the body.
Himura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koefti's elbow.
Himura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Himura's brow.
Koefti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Himura avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti lands a nice elbow.
Koefti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koefti presses Himura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Himura.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Himura's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Himura misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Himura blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Koefti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Himura misses with a punch to the body.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Koefti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Himura.
Himura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koefti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Himura backwards.
A short right from Koefti on the inside.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Himura looks winded!
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koefti lands an elbow inside that Himura shrugs off.
Himura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Himura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koefti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koefti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Himura is rocked!
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Himura is still on wobbly legs! Can Koefti finish him?
Koefti dips a shoulder and cracks Himura with a mighty uppercut! Himura falls back against the cage and Koefti unloads with a barrage of strikes! Himura is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Koefti screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Koefti!
Our winner, Andre Koefti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Clarke (ranked 1984 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Boomer Scarborough (ranked 279 p4p, 402 weight class). Scarborough has chosen The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boomer Scarborough!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Clarke lands.
Clarke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Clarke blocks the low kick.
Clarke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
Scarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarborough appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke scoring well with a low kick there.
Clarke checks the leg kick.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scarborough.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarborough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke works the jab nicely.
Scarborough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clarke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scarborough misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a right hand to the body.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Scarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke lands a nice hook to Scarborough's body. Scarborough takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scarborough tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scarborough takes one to the side of the head.
Scarborough tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clarke is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Scarborough.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Clarke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scarborough momentarily.
Clarke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scarborough in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scarborough.
Scarborough steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clarke.
Scarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke throws the left hand but Scarborough avoids the punch easily.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Scarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarborough throws out a leg kick but Clarke moves out of range and Scarborough only half commits.
Clarke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarborough.
Scarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Scarborough throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Scarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Scarborough misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scarborough showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Clarke.
Lewis Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scarborough digs a good hook to Clarke's body.
Scarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Scarborough connects with an inside leg kick.
Scarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Scarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Scarborough lands a nice hook to Clarke's body. Clarke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Clarke.
Scarborough drops his hands momentarily and Clarke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke scores with a jab to the head.
Scarborough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarborough walks into a straight right hand from Clarke.
Scarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Scarborough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke lands a really nice looking cross but Scarborough seems unphased.
Scarborough takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke moves out of range of the body kick from Scarborough.
Scarborough throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scarborough has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clarke thumps Scarborough with a low kick.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke dominated that round.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Clarke.
Scarborough throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
and Scarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarborough throws a combination that misses
and Clarke counters with a three punch combo that has Scarborough backing up. Scarborough nods at Clarke to acknowledge the strikes.
Clarke sends Scarborough crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clarke is motioning to the referee to let Scarborough up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Scarborough is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke catches Scarborough with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Scarborough forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lewis Clarke!
Lewis Clarke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Saari (ranked 2971 p4p, 1944 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 378 p4p, 257 weight class). Saari's entrance music is Oranssi Pazuzu - Lahja . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Saari.
Nice uppercut lands for Saari. That snapped Bainbridge's head back.
Bainbridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saari misses with a wild body shot.
Bainbridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saari.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Saari.
Saari throws a body shot but no joy.
Saari misses with a hook. Bainbridge ducked under it nicely.
Saari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bainbridge feints and then cracks Saari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saari down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bainbridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Saari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bainbridge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saari lands an overhand right.
Saari scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bainbridge.
Saari with a jab.
Bainbridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bainbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saari.
Saari blocks a jab.
Saari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bainbridge.
A big right from Bainbridge misses.
Saari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bainbridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Saari.
Saari throws a looping overhand right but Bainbridge ducks down to avoid it.
Bainbridge steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Saari just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge throws out a counter right but Saari avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Saari does no damage.
Saari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saari lands a jab to Bainbridge's midsection.
Saari throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bainbridge slips a jab and a cross from Saari.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up.
Bainbridge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saari is able to avoid easily.
As Bainbridge looks to move away, Saari throws a big counter combo but Bainbridge just gets out of the way.
Bainbridge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bainbridge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bainbridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Aleksi Saari has been cut.
Saari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saari misses with a left hand
and Bainbridge counters with a series of strikes. Saari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saari blocks a head kick by Bainbridge.
