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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chai Dae Ho (ranked 24607 p4p, 3063 weight class) and Aengus McDonnell (ranked 181 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chai Dae Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aengus McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dae Ho misses with a straight left.
Dae Ho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Chai Dae Ho has been cut.
Dae Ho digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Dae Ho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Dae Ho avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dae Ho throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Dae Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonnell throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Dae Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell looks winded!
McDonnell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dae Ho throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Dae Ho cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dae Ho throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dae Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dae Ho throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dae Ho slips a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
Dae Ho throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dae Ho defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Dae Ho misses the target.
Dae Ho misses with a hook.
Dae Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Dae Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Dae Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dae Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Dae Ho throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dae Ho misses its intended target.
McDonnell walks into a straight right hand from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dae Ho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonnell at a distance.
Dae Ho throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dae Ho misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dae Ho misses the shot to the body.
Dae Ho ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Dae Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell defending well as Dae Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Dae Ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dae Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Dae Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dae Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dae Ho misses with a looping left.
Dae Ho throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
Dae Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonnell off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Dae Ho misses its intended target.
Dae Ho misses with a hook.
Dae Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dae Ho counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut. Dae Ho saw that one coming.
Dae Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dae Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Dae Ho looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Dae Ho throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Dae Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonnell defending well as Dae Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Dae Ho misses with a straight left.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
Dae Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Dae Ho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDonnell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dae Ho throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Dae Ho scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dae Ho loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Dae Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dae Ho manages to avoid it.
McDonnell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McDonnell moves forwards but Dae Ho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
Dae Ho missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Dae Ho.
A big left from Dae Ho misses.
Dae Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonnell doesn't seem bothered though.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dae Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dae Ho misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell misses with a two punch combination.
Dae Ho tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aengus McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chai Dae Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chai Dae Ho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Dae Ho throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Dae Ho seems unphased.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
McDonnell throws a hook but Dae Ho blocks it.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dae Ho.
A slow jab from Dae Ho misses its intended target.
McDonnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dae Ho throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws out a powerful jab.
McDonnell misses the jab.
Dae Ho throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai Dae Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
McDonnell is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Dae Ho.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dae Ho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Dae Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dae Ho lands a nice looking body shot.
Dae Ho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dae Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Dae Ho slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McDonnell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dae Ho has got the better of the exchanges.
McDonnell defending well as Dae Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Dae Ho misses with a hook.
Dae Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell defending well as Dae Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Dae Ho misses with a straight left.
Dae Ho looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
Dae Ho throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
Dae Ho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Dae Ho.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho misses with a looping left.
Dae Ho misses with the combination.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Dae Ho.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Dae Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dae Ho.
McDonnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Dae Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dae Ho throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dae Ho. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dae Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dae Ho throws an off balance right hand
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
Dae Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dae Ho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dae Ho throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Dae Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Dae Ho.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Dae Ho.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell lands with a right hand.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
No joy there for McDonnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonnell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dae Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dae Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dae Ho throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dae Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Dae Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Dae Ho misses.
Dae Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dae Ho.
Dae Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Dae Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dae Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell connects with the punch.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dae Ho.
Dae Ho loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dae Ho moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chai Dae Ho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chai Dae Ho'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!
Nice defenses there by Dae Ho.
Dae Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Dae Ho throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Dae Ho throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Dae Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
McDonnell throws out a counter right but Dae Ho avoids it with no problem.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dae Ho is just out of range.
McDonnell clobbers Dae Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut. Dae Ho saw that one coming.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dae Ho.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Dae Ho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dae Ho slips a straight right by McDonnell.
Dae Ho lands with a straight right. McDonnell didn't see that one coming.
McDonnell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Dae Ho misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dae Ho, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Dae Ho ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dae Ho misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
Dae Ho misses the shot to the body.
Dae Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Dae Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dae Ho throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
Dae Ho throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Dae Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Dae Ho slips the punch.
Dae Ho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the head.
Dae Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dae Ho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Dae Ho misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dae Ho. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Dae Ho slips the punch.
Dae Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
McDonnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dae Ho misses with a looping left.
