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HFC 74 - Fermi vs Hunt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Shark (ranked 5948 p4p, 2703 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 541 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark throws a big shot that misses.
Tampukpuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Shark.
We've been told by Shark's head coaches at Iron Sharpens Iron that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice jab there from Tampukpuk.
Shark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tampukpuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shark scores with a sloppy right hand. Tampukpuk should have avoided that one.
Shark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tampukpuk defends well and Shark ends up having to push Tampukpuk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tampukpuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tampukpuk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shark misses with a body shot
and Tampukpuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shark looks to land a right hand but Tampukpuk moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Tampukpuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tampukpuk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shark.
Shark shoots in for a takedown but Tampukpuk shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Shark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tampukpuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tampukpuk darts in and clinches Shark up against the cage.
Shark breaks from the clinch.
David Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampukpuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shark.
Tampukpuk wants to counter the offense by Shark and move into the clinch position.
Shark with a hook.
Tampukpuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tampukpuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tampukpuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shark is defended easily by Tampukpuk.
Tampukpuk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tampukpuk in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shark is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arturito Tampukpuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 3627 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 482 p4p, 439 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Zuev lands but Von Stroheim takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Stroheim. Zuev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuev thuds a left hand into Von Stroheim's body.
Zuev tries to clinch but Von Stroheim moves out of range.
Von Stroheim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Von Stroheim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Stroheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Jab by Zuev.
A jab lands there for Von Stroheim.
Zuev darts in and clinches Von Stroheim up against the cage.
Zuev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Stroheim takes a shot 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!
Zuev has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Von Stroheim goes down! Zuev pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
 Von Stroheim is rocked!
Zuev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oh Von Stroheim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zuev stands up and beckons Von Stroheim to his feet.
Zuev slips under a jab from Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuev misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zuev obliges.
Zuev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zuev misses with a knee strike.
Zuev misses with the head strike.
Zuev scores with a shot to the side of Von Stroheim's head.
Zuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Zuev on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Zuev.
Zuev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zuev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zuev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
Zuev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Von Stroheim up against the cage.
Von Stroheim is leaning against Zuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Stroheim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zuev.
Von Stroheim tries a body shot but Zuev blocks it.
Zuev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Stroheim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zuev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Stroheim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zuev.
Zuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zuev letting Von Stroheim take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev.
Zuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Stroheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Zuev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Stroheim is keeping busy.
Von Stroheim has Zuev pushed against the cage.
Zuev looking to stall.
Von Stroheim blocks an uppercut.
Zuev has Von Stroheim pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Zuev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev is stalling here.
Von Stroheim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Von Stroheim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Stroheim is looking to break free of the clinch but Zuev has double underhooks.
Von Stroheim working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Zuev.
Von Stroheim takes a shot to the head.
Zuev lands a nice knee to the body.
Von Stroheim is breathing heavily.
Zuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Von Stroheim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zuev pushes Von Stroheim away with a front kick.
Zuev rushes Von Stroheim and presses him up against the cage.
Zuev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Stroheim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zuev is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Stroheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Zuev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev stalling in the clinch.
Zuev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Von Stroheim seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zuev can turn it around.
Von Stroheim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zuev jerks Von Stroheim's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Von Stroheim drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zuev goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zuev because Von Stroheim was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Aleksandr Zuev!
After winning the bout, Aleksandr Zuev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 3314 p4p, 2746 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 191 p4p, 166 weight class). Love comes into the arena with HonestKey- Music blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Mason Love has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Love sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith slips under a jab.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Love throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Love gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Love tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Love's guard.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Love works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Love's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Love is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Love working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Love has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Love keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Love looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely.
Love has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Love is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Love has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Love misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Love holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Love.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Love quickly recovers to half guard.
Love works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Love's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love trying to control the position here.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith cracks Love with a solid left hand.
Smith won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Love is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Love is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love seems keen to control Smith's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Love with a solid left hand.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Love is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
Love slows the pace down in half guard.
Love prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Love is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Love is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Love is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Love is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Love decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Smith shoots in.
Love leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Love.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love takes one to the chin there.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a huge left! Smith is in big trouble! He's backing up but Love isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Smith from any more damage. A dominating finish by Love!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Meteor (ranked 3226 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 352 p4p, 250 weight class). Conor Meteor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Meteor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meteor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duterte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duterte trying to stall but Meteor improves his position.
Meteor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meteor takes a swing at Duterte's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Duterte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duterte.
It looks like Conor Meteor has been cut.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Meteor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duterte looks to clinch
and Meteor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meteor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor moves out of range.