A shot to the body from Saari misses
and Bainbridge counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bainbridge.
Saari throws an overhand right that lands on Bainbridge's shoulder, as Bainbridge tries to avoid the shot.
Bainbridge feints a counter leg kick.
Saari punishes Bainbridge's body with a nice straight punch.
Saari throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
Saari moves out of range of the body kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bainbridge! Saari is out on his feet! Bainbridge rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Saari is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Saari is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Bainbridge!
Bartholomew Bainbridge decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Aleksi Saari had this to say: 'Niin metsä vastaa, kuin sinne huudetaan.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tamburello (ranked 2395 p4p, 2546 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 319 p4p, 331 weight class). Heydrich has chosen Wass wollen wir trinken as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Tamburello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamburello misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamburello throws out a loose jab but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Heydrich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heydrich throws a nice looking combination but Tamburello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Tamburello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamburello swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Tamburello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heydrich.
Heydrich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamburello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamburello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
Heydrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heydrich throws a body shot but no joy.
Heydrich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamburello connects with a right hand. Heydrich shakes it off.
It looks like Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has been cut.
Tamburello misses with an uppercut
letting Heydrich counter with a right hand.
Heydrich misses with a lunging right hand
and Tamburello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tamburello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heydrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Heydrich tenderised Tamburello's leg. Tamburello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamburello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heydrich moves away.
Tamburello misses with a body shot.
Tamburello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heydrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamburello.
Heydrich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heydrich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heydrich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tamburello is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heydrich misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tamburello misses the target.
Heydrich gets a clinch.
Heydrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heydrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heydrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heydrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tamburello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heydrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tamburello backwards.
Tamburello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heydrich tries to throw a body punch but Tamburello avoids it by throwing Heydrich back against the cage.
Tamburello can't find room to land a body shot as Heydrich controls the action.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Tamburello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamburello is trying to break the clinch but Heydrich is controlling him.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Tamburello blocks it.
Tamburello takes a shot to the head.
Heydrich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heydrich lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heydrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamburello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tamburello blocks a body shot from Heydrich.
A frustrated look appears on Tamburello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heydrich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamburello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heydrich connects with a single shot there.
Heydrich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tamburello's head.
Tamburello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heydrich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Heydrich looks to move away, Tamburello throws a big counter combo but Heydrich just gets out of the way.
Tamburello misses with a wild body shot.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamburello was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
Tamburello throws a body punch but Heydrich moves out of range.
Tamburello avoids the head kick by Heydrich.
A little feinted left hand from Tamburello on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Heydrich - just one landing.
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!
Tamburello misses with a looping left.
Tamburello misses the shot to the body.
Tamburello misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Heydrich.
Heydrich closes the distance and clinches.
Tamburello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heydrich digs a right hand into Tamburello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tamburello's gas tank.
Heydrich lands a left hand.
Tamburello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heydrich's elbow.
Heydrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamburello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Tamburello controls the action.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Tamburello blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tamburello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heydrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamburello misses with a combination
and Heydrich counters with a straight right hand.
Heydrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamburello moves away.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamburello misses with a double jab
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heydrich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamburello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamburello throws a big counter combination but Heydrich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tamburello misses with an uppercut
and Heydrich counters with a straight right hand.
Tamburello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heydrich tries to land a front kick but Tamburello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich lands with a hook. Tamburello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Tamburello.
Heydrich lands with a good body shot.
Tamburello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heydrich at a distance.
Heydrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tamburello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heydrich to score with a decent uppercut.
Heydrich falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tamburello counter with a right hand.
Heydrich swings for the body but Tamburello moves out of range.
Heydrich takes a swing at Tamburello's ribcage but misses.
Heydrich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tamburello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heydrich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamburello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heydrich.
Heydrich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamburello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamburello manages to avoid it.
Chris Tamburello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heydrich scores with a hook.
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!
Heydrich lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamburello's head.
Heydrich tries to clinch but Tamburello is having none of it.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heydrich looks to land a left hand but Tamburello moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Heydrich misses.
Tamburello lands a nice looking body shot.
Tamburello throws the left hand but Heydrich avoids the punch easily.
Tamburello swinging wildly here.
