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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Raak (ranked 3200 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 378 p4p, 330 weight class). Dredd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wake up the Town. Brock Dredd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hjalmar Raak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raak misses with an uppercut. Dredd saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Dredd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak drops his hands momentarily and Dredd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Dredd swings for the body but Raak moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Raak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raak scores with a jab. Dredd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raak throws a series of punches but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been informed that Dredd 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.
Raak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raak 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.
A head kick misses from Dredd.
Dredd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak takes the fight into the clinch.
Dredd misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dredd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
Dredd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raak looking to stall.
Dredd is working Raak over against the cage.
Raak is breathing heavily.
Dredd lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Dredd.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Raak controls the action.
Dredd lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Dredd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Raak avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage.
Dredd lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
A short left from Dredd.
Raak takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dredd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raak looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dredd.
Dredd scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Dredd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dredd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dredd pushes Raak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dredd lands with a light punch inside.
Dredd has a couple of punches blocked by Raak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dredd throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Dredd digs a right hand underneath Raak's ribcage. Raak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dredd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dredd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dredd lands a nice shot to the body.
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak trying to stall but Dredd improves his position.
Dredd gets through Raak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dredd on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dredd.
A short left from Dredd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dredd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dredd slowing the pace effectively.
Raak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
A right hand to the body from Dredd.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Dredd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raak or not.
Dredd lands with a short shot to the head.
Dredd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raak darts in trying to clinch
and Dredd counters with a nice right hand that sends Raak toppling to the canvas! Raak scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dredd finish him?!
 Raak is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dredd lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Raak head around and knocks him out cold! Dredd hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Dredd!
A relieved looking Brock Dredd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 3642 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Micka Slice (ranked 412 p4p, 343 weight class). Slice has chosen Legend as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micka Slice!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Rios.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Rios.
Rios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slice blocks a jab.
Rios throws a hook to the side of Slice's head but Slice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slice lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Rios.
Rios moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice throws a head kick that misses
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Rios lands a jab to Slice's midsection.
Slice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice rushes Rios and presses him up against the cage.
Slice jumps guard but Rios stands there with Slice around his waist. Slice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slice manages to break the clinch.
Diego Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Rios blocks a head kick by Slice.
Rios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
Rios avoids the head kick by Slice.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rios.
Rios misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rios. Rios obviously looking to wear him down.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Slice is rocked!
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Slice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diego Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micka Slice.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Rios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rios scores with a jab to the body.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
Rios connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slice's hands.
Slice is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rios counters with a crisp right that sends Slice to the canvas! Rios follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rios!
Diego Rios decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Meine (ranked 2723 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 246 p4p, 238 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Meine throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Meine jumps back.
Meine scores with a push kick.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meine has time to react.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tests Meine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Meine's leg but Meine calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Meine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit keeps Meine at a distance using the push kick.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Meine throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Meine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Meine shrugs it off though.
Good shot there by Meine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Meine is looking to clinch.
Meine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Meine motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Meine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Meine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Meine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meine sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Meine avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meine.
Meine checks a leg kick.
Meine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meine blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Meine's head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Meine's ribcage. Meine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meine misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
Meine fails to pull guard.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Meine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meine lands a shot to the body.
Meine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Meine misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meine.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine manages to pull guard.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit being controlled here momentarily.
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 Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Meine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meine cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Meine throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Meine blocks the leg kick.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Meine's ribcage but misses.
Meine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Meine connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Meine looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meine scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
As Sitsongrit tries to get set, Meine tries to push him back and clinch up but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Meine.
Meine checks a leg kick nicely.
Meine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Meine misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Meine.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Meine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Meine.
Meine 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.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Meine is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
Meine misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Meine saw that one coming.
Meine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Meine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meine keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Meine pushes him off.
Meine throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Rudolf Meine is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Meine avoids it with no problem.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Meine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meine scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Meine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Meine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Meine wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Meine counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Meine jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meine is pulling down on Sitsongrit's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit wants to get up but he can't break Meine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Meine is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.
Sitsongrit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meine is proving hard to escape from.
Meine is trying to control the position but Sitsongrit postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Meine avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit catches Meine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meine moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Meine lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Meine gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Meine's ribcage. Meine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Meine.
Meine jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meine is keeping the position for now.
