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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Horvat (ranked 3291 p4p, 4463 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 428 p4p, 509 weight class). Joey Bob Potatohauler 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatohauler looks to clinch
and Horvat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Potatohauler, as that shot connected.
Potatohauler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horvat finds it's way round the side to connect with Potatohauler's head.
Potatohauler lands with a nice combination. Horvat backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Jack Horvat has been cut.
Jack Horvat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potatohauler walks into a left hand.
Potatohauler darts in and clinches Horvat up against the cage.
Horvat lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Horvat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horvat.
Potatohauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horvat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horvat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horvat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horvat staying out of range there.
Horvat clinches up with Potatohauler and pushes him back against the cage.
Potatohauler is trying to break the clinch but Horvat has him pressed against the cage.
Horvat throws an elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Potatohauler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Horvat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potatohauler backwards.
Horvat lands a nice elbow.
Potatohauler missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Potatohauler tries to pull guard but Horvat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Potatohauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potatohauler walks into a jab.
Potatohauler misses with a two punch combination.
Horvat moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Potatohauler goes down! Can Horvat finish him!?
 Potatohauler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatohauler wants to get back to his feet but Horvat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Potatohauler is still in real trouble! Can Horvat finish him?
Horvat drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Potatohauler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Horvat has Potatohauler in his guard.
Horvat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potatohauler is one step ahead there.
Horvat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potatohauler seems to have recovered his senses.
Horvat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potatohauler is aware though and is defending well.
Horvat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potatohauler's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horvat stands up over Potatohauler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Horvat cracks Potatohauler with a solid left hand.
Potatohauler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Horvat advances to half guard.
Horvat lands with a punch from half guard.
Horvat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Horvat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Horvat throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Potatohauler to regain full guard.
Horvat wants to control from the top but Potatohauler keeps moving.
Horvat stops Potatohauler from standing up.
Horvat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler is looking to stand up but Horvat isn't so interested in that idea.
Potatohauler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horvat prevents Potatohauler from getting back to his feet.
Potatohauler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Potatohauler has had enough of the clinch but Horvat keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Horvat.
Potatohauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potatohauler swings widly with a right hand
and Horvat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horvat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horvat gets a clinch.
Potatohauler is trying to break the clinch but Horvat is controlling him.
Horvat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horvat misses with an elbow strike.
Horvat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Horvat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Potatohauler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Potatohauler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horvat.
Potatohauler clinches with his opponent.
Horvat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potatohauler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horvat back to the cage. Potatohauler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horvat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Horvat as he connects with a hook.
Potatohauler moves in looking to clinch but Horvat pushes him off.
Horvat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horvat misses with an uppercut. Potatohauler saw that one coming.
Horvat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horvat feints and then cracks Potatohauler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potatohauler down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horvat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Horvat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horvat throws a right hand that misses
and Potatohauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horvat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horvat keeps Potatohauler at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Horvat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Horvat's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Potatohauler blocks a head kick by Horvat.
Potatohauler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horvat throws out a powerful jab.
Horvat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Potatohauler misses with a combination
and Horvat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horvat connects with a jab.
Potatohauler pushes Horvat up against the cage in a clinch.
Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
Potatohauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Horvat circles away.
Potatohauler has closed the distance and engaged Horvat in a clinch.
Potatohauler wants to break free but Horvat has control.
Potatohauler is trying to force a seperation but Horvat has the dominant position.
Horvat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horvat lands a hook that snaps the head of Potatohauler backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Horvat.
Potatohauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potatohauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horvat.
Horvat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potatohauler can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Horvat misses its intended target.
Potatohauler drives through and clinches with Horvat against the cage.
Horvat prevents Potatohauler from breaking the clinch.
Horvat has Potatohauler pressed against the cage, preventing Potatohauler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horvat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horvat scores with a shoulder strike.
Potatohauler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horvat has him pressed against the cage.
Horvat lands an elbow inside that Potatohauler shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Potatohauler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horvat prevents Potatohauler from breaking the clinch.
Horvat being controlled against the cage.
Potatohauler working hard to break the clinch.