Meteor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duterte was well out of range. Poor timing from Meteor.
Meteor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Meteor circles away.
Duterte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duterte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meteor.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte staying out of range there.
Duterte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duterte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meteor throws a nice looking combination but Duterte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor moves out of range.
Meteor swats away the attempt to clinch by Duterte.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor is having none of it.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor is having none of it.
Meteor is looking to counter punch.
Duterte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meteor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meteor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meteor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte closes the distance and pushes Meteor back into the cage.
Meteor jumps guard and drags Duterte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meteor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duterte stacks Meteor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duterte!
Meteor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meteor is looking for a sweep.
Duterte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meteor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meteor is looking to regain half guard here but Duterte keeps moving and retains side control.
Meteor wants to control but Duterte postures up.
Duterte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meteor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meteor is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duterte misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Meteor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Meteor regains half guard.
Meteor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meteor is working hard here to advance position.
Duterte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meteor is just riding it out for now. Duterte eventually gives up the hold.
Duterte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meteor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duterte is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duterte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meteor has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Meteor defend it? Duterte steps over the head and cranks it - Meteor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Duterte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Duterte!
Rodrigo Duterte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neesum Mo (ranked 1790 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Yung Brady (ranked 204 p4p, 144 weight class). Brady has chosen The Requiem as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neesum Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yung Brady!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brady moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo tries to keep at a distance but Brady has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Mo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mo.
Brady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mo stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mo blocks an uppercut.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mo is defending well for now.
Brady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady misses with a body punch.
Mo trying to stall but Brady improves his position.
Mo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brady lands with a right to the head.
Mo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brady misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brady tries a knee to the head but Mo blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mo has Brady pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brady.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Mo.
Brady misses with a punch to the body.
Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mo's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady struggles to land a body shot inside as Mo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Mo is trying to maintain a safe position but Brady gets an underhook and turns Mo into the cage.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Mo.
Brady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brady tries to work over Mo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady misses with a punch to the body.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mo prevents a body shot from Brady.
Brady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brady lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mo is breathing heavily.
Brady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mo backwards.
Mo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo avoiding damage as Brady throws knees to the body.
Mo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brady.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mo blocking some punches.
Brady missing with knees to the body.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Mo blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady being controlled against the cage.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mo is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Brady dominated that 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.
Brady thumps Mo with a low kick.
Brady gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Mo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mo throws a big shot that misses.
Brady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mo is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brady 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.
Mo looks to throw the jab but Brady is out of range.
Mo misses with a straight left.
Mo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mo defending well as Brady loads up on a big left hand.
Mo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brady was well out of range. Poor timing from Mo.
Brady connects with a leg kick.
Brady sends Mo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brady is motioning to the referee to let Mo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Neesum Mo has been cut.
We've been told by Mo's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mo lands a jab to the head.
Brady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo moves out of range of the body kick from Brady.
Mo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mo misses with an uppercut.
Brady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mo checks a leg kick.
Mo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brady misses with a kick to the body
and Mo counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Yung Brady has been cut.
Brady misses with a straight left.
Brady has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with some punches.
Brady presses Mo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brady lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brady lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Mo.
Brady tries a knee to the head but Mo blocks it.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Mo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yung Brady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brady scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Brady.
Brady scores with a shot to the side of Mo's head.
Brady working aggressively here.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Mo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady lands with a left to the head.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mo.
Mo prevents a body shot from Brady.
A left hand lands to the body for Brady.
Brady misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Brady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brady sends Mo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brady is motioning to the referee to let Mo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brady throws a big shot that misses.
Mo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brady.
Mo lands a jab to the head.
Mo misses with a lunging right hand
and Brady counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady throws an overhand right that lands on Mo's shoulder, as Mo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Mo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brady doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Brady, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brady throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brady throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
A counter left hand to the body from Mo misses its target.
Brady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brady.
Brady drops Mo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mo looks back up at him and smiles so Brady waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mo throws a lazy uppercut
and Brady counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yung Brady!
During a confident post fight interview, Yung Brady thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 1558 p4p, 922 weight class) and Presley Chai (ranked 205 p4p, 133 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai gets a takedown into half guard.
Masamba wants to stand back up but Chai manages to pass into side control.
Masamba is looking for a sweep.
Masamba is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masamba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chai passes to full mount!
Masamba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chai.
Masamba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masamba tries to get out of the position.
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Chai.
Chai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masamba is trying desperately to improve position.
Chai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masamba is looking to escape.
