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Bellicose 144 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Victors (ranked 2771 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 75 p4p, 86 weight class). Bronte has chosen Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Victors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte connects with the punch.
Bronte lands with a right hand.
Victors has a takedown stuffed.
Bronte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Victors looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Victors is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bronte working away.
Victors tries to buck Bronte off but Bronte is having none of it.
Victors is trying to control Bronte's posture but Bronte avoids it.
Victors tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victors wants to control but Bronte postures up.
Victors on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Victors tries to get out of the position.
Victors tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bronte presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Victors working to try and regain half guard.
Victors manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Victors wants to control but Bronte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victors missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Victors is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bronte stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Victors to get to his feet.
Victors takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bronte misses with a wild body shot.
Victors moves out of range of the leg kick from Bronte.
Victors goes for a double leg but Bronte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bronte continues to drive forward.
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bronte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Victorss head.
Victors is working for takedown but Bronte is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victors wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronte as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Bronte.
Victors shoots in for a double leg but Bronte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Bronte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victors on the side of the head.
Bronte throws a leg kick but Victors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Victors.
Victors gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronte is looking to stand up but Victors won't let him.
Victors 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victors escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronte gets to his feet. Victors looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bronte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Victors sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victors tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronte defends well and Victors ends up having to push Bronte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Victors can't break the clinch.
Victors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronte doesn't manage to clinch there - Victors circles away.
Victors checks the leg kick.
Victors swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronte connects with a nice looking jab.
Victors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Victors.
Victors shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victors showed some decent athleticism there.
Victors tries to stand and escape but Bronte is controlling the position.
Victors wants to pass the guard but Bronte is defending well.
Victors knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronte on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victors is trying to work for a kimura but Bronte is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronte has one foot on Victors's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victors throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Victors wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Victors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Victors ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Victors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bronte misses with a right hand
and Victors counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronte won't be happy with that.
Bronte throws Victors to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victors ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Victors misses the jab.
Bronte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victors lands a glancing blow to the side of Bronte's head.
Victors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bronte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Bronte.
Bronte stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Victors under the eye.
Victors slips under a jab.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victors swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victors feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bronte or perhaps it was just good defense by Victors, which made it look bad.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Victors ducks down to avoid it.
Victors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
Bronte gets caught flat footed, as Victors shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Victors postures up in Bronte's guard and throws a big left but Bronte blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Victors throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob Bronte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Victors wants to control from the top but Bronte keeps moving.
Victors throwing strikes but missing.
Victors wanted to stand there but Bronte had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronte keeping full guard, as Victors tries to pass.
Victors trying to control but Bronte is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronte rushes Victors and presses him up against the cage.
Bronte lands a left hand.
Victors is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Victors backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bronte throws a jab but it's blocked by Victors.
Victors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronte.
Bronte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Bronte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronte looks to throw the jab but Victors is out of range.
Bronte moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike.
Victors tries for a takedown. No joy.
Victors blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victors drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bronte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronte tries to avoid it but Victors manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronte to the ground. Bronte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Victors backs off Bronte throws a huge counter combo but Victors manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronte connects with a leg kick.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bronte cracks Victors with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Victors checks the leg kick.
Victors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Bob Bronte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victors dives in and grabs Bronte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bronte pushes down on Victors's head and hops out.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronte tries to bum rush Victors with a series of wild strikes but Victors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte clinches with his opponent.
Victors looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Victors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Victors changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bronte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bronte takes a swing at Victors's ribcage but misses.
Bronte throws a jab when Victors was well out of range.
Bronte clinches up against the cage.
Victors has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bronte counters with a one-two to the body.
Bronte tries to clinch but Victors moves out of range.
Bronte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronte as he connects with a hook.
 Victors is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victors shoots in but no luck this time.
Victors misses the body punch
and Bronte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Victors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Victors is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bronte doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Victors crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Victors's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Bronte!
A very excited looking Bob Bronte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Murphy (ranked 2777 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Ade Yusuf (ranked 76 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
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, Ade Yusuf!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuf takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yusuf finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
 It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
Yusuf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yusuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuf. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yusuf.
Yusuf misses with a straight right.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ade Yusuf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Yusuf's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuf blocking some punches.