Potatohauler tries to circle away but Horvat has him pinned against the cage.
Potatohauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler is trying to maintain a safe position but Horvat gets an underhook and turns Potatohauler into the cage.
Potatohauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joey Bob Potatohauler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potatohauler tries to sprawl but Horvat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Horvat connects with a nice short shot to Potatohauler's temple.
Potatohauler is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horvat lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Potatohauler quite badly. Potatohauler pulls Horvat in close trying to recover. Horvat postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Potatohauler on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Potatohauler doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Horvat!
In his post fight interview, Jack Horvat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Comblin (ranked 3043 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Peter Ross (ranked 398 p4p, 439 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Comblin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Comblin moves to clinch but Ross breaks away
so Ross counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Comblin wants to stand up but Ross is controlling him.
Ross has gone for a leg lock! Comblin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ross's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comblin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ross's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Comblin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Comblin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Comblin stands up and waves to Ross to follow him.
Comblin moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Comblin prevents the takedown attempt.
Comblin manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Comblin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Comblin. That's going to slow Ross down.
Ross 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.
Good leg kick by Comblin.
A left and a right from Comblin both land. Nice combination.
Comblin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Comblin scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Comblin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Comblin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comblin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crunch! Comblin slams his shin into Ross's torso.
Comblin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Comblin lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick from Comblin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Comblin tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Comblin 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.
Ross walks into a left hand.
Comblin's corner calls for a 1-2. Comblin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee Comblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comblin scores with a leg kick.
Comblin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Comblin lands with a kick to the temple. Ross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Comblin.
Comblin throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comblin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Comblin lands a slapping body shot.
Comblin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Comblin lands a jab to the nose.
Comblin has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Comblin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Comblin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Comblin prevents it.
Comblin stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
Lee Comblin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Ross.
Ross is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Comblin can't fight it off and eventually Ross manages to take the fight to the floor. Comblin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ross drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Comblin dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comblin is looking to stand up but Ross won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Comblin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Comblin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four 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.
Comblin connects with a high kick.
Comblin cracks Ross with a good jab.
Comblin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Comblin is looking to slow Ross down with leg kicks.
Comblin connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Comblin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Comblin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Comblin scores with a jab to the head.
Peter Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Comblin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Comblin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Comblin as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comblin lands an overhand right.
Comblin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Comblin.
Comblin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee Comblin is winning the standup battle so far.
Comblin works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Ross tries to move into range but Comblin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin lands with a slapping head kick.
Comblin thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
Comblin lands a right hook to the body.
Comblin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Comblin lands with a kick to the temple. Ross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comblin clinches up against the cage.
Comblin breaks the clinch.
Comblin punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Comblin closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Comblin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Comblin had a free shot at his head there.
Comblin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comblin works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Lee Comblin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Comblin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Comblin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Comblin works the jab nicely.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee Comblin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comblin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Comblin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Comblin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Comblin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 2063 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 269 p4p, 490 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Falcon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to O RetrĂ´ Ativo - HerĂ³is do Status Quo. Bsmds Nasmfus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasmfus is looking to clinch.
Nasmfus moves in looking to clinch but Falcon pushes him off.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up.
Nasmfus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Falcon. Those never looked like landing.
Nasmfus is looking to clinch but Falcon is avoiding it.
Nasmfus takes the fight into the clinch.
Nasmfus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nasmfus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasmfus is on top in guard.
Nasmfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nasmfus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Nasmfus from controlling successfully.
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.
Falcon kicks Nasmfus off and gets to his feet.
Falcon shoots in for a takedown but Nasmfus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nasmfus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nasmfus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcon is trying to trip Nasmfus. He has hold of a leg but Nasmfus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Falcon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nasmfus 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.
Nasmfus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon won't allow Nasmfus to sweep him here.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
Falcon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nasmfus wants to sweep but no luck.
Falcon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nasmfus 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.
Nasmfus being controlled here, momentarily.
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasmfus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nasmfus keeping full guard, as Falcon tries to pass.
Nasmfus trying to strike off his back.