Tamburello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich misses the shot to the body.
Heydrich lands a head kick. Tamburello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tamburello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Tamburello.
Heydrich is looking to slow Tamburello down with leg kicks.
Tamburello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamburello moves out of range as Heydrich throws a body kick.
Heydrich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Tamburello finds it's target.
Heydrich clinches up with Tamburello and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Heydrich on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heydrich tries to work over Tamburello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heydrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamburello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heydrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Heydrich cracks Tamburello with a nice body shot.
Tamburello is trying to break the clinch but Heydrich has him pressed against the cage.
Tamburello swings wildly with an uppercut but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heydrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heydrich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamburello's elbow.
Tamburello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Tamburello controls the action.
Heydrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heydrich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heydrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heydrich lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Tamburello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Heydrich, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heydrich scores with a hook.
Tamburello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Tamburello misses.
Tamburello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heydrich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamburello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tamburello sizes up Heydrich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Heydrich.
Heydrich tries to clinch there but Tamburello circles away.
It looked like Tamburello was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heydrich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tamburello misses.
Tamburello throws a jab when Heydrich was well out of range.
Tamburello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heydrich throws an off balance right hand
and Tamburello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamburello slips under a jab from Heydrich.
Tamburello tries to bum rush Heydrich with a series of wild strikes but Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heydrich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heydrich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heydrich swings for the body but Tamburello moves out of range.
Heydrich tries a low kick but Tamburello avoids it.
Heydrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamburello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heydrich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamburello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heydrich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamburello swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heydrich throws a good cross that connects.
Heydrich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamburello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamburello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heydrich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamburello is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello misses with a lunging right hand
and Heydrich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heydrich thumps Tamburello with a low kick.
That kick from Heydrich tenderised Tamburello's leg. Tamburello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamburello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamburello lands a head shot.
Heydrich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heydrich lands with an overhand left.
Heydrich misses with a head kick.
Tamburello lands a nice looking body shot.
Tamburello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heydrich tries to clinch but Tamburello is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich connects with a body shot.
Heydrich scores with a sloppy right hand. Tamburello should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamburello misses with a double jab
and Heydrich counters with a thumping low kick.
Heydrich with a nice calf kick.
Tamburello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heydrich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heydrich clinches with his opponent.
Tamburello avoiding damage.
Heydrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heydrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Tamburello controls the action.
Tamburello tries to throw a body punch but Heydrich avoids it by throwing Tamburello back against the cage.
Chris Tamburello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Heydrich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heydrich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
Our winner, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 3180 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Adam Orel (ranked 402 p4p, 362 weight class). Jerman Christ could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Orel's chin.
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Cardio machine |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orel under the eye.
Orel's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christ uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Orel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Orel is controlling him
Orel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Christ is trying to stand up here but Orel is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is not content to let Orel control the position.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orel slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ misses with a combination
and Orel counters with a nice uppercut.
Jerman Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orel.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Orel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orel throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Orel ducks down to avoid it.
Orel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Orel swinging wildly here.
Christ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orel lands in his opponent's guard.
Orel won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christ's guard.
Orel stops Christ from standing up.
Orel tries to stand but Christ is controlling from the bottom.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orel is controlling him.
Orel sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orel wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christ thuds his right hand into Orel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Orel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Orel throws a combination that misses
and Christ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orel thinking.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Orel moved out of range.
Orel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christ lands a body shot.
Orel looks to land a combination but Christ avoids it well.
Orel throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Orel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Christ lands a jab to the head.
Christ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orel's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerman Christ dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christ misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Orel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Christ lands a jab to the head.
Orel misses with a looping left.
Orel misses with a wild combination.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Christ lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Orel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christ but Christ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Orel slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Orel misses the target.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orel.
Christ connects with a crisp jab.
Orel misses with a wild combination.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Orel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Orel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Christ defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Orel. Those never looked like landing.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Orel moved out of range nicely.
Orel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Christ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orel can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Orel counters with a series of strikes. Christ will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orel manages to avoid it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orel.
Orel moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Orel's shoulder, as Orel tries to avoid the shot.
Orel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jerman Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Christ cracks Orel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Christ has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orel to stand back up!
Orel is rocked!