Murphy has Yusuf pressed against the cage, preventing Yusuf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy keeps control of Yusuf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Yusuf tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yusuf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yusuf.
Yusuf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yusuf misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yusuf throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Yusuf back into the cage.
Murphy gets through Yusuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Yusuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy feints and as Yusuf raises his hands in defense, Murphy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yusuf trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Yusuf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yusuf wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy 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.
Yusuf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yusuf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuf wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yusuf is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusuf has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Yusuf is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Yusuf pulls Murphy in to control the position.
Yusuf controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Murphy gets to his feet. Yusuf looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuf. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Yusuf.
The fighters circling - Yusuf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yusuf looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yusuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuf throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuf jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Yusuf dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Yusuf throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Yusuf misses with a looping left.
Yusuf misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusuf connects with a looping right hand.
Yusuf misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yusuf misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yusuf can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yusuf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Yusuf misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yusuf misses the body punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Yusuf.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuf misses with a looping left.
Yusuf thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
A big left from Yusuf misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Yusuf does it's job there.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Yusuf circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Yusuf circles away and keeps his distance.
Yusuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Yusuf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yusuf misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusuf scores with a nice right hand.
Yusuf throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuf swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Yusuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Yusuf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy defending well as Yusuf loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yusuf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusuf scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yusuf throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuf throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ade Yusuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yusuf feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yusuf misses with a body shot.
Yusuf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuf stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ade Yusuf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yusuf throws an off balance right hand
and Yusuf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yusuf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yusuf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yusuf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yusuf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Yusuf misses with a hook.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yusuf gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Yusuf stalling.
Yusuf blocks an uppercut.
Yusuf wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Yusuf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy is leaning against Yusuf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yusuf.
Yusuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yusuf blocking some punches.
Murphy has Yusuf pressed against the cage, preventing Yusuf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy misses with some punches.
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!
Yusuf tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy pushes Yusuf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Yusuf wants to stall.
Yusuf has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Yusuf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yusuf blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Yusuf tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Yusuf backwards.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuf taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
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 Paddy Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yusuf throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Yusuf throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuf connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
A big right from Yusuf misses.
Yusuf throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab from Yusuf.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yusuf.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuf missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yusuf.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Yusuf is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuf misses with an uppercut
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Yusuf.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Yusuf dodges it nicely.
Murphy throwing shots but Yusuf is blocking nicely.
Yusuf is trying to control but can't.
Paddy Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yusuf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yusuf's head.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yusuf trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy throwing shots but Yusuf is blocking nicely.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yusuf's head.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Yusuf's hands, connecting with Yusuf's forehead.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuf is looking to improve his position.
Yusuf controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yusuf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy is nestled in close to Yusuf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Yusuf is rocked!
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Yusuf's hands, connecting with Yusuf's forehead.
Yusuf is still in real trouble! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yusuf quite badly. Yusuf pulls Murphy in close trying to recover. Murphy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yusuf on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yusuf doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Murphy!
Our winner, Paddy Murphy, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kolov (ranked 2704 p4p, 2517 weight class) and Bloodsport Strongman (ranked 72 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bloodsport Strongman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Strongman with that takedown attempt.
Kolov sends Strongman crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kolov is motioning to the referee to let Strongman up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Strongman is rocked!
 It looks like Bloodsport Strongman has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Kolov. Beautiful body shot.
Strongman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolov finish him?
Strongman looks winded!
Kolov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kolov measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Strongman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dan Kolov!
Dan Kolov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bloodsport Strongman spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murfum Orcarm (ranked 2676 p4p, 2699 weight class) and Andre Koefti (ranked 69 p4p, 71 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 London, Murfum Orcarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orcarm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koefti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orcarm somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Orcarm or perhaps it was just good defense by Koefti, which made it look bad.
Orcarm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koefti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koefti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koefti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orcarm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orcarm in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Orcarm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Koefti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orcarm 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Orcarm is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Orcarm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koefti blocking the ground and pound.
Koefti is trying desperately to improve position.
Orcarm with good strikes from the mount here!
Orcarm landing strikes, looking to finish!
Orcarm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti wants to control but Orcarm is having none of it.
Orcarm wants to finish this one by submission but Koefti is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Orcarm.
Orcarm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koefti is looking to improve his position but Orcarm isn't that keen on the idea.