Falcon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nasmfus looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nasmfus wants to get back to his feet but Falcon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasmfus forces Falcon back against the cage and clinches.
Nasmfus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Falcon is defending well.
Nasmfus has Falcon pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Falcon 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.
Falcon misses the shot to the body.
Falcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasmfus.
Falcon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nasmfus throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jack Falcon has been cut.
Nasmfus wants to clinch.
Nasmfus tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Falcon throws a quick counter head kick but Nasmfus was just out of range.
Nasmfus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nasmfus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon is trying to drag Nasmfus to the mat but Nasmfus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Falcon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nasmfus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nasmfus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Falcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasmfus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Nasmfus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nasmfus is trying to keep an underhook but Falcon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasmfus is trying to get back to full guard.
Falcon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nasmfus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nasmfus is looking for a sweep. Falcon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Falcon lands a big shot there that rocks Nasmfus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
 It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nasmfus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nasmfus shrugs it off.
Falcon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nasmfus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Falcon tries to control but Nasmfus wriggling away.
Nasmfus has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Falcon looking to secure an arm triangle but Nasmfus defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that Nasmfus really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Falcon lands with some strikes.
Falcon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nasmfus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon lands a big shot there that rocks Nasmfus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nasmfus is working to get back to half guard.
Falcon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasmfus is rocked!
Falcon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nasmfus bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Falcon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Falcon!
Our winner, Jack Falcon, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Savage Randy (ranked 2457 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Coyote Wolf (ranked 330 p4p, 325 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savage Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Coyote Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy lands a leg kick that knocks Wolf off balance momentarily.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Randy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolf defending well as Randy loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wolf checks a low kick from Randy.
A cross from Randy lands.
Wolf scores with a sloppy right hand. Randy should have avoided that one.
Randy tried to score with a low kick but Wolf checks it.
Wolf jabs Randy right on the nose. Randy blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily.
Randy misses with a double jab
and Wolf counters with an inside leg kick.
Wolf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy 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.
Wolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolf.
Randy throws a leg kick but Wolf checks it.
Randy lands a jab to the nose.
Randy slips a straight right by Wolf.
Randy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Randy misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Randy tried to counter with a leg kick but Wolf avoided it.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Randy thinking.
Wolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Randy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Randy.
Wolf avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolf. Randy shrugs it off though.
Randy throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Randy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
Wolf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolf slips under a jab from Randy.
Randy looks for the body kick but Wolf saw that one coming.
Wolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randy, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolf lands a damaging elbow.
Randy is trying to push Wolf away but Wolf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Randy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randy tries to score with a low kick but Wolf moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Randy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a head kick that Randy semi-blocks.
Randy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Randy.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Wolf misses with a shot to the body
and Randy counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Randy if he has to take too many more of those.
Wolf looks to land a body kick but Randy moved away.
Randy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
Randy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolf defending well as Randy loads up on a big left hand.
Randy throws the left hand but Wolf avoids the punch easily.
Wolf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randy. That did some damage!
Wolf tries to score with a low kick but Randy moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Randy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy thows a body kick. Wolf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Randy lands a front kick.
Randy misses with a body kick.
Wolf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf thows a leg kick but Randy checks it
and Randy counters with a low kick, right behind Wolf 's knee.
Wolf needs to keep his hands up - Randy had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randy scores with a shot to the body.
Randy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wolf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Savage Randy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wolf forces Randy back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Randy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Randy avoiding damage as Wolf throws knees to the body.
Wolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
Wolf missing with knees to the body.
Wolf missing with knees to the body.
Wolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
Randy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolf.
Randy misses with a body punch.
Wolf lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wolf.
Wolf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Randy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf presses Randy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Savage Randy has been cut.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randy tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf is leaning against Randy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wolf as the two fighters clinch.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolf working Randy over with knees to the body.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randys head.
Wolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randy or not.
Good body shot from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf stalling in the clinch.
Wolf lands a damaging elbow.
Wolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
A body shot lands from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Randy backs up against the cage.
Wolf connects with a crisp jab.
Wolf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolf connects with a jab.
Wolf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randy can pounce on him.
