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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Skrzetuski (ranked 5919 p4p, 22837 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 517 p4p, 545 weight class). Skrzetuski comes to the cage accompanied by Krzesimir Dębski - Husaria Ginie. Jan Skrzetuski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Skrzetuski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Skrzetuski.
Lothbrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skrzetuski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lothbrock tries to clinch
and Skrzetuski counters with a stiff right hand.
Skrzetuski feints and then cracks Lothbrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lothbrock down.
Skrzetuski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skrzetuski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lothbrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skrzetuski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lothbrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lothbrock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lothbrock tries for a takedown but Skrzetuski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch.
Skrzetuski cracks Lothbrock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lothbrock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Skrzetuski finish him?
 Lothbrock is rocked!
 It looks like Ragnar Lothbrock has been cut.
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!
Lothbrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lothbrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skrzetuski tries to avoid it but Lothbrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skrzetuski to the ground. Skrzetuski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jan Skrzetuski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrzetuski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skrzetuski misses the jab.
Skrzetuski lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lothbrock off his feet! Lothbrock tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Skrzetuski!
Jan Skrzetuski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 3325 p4p, 3927 weight class) and Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang (ranked 326 p4p, 360 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubeaumeyang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battleby counters with a nice right hand that sends Aubeaumeyang toppling to the canvas! Aubeaumeyang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Battleby finish him?!
Aubeaumeyang is rocked!
It looks like Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang has been cut.
Aubeaumeyang throws an off balance right hand
and Battleby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aubeaumeyang thinking.
Aubeaumeyang is still on wobbly legs! Can Battleby finish him?
Aubeaumeyang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Aubeaumeyang misses.
Battleby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aubeaumeyang seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aubeaumeyang misses the target.
Battleby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battleby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battleby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aubeaumeyang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aubeaumeyang misses with a lunging right hand
and Battleby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aubeaumeyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Aubeaumeyang.
Battleby thinks about countering with a head kick.
Battleby slips a jab from Aubeaumeyang.
Aubeaumeyang moves away from the strike by Battleby.
Aubeaumeyang misses with a hook
and Battleby counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby lands a big uppercut and Aubeaumeyang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aubeaumeyang looks OK. Battleby waves Aubeaumeyang back to his feet!
Aubeaumeyang throws a hook but Battleby blocks it.
Battleby thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aubeaumeyang slips under a jab from Battleby.
Aubeaumeyang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battleby counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Aubeaumeyang out cold! What a finish! Battleby is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Battleby!
An out of breath Ulysses Battleby 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 Landry Stephenson (ranked 22894 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Ivan Yahontov (ranked 537 p4p, 472 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yahontov's choice of entrance music: Boney M. - Rasputin. On his way into the cage it seems that Landry Stephenson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Landry Stephenson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Yahontov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stephenson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yahontov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Yahontov there.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stephenson looks for a takedown but Yahontov sprawls well.
Yahontov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yahontov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yahontov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephenson moves in looking to clinch but Yahontov pushes him off.
Yahontov slaps away a takedown attempt from Stephenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stephenson misses with a takedown
and Yahontov counters with a one-two to the body.
Stephenson swinging wildly here.
Yahontov cracks Stephenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yahontov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stephensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stephenson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yahontov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
Yahontov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stephenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yahontov counters with a crisp one two that drops Stephenson! Yahontov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stephenson to his feet! Stephenson is in big trouble!
 Stephenson is rocked!
Stephenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stephenson is breathing heavily.
Stephenson moves out of range of the body kick.
Yahontov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Stephenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yahontov drives through and clinches with Stephenson against the cage.
Stephenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yahontov after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephenson being controlled against the cage.
Stephenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Yahontov just leaning against Stephenson, taking a breather.
Yahontov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yahontov just leaning against Stephenson, taking a breather.
Yahontov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yahontov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stephenson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yahontov can turn it around.
Yahontov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yahontov lands a nice hook to Stephenson's body. Stephenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yahontov checks a leg kick nicely.
Yahontov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stephenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yahontov forces Stephenson back against the cage and clinches.
Yahontov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yahontov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stephenson shoots and misses
and Stephenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stephenson gets tackled into the cage by Yahontov. Yahontov maintains the clinch.
Yahontov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yahontov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov leaning against his opponent.
Yahontov manages to break the clinch.
Stephenson shoots in for a double leg but Yahontov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yahontov is looking for the big counter here.
Stephenson blocks a low kick nicely.
Stephenson looks to clinch
and Yahontov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yahontov lands a really nice looking cross but Stephenson seems unphased.
Yahontov closes the distance and pushes Stephenson back into the cage.
Yahontov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yahontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Yahontov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yahontov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yahontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Yahontov stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephenson tries for a takedown but Yahontov manages to get underhooks.
Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yahontov finds it's way round the side to connect with Stephenson's head.
Ivan Yahontov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yahontov leaves Stephenson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yahontov wants it to stay on the feet.
Stephenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yahontov circles away.
Yahontov scores with a nice right hand.
Stephenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yahontov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yahontov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stephenson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stephenson misses with a wild combination.
Yahontov lands a two punch combo.
Yahontov has Stephenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Yahontov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yahontov breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stephenson moves in looking to clinch but Yahontov pushes him off.
Stephenson is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yahontov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yahontov closes the distance and clinches.
Stephenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Yahontov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yahontov stalling against the cage.
Yahontov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson 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.
Yahontov lands with a straight right. Stephenson didn't see that one coming.
Yahontov has closed the distance and engaged Stephenson in a clinch.
Yahontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yahontov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yahontov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yahontov just leaning against Stephenson, taking a breather.
Stephenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yahontov.
Yahontov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephenson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yahontov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yahontov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stephenson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yahontov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stephenson is looking for a takedown.
Yahontov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Stephenson tries to stall but Yahontov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stephenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stephenson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yahontov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yahontov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stephenson avoids a wild elbow strike from Yahontov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivan Yahontov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yahontov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stephenson is trying to drag Yahontov to the mat but Yahontov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Yahontov.
Yahontov is struggling to control the position.
Stephenson tries a body shot but Yahontov blocks it.
Yahontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yahontov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yahontov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yahontov prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yahontov stops a takedown attempt from Stephenson.
A shot in the inside from Yahontov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Yahontov.
Yahontov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yahontov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stephenson.
Stephenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Yahontov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
Yahontov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yahontov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stephenson under the eye.
Stephenson throws a body kick that misses
and Yahontov counters with a huge left! Stephenson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yahontov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stephenson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yahontov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Yahontov!
Ivan Yahontov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 3376 p4p, 3267 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 189 p4p, 183 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Prince takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Prince feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Prince tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Prince appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Prince tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Prince feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Prince!
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prince sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Prince is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Prince has the hooks in. Barnes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Prince knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prince's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes throws a strike but Prince rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnes looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prince defends well.
Barnes looking to control.
Prince wants to get up but he can't break Barnes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Prince preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at Mentor Gym inform us that Barnes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prince is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes digs a good hook to Prince's body.
Barnes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Prince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Prince!
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Prince looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Prince hang on?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Prince is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Prince is rocked!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Oh Prince is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prince is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Prince avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and Prince has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
Prince covering up well and avoiding damage.
Prince is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Prince is trying to get back to his feet but Barnes has full control of the position and if anything, Prince has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Barnes thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Prince is taking damage to the body and head.
Barnes missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Prince hold on?! Barnes is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Barnes has the hooks in. Prince is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barnes lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Barnes thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Barnes misses with a punch to the head.
Prince is taking damage to the body and head.
Barnes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Prince up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes lands a series of strikes from the back and Prince goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
A victorious Alex Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 2016 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 263 p4p, 220 weight class). Kulina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tool - Schism. The key to victory for Justin Kulina has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
175
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Kulina shoots in.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Brooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks pushes Kulina away with a front kick.
Kulina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kulina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Kulina forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulina lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks has clasped his hands together around Kulina's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Brooks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kulina sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brooks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kulina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scoring with punches and elbows.
Kulina can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks is putting a hurting on Kulina here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brooks trying to control the position but Kulina is working away.
Brooks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina wants to get back to his feet.
Kulina wants to control but Brooks postures up.
Brooks trying to control the position but Kulina is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Kulina's face as Brooks controls the position.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brooks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kulina is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooks but Brooks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kulina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Kulina tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Kulina ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Kulina is blocking nicely.
Kulina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kulina looking for a takedown.
Brooks tries to work over Kulina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulina.
Kulina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brooks after a bit of a struggle.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Kulina.
Kulina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulina can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks pulls guard.
Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kulina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kulina looking to pass the guard.
Brooks has a closed guard, preventing Kulina from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
Brooks punishes Kulina's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks throws a one two combo.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kulina drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kulina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulina moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulina.
Kulina has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Kulina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Kulina down.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Kulina off balance momentarily.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulina's sensitive parts.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks wants to slow Kulina down by chopping away at his legs.
Kulina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kulina blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kulina.
Kulina swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Kulina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kulina showed some decent athleticism there.
Kulina with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is doing well to control the position and prevent Kulina from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kulina is working away from the top position though.
Kulina stalling.
Kulina trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away.
Kulina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kulina wants to take a breather but Brooks is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kulina lands a nice short elbow.
Brooks wants to control but Kulina is keeping busy.