Chai controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masamba is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masamba is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Masamba wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Masamba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Masamba is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
Masamba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chai controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai tries to clinch there but Masamba circles away.
It looked like Masamba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai is looking to clinch.
Masamba throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Masamba looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masamba.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masamba, pushing him back against the cage.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Masamba.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masamba misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masamba.
Chai stalling.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Masamba stalling in the clinch but Chai improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masamba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masamba is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chai wants to control from the top but Masamba keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Masamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masamba walks into a left hand.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Masamba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai misses with the combination.
Masamba throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a hook but Masamba avoids it easily.
Presley Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai moves out of range as Masamba strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Lutalo Masamba has been cut.
Chai closes the distance and pushes Masamba back into the cage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masamba backwards.
Chai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Masamba digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Masamba lands an uppercut.
Masamba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Masamba fails to land.
Chai tries to work over Masamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masamba leaning against his opponent.
Masamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai looking to stall.
Chai taking a breather.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai tries to work over Masamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Presley Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
A little feinted left hand from Masamba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Masamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Masamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lutalo Masamba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Masamba throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lutalo Masamba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masamba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chai! Masamba lets Chai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lutalo Masamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Chai is rocked!
It looks like Presley Chai has been cut.
Masamba shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Chai takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Masamba sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Chai bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lutalo Masamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 1228 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 164 p4p, 152 weight class). Falandas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feed the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila throws a body punch but Falandas moves out of range.
Avila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falandas doesn't seem bothered though.
Avila connects with a looping right hand.
Falandas slips a straight right by Avila.
Avila throws a big shot that misses.
Avila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Avila.
Avila cracks Falandas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Avila thuds a left hand into Falandas's body.
Avila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila throws a leg kick but Falandas checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila scores with a push kick.
Avila connects with a body shot that sends Falandas's belly button to the back.
Avila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falandas's sensitive parts.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falandas moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Falandas misses the target.
Julian Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila throws a good cross that connects.
Falandas connects with a leg kick.
Avila connects with an inside leg kick.
Falandas avoids the body shot from Avila.
It looked like Falandas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falandas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falandas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Avila - the referee stops the clock and Falandas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Avila. Falandas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Falandas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila throws a head kick but Falandas moves out of range.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Falandas moved away.
Falandas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Avila.
Avila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falandas doesn't seem bothered though.
Avila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avila tries to land a front kick but Falandas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Falandas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Avila swings for the body but Falandas moves out of range.
Falandas thinks about countering with a head kick.
Avila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Falandas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
Avila lands a front kick.
Avila is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falandas rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Falandas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falandas drops his hands momentarily and Avila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Avila with a hook.
Avila throws the kick towards the body but Falandas avoids it.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falandas lands a leg kick that knocks Avila off balance momentarily.
Avila misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falandas takes a step back to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Falandas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falandas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avila uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falandas has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila throws a body punch but Falandas moves out of range.
Falandas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Avila - that will leave a mark!
Falandas avoids the head kick by Avila.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avila is looking to slow Falandas down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avila.
Avila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falandas counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Avila throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
An attempted straight right counter from Falandas misses the target.
Falandas checks a low kick from Avila.
Avila connects with a single shot there.
Avila throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
A little feinted left hand from Falandas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Avila looks for the body kick but Falandas saw that one coming.
Falandas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Avila just manages to avoid it.
Avila throws a big shot that misses.
Avila digs a good hook to Falandas's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila jabs at Falandas's body.
Avila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Avila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falandas.
Falandas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Avila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Avila. Those never looked like landing.
Falandas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falandas is looking to slow Avila down with leg kicks.
Avila misses with a straight right.
Falandas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Avila walks into a jab.
Avila misses with a kick to the body.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Avila tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Avila manages to avoid the attempt.
Avila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Avila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falandas can pounce on him.
Avila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falandas avoids a kick to the body.
Falandas is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Avila counters with an outside leg kick.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Falandas lands with a slapping head kick.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falandas is able to avoid easily.
Falandas tries to clinch up but Avila circles away and keeps his distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Falandas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Avila connects with a nice looking jab.
Avila throws a leg kick but Falandas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falandas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falandas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falandas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila lands a glancing blow to the side of Falandas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Falandas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Falandas off balance momentarily.
Falandas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mertis Falandas's cut is getting worse.
Falandas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Falandas.
Avila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falandas misses with a leg kick.
Avila lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falandas misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falandas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Avila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Avila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falandas throws a head kick that misses.