Aengus McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai Dae Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dae Ho's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dae Ho throws a big shot that misses.
McDonnell throws a hook but Dae Ho avoids it easily.
Dae Ho staying out of range there.
Dae Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dae Ho missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonnell misses.
Dae Ho misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Dae Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dae Ho throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Dae Ho moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
Dae Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dae Ho looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Dae Ho.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Dae Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dae Ho misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dae Ho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dae Ho misses with a straight right.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dae Ho throws out the jab.
McDonnell lands a slapping body shot.
Dae Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dae Ho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dae Ho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dae Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell slips a jab from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Dae Ho's shoulder, as Dae Ho tries to avoid the shot.
Dae Ho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dae Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Dae Ho throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell slips a jab from Dae Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dae Ho misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
Dae Ho avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Dae Ho.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Dae Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Dae Ho slips under a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dae Ho.
Dae Ho throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
Dae Ho swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Dae Ho moves out of range.
Dae Ho looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
Dae Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dae Ho scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai Dae Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dae Ho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chai Dae Ho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Uska (ranked 2298 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Nu Pote (ranked 320 p4p, 505 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Uska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nu Pote!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pote gets a clinch.
Pote can't find room to land a body shot as Uska controls the action.
Pote landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pote smiles and moves away.
Uska scores with a jab to the body.
Pote rushes Uska and presses him up against the cage.
Pote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pote landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pote lands a nice uppercut.
Pote misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pote scores with a shot to the side of Uska's head.
Pote is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uska misses with some punches.
Pote lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pote lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uska backwards.
Nice body punch from Pote.
Pote scores with a knee to the head.
Uska is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Pote on the inside.
Pote lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uska backwards.
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ryu Uska has been cut.
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pote softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Pote.
Pote lands a nice knee to the body.
Pote lands with a right to the head.
Pote works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pote scores with a knee to the head.
Pote scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Pote - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pote lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pote.
Pote lands a hook that snaps the head of Uska backwards.
Pote connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uska's face.
Pote landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pote scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pote.
Pote presses Uska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pote pushes Uska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uska takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pote.
A left hand lands to the body for Pote.
Pote scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pote.
A right handed body shot lands from Pote.
A knee to the head by Pote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pote.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pote as Uska tries to tie him up.
Pote lands a shot to the body.
Pote gets through Uska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pote scores with a knee to the head.
Pote landing knees to the head.
Pote drops Uska with a big knee straight up the middle! Uska is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Uska is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pote closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Uska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uska tries to land knees in the clinch but Pote avoids the damage to the body.
Pote lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uska seems to have got his legs back now.
Pote cracks Uska with a nice body shot.
Pote presses Uska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pote.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pote.
Nice body punch from Pote - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pote lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pote lands a knee to the body.
Pote connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uska's face.
Pote scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pote pushes Uska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pote.
Pote works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pote makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pote throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pote.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pote landing knees to the body.
Pote cracks Uska with a nice body shot.
Pote unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uska lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pote works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nu Pote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Uska's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pote clinches.
Pote digs a right hand into Uska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uska's gas tank.
A short right from Pote on the inside.
Pote with a knee to the head.
Pote drops Uska with a big knee straight up the middle! Uska is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Pote.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pote.
Pote cracks Uska with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pote.
Pote scores with a hook to the body.
Pote lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pote working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pote lands a big knee to the head and Uska goes down! Pote pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nu Pote!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derogatory Thibodeaux (ranked 3162 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Ray Pest (ranked 358 p4p, 368 weight class). Pest has chosen The Island as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285
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6 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derogatory Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Pest!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux drives through and clinches with Pest against the cage.
Thibodeaux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pest.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux cracks Pest with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Pest looks winded!
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux - that landed with a thud.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thibodeaux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux works on Pest's body with a couple of short punches.
Pest wants to take the fight to the mat but Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Derogatory Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Pest.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pest backwards.
 Pest is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pest to his knees! Thibodeaux keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derogatory Thibodeaux!