Meine is looking for a triangle but Sitsongrit pushes his legs off easily.
Sitsongrit is fighting to break Meine's control of his arms but Meine is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine controls Sitsongrit momentarily but Sitsongrit frees himself.
Meine is controlling Sitsongrit's posture.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Meine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Meine's body and controls the position.
Meine working for a triangle but Sitsongrit defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Meine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meine has Sitsongrit pulled in close to control his posture.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Meine is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Meine should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Meine pushes him off.
Meine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Meine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Meine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Meine jumps back.
Nice straight punches there by Meine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Meine keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meine has time to react.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit motions for Meine to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meine catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolf Meine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Meine!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 2277 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 138 p4p, 204 weight class). Santana has chosen Scream - OG Ron C as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana has his takedown stuffed
and Nickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nickle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nickle wants to free his trapped foot but Santana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nickle is working for a kimura here but Santana manages to reverse the position and he's now in Nickle's guard.
Nickle is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Santana has his hands clasped together but Nickle extends and breaks Santana's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nickle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 2049 p4p, 940 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 257 p4p, 119 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spencer's head.
Spencer blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spencer cracks Almeida with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Almeida looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Spencer finish him?
Almeida is rocked!
 It looks like Vitor Almeida has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
Oh Almeida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
A low kick from Almeida is predictable there
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Almeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Spencer misses
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Spencer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer throws a low kick but Almeida avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer wants to land a leg kick but Almeida is out of range.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Almeida thinks about countering with a head kick.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almeida, as that shot connected.
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spencer if he has to take too many more of those.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almeida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Almeida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spencer back to the cage. Almeida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Almeida moved away.
Spencer instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almeida blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida pushes Spencer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spencer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spencer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Almeida's brow.
Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida'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.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Almeida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Almeida throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer darts in and clinches Almeida up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Almeida fails to land.
Almeida wants to break free but Spencer has control.
Spencer keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Spencer tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida dodges an elbow strike from Spencer.
Almeida dodges an elbow strike from Spencer.
A right hook to the body lands for Spencer.
Spencer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Almeida avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.
Spencer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Almeida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida tries to break free but Spencer pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Almeida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Almeida seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spencer can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a right 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!
Spencer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spencer swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spencer lands a shot to the body.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almeida's elbow.
Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Almeida with a big uppercut! Almeida tries to clinch up but Spencer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Almeida to the mat! Almeida covers up and Spencer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Spencer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 1062 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 63 p4p, 72 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster with the inside leg kick.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster checks it.
Royster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt takes one to the side of the head.
Royster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colt misses with a hook.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
We've been told by Colt's head coaches at Slaughter Houze that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Royster moves his leg out of the way.
Royster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Royster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colt moves out of range as Royster strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster throws out a leg kick but Colt moves out of range and Royster only half commits.
Royster is looking to slow Colt down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colt scoring well with a low kick there.
Royster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Colt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Colt slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colt.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Colt lands a jab.
Royster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colt can pounce on him.
Colt just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster blocks the body kick.
Colt is looking to slow Royster down with leg kicks.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royster throws an off balance right hand
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt motions for Royster to come forward. Colt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt moves away from the strike by Royster.
Royster misses with a straight left.
Colt throws a lazy right hand but Royster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Royster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt checks a low kick from Royster.
A jab from Colt finds it's way through Royster's defenses.
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Colt.
Royster 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.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Royster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royster looks to throw a body kick
letting Colt counter with a right hand.
Royster walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Colt blocks the leg kick.
Colt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royster. Royster obviously looking to wear him down.
Royster moves out of range of the body kick.
Colt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royster misses the target.
Colt lands a jab to the head.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Royster ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Royster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Royster is predictable there
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Royster 's knee.
A left lands for Colt.
A low kick lands for Colt.
Colt scores with a nice right hand.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt with a jab.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Royster finds it's way round the side to connect with Colt's head.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Royster staying out of range there.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt digs a good hook to Royster's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Royster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colt throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Colt there.
Colt moves out of range of the body kick.
Royster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt connects with a body shot that sends Royster's belly button to the back.
Colt avoids the body shot from Royster.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster lands an overhand right.
Royster checks a leg kick nicely.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Royster.
Colt tried to score with a low kick but Royster checks it.
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Royster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colt.
Royster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Royster.
Royster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Colt lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Colt.