Falandas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Falandas ducks right into an uppercut from Avila.
Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Falandas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Falandas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Avila lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falandas.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Falandas blocks with his arms.
Falandas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falandas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avila tries to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Avila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falandas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Avila motions for Falandas to come forward. Avila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falandas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Avila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Falandas throws a head kick but Avila moves out of range.
Falandas avoids the body shot from Avila.
Avila throws a right hand that Falandas ducks under and follows up with a left that Falandas also avoids with ease.
Falandas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila clobbers Falandas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falandas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avila.
Avila missing with a left hand there. Falandas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falandas is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Falandas checks a leg kick.
Falandas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Avila.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Avila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Avila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Avila throws a right hand that misses
and Falandas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Falandas 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.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Avila avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Falandas misses with a body punch.
Avila with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Avila cracks Falandas with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avila.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mertis Falandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas managing to block the knees to the body from Avila.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Falandas blocks with his arms.
Avila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Avila tries a knee to the head but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
A body shot lands from Falandas.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Avila prevents a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas cracks Avila with a nice body shot.
Falandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falandas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas blocks an uppercut.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Falandas.
Falandas throws a punch but it's blocked by Avila.
Avila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avila blocking some punches.
Falandas tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
Falandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avila blocks a body shot from Falandas.
Avila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avila.
Avila misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Avila.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avila's elbow.
Avila with a knee to the head.
Avila lands a shoulder strike.
Avila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas walks into a stiff left hand from Avila.
Avila cracks Falandas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mertis Falandas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Falandas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Avila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Avila stuns Falandas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falandas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Julian Avila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falandas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila throws a push kick but Falandas slaps the foot to one side.
As Avila backs away, Falandas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Avila lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Avila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Avila!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerwazy Babula (ranked 1720 p4p, 1147 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 230 p4p, 160 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Babula might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hey Buddy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerwazy Babula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shakaromanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babula cracks Shakaromanov with an open hand slap.
Babula on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shakaromanov. Shakaromanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Babula stuns Shakaromanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shakaromanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakaromanov staying out of range there.
Shakaromanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Babula jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shakaromanov staying out of range there.
We've been told by Babula's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shakaromanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shakaromanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babula takes one to the chin there.
Shakaromanov connects with a right hand. Babula shakes it off.
Babula is rocked!
Babula misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Babula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakaromanov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babula throws a looping overhand right but Shakaromanov ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shakaromanov - that will leave a mark!
Babula seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakaromanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babula slips under a jab from Shakaromanov.
An attempted straight right counter from Babula misses the target.
Babula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shakaromanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shakaromanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babula.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shakaromanov lands with a nice body punch.
Babula tests Shakaromanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babula misses with a straight left.
Shakaromanov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shakaromanov cracks Babula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babula needs to keep his hands up - Shakaromanov had a free shot at his head there.
Shakaromanov misses with an uppercut.
Babula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Shakaromanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mehmet Shakaromanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Shakaromanov misses.
Shakaromanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shakaromanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Shakaromanov misses.
Babula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov stuns Babula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babula throws an overhand right that lands on Shakaromanov's shoulder, as Shakaromanov tries to avoid the shot.
Shakaromanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Babula had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Babula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov digs a good hook to Babula's body.
Babula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakaromanov moves out of range as Babula strikes.
Babula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shakaromanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Shakaromanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babula's hands.
Babula throws a right hand that misses
and Babula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakaromanov moves away.
Shakaromanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Babula counter with a right hand.
Babula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakaromanov.
Babula gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Babula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babula is breathing heavily.
Shakaromanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Babula - just one landing.
Babula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakaromanov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shakaromanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babula walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babula misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a left to the body.
Babula throws an off balance right hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a left to the body.
Shakaromanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babula is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babula loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Babula swings widly with a right hand
and Shakaromanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerwazy Babula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakaromanov throws a looping overhand right but Babula ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shakaromanov.
Babula swings widly with a right hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Babula! Shakaromanov lets Babula back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shakaromanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakaromanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Babula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shakaromanov cracks Babula on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Babula falls backwards against the cage. Shakaromanov follows up with more strikes that drop Babula to his knees. Shakaromanov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Babula! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmet Shakaromanov!
In his post fight interview, Mehmet Shakaromanov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 935 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Vinyl Tintley (ranked 134 p4p, 152 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anton Ilmarinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anton Ilmarinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinyl Tintley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tintley misses with a looping left.
Tintley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
And Tintley tries to counter it with a takedown but Ilmarinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ilmarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ilmarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tintley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ilmarinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tintley's guard.
