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WVT 44: McDonald v Svyatogor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriguez (ranked 3462 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 102 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
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.
Tomson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Tomson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez stops Tomson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Tomson misses its intended target.
Rodriguez forces Tomson back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez gets through Tomson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Tomson is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Tomson from breaking the clinch.
Tomson stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Tomson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomson takes a shot to the head.
Tomson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tomson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez is looking to control Tomson's arms but Tomson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Tomson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tomson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez forces Tomson back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomson working hard to break the clinch.
Tomson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Tomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomson misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Tomson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomson tries to land a body kick
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez prevents Tomson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Tomson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rodriguez regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Tomson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Tomson.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Tomson avoids nicely.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tomson's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
Tomson is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Tomson is in trouble now - Rodriguez has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Rodriguez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez misses with a head shot.
Tomson blocking the ground and pound.
Tomson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rodriguez unloads with some shots from mount but Tomson bucks and avoids them well.
Nick Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez unloads with some shots from mount but Tomson bucks and avoids them well.
Rodriguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tomson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodriguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomson wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rodriguez thowing shots but they're missing.
Tomson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound but Tomson is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tomson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Tomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomson as he connects with a hook.
Tomson scores with a jab to the body.
Tomson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodriguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Tomson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
A little jabbing left from Tomson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomson throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Tomson manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow.
Tomson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomson 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.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomson is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Tomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Tomson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomson walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.
Tomson lands a hook that stumbles Rodriguez back into the cage. Tomson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rodriguez to the canvas! Tomson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rodriguez has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Tomson!
Tom Tomson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hendersons (ranked 2560 p4p, 3223 weight class) and Age Sixteen (ranked 313 p4p, 373 weight class). Age Sixteen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hendersons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Age Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen throws a head kick that misses.
Sixteen wants to clinch up but Hendersons keeps it at a distance.
Hendersons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sixteen.
Nice takedown defense from Sixteen. No joy for Hendersons on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sixteen! But no joy.
Sixteen instigates a clinch.
Hendersons really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Sixteen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sixteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sixteen to keep the fight standing.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sixteen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hendersons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sixteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixteen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendersons backwards.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Hendersons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sixteen. Hendersons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sixteen moves into the clinch.
Sixteen lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendersons won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Sixteen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hendersons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendersons won't want to take too many of those.
Sixteen breaks the clinch.
Sixteen looks to land a combination but Hendersons avoids it well.
Hendersons misses with an uppercut. Sixteen saw that one coming.
Sixteen has Hendersons up against the cage in a clinch.
Sixteen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sixteen throws a front kick aimed at Hendersons's knee but Hendersons avoids it well.
Sixteen moves into the clinch.
Sixteen lands a knee to the body.
Sixteen manages to break the clinch.
Sixteen drives through and clinches with Hendersons against the cage.
Sixteen breaks from the clinch.
Sixteen misses with a head kick.
Hendersons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sixteen.
Hendersons closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sixteen quickly recovers to half guard.
Sixteen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendersons is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sixteen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen is positioning himself well to prevent Hendersons advancing to mount.
Sixteen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sixteen is trying to maintain the position but Hendersons is very close to passing his half guard.
Sixteen is trying to stand back up but Hendersons is controlling him
Hendersons is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sixteen sees it coming and defends easily.
Hendersons is pressing down on Sixteen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sixteen is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons is looking for a kimura but Sixteen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hendersons to get the leverage.
Sixteen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hendersons seems to be looking for submissions.
Hendersons is working for a submission of some sort.
Hendersons is looking for a kimura but Sixteen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hendersons to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendersons is working for a submission of some sort.
Hendersons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sixteen gets back to full guard.
Sixteen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hendersons passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendersons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Age Sixteen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hendersons misses with a series of wild punches.
Sixteen cracks a nice hook into Hendersons's ribs.
Sixteen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Sixteen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hendersons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sixteen manages to break the clinch.
Sixteen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hendersons, pushing him back against the cage.
Sixteen controlling the action here for a moment.
Hendersons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sixteen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixteen breaks the clinch.