Brooks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kulina haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kulina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brooks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brooks throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Kulina manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brooks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulina is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brooks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kulina decides to stand back up. Kulina steps back and let's Brooks get back to his feet.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses.
Kulina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulina is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina tries for a takedown but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kulina lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brooks takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Kulina clinches up against the cage.
Kulina trying to land knees to the body.
Kulina scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulina controls his hands.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Kulina blocks an uppercut.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Kulina holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulina's elbow.
Kulina is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Kulina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Kulina - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Kulina.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Kulina throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brooks was covering up waiting for the punch and Kulina finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Kulina controlling him for the moment.
Justin Kulina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kulina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kulina content to stall in guard here.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Kulina from controlling successfully.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Kulina tries to pass.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulina controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justin Kulina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulina fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks leaves Kulina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulina moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrooks.
Kulina shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Kulina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kulina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brooks jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Brooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulina if he has to take too many more of those.
Brooks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kulina shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulina forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Kulina throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Kulina ducks right into an uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kulina is rocked!
Kulina fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kulina.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Kulina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Brooks backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kulina's temple! It sends Kulina violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Brooks celebrates and the doctors try to help Kulina!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Gotch (ranked 2183 p4p, 2712 weight class) and Raniel Mancuso (ranked 123 p4p, 148 weight class). Mancuso has chosen O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo as his entrance music. Raniel Mancuso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lou Gotch's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Gotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raniel Mancuso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gotch gets a takedown into half guard.
Gotch prevents Mancuso from standing back up.
Gotch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mancuso keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotch is trying to work for a kimura but Mancuso is defending well.
Mancuso won't allow Gotch to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mancuso tries to kick Gotch off but Gotch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gotch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gotch is looking for a kimura here.
Gotch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two 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.
Gotch seems to be working for a kimura but Mancuso defends the submission attempt.
Gotch tries to pass to full mount but Mancuso defends it.
Gotch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mancuso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gotch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotch passes into half guard.
Well, if Gotch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Gotch wants to take a breather but Mancuso is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gotch trying to pass the guard but Mancuso defending well.
Gotch is looking to take a break and control but Mancuso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mancuso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gotch works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancuso is not content to let Gotch control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Gotch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mancuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gotch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gotch tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancuso is retaining full guard.
Gotch stops Mancuso from standing up.
Gotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mancuso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gotch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancuso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gotch is controlling him.
Mancuso keeping moving, preventing Gotch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mancuso misses the shot to the body.
Mancuso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mancuso moves into the clinch.
Gotch is trying to pull guard but Mancuso has him pressed against the cage.
Gotch is trying to pull guard but Mancuso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mancuso breaks the clinch.
Mancuso scores with a kick to the body.
Mancuso misses with the combination.
Mancuso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gotch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mancuso's half guard.
Mancuso is trying to stand back up but Gotch is controlling him
Gotch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mancuso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gotch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gotch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch is looking for a kimura here.
Gotch is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Mancuso tries to kick Gotch off but Gotch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gotch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mancuso defends it well.
Mancuso is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch seems to be working for a kimura but Mancuso defends the submission attempt.
Gotch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mancuso defends it well.
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 Lou Gotch will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mancuso throws a sloppy head kick and Gotch moves out of range easily.
Gotch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mancuso moves into range and clinches up with Gotch.
Gotch is trying to pull guard but Mancuso has him pressed against the cage.
Gotch has Mancuso pressed against the cage, preventing Mancuso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mancuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancuso scores with a jab to the head.
Gotch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mancuso napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gotch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gotch taking a break here but Mancuso is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gotch is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch is trying to control the action in half guard but Mancuso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mancuso is trying to stand.
Gotch is trying to control. Mancuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lou Gotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gotch controlling the pace.
Gotch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Raniel Mancuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gotch is trying to control. Mancuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gotch is defended easily by Mancuso.
Mancuso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mancuso throws a sloppy head kick
and Gotch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gotch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mancuso's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gotch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch not doing much here.
Gotch is looking for a kimura but Mancuso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gotch to get the leverage.
Mancuso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gotch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gotch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Gotch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mancuso sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Gotch seems content to control.
Gotch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mancuso defends it well.
Mancuso pushes Gotch off looking to stand but Gotch dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch is looking to stall here but Mancuso recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raniel Mancuso.
I think Gotch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lou Gotch!
A victorious Lou Gotch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Raniel Mancuso spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck the capitalism!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 1791 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Geryon Macropus (ranked 69 p4p, 71 weight class). Mahmut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
275
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26
275
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheikh Mahmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geryon Macropus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmut is looking to slow Macropus down with leg kicks.
Macropus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mahmut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Macropus throws a lazy right hand but Mahmut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macropus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Mahmut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Macropus closes the distance and clinches.