Tintley looking for a guillotine here but Ilmarinen defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tintley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ilmarinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Tintley keeps moving.
Ilmarinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ilmarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tintley is keeping the position for now.
Tintley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tintley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ilmarinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Tintley is keeping the position.
Tintley working for a triangle but Ilmarinen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tintley looking for a triangle here. Ilmarinen is fighting it but it looks tight! Tintley pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ilmarinen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vinyl Tintley!
Vinyl Tintley took some time post fight to say the following; 'Anton Ilmarinen! We will see each other for a 4th time in the future!
Anyways, give me a shot at the title next!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 314 p4p, 771 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 43 p4p, 94 weight class). Phol Hunt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fermi.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt moves out of range as Fermi strikes.
Fermi misses with a wild body shot.
Fermi connects with a jab.
Fermi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Magic in the buildup to the fight.
Fermi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fermi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fermi.
Hunt punishes Fermi's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fermi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fermi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fermi under the eye.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Fermi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Fermi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fermi scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Fermi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Fermi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fermi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt catches Fermi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fermi has time to react.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt pushes Fermi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fermi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fermi tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fermi breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Fermi avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermi misses with an uppercut.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Fermi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Fermi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Fermi moved out of range.
Fermi throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt moves out of range as Fermi strikes.
Fermi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fermi.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Fermi keeps it at a distance.
Fermi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fermi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fermi defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Fermi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fermi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fermi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Fermi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt cracks Fermi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt takes a swing at Fermi's ribcage but misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Fermi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fermi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Fermi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fermi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
It looked like Fermi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Fermi.
Fermi lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fermi.
Hunt is working Fermi over against the cage.
Fermi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Fermi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fermi misses its target.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fermi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Fermi throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Fermi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fermi misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fermi throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Fermi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fermi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt slips under a jab from Fermi.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fermi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Fermi ducks down to avoid it.
Fermi walks into a jab.
Fermi misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt moves out of range as Fermi strikes.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fermi misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fermi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
A little feinted left hand from Fermi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Fermi's head but Fermi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fermi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fermi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fermi.
Fermi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fermi.
Fermi misses with a double jab.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fermi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Fermi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab. Fermi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Fermi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fermi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fermi moves out of range of the strikes.
Fermi takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermi tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt is looking to control Fermi's arms but Fermi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fermi lands with a left to the head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fermi lands a shot to the body.
Fermi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fermi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fermi lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fermi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Fermi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fermi misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Fermi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fermi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
A little feinted left hand from Fermi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt takes a swing at Fermi's ribcage but misses.
Fermi throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fermi tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Fermi's head but Fermi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Fermi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Fermi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Fermi slips under a jab.
Fermi misses with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Fermi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fermi doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fermi misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Fermi moves out of range.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a hook but Fermi avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Fermi saw that one coming.
Fermi throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Fermi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Fermi counters with a quick kick to the body but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt lunges at Fermi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fermi's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fermi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fermi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Fermi misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fermi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Fermi's belly button to the back.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Fermi with an uppercut!
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Fermi's ribs.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fermi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab. Fermi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fermi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fermi scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt catches Fermi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fermi.
Fermi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Fermi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fermi slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fermi on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Fermi slips under a jab.
Fermi throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fermi misses with a wild body shot.
Fermi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fermi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Fermi's head.
A cross from Hunt lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermi connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Fermi is out of range.
Fermi is looking to counter punch.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Fermi saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Fermi moves away and avoids it.
Fermi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fermi.
Hunt tries to clinch but Fermi moves out of range.
Fermi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fermi's head backwards.
Fermi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Fermi off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Fermi moved out of range.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fermi swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Fermi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Fermi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Fermi walks into a left hand.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fermi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fermi connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fermi.
As Hunt backs away, Fermi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fermi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fermis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fermi.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fermi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Fermi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fermi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hunt! Fermi lets Hunt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fermi moves away.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Fermi finish him?
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Hunt lands.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fermi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fermi cracks Hunt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hunt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fermi finish him?
Hunt is rocked!
Fermi takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Fermi finish him?
A jab from Fermi misses.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Fermi's head.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fermi lands a left hand.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Fermi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermi blocking some punches.
Fermi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fermi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Fermi.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Fermi can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Fermi working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Fermi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Fermi.
Hunt taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Fermi.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fermi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Fermi.
Fermi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fermi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fermi moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fermi throws an overhand right that drops Hunt like a sack of potatoes! Fermi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Enrico Fermi 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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