Sixteen moves into the clinch.
Sixteen stalling against the cage.
Sixteen avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hendersons tries to pull guard but Sixteen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hendersons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendersons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sixteen walks away with a smile on his face. Hendersons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sixteen takes the fight into the clinch.
Sixteen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sixteen with a knee to the head.
Sixteen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hendersons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendersons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sixteen walks away with a smile on his face. Hendersons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sixteen tries to clinch but Hendersons is having none of it.
Hendersons swats away the attempt to clinch by Sixteen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen digs a good hook to Hendersons's body.
Sixteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sixteen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendersons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sixteen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sixteen forces Hendersons back against the cage and clinches.
Sixteen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendersons darts in trying to clinch
letting Sixteen counter with a right hand.
Age Sixteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendersons dives in and grabs Sixteen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sixteen pushes down on Hendersons's head and hops out.
Harry Hendersons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sixteen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sixteen closes the distance and pushes Hendersons back into the cage.
Hendersons is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sixteen digs a right hand into Hendersons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendersons's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sixteen stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sixteen prevents the takedown attempt.
Sixteen lands a body shot.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sixteen moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sixteen.
Sixteen just leaning against Hendersons, taking a breather.
Sixteen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sixteen manages to break the clinch.
Sixteen connects with a leg kick.
Sixteen forces Hendersons back against the cage and clinches.
Sixteen breaks the clinch.
Sixteen drops Hendersons with a beautiful combination! Hendersons stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sixteen is looking for the KO!
 Hendersons is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sixteen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sixteen forces Hendersons back against the cage and clinches.
Sixteen breaks from the clinch.
Sixteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sixteen moves into range and clinches up with Hendersons.
Sixteen with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sixteen.
Hendersons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sixteen breaks the clinch.
Hendersons closes the distance and clinches.
Sixteen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sixteen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Sixteen.
Age Sixteen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sixteen throws a leg kick
and Hendersons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hendersons.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sixteen wants to sweep here but Hendersons controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Age Sixteen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendersons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hendersons stands and throws Sixteen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sixteen is looking for a sweep.
Sixteen struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendersons working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sixteen dodges the ground and pound from Hendersons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen is trying to control Hendersons's posture but Hendersons avoids it.
Sixteen regains half guard.
Hendersons throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sixteen to regain full guard.
Hendersons wants to pass the guard but Sixteen is keeping the position.
Hendersons throwing strikes from guard but Sixteen blocks nicely.
Hendersons tries to free his leg and advance position but Sixteen is retaining full guard.
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.
Hendersons drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sixteen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hendersons has Sixteen in his guard.
Sixteen wants to stand but Hendersons is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen looking to pass the guard.
Sixteen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hendersons's guard.
Sixteen is controlling the pace.
Sixteen trying to control from Hendersons's half guard. Hendersons has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Hendersons looking to control.
Sixteen stands and throws Hendersons's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hendersons tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sixteen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sixteen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hendersons.
Sixteen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hendersons is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sixteen off and has taken his back!
Age Sixteen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sixteen turns into Hendersons and is now in his guard.
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 Harry Hendersons.
I think Sixteen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Age Sixteen!
During a confident post fight interview, Age Sixteen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Harry Hendersons had this to say: 'I’ll be back '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 2049 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 261 p4p, 286 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 30 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Amodei moves away and avoids it.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
Amodei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amodei avoids the body shot from Elkins.
A shot to the liver by Elkins. Beautiful body shot.
Amodei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elkins just manages to avoid it.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Amodei is just out of range.
Elkins swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Amodei misses its target.
Elkins takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei scoring well with a low kick there.
Amodei scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Elkins.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amodei manages to avoid it.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins cracks Amodei with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Amodei throws a low kick but Elkins moves out of range easily.
Elkins swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei jabs Elkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amodei tries to score with a low kick but Elkins moves his leg out of the way.
Amodei throws a chopping leg kick but Elkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Elkins misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Elkins slips a straight right by Amodei.
Elkins throws out a loose jab but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amodei thinks about countering with a body kick.
Amodei avoids the body shot from Elkins.
