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Bellicose XV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 3776 p4p, 2882 weight class) and Kurosaki Hisoka (ranked 424 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurosaki Hisoka!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a head kick.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hisoka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hisoka misses the jab.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hisoka moves away.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Hisoka sees coming a mile off.
Hisoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hisoka.
Hisoka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown staying out of range there.
Hisoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hisoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hisoka 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Hisoka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hisoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown slips a jab from Hisoka.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hisoka does no damage.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Hisoka avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a leg kick.
Hisoka tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hisoka. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Hisoka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hisoka.
Brown misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Brown.
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!
Hisoka swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hisoka.
Nice jab there from Hisoka.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
John Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Brown feints and then cracks Hisoka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hisoka down.
Hisoka looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hisoka lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hisoka throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Kurosaki Hisoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hisoka. That did some damage!
Brown is looking to wear down Hisoka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown slips a straight right by Hisoka.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Hisoka manages to avoid it.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Hisoka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Hisoka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown thuds a left hand into Hisoka's body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hisoka scores with a hook.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hisoka in the body.
Hisoka looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Hisoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hisoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Hisoka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Hisoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hisoka.
Hisoka checks a low kick from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisoka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Hisoka misses its intended target.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Hisoka avoids nicely.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hisoka loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hisoka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hisoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hisoka misses with a looping left.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisoka throws out the jab.
Hisoka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown blocks a jab.
Hisoka connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurosaki Hisoka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Hisoka clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hisoka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hisoka throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hisoka throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Hisoka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Hisoka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hisoka. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Hisoka.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hisoka manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Hisoka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Hisoka checks it.
Hisoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hisoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hisoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hisoka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hisoka lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Hisoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown moves away from the strike by Hisoka.
Nice uppercut lands for Hisoka. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown has Hisoka pressed against the cage, preventing Hisoka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Hisoka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Hisoka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hisoka.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hisoka in the body.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown moves out of range as Hisoka strikes.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Hisoka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hisoka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurosaki Hisoka.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hisoka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Hisoka moved away.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Kurosaki Hisoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Hisoka shrugs it off though.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hisoka.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hisoka has time to react.
Hisoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Hisoka's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown takes a swing at Hisoka's ribcage but misses.
Hisoka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws the left hand but Hisoka avoids the punch easily.
Brown slips a jab from Hisoka.
Hisoka throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Hisoka.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hisoka dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisoka throws out the jab.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisoka feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Hisoka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hisoka misses with a looping right.
Hisoka throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Hisoka misses.
As Hisoka looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Hisoka just gets out of the way.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Hisoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hisoka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hisoka lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Hisoka lands a two punch combo.
Hisoka misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisoka throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisoka throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hisoka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurosaki Hisoka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hisoka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hisoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hisoka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Hisoka scores with a nice strike.
Brown takes a swing at Hisoka's ribcage but misses.
Hisoka throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hisoka throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hisoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Hisoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hisoka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisoka misses with a body shot.
Hisoka throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hisoka.
Hisoka blocks a jab.
Hisoka misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Hisoka 's knee.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hisoka throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
A slow jab from Hisoka misses its intended target.
And Brown counters with a quick kick to the body but Hisoka blocks it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka is looking for the big counter here.
Hisoka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown jabs Hisoka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Hisoka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hisoka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hisoka lands a jab.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination. Hisoka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hisoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Hisoka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown with a hook.
A left lands for Hisoka.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown moves forwards but Hisoka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown with a jab.
Hisoka scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Hisoka.
Hisoka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Hisoka scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisoka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hisoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Hisoka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hisoka throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hisoka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurosaki Hisoka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Hisoka scores with a jab.
Brown tries to bum rush Hisoka with a series of wild strikes but Hisoka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hisoka lands a head shot.
Hisoka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Hisoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hisoka misses with a combination
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Hisoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hisoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Hisoka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Hisoka connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Hisoka.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurosaki Hisoka.
