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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond King (ranked 4482 p4p, 5559 weight class) and Drake Murphy (ranked 550 p4p, 608 weight class). Murphy has chosen Heat Waves as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and King moves into the clinch.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King has Murphy pushed against the cage.
King is trying to drag Murphy to the mat but Murphy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Raymond King has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by King's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy shoots and misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
King forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
King fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King jumps guard but Murphy stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy looks to clinch
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Drake Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King has managed to clinch.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from King.
Murphy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a two punch combo.
 Murphy is rocked!
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands with a right to the head.
King keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King breaks from the clinch.
King lands a big right hook! Murphy looks hurt but is still standing! King lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Murphy falls down and King dives in with a huge hammer fist! Murphy's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and King runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raymond King!
Raymond King very nearly forgot to thank Maximum Human Performance amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Apolo (ranked 4743 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Krypton Brussard (ranked 540 p4p, 530 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krypton Brussard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a low kick, right behind Apolo 's knee.
Brussard with a nice calf kick.
Apolo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Apolo throws a hook but Brussard blocks it.
Apolo swings for the body but Brussard moves out of range.
Brussard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brussard lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Brussard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apolo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brussard throws a push kick but Apolo slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo throws a body shot but no joy.
Apolo needs to keep his hands up - Brussard had a free shot at his head there.
Brussard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Apolo.
Brussard 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.
Apolo scores with the left hand. Brussard knows he should have avoided that one.
Brussard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apolo slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Apolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brussard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Apolo misses
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brussard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Apolo misses with a wild body shot.
Apolo misses the body punch
and Brussard counters with a good low kick that Apolo was not able to check.
Brussard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brussard connects with a leg kick.
Brussard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apolo.
Apolo 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.
Brussard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apolo is able to avoid easily.
Brussard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brussard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apolo is looking to wear down Brussard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Apolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Brussard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apolo. That did some damage!
Apolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Apolo.
Apolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard looks to land a left hand but Apolo moved out of range nicely.
Apolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brussard.
Brussard thinks about the counter body kick.
Brussard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brussard.
Brussard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apolo.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brussard with a jab.
Brussard tries to score with a low kick but Apolo moves his leg out of the way.
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard dominated that round.
That's time! Apolo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brussard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brussard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Brussard.
Apolo misses with an uppercut
and Brussard counters with a nice leg kick.
Apolo throws a jab when Brussard was well out of range.
Brussard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brussard throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brussard keeps Apolo at a distance using the push kick.
Brussard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brussard throws a leg kick which misses Apolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Apolo tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brussard.
Brussard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brussard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brussard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brussard lands a nice shot that snaps Apolo's head back.
Brussard slips a straight right by Apolo.
Brussard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brussard scores with a leg kick.
Apolo 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.
Apolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brussard with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolo.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brussard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apolo takes a swing at Brussard's ribcage but misses.
Brussard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brussard avoids the body shot from Apolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brussard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Apolo throws a right hand that Brussard ducks under and follows up with a left that Brussard also avoids with ease.
Brussard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brussard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brussard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Apolo blocks the low kick.
Krypton Brussard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brussard looks to land a body kick but Apolo moved away.
Apolo misses with a body shot
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Apolo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Apolo looks to land a right hand but Brussard moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Brussard.
Brussard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apolo.
Apolo looks to land a combination but Brussard avoids it well.
Brussard throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brussard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Apolo misses the target.
Brussard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brussard misses with a low kick as Apolo jumps back.
Apolo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brussard avoids the body shot from Apolo.
Apolo stuns Brussard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brussard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brussard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a stiff right hand.
Apolo blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Apolo misses
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Apolo does no damage.
Brussard tries a quick counter leg kick but Apolo is wise to it.
Apolo misses with a double jab
and Brussard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Apolo really felt that one!
Apolo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brussard. That's going to slow Apolo down.
Apolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Brussard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brussard.
Apolo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brussard.
Apolo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apolo throws a combination that misses
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Apolo shrugs it off.
Brussard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Apolo has time to react.
Apolo throws a hook but Brussard blocks it.
Brussard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Apolo misses.
Brussard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brussard.
A slow jab from Apolo misses its intended target.
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brussard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brussard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Brussard counters with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brussard!
Brussard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Apolo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo connects with a nice looking jab.
Apolo throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice body kick.
Brussard slips under a jab from Apolo.
Brussard throws out a counter right but Apolo avoids it with no problem.
Brussard slips a jab from Apolo.
Brussard throws out a counter right but Apolo avoids it with no problem.
Brussard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brussard lands a slapping body shot.
Brussard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Apolo blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws a poor cross that misses
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Apolo shrugs it off.
Brussard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apolo's sensitive parts.