Nice body punch from Colt.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royster can do to turn this around?
Royster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royster swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick
letting Royster counter with a right hand.
Colt cracks Royster with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Royster misses.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Colt misses with a body shot
and Royster counters with a straight right hand.
Royster ducks right into an uppercut from Colt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colt checks a leg kick.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Colt's ribs.
Royster throws a hook to the side of Colt's head but Colt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Royster.
Royster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colt.
Royster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colt is out of range and Royster settles back down.
Colt scores with a jab to the head.
Colt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Colt - that will leave a mark!
Royster moves out of range of the leg kick from Colt.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Royster lands a nice looking body shot.
Colt misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Royster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colt. Colt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Royster tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Royster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royster doesn't seem bothered though.
Royster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colt.
Royster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colt scores with a body shot.
Colt slips a jab from Royster.
Royster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Colt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royster.
Colt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Royster moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colt's elbow.
Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royster throws a low kick but Colt avoids it.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royster's head backwards.
Colt lands a jab to Royster's midsection.
Royster lands the left hand.
Colt tries to land a front kick but Royster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Colt. That snapped Royster's head back.
Royster darts in and clinches Colt up against the cage.
Colt can't find room to land a body shot as Royster controls the action.
Royster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colts head.
Colt digs a right hand underneath Royster's ribcage. Royster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster blocks a body shot from Colt.
Colt presses Royster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colt.
Royster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colt on the side of the head.
Colt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Royster looks to land a left hand but Colt moved out of range nicely.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Royster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Colt under the eye.
Royster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Colt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Royster has Colt up against the cage in a clinch.
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves away
and Colt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Colt.
Colt scores with a nice head shot.
Colt looks to land a body kick but Royster moved away.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Royster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Colt misses with a leg kick.
Royster misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colt.
Royster throws a leg kick but Colt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Royster misses with a shot to the body
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royster feints and then cracks Colt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colt down.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Royster just manages to avoid it.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Royster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Colt throws a right hand that misses
and Royster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colt's knee momentarily.
Colt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Colt misses.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Royster. That snapped Colt's head back.
Royster is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Royster. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
Royster looks to throw the jab but Colt is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colt.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Royster has Colt pressed against the cage, preventing Colt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colt tries to circle away but Royster has him pinned against the cage.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt trying to stall but Royster improves his position.
Royster misses with a punch to the body.
Royster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Royster tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
Colt prevents a body shot from Royster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colt manages to break the clinch.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Colt is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Royster.
Colt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Royster flicks out a counter leg kick but Colt steps away.
Laertes Royster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royster wants to slow Colt down by chopping away at his legs.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Colt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Colt clobbers Royster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Royster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Colt.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royster is looking to chop away at Colt's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Colt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royster stuns Colt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Royster connects with a body shot.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt moves out of range of the leg kick from Royster.
A head kick from Royster lands but Colt takes it in his stride.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Colt. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colt.
Colt scores with a hook.
Colt misses with a hook. Royster ducked under it nicely.
Royster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Colt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
Henry Colt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 1210 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Red Yabattoir (ranked 73 p4p, 100 weight class). Bostic comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Yabattoir has chosen Them A Big Chatter Box 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabattoir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bostic scores with a head kick.
Yabattoir wants to clinch.
Yabattoir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yabattoir lands the left hand.
Yabattoir checks a low kick from Bostic.
Bostic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bostic wants to control from the top but Yabattoir keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabattoir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bostic is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yabattoir is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabattoir content to stall in guard here.
Bostic seems keen to control Yabattoir's posture.
Yabattoir slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yabattoir wants to control but Bostic is keeping him busy.
Yabattoir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bostic defends it well.
Bostic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yabattoir pulls his head out easily.
Yabattoir trying to control the action but Bostic is working from the bottom.
Bostic is looking to improve his position.
Bostic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yabattoir seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir prevents Bostic from improving his position.
Bostic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yabattoir works his way into side control.
Bostic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yabattoir wants to control but Bostic is keeping him busy.
Yabattoir working away.
Yabattoir laying and praying for a moment but Bostic takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bostic wants to improve his position but Yabattoir is controlling well.
Yabattoir trying to control the action but Bostic is working from the bottom.
Bostic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bostic trying to keep a closed guard but Yabattoir is proving a slippery customer.
Yabattoir preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yabattoir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bostic's guard.