Coyote Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randy. Wolf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf scores with a spinning back kick!
Randy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Randy ducks down to avoid it.
Wolf clobbers Randy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Randy throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randy, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Wolf on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wolf lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Randy.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Randy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Randy prevents a body shot from Wolf.
A shot in the inside from Wolf.
Wolf misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randy's brow.
Randy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Randy on the inside.
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Coyote Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Savage Randy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolf digs a good body shot into Randy's ribs.
A head kick misses from Wolf.
Wolf slips under a jab.
A combination from Randy does no damage.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Randy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolf scoring well with a low kick there.
Randy blocks a head kick by Wolf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Randy misses with an uppercut.
Randy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolf.
Good work by Wolf as he checks the leg kick.
Wolf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy misses with a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wolf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolf cracks a nice hook into Randy's ribs.
Wolf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Randy's head.
Randy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolf.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Randy has time to react.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a nice leg kick.
Randy misses with a hook.
Randy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Randy throws a wild body kick that Wolf sees coming a mile off.
Wolf throws a fast counter high kick but Randy manages to duck under it in time.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolf as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Wolf misses
and Randy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Randy.
Randy blocks a leg kick.
Randy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Wolf throws a leg kick which misses Randy's front leg but catches the back leg as Randy tries to avoid it.
Wolf lands a jab.
Wolf misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Randy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolf throws a jab when Randy was well out of range.
Wolf lands a high kick!
Randy throws a hook to the side of Wolf's head but Wolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf is looking for the big counter here.
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolf misses with a body shot
and Randy counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolf.
Wolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randy tries to land a front kick but Wolf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Randy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wolf on the side of the head.
Randy throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Wolf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Randy digs a good hook to Wolf's body.
Randy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Wolf lands.
Randy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolf can pounce on him.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Wolf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Randy 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.
Wolf digs a good body shot into Randy's ribs.
Randy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Wolf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolf lands an elbow inside.
Randy gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randy thows a leg kick but Wolf checks it
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolf is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coyote Wolf!
As Coyote Wolf got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey Blubber Lang quit fightin bums and take on a real challenger. If you last more than a round I'll be embarassed.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 1694 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 227 p4p, 331 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Mehdi Kanaani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mehdi Kanaani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean slips a straight right by Kanaani.
Kanaani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dean throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Dean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanaani in his tracks.
Kanaani is rocked!
Dean throws a monster overhand right that drops Kanaani! Dean follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dean!
A very excited looking Brian Dean 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 2084 p4p, 2042 weight class) and Bum Phillips (ranked 288 p4p, 281 weight class). Llewellyn's entrance music is Doomsday. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Llewellyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Llewellyn looking for a takedown.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Llewellyn.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Phillips has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Llewellyn tightens his grip and picks Phillips up, before dumping him to the ground. Phillips manages to land in guard.
Llewellyn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Llewellyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Llewellyn is fighting to break Phillips's control of his arms but Phillips is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.
Llewellyn pushing down on Phillips's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn trying to control the pace.
Llewellyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Llewellyn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Llewellyn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phillips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Llewellyn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phillips is staying active underneath Llewellyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Llewellyn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Phillips is just riding it out for now. Llewellyn eventually gives up the hold.
Llewellyn wants to work for an arm triangle but Phillips is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Llewellyn thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
Llewellyn thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
Llewellyn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Llewellyn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Llewellyn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Phillips is staying active underneath Llewellyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Llewellyn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Llewellyn is trying to get an arm triangle but Phillips is defending well.
Llewellyn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
Llewellyn slows the pace down.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Llewellyn working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Llewellyn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Phillips is pushing Llewellyn's head away, looking to escape. Llewellyn manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips prevents Llewellyn from moving into mount.
Llewellyn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Llewellyn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phillips sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Llewellyn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Llewellyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into range.
Llewellyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Llewellyn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Llewellyn saw that one coming.
Llewellyn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Llewellyn instigates a clinch.
Phillips stops a takedown attempt from Llewellyn.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Llewellyn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phillips prevents it.
Llewellyn misses with a body punch.
Phillips misses with some punches.