Amodei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amodei takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Elkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amodei tries to clinch up.
Amodei throws out a loose jab but Elkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei tries to score with a low kick but Elkins moves his leg out of the way.
Elkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Amodei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Amodei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Amodei throws a hook but Elkins avoids it easily.
Elkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amodei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elkins momentarily.
Good exchange - Elkins coming out on top.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Dylan Elkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amodei scoring well with a low kick there.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Amodei off the cage and back into range.
Elkins throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
Amodei moves into the clinch.
Amodei can't find room to land a body shot as Elkins controls the action.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Elkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elkins.
Amodei throws a punch but it's blocked by Elkins.
Amodei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elkins backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amodei.
Amodei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elkins's elbow.
Elkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amodei smiles and moves away.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei throws a shot from downtown. Elkins moves away and avoids it.
Amodei lands a head kick. Elkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amodei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elkins slips under a jab.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amodei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Amodei advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Amodei passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei avoids the attempt from Elkins to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amodei is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Elkins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Elkins shrugs it off.
Elkins can't escape the position.
Amodei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Elkins tries to lock up and control but Amodei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Elkins is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei avoids the attempt from Elkins to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins really wants to buck Amodei off and get back to his feet.
Amodei prevents Elkins from getting the reversal.
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 Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amodei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elkins.
Elkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Amodei's head backwards.
Amodei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amodei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amodei.
Jab from Elkins.
Amodei throws a leg kick that misses.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amodei misses with a hook.
Amodei throws a sloppy body shot
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei lands an overhand right.
Amodei throws a body shot but no joy.
Amodei lands an overhand right.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Elkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amodei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins scores with a jab. Amodei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dylan Elkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elkins stuns Amodei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amodei misses with an uppercut.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Amodei scoring well with a low kick there.
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei works over Elkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Elkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Amodei swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Amodei throws a hook but Elkins avoids it easily.
Elkins takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
Elkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amodei.
Elkins lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei throws out a loose jab but Elkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Amodei misses.
Elkins takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a looping left.
Elkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elkins throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Elkins lands with a shot to the body.
Amodei misses the shot to the body.
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins connects with a body shot that sends Amodei's belly button to the back.
Amodei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Amodei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elkins is out of range.
Elkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Amodei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Elkins connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Amodei.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elkins checks a leg kick.
Amodei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Elkins thuds his right hand into Amodei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elkins blocks a jab.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Elkins - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Elkins.
Elkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amodei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amodei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins connects with a crisp jab.
Elkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Elkins trying to get back to full guard but Amodei takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Elkins tries to hold on but Amodei postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei manages to capitalize on a mistake by Elkins to take his back!
Amodei has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Elkins rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Elkins trying to control here.
Amodei prevents Elkins from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei prevents Elkins from improving his position.
Elkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Elkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Amodei lands with a cross.
Elkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick lands for Amodei.
Elkins checks a leg kick.
Elkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Amodei counters with a thumping low kick.
Elkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elkins throws a right hand that Amodei ducks under and follows up with a left that Amodei also avoids with ease.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Amodei looks to land a left hand but Elkins moved out of range nicely.
Elkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Elkins misses the jab.
Amodei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amodei.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amodei shoots in and gets a takedown into Elkins's guard.
Elkins wants to get back to his feet but Amodei passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins is working to get back to half guard.
Elkins keeps trying to improve his position.
Elkins wants to hold on but Amodei pushes him away.
Elkins tries to control the position but Amodei now has his back.
Elkins manages to reverse the position and now he's in Amodei's guard. Nice work there by Elkins.
Elkins throwing strikes from guard but Amodei blocks nicely.
Elkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amodei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elkins's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Elkins working a defensive guard but Amodei passes into half guard.
Amodei is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Elkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amodei wants to control the pace but Elkins is squirming around nicely.
Elkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elkins wants to hold on but Amodei pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei trying to control but Elkins is having none of it.
Elkins working to try and regain half guard.
Elkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elkins stops Amodei from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Amodei is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Elkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Amodei wants to control but Elkins is keeping him busy.