Brussard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Apolo throws out a loose jab but Brussard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brussard lands a nice hook to Apolo's body. Apolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard looks for the body kick but Apolo saw that one coming.
Brussard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apolo backing away here, and Brussard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kimo Apolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krypton Brussard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brussard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krypton Brussard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brussard 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krypton Brussard!
A relieved looking Krypton Brussard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gretel (ranked 3879 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 215 p4p, 246 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Don't Stop Me Now- Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Peter Gretel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio digs a good hook to Gretel's body.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonifacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Gretel's shoulder, as Gretel tries to avoid the shot.
Gretel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Gretel slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Gretel is out of range.
Gretel misses with a straight right.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Gretel blocks it.
Gretel with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Gretel was well out of range.
Bonifacio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gretel loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Gretel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gretel dodges the punch combination from Bonifacio.
Nice defenses there by Gretel.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Gretel moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gretel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Gretel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Gretel's ribs.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gretel.
Donk. Gretel catches Bonifacio right on the button with a cross.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Gretel moved out of range.
Gretel lands with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Gretel moves away and avoids it.
Gretel lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonifacio off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
We've been told by Gretel's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gretel misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Bonifacio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gretel jabs Bonifacio right on the nose. Bonifacio blinks but takes it well.
Bonifacio cracks Gretel with an open hand slap.
Gretel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a straight left.
Gretel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gretel moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Bonifacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Gretel.
Bonifacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Gretel lands a lovely overhand right.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gretel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gretel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Gretel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonifacio lands a jab to Gretel's midsection.
Gretel slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gretel.
Gretel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Gretel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gretel.
Gretel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
Gretel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gretel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Andres Bonifacio has been cut.
Bonifacio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gretel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gretel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Gretel.
Gretel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Gretel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Gretel's head but Gretel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Gretel blocks it.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Gretel moves out of range.
A jab from Gretel misses.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gretel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonifacio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gretel under the eye.
Gretel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonifacio misses with a left hand
and Gretel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonifacio is rocked!
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Gretel saw that one coming.
Bonifacio is still on wobbly legs! Can Gretel finish him?
Gretel pounces like a tiger and cracks Bonifacio with a vicious hook! Bonifacio is down but not out! Gretel follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Gretel!
An out of breath Peter Gretel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 3757 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Seiji Tanikawa (ranked 494 p4p, 545 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Seiji Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanikawa throws a good cross that connects.
Tanikawa punishes Dickons's body with a nice straight punch.
Tanikawa stalks Dickons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dickons's face. Dickons staggers backwards, shaken.
Tanikawa misses with the body kick
so Dickons counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dickons sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dickons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tanikawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanikawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickons looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tanikawa is trying to control the position but Dickons postures up.
Dickons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dickons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dickons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tanikawa is trying to control the position but Dickons postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dickons drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dickons as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tanikawa screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dickons! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jovan Dickons!
Jovan Dickons got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amara Kan (ranked 2991 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Demarques Mills (ranked 346 p4p, 431 weight class). Mills has chosen Kurt Angle - Medal (Entrance Theme) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amara Kan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarques Mills!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demarques Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kan's coaches at Hilo MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mills lands a nice forearm strike.
Mills is trying to get an arm triangle but Kan is defending well.
Mills is working to tighten his grip on Kan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mills is really squeezing tight and eventually Kan passes out! Mills breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Demarques Mills!
A relieved looking Demarques Mills thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Horo (ranked 3180 p4p, 3575 weight class) and Thomas Hill (ranked 365 p4p, 412 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Horo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Horo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Horo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hill!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill takes one on the button.
It looks like Thomas Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horo fails to land with a series of punches.
Horo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Horo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Horo misses its intended target.
Horo tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
A cross from Hill lands.
Hill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Horo lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horo throws out the jab.
Hill scores with a jab. Horo acknowledges it with a nod 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!
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Horo.
Hill moves out of range as Horo strikes.
Hill throws a body punch but Horo moves out of range.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill clobbers Horo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill defending well as Horo loads up on a big left hand.
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horo lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Horo is just out of range.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Horo moved out of range nicely.
Horo misses with a hook.
Horo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Horo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horo avoids the body shot from Hill.
Horo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Horo misses with a looping left.
Horo jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horo manages to avoid it.
Horo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hill.
Horo misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill misses with a hook. Horo ducked under it nicely.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Horo counters with a left to the body.
Hill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horo moves away.
Horo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horo missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horo catches Hill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Horo.
Horo misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Horo off the cage and back into range.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Horo slips the punch.
Horo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Horo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horo throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Thomas Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horo misses with a wild body shot.
Hill 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.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Horo is just out of range.
Horo throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Horo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Horo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horo doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Horo finds it's target.
Horo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horo.