Christ lands a brutal uppercut that launches Orel off his feet! Orel tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerman Christ!
An out of breath Jerman Christ 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Sampson (ranked 1106 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Orestes Prometheus (ranked 162 p4p, 178 weight class). Sampson comes to the cage accompanied by Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista . Orestes Prometheus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prometheus misses the jab.
Good shot there by Sampson.
Sampson throws a poor cross that misses
and Prometheus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sampson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sampson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prometheus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sampson checks it well.
Prometheus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sampson.
Prometheus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prometheus just misses with a punch to the body.
Prometheus scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prometheus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sampson.
Prometheus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Sampson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prometheus doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Orestes Prometheus has been cut.
Sampson scores with a jab. Prometheus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prometheus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sampson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Prometheus thows a body kick. Sampson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sampson tries to clinch but Prometheus moves out of range.
Sampson takes the fight into the clinch.
Prometheus lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Prometheus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus struggles to land a body shot inside as Sampson controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Prometheus.
Prometheus lands a body punch.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Prometheus lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prometheus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prometheus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prometheus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sampson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prometheus has a couple of punches blocked by Sampson.
Nice body punch from Prometheus - that landed with a thud.
Prometheus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sampson or not.
Sampson blocks a body shot from Prometheus.
Sampson can't find room to land a body shot as Prometheus controls the action.
A short right from Prometheus on the inside.
Prometheus tries to throw a body punch but Sampson avoids it by throwing Prometheus back against the cage.
Prometheus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prometheus.
Prometheus tries a body shot but Sampson blocks it.
Prometheus lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Prometheus.
Prometheus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sampson.
Sampson has a couple of punches blocked by Prometheus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson blocks a body shot from Prometheus.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prometheus's efforts to push away.
Prometheus lands with a light punch inside.
Sampson throws a head punch that misses.
Prometheus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prometheus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prometheus lands a right hand.
Sampson throws a punch but it's blocked by Prometheus.
Prometheus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sampson backwards.
Sampson prevents a body shot from Prometheus.
Prometheus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prometheus connects with an inside leg kick.
Prometheus swings for the body but Sampson moves out of range.
Prometheus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Prometheus tries to get set, Sampson tries to push him back and clinch up but Prometheus manages to avoid the attempt.
Prometheus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sampson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prometheus scores with a nice strike.
Prometheus throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Prometheus misses with a hook. Sampson ducked under it nicely.
Prometheus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sampson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prometheus.
Prometheus misses with a few strikes there.
Sampson tries to counter by clinching up but Prometheus breaks away and moves out of range.
Prometheus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sampson throws out the jab.
Douglas Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prometheus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orestes Prometheus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orestes Prometheus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Sampson misses its intended target.
Prometheus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sampson misses with an uppercut
and Prometheus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Prometheus.
Sampson tries to clinch but Prometheus moves out of range.
Prometheus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prometheus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prometheus moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prometheus.
Prometheus misses with a jab to the body
and Sampson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sampson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prometheus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sampson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sampson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sampson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prometheus.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Prometheus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prometheus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prometheus blocks a jab.
Prometheus misses with a hook
enabling Sampson to counter with a crisp jab.
Prometheus misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prometheus.
A big left from Prometheus misses.
Sampson lands with an overhand left.
Prometheus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Prometheus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sampson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prometheus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sampson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prometheus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sampson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick lands for Prometheus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus connects with a looping right hand.
Prometheus misses with a body shot.
Sampson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Prometheus does no damage.
Prometheus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sampson throws out a loose jab but Prometheus uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Prometheus responds with a good body kick, but Sampson manages to step out the way in time.
Prometheus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sampson misses with a lunging right hand
and Prometheus counters with a solid body kick.
Sampson blocks a jab.
Sampson missing with a left hand there. Prometheus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sampson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prometheus.
Prometheus catches Sampson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prometheus lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prometheus misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orestes Prometheus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orestes Prometheus'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. This is the final round!
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prometheus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prometheus is looking for the big counter here.
Prometheus throws a leg kick
and Sampson counters with a nice uppercut.
Prometheus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sampson to counter with a crisp jab.