I've got Hisoka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurosaki Hisoka!
A victorious Kurosaki Hisoka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 3178 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 90 p4p, 58 weight class). Heydrich has chosen Wass wollen wir trinken as his entrance music. 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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Heydrich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has been cut.
Sup cracks Heydrich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sup digs a good body shot into Heydrich's ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heydrich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Heydrich finds it's way through Sup's defenses.
Heydrich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sup was covering up waiting for the punch and Heydrich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sup manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heydrich manages to get himself to full guard.
Sup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heydrich is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heydrich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sup accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heydrich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sup throws a big right hand that misses.
Heydrich is controlling Sup's posture.
Sup working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heydrich is pulling down on Sup's head to control his posture.
Sup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sup slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heydrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich managing to control the position.
Sup cracks Heydrich with a solid left hand.
Heydrich pulls Sup in close to prevent any damage.
Sup is looking to work some ground and pound but Heydrich has wrist control.
Sup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sup tries to free his leg and advance position but Heydrich is retaining full guard.
Sup postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heydrich managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heydrich moves out of range of the strikes.
Heydrich digs a good body shot into Sup's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heydrich. Sup does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich looks to land a left hand but Sup moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heydrich.
Sup fails to land with a series of punches.
Heydrich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sup's head.
Sup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heydrich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Sup.
Heydrich tries to land a front kick but Sup steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heydrich throws a hook but Sup avoids it easily.
Sup appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heydrich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sup circles away.
Heydrich walks into a jab.
Donk. Sup catches Heydrich right on the button with a cross.
Heydrich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sup misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heydrich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sup counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heydrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich throws a big shot that misses.
Heydrich throws an off balance right hand
and Sup counters with a straight right hand.
Heydrich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heydrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sup moves away.
Sup shoots in for a takedown but Heydrich shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Heydrich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sup thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sup connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut even more.
Sup shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heydrich as he avoids it easily.
Heydrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sup circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Heydrich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heydrich wants to clinch.
Sup bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heydrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sup.
Heydrich looks to land a left hand but Sup moved out of range nicely.
Karel Sup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sup swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Sup gets caught napping as Heydrich dives in and scores a takedown. Sup manages to retain guard.
Sup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heydrich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heydrich is fighting to break Sup's control of his arms but Sup is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Heydrich won't allow Sup to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heydrich is controlling him.
Sup has momentary wrist control but Heydrich slips an elbow through the middle.
Sup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heydrich is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heydrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heydrich stopping the sweep attempt from Sup.
Heydrich is working Sup over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heydrich preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heydrich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Heydrich finds it's target.
Heydrich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sup will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Sup.
Heydrich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heydrich lands a jab to the nose.
Heydrich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heydrich lands in his opponent's guard.
Sup is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sup 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.
Sup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sup scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Karel Sup is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Heydrich.
Heydrich slips under a jab.
Heydrich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup shoots in and drives through. Heydrich sprawls well.
Heydrich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sup tries to clinch but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heydrich wants it to stay on the feet.
Heydrich pushes Sup up against the cage in a clinch.
Heydrich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heydrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sup to keep the fight standing.
Sup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heydrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Sup backwards.
Heydrich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heydrich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sup or not.
Sup softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heydrich jumps guard and drags Sup to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sup scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sup makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich kicks Sup off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heydrich throws a body punch but Sup moves out of range.
Sup was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sup throws a body punch but Heydrich moves out of range.
Sup takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Heydrich does no damage.
Heydrich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sup swinging wildly here.
Heydrich wants to slow Sup down by chopping away at his legs.
Sup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sup fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karel Sup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heydrich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sup quickly recovers to half guard.
Sup kicks off Heydrich and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
That's time! Sup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sup shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heydrich manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Heydrich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heydrich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sup fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heydrich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heydrich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sup walks into a left hand.