Llewellyn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phillips gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Llewellyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Llewellyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Llewellyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Llewellyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Llewellyn blocks with his arms.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn lands a takedown into guard.
Llewellyn trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Llewellyn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Llewellyn landing with the ground and pound.
Llewellyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Llewellyn throws a strike but Phillips rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Llewellyn pulls Phillips in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Phillips manages to pass to side control.
Llewellyn wants to get back to full guard but Phillips has mounted him!
Phillips prevents Llewellyn from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn is working hard here to advance position.
Llewellyn tries to improve his position but instead Phillips has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips not allowing Llewellyn to control his hands.
Phillips struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Llewellyn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Llewellyn wants to control his opponent's hands but Phillips gets his hands free.
Phillips is hanging on to Llewellyn's back as he tries to escape.
Llewellyn is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Llewellyn right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Phillips on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Llewellyn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Llewellyn trying to control the hands but Phillips breaks the grip.
Llewellyn tries to break free.
Llewellyn is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Phillips has locked on a rear naked choke here! Llewellyn is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bum Phillips!
Bum Phillips thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 943 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 135 p4p, 276 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima avoids the body shot from Zwirn.
Shima drops his hands momentarily and Zwirn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zwirn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shima pushes Zwirn up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Shima.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shima.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Shima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shima stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Zwirn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn sizes up Shima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shima takes a swing at Zwirn's ribcage but misses.
Shima drops his hands momentarily and Zwirn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zwirn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shima is pushing Zwirn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shima's brow.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zwirn throws an elbow but misses.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
Shima avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
Shima misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zwirn throws an elbow but misses.
Shima avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zwirn being controlled against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Zwirn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shima takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Shima's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zwirn missing with a left hand there. Shima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shima ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn.
Zwirn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn misses with a straight left.
Shima throws a big counter combination but Zwirn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zwirn scores with a three punch combo!
Zwirn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zwirn tries to keep at a distance but Shima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zwirn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zwirn lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Shima.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shima's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima lands with a right to the head.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Shima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shima gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Shima 's eye.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima just leaning against Zwirn, taking a breather.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shima avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shima avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zwirn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shima's defenses.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
Shima is pushing Zwirn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Shima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shima stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Shima content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Shima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shima avoiding damage.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zwirn up against the cage.
Shima blocks an elbow strike.
Shima avoiding damage.
Zwirn letting Shima take a breather here.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Zwirn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Zwirn in a clinch.
Shima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zwirn has him pressed against the cage.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Shima scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima is struggling to control the position.
Shima has Zwirn pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Zwirn misses with a double jab.
It looked like Shima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zwirn thuds his right hand into Shima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Shima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shima stalling.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zwirn letting Shima take a breather here.
Shima avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Shima trying to stall but Zwirn improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Shima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Zwirn.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zwirn up against the cage.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shima avoiding damage.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shima's brow.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Shima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tetsuo Shima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Shima stalling against the cage.
Shima is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Zwirn lands a jab to Shima's midsection.
Zwirn lands with an overhand left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zwirn misses with a double jab
and Shima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zwirn fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Zwirn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zwirn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Zwirn!
Frederick Zwirn took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 1022 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 156 p4p, 215 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton slips a jab and a cross from Norton.
Norton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norton clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Payton misses with some punches.
Norton blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton walks into a left hand.
Payton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Payton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payton misses with a lunging right hand
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton has Payton up against the cage in a clinch.
Norton just leaning against Payton, taking a breather.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton stalling in the clinch.
Norton is leaning against Payton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norton letting Payton take a breather here.
Payton avoiding damage.
Norton stalling the fight.
Norton takes a shot to the head.
Payton throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Norton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payton has him pressed against the cage.
Norton takes a shot to the head.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
Payton is stalling here.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Payton has double underhooks.
Norton avoiding damage.
Payton struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton prevents a body shot from Payton.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payton misses with some punches.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norton moves forwards but Payton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Payton misses with a left hand
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton throws a head kick that misses.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payton.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton throws an off balance right hand
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton slips a jab from Payton.