Yabattoir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Red Yabattoir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bostic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bostic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red Yabattoir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabattoir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bostic as he avoids it easily.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot.
Bostic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yabattoir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bostic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yabattoir!
Bostic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yabattoir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yabattoir tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bostic working away.
Yabattoir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bostic off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostic tries to roll but Yabattoir sticks to his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bostic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yabattoir's arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yabattoir avoiding Bostic 's attempts to control his hands.
Yabattoir doesn't have the hooks in and Bostic manages to turn into his guard.
Bostic chips away with some ground and pound.
Yabattoir keeping full guard, as Bostic tries to pass.
Bostic is working hard here to advance position.
Yabattoir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bostic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Yabattoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yabattoir struggling a bit here.
Bostic landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yabattoir keeps working.
Yabattoir tries to bench press Bostic off him but Bostic keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yabattoir is looking to reverse the position.
Bostic lands an elbow.
Bostic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yabattoir can do to turn this around?
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yabattoir keeps working.
Yabattoir gets back to half guard.
Bostic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yabattoir wants to improve his position but Bostic is controlling well.
Yabattoir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bostic advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir wants to control but Bostic postures up.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Yabattoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yabattoir tries to improve position but can't.
Yabattoir gets back to half guard.
Bostic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yabattoir defends it well.
Yabattoir trying to hold on to Bostic's head to control him but Bostic postures up.
Yabattoir is trying to get back to full guard.
Bostic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic dominated that second round.
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!
Yabattoir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bostic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yabattoir misses with a wild body shot.
Yabattoir avoids the head kick by Bostic.
Yabattoir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bostic is just out of range.
Bostic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bostic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bostic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yabattoir throws a jab but it's blocked by Bostic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Yabattoir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabattoir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bostic is just out of range.
Yabattoir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bostic is just out of range.
Bostic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yabattoir tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bostic defends well and Yabattoir ends up having to push Bostic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabattoir throws a lazy right hand but Bostic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bostic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bostic.
Nice jab there from Bostic.
Yabattoir swinging wildly here.
Bostic walks into a left hand.
Bostic cracks Yabattoir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michael Bostic is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Bostic lands.
Bostic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bostic as Yabattoir shoots in.
Yabattoir shoots for a double leg takedown but Bostic sprawls well. He's pushed Yabattoir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Bostic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Yabattoir.
Yabattoir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bostic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Bostic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir gets a double leg takedown into Bostic's guard.
Bostic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bostic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yabattoir keeps working.
Bostic winds up and cracks Yabattoir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yabattoir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bostic is nestled in close to Yabattoir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bostic wants to control but Yabattoir is keeping him busy.
Yabattoir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bostic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yabattoir keeping full guard, as Bostic tries to pass.
Yabattoir is trying to keep Bostic in close.
Yabattoir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yabattoir keeping full guard, as Bostic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yabattoir's guard.
Yabattoir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yabattoir is still trying to improve position.
Yabattoir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yabattoir is not content to let Bostic control the position.
Yabattoir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bostic stands up over Yabattoir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bostic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yabattoir is trying to control the position but Bostic postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bostic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Sakala (ranked 2201 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 259 p4p, 213 weight class). Sakala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pole Pole. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: Mala Dama - Kabat. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakala connects with the punch.
 It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko throws a lazy body kick
letting Sakala counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Emelianenko! Sakala lets Emelianenko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a chopping leg kick but Sakala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Sakala.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Sakala counters with a crisp right that sends Emelianenko to the canvas! Sakala follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yannick Sakala!
Yannick Sakala took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 953 p4p, 604 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 141 p4p, 93 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrane fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmotic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Palmotic with a hook.
Thrane blocks the body kick.
Thrane blocks a head kick by Palmotic.
A low kick from Palmotic misses
and Thrane counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrane throws a hook but Palmotic avoids it easily.
Thrane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmotic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thrane counters with a left to the body.
Palmotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrane. Palmotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrane.
It looked like Palmotic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thrane.
That kick from Palmotic tenderised Thrane's leg. Thrane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palmotic misses with a wild body shot.
Thrane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palmotic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrane. Thrane obviously looking to wear him down.
Thrane instigates a clinch.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Thrane fails to land.
Thrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Thrane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrane misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrane tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Thrane back against the cage.
Palmotic lands a nice uppercut.
Palmotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thrane pushes Palmotic away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thrane!
Palmotic swings widly with a right hand
and Thrane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmotic cracks Thrane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thrane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body punch from Thrane.
Thrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmotic.
Thrane cracks Palmotic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Thrane lands.
Palmotic throws a front kick aimed at Thrane's knee but Thrane avoids it well.
Palmotic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic misses with a kick to the body.
Palmotic stuns Thrane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmotic throws a hook but Thrane avoids it easily.
Palmotic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thrane misses with a kick to the body.
Thrane takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Palmotic takes a swing at Thrane's ribcage but misses.
Thrane connects with an inside leg kick.
Thrane scores with a spinning back kick!
Palmotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thrane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palmotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrane. Palmotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmotic throws a counter high kick but Thrane was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thrane avoids the head kick by Palmotic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmotic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Palmotic misses
and Thrane counters with an inside leg kick.
Palmotic looks for the body kick but Thrane saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Palmotic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrane doesn't seem phased though.
We've been told by Palmotic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thrane scores with a nice body kick.
Thrane cracks Palmotic with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jørgen Thrane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Palmotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of Palmotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thrane lands a nice looking body kick.
Palmotic avoids the head kick by Thrane.
Thrane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palmotic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmotic misses with a jab to the body
and Thrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrane takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Palmotic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thrane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic looks for the body kick but Thrane saw that one coming.
Thrane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palmotic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrane. Thrane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thrane throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic misses with a body kick.
Thrane throws out a counter right but Palmotic avoids it with no problem.
Palmotic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thrane.
Jørgen Thrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmotic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thrane avoids the head kick by Palmotic.
Palmotic looks to land a left hand but Thrane moved out of range nicely.
Palmotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Thrane throws a lazy right hand but Palmotic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmotic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrane misses with a right hand
and Palmotic counters with a good, hard body kick but Thrane shrugs it off.
Thrane moves out of range as Palmotic throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palmotic is out of range.
Thrane connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmotic throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Palmotic as he checks the leg kick.
Palmotic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Palmotic as he connects with a hook.
Palmotic throws a hook to the side of Thrane's head but Thrane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Palmotic missing with a left hand there. Thrane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrane lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
A slow jab from Thrane misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane scores with a body shot.
Thrane with the inside leg kick.
Thrane avoids the body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thrane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thrane lands with a right hand.
Thrane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palmotic. Palmotic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palmotic tries to land a front kick but Thrane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thrane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palmotic with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Palmotic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmotic.
Thrane feints and then cracks Palmotic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmotic down.
Palmotic misses with a wild body shot.
Thrane scoring well with a low kick there.
Thrane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic misses with a body kick.
Palmotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrane.
It appears Palmotic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Palmotic misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrane.
A solid body kick from Thrane.
Thrane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmotic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrane scrambles back to his feet.
Thrane tries to bum rush Palmotic with a series of wild strikes but Palmotic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Thrane misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmotic misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmotic misses the target.
Thrane ducks right into an uppercut from Palmotic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jørgen Thrane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thrane swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Palmotic to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmotic scores with a shot to the body.
Thrane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palmotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrane is rocked!
Palmotic missing with a left hand there. Thrane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrane is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmotic finish him?
Palmotic throws a shot to the body.
Palmotic lands a right hook to the body.
Thrane seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmotic throws a right and a left that Thrane avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Palmotic.
Palmotic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thrane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thrane - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmotic lands a nice looking body kick.
Thrane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmotic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palmotic lands an overhand right.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick and Thrane moves out of range easily.
Thrane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmotic drops Thrane with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Thrane! Palmotic dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Palmotic!
Hrvoje Palmotic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Sampson (ranked 617 p4p, 819 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 91 p4p, 110 weight class). Sampson comes to the cage accompanied by Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sampson.
Zakharov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sampson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sampson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Zakharov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sampson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zakharov misses with a hook. Sampson ducked under it nicely.
Sampson slips a jab from Zakharov.
Sampson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zakharov. Zakharov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zakharov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zakharov moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Zakharov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zakharov misses with a wild body shot.
Zakharov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sampson backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zakharov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sampson drops Zakharov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zakharov looks back up at him and smiles so Sampson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Zakharov is rocked!
It looks like Leonid Zakharov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Zakharov head around and knocks him out cold! Sampson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Sampson!
After winning the bout, Douglas Sampson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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