Sup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
Sup is looking to counter punch.
It looks like Sup has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Heydrich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sup looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sup sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heydrich trying to control the action but Sup is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sup manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heydrich lands a couple of elbows.
Heydrich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sup wants to sweep but no luck.
Heydrich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sup working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sup has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Heydrich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A nice combination there by Sup.
A nice combination there by Sup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heydrich.
Sup takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heydrich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sup's head.
Sup slips a jab from Heydrich.
Sup moves out of range of the body kick from Heydrich.
Sup shoots in looking for a takedown but Heydrich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sup's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heydrich tries to clinch but Sup moves out of range.
Heydrich lands with a shot to the body.
Heydrich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heydrich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heydrich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karel Sup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Heydrich.
Heydrich avoiding damage as Sup throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Heydrich.
Heydrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sup backwards.
Heydrich jumps into guard, dragging Sup to the mat.
Heydrich managing to control the position.
Sup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sup throws a strike but Heydrich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heydrich throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich preventing the sweep.
Sup wants to get back to his feet but Heydrich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heydrich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
 Sup is rocked!
Sup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heydrich is controlling him.
Sup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich.
I think Heydrich 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
Our winner, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 1761 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 47 p4p, 67 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Tycoon Player lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Tycoon Player avoids it with no problem.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook.
Tycoon Player loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy throws a fast counter high kick but Tycoon Player manages to duck under it in time.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tycoon Player moves out of range.
Tycoon Player swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tycoon Player tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tycoon Player with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tycoon Player looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Tycoon Player tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Tycoon Player tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Average Tycoon Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon Player connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tycoon Player.
It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon Player swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
Murphy counters with a body kick.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Tycoon Player knows he should have avoided that one.
Tycoon Player throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tycoon Player misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy blocks a jab.
We've been told by Tycoon Player's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Tycoon Player 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tycoon Player listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tycoon Player misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycoon Player throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMurphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Tycoon Player misses.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon Player had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tycoon Player, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon Player manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tycoon Player throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Average Tycoon Player will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy'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.
Tycoon Player thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Murphy jabs Tycoon Player right on the nose. Tycoon Player blinks but takes it well.
Tycoon Player connects with a crisp jab.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon Player's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon Player scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Paddy Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Tycoon Player cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon Player pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon Player defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tycoon Player wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tycoon Player lands with a cross.
The cut above Paddy Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tycoon Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon Player jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tycoon Player moved out of range.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Tycoon Player avoids it with no problem.
Tycoon Player closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Murphy is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Tycoon Player throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tycoon Player misses with a combination
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Tycoon Player lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Tycoon Player's head back.
Tycoon Player throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon Player looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Tycoon Player's shoulder, as Tycoon Player tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tycoon Player on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paddy Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy'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. This is the final round!
Tycoon Player tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tycoon Player is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Tycoon Player.
Paddy Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Average Tycoon Player is winning the standup battle so far.
Tycoon Player misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tycoon Player moved out of range.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon Player rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Tycoon Player counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paddy Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Average Tycoon Player!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Stronk (ranked 1218 p4p, 2528 weight class) and James Crazyhorse (ranked 177 p4p, 343 weight class). Crazyhorse has chosen They Don’t Care About Us as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Stronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Crazyhorse!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse drives through and clinches with Stronk against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crazyhorse.
Stronk scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stronk as Crazyhorse tries to tie him up.
Stronk avoiding damage.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stronk struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazyhorse controls his hands.
Crazyhorse pushes Stronk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse has a couple of punches blocked by Stronk.
Stronk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazyhorse's elbow.
Crazyhorse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stronk backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stronk.
Stronk throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazyhorse.
Stronk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crazyhorse backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse lands a hook that snaps the head of Stronk backwards.
Crazyhorse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Crazyhorse backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stronk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stronk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crazyhorse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stronk tries a body shot but Crazyhorse blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronk has a couple of punches blocked by Crazyhorse.