Elkins wants to improve his position but Amodei is controlling well.
Elkins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Amodei wants to pass the guard but Elkins is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Amodei showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amodei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
Giuseppe Amodei tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 2625 p4p, 5656 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 316 p4p, 471 weight class). Chai has chosen Styles P - Off The Ghost as his entrance music. 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 34 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Chai avoids it well and moves away.
Chugman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chugman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chai sprawls and moves away.
Chugman blocks a leg kick.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chai thows a leg kick but Chugman checks it
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chai is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Chai is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai pushes Chugman off looking to stand but Chugman dives back in and keeps control.
Chugman wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Chugman 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.
Chai is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chugman in particular looking to stall.
Chugman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chugman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai takes a swing at Chugman's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai tries to land a leg kick but Chugman saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Chai avoids it well and moves away.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chugman content to control rather than advance.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chugman.
Chai has hold of Chugman's hands but Chugman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai pushes Chugman off looking to stand but Chugman dives back in and keeps control.
Chai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chugman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chugman in particular looking to stall.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chugman stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chugman staying out of range there.
Chugman moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman is trying to trip Chai. He has hold of a leg but Chai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chugman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chugman is working Chai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chugman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Klaus Chugman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Chai lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chugman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chugman avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chai won't be happy with that.
Chugman trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is chipping away with strikes.
Chai throws Chugman to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Chugman's knee but Chugman avoids it well.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Chai avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Chugman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chugman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chugman is working for a kimura but Chai is defending it quite comfortably.
Chugman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chai sees it coming and defends easily.
Chugman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chugman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Chugman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
Chugman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chugman misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chugman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai is looking to stand up but Chugman isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chugman scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pinero Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chai feints and then cracks Chugman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chugman down.
Chai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chugman.
Chugman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chugman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chai reverses the position - he's now on top in Chugman's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman has an active guard here but Chai has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
Chai postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chugman to stand up.
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.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Chugman down.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Chugman's head back.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chugman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman is stalling here. Chai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chugman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chugman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chai manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chai connects with a right hand. Chugman shakes it off.
Chai thows a leg kick but Chugman checks it
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chai is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Chugman wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chugman in particular looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai is looking to escape.
Chugman wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chai looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
Pinero Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 1552 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 38 p4p, 82 weight class). Joestar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coda - Bloody Stream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves has his takedown stuffed
enabling Joestar to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
No luck for Neves with that takedown attempt.
Joestar is looking to counter punch.
Neves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joestar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joestar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Joestar wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joestar wants to improve his position but Neves is controlling well.
Neves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neves wants to take a breather but Joestar is having none of it.
Joestar wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neves moves nicely into side control.
Neves trying to control the position but Joestar is working away.
Joestar is trying to control Neves's posture but Neves avoids it.
Neves is looking to take a break and control but Joestar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joestar wants to control but Neves postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves lands with a hook. Joestar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
That kick from Joestar tenderised Neves's leg. Neves is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Neves misses.
Joestar misses with a head kick.
Joestar with a hook.
Joestar swats away the attempt to clinch by Neves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves has a takedown stuffed.
Johan Joestar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Joestar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neves is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neves fails with the takedown.
Joestar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Joestar throws a leg kick
and Neves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neves misses with a left hand
and Joestar counters with a good, hard body kick but Neves shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neves. Joestar does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Johan Joestar will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joestar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joestar back to the cage. Neves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joestar 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.
Neves feints the counter takedown.
Neves slips under a jab.
Joestar misses with an uppercut. Neves saw that one coming.
Bruno Neves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves throws the left hand but Joestar avoids the punch easily.
Joestar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joestar scores with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Joestar enables Neves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joestar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Joestar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Neves goes for a double leg but Joestar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joestar continues to drive forward.
Joestar scores with a hook to the body. Neves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joestar.
Neves slips a straight right by Joestar.
Neves tries for a takedown but Joestar circles away easily
and Joestar counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves misses with a double jab
and Joestar counters with a stiff right hand.