Orcarm looking to finish Koefti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koefti!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orcarm unloads with some shots from mount but Koefti bucks and avoids them well.
Orcarm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Koefti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orcarm lands a big elbow - Koefti is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Koefti is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Murfum Orcarm!
An out of breath Murfum Orcarm 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orestes Prometheus (ranked 2180 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Bowser Bigalow (ranked 59 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bowser Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prometheus at a distance.
Bigalow throws a body kick that misses
and Prometheus counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bowser Bigalow has been cut.
Prometheus sends Bigalow crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Prometheus is motioning to the referee to let Bigalow up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bigalow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bigalow.
Bigalow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BAM! Prometheus delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bigalow like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Orestes Prometheus!
A very excited looking Orestes Prometheus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankee Guh Noo (ranked 1355 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 34 p4p, 32 weight class). Guh Noo comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankee Guh Noo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen misses with a looping left.
Guh Noo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guh Noo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guh Noo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
Guh Noo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Guh Noo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Thüringen backs up against the cage.
Guh Noo ducks under a wild hook from Van Thüringen.
Guh Noo tries to clinch up but Van Thüringen circles away and keeps his distance.
Guh Noo jabs Van Thüringen right on the nose. Van Thüringen blinks but takes it well.
Van Thüringen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guh Noo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Thüringen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Guh Noo tries to clinch up
and Van Thüringen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Thüringen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guh Noo throws a big shot that misses.
Guh Noo fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Van Thüringen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guh Noo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Thüringen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Guh Noo does no damage.
Van Thüringen connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guh Noo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Van Thüringen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guh Noo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Guh Noo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guh Noo connects with a looping right hand.
Van Thüringen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guh Noo.
Van Thüringen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guh Noo throws a big counter combination but Van Thüringen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guh Noo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guh Noo tries to pull guard but Van Thüringen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Thüringen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guh Noo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guh Noo pulls guard successfully.
Van Thüringen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guh Noo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Thüringen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guh Noo, up you get!
Van Thüringen scores with a hook to the body. Guh Noo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guh Noo throws a right hand that misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a left to the body.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Guh Noo.
Guh Noo throws out a loose jab but Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Thüringen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guh Noo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Thüringen cracks Guh Noo with a good jab.
Van Thüringen staying out of range there.
Van Thüringen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Thüringen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Thüringen stuns Guh Noo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Thüringen throws a body punch but Guh Noo moves out of range.
Guh Noo throws a right hand that misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a body kick that stops Guh Noo in his tracks momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guh Noo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Thüringen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Guh Noo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Thüringen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guh Noo under the eye.
Van Thüringen jabs Guh Noo right on the nose. Guh Noo blinks but takes it well.
Van Thüringen is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a nice body kick.
Van Thüringen lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Thüringen keeps the fight on the outside.
Guh Noo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guh Noo is rocked!
Van Thüringen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guh Noo rather than just go for the knockout.
Guh Noo walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Van Thüringen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balthasar Van Thüringen!
Balthasar Van Thüringen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Creole (ranked 686 p4p, 904 weight class) and Arthur Douglas (ranked 17 p4p, 24 weight class). Cajun Creole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Douglas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cajun Creole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a left hand
and Creole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creole throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creole looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Creole throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
and Creole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Creole throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas slips a straight right by Creole.
Creole throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Creole misses the target.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Douglas lands.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creole counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Creole circles away.
Creole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Creole.
Creole throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Creole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Creole saw that one coming.
Creole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creole throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Arthur Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creole throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Creole.
Nice cross by Douglas.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creole throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Creole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creole throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Creole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Creole throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas throws a hook but Creole blocks it.
Douglas throws the left hand but Creole avoids the punch easily.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Creole is avoiding it.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Creole.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Creole on the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creole.
Creole throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a crisp one two that drops Creole! Douglas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Creole to his feet! Creole is in big trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creole throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creole scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creole catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Arthur Douglas has been cut.
Douglas lands a big uppercut and Creole crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Creole looks OK. Douglas waves Creole back to his feet!
It looks like Cajun Creole has been cut.
Douglas slips a jab from Creole.
Creole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Creole is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Creole looking to sit in guard and control but Douglas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Creole is trying to keep Douglas in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Douglas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas darts in trying to clinch
and Creole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creole has a takedown stuffed.
Douglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Creole at a distance.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Creole under the eye.
Creole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Douglas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Douglas keeping his opponent close.
We've been hearing that Creole has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creole is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Creole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Douglas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Douglas is not content to let Creole control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Douglas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Douglas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creole wants to control but Douglas is keeping him busy.
Douglas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Creole crashes against the mat.
Douglas is not content to let Creole control the position.
Creole 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.
Douglas is trying to control Creole's posture but Creole avoids it.
Creole working the ground and pound but Douglas is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Douglas taking a bit of punishment here - Creole scoring with strikes.
Creole working the ground and pound but Douglas is defending the strikes.
Creole throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Douglas works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Creole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Douglas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Douglas gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Creole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creole throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Creole dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Douglas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creole throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Creole cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas throws a lazy uppercut
and Creole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Creole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Douglas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creole shoots in but Douglas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Creole avoids it well.
Creole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Creole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Creole loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Creole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas lunges at Creole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Creole's hand.
Arthur Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creole throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Douglas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Creole misses with a hook
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creole throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Creole slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas moves out of range as Creole strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Creole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Creole closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Douglas did well to prevent Creole getting side control.
Creole trying to pass the guard but Douglas defending well.
Creole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creole is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Creole is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Creole working over Douglas with some ground and pound. Douglas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Creole is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Creole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Creole is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cajun Creole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creole 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cajun Creole!
After the fight, Cajun Creole was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amri Mbeki (ranked 2616 p4p, 947 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 105 p4p, 43 weight class). Mbeki comes to the cage accompanied by Where The Hood At. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Mbeki coming out on top.
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Oren as Mbeki shoots in.
Oren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oren scores with a nice right hand.
Mbeki cracks Oren with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mbeki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Oren to stand back up!
Oren is rocked!
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!
Mbeki darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Oren's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Mbeki before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amri Mbeki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 186 p4p, 599 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 30 p4p, 88 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Rags2Riches. Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrane loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. slips the punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Thrane lands with a nice body kick.
Thrane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrane throws a big shot that misses.
Thrane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrane feints and then cracks Thibodeaux Jr.'s leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux Jr. down.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane scores with a shot to the body.
Thrane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrane.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thrane is out of range.
Thrane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thibodeaux Jr. half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thrane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thrane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thrane scoring well with a low kick there.
Thibodeaux Jr. is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thrane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrane throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thibodeaux Jr. counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thrane throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. digs a right hand into Thrane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thrane's gas tank.
Thrane misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux Jr. using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thrane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thrane lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Thrane avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr., against the cage.
Thrane lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrane blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrane lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. working aggressively here.
Thrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thrane lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a left to the head.
Thrane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Thrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a body shot but Thrane blocks it.
Thrane has Thibodeaux Jr. pressed against the cage, preventing Thibodeaux Jr. from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes Thrane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrane tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrane tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it by throwing Thrane back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrane cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice body shot.
Thrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrane.
A head punch on the inside from Thrane fails to land.
Thrane lands a left hand.
Thrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux Jr.s head.
Thibodeaux Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrane's elbow.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thrane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrane looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thrane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Thrane misses.
As Thrane looks to move away, Thibodeaux Jr. throws a big counter combo but Thrane just gets out of the way.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a leg kick.
Thrane throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thibodeaux Jr. counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jørgen Thrane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrane throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it easily.
Thrane checks a leg kick.
Jørgen Thrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrane connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thrane.
Thrane staying out of range there.
Thrane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrane scores with a spinning back kick!
Jørgen Thrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrane lands a leg kick that knocks Thibodeaux Jr. off balance momentarily.
Thrane has Thibodeaux Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrane backwards.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jørgen Thrane has been cut.
Thrane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrane misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux Jr..
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thrane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thrane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow.
Thibodeaux Jr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux Jr. fails to land.
Thibodeaux Jr. softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thrane is rocked!
Thrane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocking some punches.
A short left from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. is working Thrane over against the cage.
Thrane is breathing heavily.
Thrane lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrane is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. dips a shoulder and cracks Thrane with a mighty uppercut! Thrane falls back against the cage and Thibodeaux Jr. unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thrane is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thibodeaux Jr. screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr., 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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