Stronk pushes Crazyhorse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stronk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stronk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crazyhorse backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stronk.
Stronk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Stronk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse misses with some punches.
Crazyhorse misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crazyhorse fails to land.
Crazyhorse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stronk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stronk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crazyhorse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crazyhorse misses with some punches.
Stronk struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazyhorse controls his hands.
Crazyhorse working aggressively here.
Stronk gets through Crazyhorse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Crazyhorse fails to land.
I was talking to Stronk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stronk works on Crazyhorse's body with a couple of short punches.
Crazyhorse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stronk has a couple of punches blocked by Crazyhorse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crazyhorse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crazyhorse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stronk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crazyhorse misses with a punch on the inside.
Crazyhorse has a couple of punches blocked by Stronk.
Stronk lands with a left to the head.
Stronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stronk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it.
Crazyhorse wants to clinch up but Stronk keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Stronk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crazyhorse.
Stronk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crazyhorse in his tracks.
Crazyhorse tries to clinch up.
Stronk is looking to counter punch.
Stronk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Crazyhorse is rocked!
Stronk swings for the body but Crazyhorse moves out of range.
Crazyhorse is still on wobbly legs! Can Stronk finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ian Stronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazyhorse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crazyhorse seems to have recovered his senses.
Stronk throws a nice looking combination but Crazyhorse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crazyhorse darts in and clinches Stronk up against the cage.
Stronk throws a head punch that misses.
Stronk misses with a punch to the body.
Stronk blocks an uppercut.
Stronk blocks a body shot from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse looking to stall.
Crazyhorse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse is trying to maintain a safe position but Stronk gets an underhook and turns Crazyhorse into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crazyhorse.
A head punch on the inside from Crazyhorse fails to land.
Stronk is leaning against Crazyhorse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crazyhorse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crazyhorse lands a hook that snaps the head of Stronk backwards.
Stronk blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crazyhorse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronk lands a nice uppercut.
Stronk stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stronk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crazyhorse misses with a punch on the inside.
Stronk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazyhorse's elbow.
Crazyhorse working aggressively here.
Crazyhorse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stronk is trying to stall.
Crazyhorse misses with the head strike.
Stronk breaks the clinch.
Crazyhorse tries to clinch but Stronk is having none of it.
Stronk tries to bum rush Crazyhorse with a series of wild strikes but Crazyhorse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crazyhorse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stronk with a body shot.
Stronk lands a nice shot to the body.
Crazyhorse slips a straight right by Stronk.
Crazyhorse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crazyhorse is looking to clinch but Stronk is avoiding it.
Crazyhorse digs a good body shot into Stronk's ribs.
Crazyhorse drives through and clinches with Stronk against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Stronk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stronk dips to his left and cracks Crazyhorse with an uppercut!
Crazyhorse clinches with his opponent.
Stronk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stronk tries a body shot but Crazyhorse blocks it.
Stronk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crazyhorse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stronk can't find room to land a body shot as Crazyhorse controls the action.
Stronk scores with a shot to the side of Crazyhorse's head.
Crazyhorse has a couple of punches blocked by Stronk.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Crazyhorse avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Stronk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stronk blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crazyhorse.
Stronk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Crazyhorse avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Crazyhorse lands a right hand.
Crazyhorse lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stronk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stronk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crazyhorse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stronk.
Stronk misses with a body punch.
Stronk lands with a left to the head.
James Crazyhorse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crazyhorse.
Stronk lands a body punch.
Stronk gets through Crazyhorse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stronk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crazyhorse fails to land.
Stronk unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crazyhorse! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stronk is unloading with more strikes now! Crazyhorse drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Stronk!
Ian Stronk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Levangasti (ranked 386 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Frankee Guh Noo (ranked 12 p4p, 62 weight class). Guh Noo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Glover Levangasti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankee Guh Noo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levangasti ducks under a wild hook from Guh Noo.