Norton tries to clinch but Payton moves out of range.
It seemed like Payton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Payton keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Payton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Payton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payton misses with a looping right.
Norton avoids the body shot from Payton.
Payton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Payton misses with a hook
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payton throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton moves forwards but Payton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton slips a jab from Payton.
Norton throws a quick counter head kick but Payton was just out of range.
Walter Payton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norton tries to clinch up but Payton circles away and keeps his distance.
Payton connects with a single shot there.
Payton stuns Norton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payton tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Norton is rocked!
Norton leaves his chin hanging out and Payton seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Norton crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Payton!
Walter Payton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 949 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Vadius Highwind (ranked 146 p4p, 188 weight class). Vadius Highwind is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vadius Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev fails with a takedown attempt.
Rusev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Highwind sprawls well initially but Rusev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rusev working over Highwind with some ground and pound. Highwind looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Highwind is looking to improve his position.
Highwind is still trying to improve position.
Rusev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rusev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev drops an elbow to the side of Highwind's head.
Highwind is trying to get back to full guard.
Rusev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Highwind has managed to free his arm - good work.
Highwind is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Highwind blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rusev.
Rusev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Highwind sees it coming and defends easily.
Highwind wants to get back to full guard.
Rusev trying to control the action but Highwind is working from the bottom.
Rusev 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.
Rusev prevents Highwind from improving his position.
Highwind has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rusev is working away from the top position though.
Highwind gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusev wants to control from the top but Highwind keeps moving.
Highwind is trying to control the position but Rusev postures up.
Rusev throws a big elbow that misses.
Rusev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rusev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Rusev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rusev wants to control for a moment but Highwind uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rusev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Highwind doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rusev.
Rusev is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Highwind as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Highwind trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rusev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Highwind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Highwind trying to keep a closed guard but Rusev is proving a slippery customer.
Rusev wants to pass the guard but Highwind is keeping the position.
Highwind trying to control the position here.
Rusev scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Highwind wants to get back to his feet but Rusev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rusev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing that Rusev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rusev is stalling in the full guard.
Highwind trying to keep a closed guard but Rusev is proving a slippery customer.
Highwind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rusev looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Highwind is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rusev dives in and grabs Highwind's left leg, looking for a takedown. Highwind pushes down on Rusev's head and hops out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rusev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Highwind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Highwind displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rusev.
Highwind lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rusev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Highwind is fending him off so far but Rusev persists. Nope, Highwind circles away and we're back to standing.
Rusev tries for a takedown but Highwind circles away easily
and Highwind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexander Rusev has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rusev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Highwind defends it nicely.
Highwind swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rusev looks for a takedown but Highwind sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highwind jabs Rusev right on the nose. Rusev blinks but takes it well.
Alexander Rusev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Highwind's waist but Highwind gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rusev off to one side.
Rusev shoots in for a double leg but Highwind sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Rusev with that takedown attempt.
Rusev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Highwind counters with a nice right hand that sends Rusev toppling to the canvas! Rusev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Highwind finish him?!
Rusev is rocked!
Highwind lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Rusev up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Highwind from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Rusev's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadius Highwind!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 612 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 90 p4p, 157 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnes avoided it.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Lang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Lang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barnes tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barnes avoids it.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
It looked like Lang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lang rather than just go for the knockout.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
A big right from Lang misses.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lang moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes 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.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Lang working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Lang as Barnes shoots in.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lang as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Lang.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Jab from Lang.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Barnes swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang clinches.
I was talking to Lang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang working aggressively here.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lang blocks a jab.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a combination. Lang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes thumps Lang with a low kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lang lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lang moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lang.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Lang with a nice cross.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Lang lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lang.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Lang walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lang lands with a shot to the body.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Lang misses.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
As Lang backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Lang manages to avoid it all.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Lang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Lang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Barnes throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang 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.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang had his way with Sam Barnes in that round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Lang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes wants to clinch.
It looked like Lang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Lang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lang takes the fight into the clinch.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clubber Lang.
Well Lang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Clubber Lang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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