Hill drops Horo with a naaaaasty hook - Horo is in real trouble here! Hill dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hill!
Thomas Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 2866 p4p, 2638 weight class) and Yaya Kouame (ranked 389 p4p, 357 weight class). Kouame has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. Yaya Kouame told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good knees
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouame connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
It looks like James Wilson has been cut.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Kouame.
Kouame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson rushes Kouame and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kouame lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Kouame breaks the clinch.
Kouame lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kouame.
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!
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson tries to stall but Kouame uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Wilson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Kouame throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Kouame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kouame missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Wilson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kouame and Wilson goes tumbling to the canvas! Kouame follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Wilson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kouame escapes and gets back to his feet.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kouame drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Wilson's head, knocking him out cold! Kouame is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaya Kouame!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 778 p4p, 22901 weight class) and Felix Hall (ranked 110 p4p, 578 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Hall!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yarmalenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Yarmalenko misses with a wild combination.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Yarmalenko moved out of range nicely.
Yarmalenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yarmalenko misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yarmalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yarmalenko digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarmalenko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Yarmalenko slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Yarmalenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarmalenko lands a front kick.
Yarmalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Yarmalenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarmalenko digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Yarmalenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yarmalenko misses the jab.
Yarmalenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hall with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws the left hand but Yarmalenko avoids the punch easily.
Yarmalenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yarmalenko misses with a head kick.
Yarmalenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yarmalenko thumps Hall with a low kick.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Yarmalenko.
Hall throws a series of punches but Yarmalenko avoids them all with ease.
Yarmalenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall throws a body punch but Yarmalenko moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Yarmalenko is looking to land body kicks.
Yarmalenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Yarmalenko keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Andriy Yarmalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Yarmalenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarmalenko lands a big head kick that sends Hall to the canvas! Yarmalenko follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Yarmalenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 704 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 106 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balthazar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolleke. Bolleke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolleke gets a double leg takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bolleke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bolleke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Bolleke defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Bolleke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolleke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bolleke advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams actively working from the bottom here.
Bolleke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams wants to sweep but Bolleke has passed to side control!
Bolleke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bolleke working away.
Adams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bolleke is staying active.
Adams tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Adams is looking to get to half guard.
Bolleke moves to back control.
Adams showing good submission defense here.
Adams wants to control his opponent's hands but Bolleke gets his hands free.
Bolleke keeps control of the position as Adams tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position but Bolleke manages to sink in the hooks.
Bolleke has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Adams is in real trouble here. Bolleke gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Adams is tapping out! Bolleke wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Balthazar Bolleke!
Balthazar Bolleke retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Balthazar Bolleke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 1008 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Kari Mountain (ranked 157 p4p, 241 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mountain is fending him off so far but Breaker persists. Nope, Mountain circles away and we're back to standing.
Breaker misses with a takedown
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bone Breaker has been cut.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Breaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker fails with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a good low kick that Breaker was not able to check.
Breaker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mountain defends well and Breaker ends up having to push Mountain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mountain scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain breaks the clinch.
Breaker shoots in looking for a takedown but Mountain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Breaker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Breaker with a poor takedown
and Mountain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mountain has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A jab from Mountain finds it's way through Breaker's defenses.
Breaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Breaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker shoots and misses
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Breaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Breaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mountain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Breaker shoots and misses
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Breaker is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Breaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Mountain, which made it look bad.
Breaker shoots and misses
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mountain as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kari Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mountain controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mountain trying to control the position here.
Breaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Breaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mountain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mountain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain can't keep his opponent in guard - Breaker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mountain is in trouble now - Breaker has advanced to mount!
Breaker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mountain is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mountain and Breaker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Breaker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Breaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Mountain is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain is looking for a sweep.
Breaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Mountain is defending well.
Breaker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mountain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mountain regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bone Breaker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Breaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mountain makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Breaker really felt that one!
Breaker with a poor takedown
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Mountain lands a really nice looking cross but Breaker seems unphased.
Breaker loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Breaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone Breaker's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mountain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Breaker is controlling him well.
Breaker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mountain has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Mountain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Breaker tries for a kimura but Mountain is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mountain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mountain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Breaker swings around for an armbar but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Breaker's guard.
Breaker looking for a guillotine here but Mountain defends easily.
Breaker controlling the position.
Breaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mountain defends well.
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Breaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mountain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breaker has his foot on Mountain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mountain works his way back into a safe position though.
Mountain preventing the sweep.
Breaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain wants to control from the top but Breaker keeps moving.
Breaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mountain is one step ahead there.
Breaker looking for a triangle here. Mountain is fighting it but it looks tight! Breaker pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mountain is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bone Breaker!
Bone Breaker retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bone Breaker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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