Macropus prevents a body shot from Mahmut.
Mahmut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut blocks a body shot from Macropus.
Mahmut manages to break the clinch.
Macropus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mahmut misses with a kick to the body.
Macropus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mahmut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut scores with a hook.
Macropus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahmut misses the target.
Mahmut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahmut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macropus misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut cracks Macropus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mahmut has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Macropus to stand back up!
Macropus is rocked!
It looks like Geryon Macropus has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Mahmut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macropus is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmut finish him?
A shot to the body from Macropus misses
and Mahmut counters with a crisp right hand that drops Macropus! Mahmut lets Macropus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mahmut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mahmut cracks Macropus with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Macropus tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mahmut pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Macropus is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheikh Mahmut!
Sheikh Mahmut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 1753 p4p, 2052 weight class) and Gee Gutsu (ranked 264 p4p, 293 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arcot Ramathorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramathorn swivels and escapes.
Ramathorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramathorn scores with the left hand. Gutsu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramathorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutsu.
Gutsu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramathorn sprawls well initially but Gutsu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gutsu looking for a submission but Ramathorn manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ramathorn keeping moving, preventing Gutsu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramathorn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramathorn tries to get out of the position.
Gutsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramathorn is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gutsu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gutsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramathorn, who protects the arm well.
Gutsu is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ramathorn is trying to escape and Gutsu transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ramathorn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gutsu! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gee Gutsu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 667 p4p, 572 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 103 p4p, 89 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bukowski showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing that Bukowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Polus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Polus is controlling Bukowski's posture.
Polus working for a triangle but Bukowski defends it easily.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polus's head.
Polus wants to improve his position but instead Bukowski has moved into half guard.
Polus is doing well to control the position and prevent Bukowski from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Polus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bukowski is working away from the top position though.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Polus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polus controlling the position well.
Polus is looking to improve his position.
Polus is staying active underneath Bukowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bukowski controlling the pace.
Polus is looking for a sweep. Bukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Polus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Polus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polus controls Bukowski momentarily but Bukowski frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bukowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Polus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Polus! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bukowski scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bukowski. Beautiful body shot.
Bukowski lands a head shot.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
Bukowski cracks Polus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bukowski throws a series of punches but Polus moves out of range.
Bukowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Bukowski motions for Polus to come forward. Bukowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bukowski misses with a leg kick
and Bukowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukowski jabs at Polus's body.
A shot to the body from Bukowski misses
and Polus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukowski has his takedown stuffed
and Polus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Polus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polus sprawls well. Polus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Polus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
That's time! Bukowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bukowski with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Polus counter with a right hand.
Bukowski fails with the takedown
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polus sprawls well. Polus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polus moves out of range as Bukowski strikes.
Polus throws out a counter right but Bukowski avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the body
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Polus! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bukowski.
Bukowski connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Bukowski misses
and Polus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bukowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Polus unleashes a big counter combination but Bukowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Charles Bukowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bukowski misses with a right hand
enabling Polus to counter with a crisp jab.
Polus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polus can do to turn this around?
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Polus is just out of range.
Polus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bukowski connects with a body shot.
Bukowski with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a body punch
and Polus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polus as he avoids it easily.
Polus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Polus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bukowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polus.
Bukowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Polus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raminus Polus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski goes for a double leg but Polus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Polus continues to drive forward.
Polus digs a right hand underneath Bukowski's ribcage. Bukowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Polus can't find room to land a body shot as Bukowski controls the action.
Polus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bukowski misses with a right hand
and Polus counters with a stiff right hand.
Polus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bukowski.
Polus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Polus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski fails with the takedown
and Polus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polus avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Polus counters with a crisp right that sends Bukowski to the canvas! Polus follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raminus Polus!
A relieved looking Raminus Polus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 309 p4p, 229 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 14 p4p, 10 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hi Rez - 3 Ft Tall. Marko Kersikov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assndrop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assndrop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assndrop drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy body kick from Assndrop
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range as Assndrop throws a body kick.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assndrop under the eye.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Kersikov tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov is looking to slow Assndrop down with leg kicks.
Assndrop closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop blocks an uppercut.
Assndrop working hard to break the clinch.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assndrop tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Assndrop back against the cage.
Kersikov is struggling to control the position.
Assndrop pulls guard effortlessly.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Assndrop trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Assndrop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Assndrop postures up.
Kersikov working for a triangle but Assndrop defends it easily.
Kersikov pulls Assndrop in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Assndrop postures up.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kersikov tries to stand but Assndrop is controlling from the bottom.
Assndrop has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kersikov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Assndrop has tightened it up now! Kersikov 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 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maurits Assndrop! Maurits Assndrop retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Maurits Assndrop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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