Levangasti tries to counter with a takedown but Guh Noo is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Levangasti.
Levangasti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guh Noo counters by clinching up.
Guh Noo is looking to break free of the clinch but Levangasti has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Guh Noo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Levangasti scores with a hook to the body.
Levangasti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Levangasti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Levangasti is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guh Noo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Levangasti is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levangasti pulls Guh Noo in close to prevent any damage.
Guh Noo stopping the sweep attempt from Levangasti.
Guh Noo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Levangasti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guh Noo looks to land a left hand but Levangasti moved out of range nicely.
Levangasti blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Guh Noo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guh Noo misses with a combination
so Levangasti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levangasti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guh Noo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Levangasti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Levangasti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Levangasti trying to control the position from guard on top but Guh Noo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guh Noo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Levangasti's guard.
Guh Noo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Levangasti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guh Noo, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guh Noo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guh Noo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Levangasti passes into side control.
Guh Noo is not content to let Levangasti control the position.
Guh Noo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Levangasti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Guh Noo is looking to regain half guard here but Levangasti keeps moving and retains side control.
Levangasti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Levangasti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levangasti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Guh Noo is looking for a sweep.
Levangasti lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Frankee Guh Noo has been cut.
Guh Noo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guh Noo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guh Noo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guh Noo tries to bench press Levangasti off him but Levangasti keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glover Levangasti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankee Guh Noo's cut.
That's time! Levangasti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guh Noo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guh Noo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frankee Guh Noo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guh Noo connects with a body shot.
Levangasti drops Guh Noo with a big left hand! Guh Noo is injured, injured bad! Levangasti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glover Levangasti!
During a confident post fight interview, Glover Levangasti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 1004 p4p, 1636 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 130 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Alexander Kuznetsov has been cut.
A cross from Kuznetsov lands.
Kuznetsov cracks Glover with a good jab.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover tries to keep at a distance but Kuznetsov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov pushes Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Kuznetsov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Glover - that landed with a thud.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glover blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glover cracks Kuznetsov with a nice body shot.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Glover scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glover lands with a light punch inside.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Glover blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Glover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glover or not.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Glover is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to Glover's body.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Glover looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glover has time to react.
Kuznetsov closes the distance but Glover moves to the side
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glover doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glover looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuznetsov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch but Glover slips to the side
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov connects with the punch.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Kuznetsov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glover on the side of the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glover.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Glover looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to Glover's midsection.
Kuznetsov motions for Glover to come forward. Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover walks into a jab.
Alexander Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to Glover's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Glover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Glover on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznetsov tests Glover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuznetsov to score with a decent uppercut.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glover can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with an uppercut that bounces Glover off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Nice shot by Kuznetsov.
Nice shot by Kuznetsov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
Kuznetsov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuznetsov pushes Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Glover on the inside.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glover tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover blocking some punches.
Glover avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Glover tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetsov with a knee to the head.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuznetsov swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a nice right hand that sends Kuznetsov toppling to the canvas! Kuznetsov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Glover finish him?!
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Glover counters with a huge right that knocks Kuznetsov out cold! Glover is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Glover!
Buster Glover very nearly forgot to thank New Standard amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Douglas (ranked 1044 p4p, 1057 weight class) and Amri Mbeki (ranked 25 p4p, 51 weight class). Mbeki has chosen Where The Hood At 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 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, Arthur Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbeki defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mbeki throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Mbeki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Mbeki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mbeki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Arthur Douglas has been cut.
Jab, jab by Mbeki - just one landing.
Douglas clobbers Mbeki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amri Mbeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mbeki misses with a left hand
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Mbeki wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Mbeki slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Mbeki 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mbeki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Douglas's guard.
Douglas has his feet on Mbeki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been told by Douglas's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mbeki tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas lands a big head kick that sends Mbeki tumbling to the mat! Douglas takes a step backwards and waves Mbeki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mbeki looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Mbeki has managed to clinch.