Neves closes the distance and clinches up with Joestar, looking for a takedown. Neves pushes Joestar against the cage but Joestar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johan Joestar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Joestar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joestar throws a jab when Neves was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Neves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joestar connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Neves moves away from the strike by Joestar.
Joestar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neves misses with an uppercut
and Joestar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joestar throws a leg kick but Neves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joestar as he jumps to the side.
Joestar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joestar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johan Joestar!
In his post fight interview, Johan Joestar 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 1479 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 34 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xe lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Xe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Raper as he connects with a hook.
Xe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
Xe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raper lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xe blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Xe does it's job there.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xe.
Xe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raper manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Xe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raper rather than just go for the knockout.
Raper lands a jab to the nose.
Xe lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Xe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xe scrambles back to his feet.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raper lands with a right hand.
Raper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Raper throws a leg kick but Xe checks it.
Xe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xe jabs at Raper's body.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
Xe throws a shot to the body.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xe is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Raper does no damage.
Raper throws a chopping leg kick but Xe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xe lands with a good body shot.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Xe lands a nice shot to the body.
Raper throws a front kick aimed at Xe's knee but Xe avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xe!
Xe avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Xe ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
Xe moves out of range of the leg kick from Raper.
Xe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Xe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xe manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Xe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raper sprawls well. Raper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xe gets slowly back to his feet.
Raper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raper tries to clinch up but Xe circles away and keeps his distance.
Xe lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Xe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raper bucks up and tries to throw Xe off but instead Xe has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raper has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Xe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper tries to escape the position.
Xe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Raper covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Xe's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Xe lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Raper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xe misses with a punch to the head.
Xe missing with strikes.
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 Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe'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.
Xe checks a leg kick nicely.
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xe goes for a takedown attempt but Raper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Raper cracks Xe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a jab when Xe was well out of range.
Raper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Xe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Raper.
Raper lands a jab to Xe's midsection.
Xe throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raper doesn't seem bothered though.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper tries to score with a low kick but Xe moves his leg out of the way.
Xe digs a good hook to Raper's body.
Raper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xe fails to land with a series of punches.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
Raper throws a hook but Xe avoids it easily.
Xe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Xe's front leg but catches the back leg as Xe tries to avoid it.
Xe scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper takes a swing at Xe's ribcage but misses.
Xe throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper motions for Xe to come forward. Raper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe with a jab.
Xe throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Xe scores with a jab to the body.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Raper misses.
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper throws a jab when Xe was well out of range.
Xe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raper to the ground. Xe is now in Raper's guard.
Xe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in Rage Training inform me that Xe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xe lands a couple of elbows.
Xe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Xe wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
Professor Xe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xe landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xe works over Raper with some ground and pound from guard.
Xe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xe is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
Xe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xe slips nicely into half guard.
Xe is pressing down on Raper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raper is holding on for now.
Xe controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Professor Xe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raper throws a low kick but Xe moves out of range easily.
Xe scores with a hook to the body. Raper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Raper tries to clinch up.
Xe misses with a wild body shot.
Xe misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Raper.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper is looking to counter punch.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
Xe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xe looking to score a takedown here. Raper is defending well but Xe drives through and ends up in Raper's guard.
Raper wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xe. That did some damage!
Xe misses with a double jab.
Xe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raper.
Xe digs a good body shot into Raper's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xe thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Xe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xe wants to take a breather but Raper is having none of it.
Xe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raper has hold of Xe's hands but Xe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
Xe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Xe is just content to waste time from the top position. Raper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Xe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xe working some strikes from top position.
Raper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xe.
Xe with a nice head shot there.
Raper keeping moving, preventing Xe from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe throws a big right hand that misses.
Raper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xe wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Raper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xe controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Xe lands a nice looking body shot.
Xe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Raper misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Xe gets the takedown into side control.
Raper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Xe lands strikes from half guard.
Xe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Xe.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Xe in particular looking to stall.
Xe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Xe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Xe!
A very excited looking Professor Xe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hueng Son (ranked 626 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 26 p4p, 31 weight class). Hawthorne has chosen Schism by Tool as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hueng Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son misses with a hook.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Son misses with a hook.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Son is just out of range.