Prometheus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prometheus misses with a body kick.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prometheus misses with the body kick
and Sampson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sampson looks to land a left hand but Prometheus moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sampson misses
and Prometheus counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prometheus struggles to land a body shot inside as Sampson controls his hands.
Prometheus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prometheus lands with a short shot to the head.
Prometheus lands a right hand.
Prometheus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prometheus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampson blocks a body shot from Prometheus.
Prometheus has a couple of punches blocked by Sampson.
Sampson can't find room to land a body shot as Prometheus controls the action.
Sampson has Prometheus pressed against the cage, preventing Prometheus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prometheus.
Prometheus working hard to break the clinch.
Sampson presses Prometheus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prometheus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas Sampson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prometheus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prometheus pushes Sampson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sampson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Prometheus.
Sampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prometheus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prometheus is trying to push Sampson away but Sampson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prometheus is trying to push Sampson away but Sampson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prometheus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sampson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prometheus lands with a light punch inside.
Prometheus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sampson.
Sampson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prometheus or not.
Sampson lands a hook that snaps the head of Prometheus backwards.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prometheus or not.
Sampson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sampson lands a nice uppercut.
Sampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Sampson as the two fighters clinch.
Sampson lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sampson.
Sampson works on Prometheus's body with a couple of short punches.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prometheus or not.
Sampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prometheus.
Sampson lands a left hand.
Sampson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prometheuss head.
Still in the clinch, Sampson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prometheus is rocked!
Sampson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Prometheus with a big uppercut! Prometheus tries to clinch up but Sampson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Prometheus to the mat! Prometheus covers up and Sampson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Douglas Sampson!
A very excited looking Douglas Sampson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hole Reemer (ranked 636 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 93 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reemer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reemer misses the body punch
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch but Reemer moves out of range.
Reemer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reemer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reemer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Reemer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reemer tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reemer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reemer lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Reemer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reemer.
Reemer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reemer throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt with a nice calf kick.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Reemer misses.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reemer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reemer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Reemer throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reemer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Paul Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt defending well as Reemer loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Reemer moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reemer. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Reemer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reemer.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Reemer is proving a slippery customer.
Reemer trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Reemer distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt trying to control the position.
Hunt wriggles free and stands up.
Hunt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reemer digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer moves away from the strike by Hunt.
A jab from Reemer misses.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reemer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Reemer.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reemer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reemer scores with a punch to the head.
Reemer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reemer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reemer scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Reemer checks it.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Reemer in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reemer digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt wants to break free but Reemer has control.
Reemer blocking some punches.
Reemer wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Reemer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reemer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Reemer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reemer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt throws a push kick but Reemer slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Reemer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Reemer. Beautiful body shot.
Paul Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Reemer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hunt is trying to defend but Reemer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hunt tries to kick Reemer off in order to stand up. Reemer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Reemer working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reemer lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
Hunt is trying to control Reemer's posture but Reemer avoids it.
Hunt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reemer working away.
The strikes coming from Reemer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reemer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reemer cracks Hunt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reemer cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reemer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to kick Reemer off but Reemer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt keeping control of the position.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reemer tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reemer connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Reemer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt moves into full guard.
Reemer is looking to advance position but Hunt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reemer is squirming around, avoiding Hunt's attempts to control the action.
Reemer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Reemer is squirming around nicely.
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Reemer is trying to escape the mount.
Reemer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunt trying to control but Reemer is having none of it.
Hunt controlling from the full mount.
Reemer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
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 Hole Reemer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reemer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reemer closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Reemer pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reemer checks it well.
Reemer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reemer blocks a jab.
Reemer throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reemer checks it well.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Reemer pushes him off.
Reemer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer takes one to the chin there.
Hunt staying out of range there.
A jab from Reemer finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reemer doesn't seem phased though.
Reemer missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reemer cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Reemer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hunt. No joy for Reemer on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Reemer.
Reemer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reemer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Reemer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Reemer.
Reemer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Reemer throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt defending well as Reemer loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Reemer misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses the jab.
Reemer swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reemer.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Reemer saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Reemer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reemer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Reemer lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt takes a swing at Reemer's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Reemer misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Reemer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Reemer moved out of range nicely.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reemer misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Reemer checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Reemer's head back.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Reemer ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt cracks Reemer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Reemer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Reemer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Reemer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt digs a good hook to Reemer's body.