Mbeki wants to take the fight to the mat but Douglas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas pushes Mbeki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mbeki's head.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Mbeki saw that one coming.
Arthur Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mbeki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Mbeki lands.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mbeki throws a combination that misses
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mbeki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Mbeki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mbeki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Douglas counters with a left to the body.
Mbeki misses with a looping right.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Douglas lands a big head kick that sends Mbeki tumbling to the mat! Douglas takes a step backwards and waves Mbeki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Douglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mbeki.
Douglas drops Mbeki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mbeki looks back up at him and smiles so Douglas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mbeki is rocked!
Mbeki throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Mbeki had a free shot at his head there.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mbeki.
Mbeki throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mbeki! Douglas lets Mbeki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mbeki is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Mbeki's body. Mbeki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mbeki seems to have recovered his senses.
Mbeki looks winded!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Douglas! Mbeki is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Douglas!
An out of breath Arthur Douglas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 710 p4p, 923 weight class) and Galileo Galilei (ranked 30 p4p, 46 weight class). Deane comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Calvin Deane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Galileo Galilei!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galilei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deane.
Deane dives in and grabs Galilei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galilei pushes down on Deane's head and hops out.
Galilei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galilei swings for the body but Deane moves out of range.
Deane dives in and grabs Galilei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galilei pushes down on Deane's head and hops out.
Galilei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Deane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deane tries for a takedown but Galilei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Galilei misses with a series of wild punches.
Deane slips under a jab from Galilei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deane misses with a takedown attempt
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Calvin Deane has been cut.
Deane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Galilei swivels and escapes.
No luck for Deane with that takedown attempt.
Deane drives through with a takedown into Galilei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei controlling Deane's posture.
Deane throws a big right hand that misses.
Galilei controls Deane momentarily but Deane frees himself.
Deane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Galilei is pulling down on Deane's head. It's preventing any offense from Deane, at least for the moment.
Galilei keeping moving, preventing Deane from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deane trying to control but Galilei is working from the bottom.
Deane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Deane has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Galilei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deane throwing strikes but missing.
Deane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deane is looking to work some ground and pound but Galilei has wrist control.
Galilei keeping moving, preventing Deane from controlling successfully.
Deane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galilei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deane trying to control the position from guard on top but Galilei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Galilei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deane.
Deane pushing down on Galilei's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deane throwing shots but Galilei is blocking nicely.
Deane throwing shots but Galilei is blocking nicely.
Deane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Galilei wants to control but Deane is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deane lands a nice short elbow.
Deane trying to control the action but Galilei is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deane is keen to just control but Galilei is a slippery customer.
Deane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Deane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Galilei is rocked!
Galilei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deane.
Galilei is still in real trouble! Can Deane finish him?
Deane lands a big elbow - Galilei is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Deane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Deane!
Calvin Deane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huber Schlesien (ranked 997 p4p, 700 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 24 p4p, 29 weight class). Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music. 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlesien lunges at Simunic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simunic's hand.
Schlesien scores with a nice right hand.
Schlesien lands a brutal head kick. Simunic looks out on his feet and Schlesien throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Huber Schlesien!
Huber Schlesien 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 256 p4p, 378 weight class) and Isopaa Mfer (ranked 13 p4p, 16 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozhkov throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozhkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rozhkov stuns Mfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rozhkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rozhkov throws an off balance right hand
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rozhkov misses with a straight right.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozhkov throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Rozhkov misses.
Alexander Rozhkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Rozhkov misses
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Alexander Rozhkov has been cut.
A big left from Rozhkov misses.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rozhkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mfer's head.
Rozhkov just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Mfer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rozhkov misses with an uppercut
and Mfer counters with a huge left! Rozhkov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mfer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rozhkov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mfer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Mfer!
Isopaa Mfer is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Isopaa Mfer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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