Son has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Son blocks a jab.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Son.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Son misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Son's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Son was well out of range.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Son moves away and avoids it.
Son tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawthorne avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawthorne catches Son with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Son defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne is looking to chop away at Son's legs.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Hawthorne as he connects with a hook.
Hawthorne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawthorne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Son takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by Son.
Son throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Son counters with a straight right hand.
Son tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Son avoids a kick to the body.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawthorne lands a really nice looking cross but Son seems unphased.
Hawthorne lands a head shot.
Hawthorne misses with a body kick.
Son throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son misses with a straight left.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Hawthorne backs away, Son returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Son counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Son connects with a solid leg kick.
Son misses with a two punch combination.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Son was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Son.
Son defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Son throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Son!
It looks like Damien Hawthorne has been cut.
Hawthorne throws a solid leg kick but Son takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hawthorne.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Son.
Son connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hawthorne to the floor! Son dives in looking for the finish!
 Hawthorne is rocked!
Hawthorne is looking to escape.
Hawthorne is looking for a sweep. Son is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawthorne pushes Son off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Son misses.
Hawthorne feints a counter leg kick.
Hawthorne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Son checks it well.
Hawthorne jabs Son right on the nose. Son blinks but takes it well.
Hawthorne scores with a body shot.
Son fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Son.
Hawthorne looks for the body kick but Son saw that one coming.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Son moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Son had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Son checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Son lands a head shot.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Son avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looks to land a body kick but Son moved away.
Son takes one to the side of the head.
Hawthorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Son.
Son misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws a hook but Son avoids it easily.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Son looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the head.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Son counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawthorne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Son moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Son is looking for a counter combo.
Hawthorne connects with a body shot.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and Son connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Son.
Hawthorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Son finish him?
Son fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hawthorne out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hueng Son!
Hueng Son bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 468 p4p, 498 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 17 p4p, 18 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik loads up on a big right hand but Tchusuk slips the punch.
Torvik connects with an inside leg kick.
Torvik sizes up Tchusuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torvik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torvik loads up on a big right hand but Tchusuk slips the punch.
Tchusuk motions for Torvik to come forward. Tchusuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torvik feints a counter leg kick.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torvik counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchusuk. Torvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchusuk. Torvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torvik lands a left hand.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Torvik.
Tchusuk is working Torvik over against the cage.
Torvik has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
Torvik tries a body shot but Tchusuk blocks it.
Torvik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torvik blocking some punches.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tchusuk throws an elbow but misses.
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torvik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tchusuk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torvik.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvik breaks from the clinch.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Tchusuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torvik tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torvik avoiding damage as Tchusuk throws knees to the body.
Torvik lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Torvik.
Torvik prevents a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Torvik.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Torvik.
Tchusuk can't find room to land a body shot as Torvik controls the action.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Torvik.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Torvik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torvik wants to stall.
Torvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torvik is working Tchusuk over against the cage.
Torvik takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik tries to break the clinch but Tchusuk is controlling the position.
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Torvik.
Tchusuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tchusuk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tchusuk misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Torvik misses.
Torvik throws a front kick aimed at Tchusuk's knee but Tchusuk avoids it well.
Torvik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchusuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torvik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tchusuk can pounce on him.
Torvik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk is looking to land body kicks.
Torvik throws a low kick, looking for Tchusuk's leg but Tchusuk calmly moves out of range.
Torvik misses with a body punch
and Tchusuk counters with a nice body shot.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tchusuk misses with a hook. Torvik ducked under it nicely.
Tchusuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torvik.
Tchusuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torvik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torvik moves away.
Torvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchusuk moves away.
Tchusuk throws a low kick but Torvik moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Torvik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tchusuk throws a jab when Torvik was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tchusuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchusuk throws a lazy head kick
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torvik swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.
Torvik throws an off balance right hand
and Tchusuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torvik scores with a hook to the body. Tchusuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sven Torvik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Torvik ducks down to avoid it.
Torvik throws a shot from downtown. Tchusuk moves away and avoids it.
Tchusuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Tchusuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Tchusuk misses its target.