Reemer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Reemer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reemer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hunt is trying to defend but Reemer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
Hunt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Hunt.
I think Hunt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Hunt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 624 p4p, 809 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 89 p4p, 115 weight class). Lightspeed's entrance music is Silver Scrapes. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a looping overhand right but Lightspeed ducks down to avoid it.
Man looks for the body kick but Lightspeed saw that one coming.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man clobbers Lightspeed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man takes a swing at Lightspeed's ribcage but misses.
Lightspeed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Lightspeed's head coaches at LVPED that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man throws a leg kick but Lightspeed sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Man misses
and Lightspeed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Lightspeed's shoulder, as Lightspeed tries to avoid the shot.
Lightspeed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man connects with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Lightspeed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lightspeed is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lightspeeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man lands with a straight right. Lightspeed didn't see that one coming.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lightspeed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man with a nice cross.
Man throws the left hand but Lightspeed avoids the punch easily.
Lightspeed is looking to counter punch.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Man.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man misses with a hook.
It looked like Lightspeed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man catches Lightspeed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lightspeed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Man throws a body punch but Lightspeed moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Man.
Man stuns Lightspeed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Man.
It looked like Lightspeed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man pushes Lightspeed up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightspeed is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Lightspeed works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Lightspeed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lightspeed's sensitive parts.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lightspeed counters with a nice uppercut.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lightspeed under the eye.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Lightspeed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightspeed counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man missing with a left hand there. Lightspeed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Lightspeed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lightspeed checks a leg kick nicely.
Lightspeed throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Lightspeed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightspeed throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightspeed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man lands a body shot.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man catches Lightspeed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Man.
A little feinted left hand from Lightspeed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightspeed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Man with a hook.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lightspeed moves away from the strike by Man.
Man misses with a right hand
and Lightspeed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man misses with a body shot
and Lightspeed counters with a huge right that knocks Man out cold! Lightspeed is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arax Lightspeed!
Arax Lightspeed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murska Mfer (ranked 513 p4p, 3748 weight class) and Dontae Gutierrez (ranked 16 p4p, 141 weight class). Gutierrez has chosen prison workout as his entrance music. Dontae Gutierrez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Murska Mfer's chin.
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dontae Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dontae Gutierrez has been cut.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Gutierrez misses
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutierrez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mfer counters with a nice right hand that sends Gutierrez toppling to the canvas! Gutierrez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mfer finish him?!
That has opened up Dontae Gutierrez's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutierrez.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutierrez.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gutierrez fails with the takedown
and Mfer counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Gutierrez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mfer counters with a nice right hand that sends Gutierrez toppling to the canvas! Gutierrez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mfer finish him?!
The cut above Dontae Gutierrez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters with a right hand from hell and Gutierrez is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murska Mfer!
An out of breath Murska Mfer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davante Dunbar (ranked 695 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Shingen Takeda (ranked 99 p4p, 162 weight class). Dunbar comes into the arena with Ghost - Cirice blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunbar throws out the jab.
Dunbar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Shingen Takeda has been cut.
Dunbar throws a shot from downtown. Takeda moves away and avoids it.
Takeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Davante Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takeda at a distance.
Takeda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Dunbar finds it's way through Takeda's defenses.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Takeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dunbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dunbar misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dunbar misses with a body shot.
Dunbar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeda tries to clinch up.
Dunbar throwing a counter right hand but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Dunbar throws a right hand that misses
and Takeda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Takeda seems content to control.
Takeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dunbar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takeda pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda works his way into side control.
That's two 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.
Dunbar is letting Takeda control him for a moment.
Takeda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takeda taking a breather here.
Takeda tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Dunbar's face as Takeda controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takeda advances nicely into full mount.
Takeda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dunbar is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takeda controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dunbar is looking to improve his position but Takeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Takeda controlling from mount.
Takeda moves to back control.
Dunbar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Takeda.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shingen Takeda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shingen Takeda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunbar misses with an uppercut.
Takeda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dunbar sprawls well initially but Takeda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Takeda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dunbar is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dunbar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shingen Takeda!
A very excited looking Shingen Takeda 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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