Ray Pest was interviewed post fight and said 'Deez'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dashark (ranked 2844 p4p, 2321 weight class) and James Taylor (ranked 114 p4p, 88 weight class). Dashark comes to the cage accompanied by Big shark by BEACH BOYS. James Taylor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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3 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dashark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dashark throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dashark.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Dashark moved out of range.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Dashark moved out of range.
Taylor misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Dashark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dashark attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Dashark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dashark swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor takes a swing at Dashark's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Dashark throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Dashark moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Mark Dashark has been cut.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Dashark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Dashark is now in Taylor's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dashark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dashark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dashark landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dashark throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dashark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dashark cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Dashark works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dashark works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dashark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dashark landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dashark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dashark landing some decent shots from guard.
Dashark working some strikes from top position.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dashark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dashark distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dashark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dashark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dashark controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dashark stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dashark works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dashark is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Dashark is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Dashark postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Dashark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dashark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Dashark slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dashark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dashark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dashark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dashark throws a big right hand that misses.
Dashark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dashark is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Dashark didn't see that one coming.
Dashark scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dashark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Dashark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor jabs Dashark right on the nose. Dashark blinks but takes it well.
Dashark ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Dashark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taylor defends well and Dashark ends up having to push Taylor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Dashark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor 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.
Dashark darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Dashark into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dashark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Dashark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor pushes Dashark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Dashark's ribcage.
Dashark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor working Dashark over with knees to the body.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor is working Dashark over against the cage.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor presses Dashark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashark won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor presses Dashark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor lands a big knee to the head and Dashark goes down! Taylor pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Compare (ranked 2253 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Marko Oberlander (ranked 274 p4p, 281 weight class). Carlos Compare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Compare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Oberlander!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberlander throws a big shot that misses.
Compare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Compare scores with a punch to the head.
Compare drops Oberlander with a beautiful combination! Oberlander stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Compare is looking for the KO!
Oberlander is rocked!
Oberlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compare lands a big right hand that sends Oberlander crashing to the mat! Compare stays standing though and waves Oberlander back to his feet!
Oberlander is still on wobbly legs! Can Compare finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oberlander lands with an overhand left.
Compare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oberlander moves away.
Oberlander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oberlander lands with a straight right. Compare didn't see that one coming.
Compare slips under a jab from Oberlander.
Oberlander seems to have recovered his senses.
Oberlander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compare manages to avoid it.
Compare throws an overhand right that drops Oberlander like a sack of potatoes! Compare dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Compare!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanen (ranked 2040 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Andy Andulusian (ranked 274 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215
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BJJ White Belt
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Hanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Andulusian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andulusian has managed to clinch.
Andulusian looking to throw knees to the head but Hanen is blocking nicely.
Andulusian prevents a body shot from Hanen.
Hanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andulusian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanen.
Andulusian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andulusian tries to throw a body punch but Hanen avoids it by throwing Andulusian back against the cage.
Andulusian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andulusian looking to throw knees to the head but Hanen is blocking nicely.
Andulusian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andulusian with a knee to the head.
Hanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andulusian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andulusian's elbow.
Andulusian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andulusian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andulusian misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but Hanen blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Andulusian fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanen scores with a hook to the body.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andulusian keeps control of Hanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andulusian working Hanen over with knees to the body.
Hanen is breathing heavily.
Andulusian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andulusian misses with a knee to the head.
Hanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanen managing to block the knees to the body from Andulusian.
Andulusian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andulusian scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Andulusian on the inside.
Andulusian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andulusian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andulusian misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andulusian misses with some punches.
Andulusian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanen tries to break free but Andulusian pushes him back against the cage.
Hanen tries to circle away but Andulusian has him pinned against the cage.
Hanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andulusian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andulusian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andulusian controlling the action here for a moment.
Andulusian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanen is defending well for now.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andulusian misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanen.
Hanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andulusian being controlled against the cage.
Hanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanen can't break the clinch.
Andulusian blocks a body shot from Hanen.
A head punch on the inside from Andulusian fails to land.
Andulusian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andulusian working aggressively here.
Andulusian misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Andulusian.
Hanen pushes Andulusian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andulusian blocks a body shot from Hanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andulusian scores with a shot to the side of Hanen's head.
Hanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanen blocks a body shot from Andulusian.
Hanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andulusian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andulusian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andulusian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanen up against the cage.
Andulusian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanen controls his hands.
Andulusian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Andulusian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andulusian takes one to the side of the head.
Hanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andulusian moves away.
Andulusian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanen. Andulusian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andulusian blocks a jab.
Andulusian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andulusian misses with a knee strike.
Andulusian looking to throw knees to the head but Hanen is blocking nicely.
Hanen breaks the clinch.
Andulusian tries to clinch up.
Andulusian moves into the clinch.
Andulusian blocks a body shot from Hanen.
Hanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Hanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanen blocking some punches.
Hanen blocking some punches.
Andulusian lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanen won't want to take too many of those.
Andulusian landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andulusian can't find room to land a body shot as Hanen controls the action.
Andulusian cracks Hanen with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andulusian.
Hanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andulusian is keeping busy.
Andulusian working aggressively here.
Andulusian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanen is trying to push Andulusian away but Andulusian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andulusian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andulusian scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Andulusian.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andulusian obliges.
Andulusian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andulusian presses Hanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Andulusian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian misses with the head strike.
Andulusian misses with some punches.
Andulusian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andulusian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andulusian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanens head.
Andulusian lands a nice uppercut.
Andulusian lands a knee to the body.
Andulusian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanen.
Andulusian misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but Hanen blocks it.
Andulusian pushes Hanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andulusian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andulusian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andulusian working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian tries a body shot but Hanen blocks it.
Andulusian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Andulusian.
Andulusian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanen backwards.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Andulusian.
Hanen is rocked!
Andulusian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Hanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andulusian lands a big knee to the head and Hanen goes down! Andulusian pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Andulusian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Mijatovic (ranked 3442 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 419 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210
4 - 2 - 1 |
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215
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rajko Mijatovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mijatovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mijatovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mijatovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Mijatovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rajko Mijatovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mijatovic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mijatovic controlling him for the moment.
Mijatovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Mijatovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mijatovic looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mijatovic defends it easily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mijatovic is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Mijatovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mijatovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mijatovic has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mijatovic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mijatovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mijatovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mijatovic defends well.
Silva working a defensive guard but Mijatovic passes into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mijatovic closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mijatovic prevents it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mijatovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mijatovic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mijatovic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iulian Simionescu (ranked 810 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Shaun Fistle (ranked 112 p4p, 270 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iulian Simionescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Fistle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simionescu instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Simionescu.
Simionescu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fistle tries to pull guard but Simionescu won't allow it.
Simionescu lands a left hand.
Simionescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fistles head.
Simionescu tries a body shot but Fistle blocks it.
A body shot lands from Simionescu.
Simionescu is leaning against Fistle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fistle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fistle looks winded!
A short right from Simionescu.
A short left from Simionescu.
Simionescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good body shot from Simionescu.
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!
Simionescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Simionescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fistles head.
Simionescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Simionescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simionescu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fistle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Simionescu.
Simionescu lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Simionescu.
Simionescu breaks from the clinch.
Simionescu closes the distance and clinches.
Simionescu cracks Fistle with a nice body shot.
Simionescu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simionescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simionescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Simionescu.
Simionescu pushes Fistle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simionescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simionescu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simionescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simionescu closes the distance and clinches.
Simionescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simionescu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu cracks Fistle with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Simionescu.
Simionescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fistle is rocked!
Simionescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fistle is still on wobbly legs! Can Simionescu finish him?
A shot in the inside from Simionescu.
Simionescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simionescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fistle backwards.
Simionescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fistle.
Fistle blocking some punches.
Simionescu lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Fistle senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iulian Simionescu!
Our winner, Iulian Simionescu, 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 Brock Karelin (ranked 2213 p4p, 951 weight class) and Kiase Quama (ranked 79 p4p, 134 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiase Quama!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Quama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Brock Karelin has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Quama has knocked Karelin down with a huge combo! Quama steps away and waves a wobbly Karelin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karelin is rocked!
Karelin circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Quama. Karelin falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Quama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiase Quama!
A victorious Kiase Quama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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