Some wild striking there from Torvik.
Nice body kick there by Tchusuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk throws a combination that misses
and Torvik counters with a stiff right hand.
Torvik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tchusuk checks it well.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Tchusuk moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torvik throws a leg kick but Tchusuk moved away.
Torvik lands a leg kick that knocks Tchusuk off balance momentarily.
Tchusuk lands with a kick to the temple. Torvik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tchusuk takes one to the side of the head.
Torvik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tchusuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Torvik should have avoided that one.
Torvik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tchusuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Torvik does it's job there.
Tchusuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tchusuk looks to land a body kick but Torvik moved away.
Torvik throws out a loose jab but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Torvik is just out of range.
Torvik walks into a jab.
Tchusuk tests Torvik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torvik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tchusuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torvik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torvik throws a shot from downtown. Tchusuk moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Tchusuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik misses with a left hand
and Tchusuk counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Torvik misses.
Tchusuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torvik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tchusuk.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is getting worse.
Torvik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tchusuk.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
Tchusuk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torvik's head.
Torvik avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk digs a good body shot into Torvik's ribs.
Torvik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Torvik counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torvik throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Torvik.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
and Torvik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tchusuk's knee momentarily.
Tchusuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torvik throws a leg kick but Tchusuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tchusuk with the inside leg kick.
Torvik tries to move into range but Tchusuk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Tchusuk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tchusuk throws a jab when Torvik was well out of range.
Torvik throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Torvik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tchusuk's corner calls for a 1-2. Tchusuk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a right hand
and Torvik counters with a right hand to the body.
Torvik cracks Tchusuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torvik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tchusuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torvik swings widly with a right hand
and Tchusuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Torvik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Torvik.
Torvik now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torvik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torvik is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Tchusuk flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tchusuk is out cold! Torvik holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Torvik!
After winning the bout, Sven Torvik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 68 p4p, 206 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 14 p4p, 38 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Benny The Bouncer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Benny The Bouncer has been cut.
The Bouncer defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Machado cracks The Bouncer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Machado has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Bouncer to stand back up!
The Bouncer is rocked!
The Bouncer looks to land a combination but Machado avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bouncer throws a right hand that misses
and Machado counters with a good, hard body kick but The Bouncer shrugs it off.
Machado with the inside leg kick.
Machado sends The Bouncer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Machado is motioning to the referee to let The Bouncer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The Bouncer is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Machado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machado is looking to counter punch.
The Bouncer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Bouncer if he has to take too many more of those.
The Bouncer tries to close the distance and clinch but Machado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
The Bouncer looks winded!
Machado lands a big uppercut and The Bouncer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but The Bouncer looks OK. Machado waves The Bouncer back to his feet!
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!
Machado throws a right hand that The Bouncer ducks under and follows up with a left that The Bouncer also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Bouncer! But no joy.
The Bouncer walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles The Bouncer limp body while Machado jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado retains his light heavyweight title!
Wanderson Machado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 53 p4p, 217 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. 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, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Svyatogor moves away and avoids it.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Svyatogor's head but Svyatogor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Svyatogor.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
McDonald with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor slips under a jab from McDonald.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Svyatogor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Svyatogor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Svyatogor has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonald is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Svyatogor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a hook.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Svyatogor does it's job there.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Svyatogor scores with a jab to the head.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with an inside leg kick.
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald 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.
Svyatogor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Jab from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Svyatogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
A shot to the liver by Svyatogor. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svyatogor.
A swing and a miss from Svyatogor.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Svyatogor's head but Svyatogor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Svyatogor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svyatogor is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald forces Svyatogor back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Svyatogor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svyatogor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Svyatogor.
A short uppercut from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a body punch.
Svyatogor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svyatogor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Svyatogor struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Svyatogor misses with a body punch.
Svyatogor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svyatogor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Svyatogor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Svyatogor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svyatogor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svyatogor scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks McDonald out cold! What a finish! Svyatogor is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Svyatogor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dimitri Svyatogor thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Jim Bob McDonald was interviewed post fight and said 'A country boy can survive'.
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