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TOF 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 24943 p4p, 6144 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 651 p4p, 594 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolford misses with a straight left.
Wolford catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wolford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolford.
Wolford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolford.
Wolford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolford lands a nice short elbow.
Anubis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anubis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anubis on the ground.
Wolford wants to pass the guard but Anubis is keeping the position.
Wolford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis working for a triangle but Wolford defends it easily.
Wolford content to stall in guard here.
Anubis has momentary wrist control but Wolford slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolford connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolford looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anubis being controlled here, momentarily.
Wolford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anubis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolford with a nice head shot there.
Wolford chips away with some ground and pound.
Wolford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anubis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis has momentary wrist control but Wolford slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolford scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anubis's head.
Wolford forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Wolford there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolford connects with a nice short shot to Anubis's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolford trying to pass the guard but Anubis defending well.
Anubis tries to get to full guard but Wolford has control of the leg.
Well, if Wolford is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wolford slips a nice elbow through Anubis's hands, connecting with Anubis's forehead.
Wolford controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anubis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Wolford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anubis throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolford works Anubis's body with a nice hook.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolford.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Wolford.
Anubis's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anubis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wolford looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anubis!
Wolford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
Anubis is looking for a sweep.
Anubis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wolford controls the position.
Wolford lands some shots froms side control.
Wolford controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis is looking for a sweep.
Wolford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anubis to see if he's OK.
Anubis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anubis wants to control but Wolford postures up.
Wolford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anubis is looking to regain half guard here but Wolford keeps moving and retains side control.
Wolford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anubis to see if he's OK.
Wolford is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Anubis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anubis is trying to control Wolford's posture but Wolford avoids it.
Wolford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anubis down.
Wolford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anubis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anubis is letting Wolford control him for a moment.
Anubis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wolford cracks Anubis with a big elbow.
Wolford is working Anubis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wolford in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolford connects with a decent elbow.
A control attempt from Anubis but he's now mounted!
Anubis tries to lock up and control but Wolford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anubis tries to hold on but Wolford postures up.
Wolford looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wolford seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anubis for as long as he can get away with.
Wolford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anubis wants to hold on but Wolford pushes him away.
Anubis tries to reverse the position but Wolford maintains control.
Wolford controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wolford lands a heavy elbow.
Anubis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anubis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anubis is trying to maintain the position but Wolford is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anubis is trying to maintain the position but Wolford is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Wolford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolford looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wolford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anubis misses with the head strike.
Anubis fails to pull guard.
Anubis tries to pull guard but Wolford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wolford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anubis is trying to pull guard but Wolford has him pressed against the cage.
Rodney Wolford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wolford is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Anubis can't fight it off and eventually Wolford manages to take the fight to the floor. Anubis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anubis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wolford is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolford happy to just control the position for now.
Wolford cracks Anubis with a big right hand but Anubis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anubis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anubis tries to control but Wolford manages to take his back.
Wolford connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anubis to escape the position.
Wolford throwing damaging strikes from the back! Anubis could be in trouble here!
Wolford cracks Anubis with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Anubis from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wolford lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis covers up after that shot from Wolford.
 Anubis is rocked!
Wolford lands a good shot there. Anubis covers up! Wolford smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Anubis to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Wolford jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Wolford!
Rodney Wolford bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen (ranked 24885 p4p, 24764 weight class) and Justice McManus (ranked 607 p4p, 643 weight class). McManus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade. 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justice McManus!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus tries to clinch up.
McManus throws a head kick that misses
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McManus thinking.
McManus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justice McManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McManus tries to clinch up
letting Silvennoinen counter with a right hand.
McManus doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvennoinen circles away.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvennoinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McManus takes one to the side of the head.
McManus wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Silvennoinen misses its target.
Silvennoinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silvennoinen lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silvennoinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silvennoinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McManus wants to clinch but Silvennoinen slips to the side
and Silvennoinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but McManus is just out of range.
McManus tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvennoinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvennoinen forces McManus back against the cage and clinches.
McManus misses with a knee to the head.
McManus trying to land knees to the body.
McManus missing with knees to the body.
Silvennoinen lands with a light punch inside.
Silvennoinen misses with a body punch.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvennoinen digs a right hand underneath McManus's ribcage. McManus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McManus looks winded!
Silvennoinen blocks an elbow strike from McManus.
Silvennoinen digs a right hand into McManus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McManus's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvennoinen.
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!
Silvennoinen scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silvennoinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
McManus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silvennoinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McManus can turn it around.
Silvennoinen lands with a left to the head.
Silvennoinen presses McManus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvennoinen is working McManus over against the cage.
Silvennoinen breaks from the clinch.
McManus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McManus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silvennoinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McManus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silvennoinen lands a right hook to the body.
Silvennoinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McManus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McManus walks into a stiff left hand from Silvennoinen.
McManus is rocked!
McManus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silvennoinen throws a shot to the body.
Silvennoinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silvennoinen is looking to wear down McManus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvennoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops McManus! Silvennoinen dives in looking to finish! McManus is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dunn (ranked 4323 p4p, 25288 weight class) and Big Man (ranked 438 p4p, 513 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Man!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Dunn has knocked Man down with a huge combo! Dunn steps away and waves a wobbly Man back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Big Man has been cut.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Dunn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Dunn lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Man is looking to close the distance but Dunn sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Man crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Man is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mike Dunn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Knuckles (ranked 5093 p4p, 6179 weight class) and Hiro Hitori (ranked 473 p4p, 497 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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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Hitori!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Knuckles as he connects with a hook.
Hitori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knuckles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knuckles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hitori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Knuckles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hitori doesn't seem phased though.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Hitori moves away and avoids it.
Hitori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitori throws a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hitori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knuckles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitori moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitori throws out a leg kick but Knuckles moves out of range and Hitori only half commits.
Hitori wants to slow Knuckles down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles with a nice cross.
Hitori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knuckles with a body shot.
Hitori misses with a body kick.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Hitori's body. Hitori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori jabs at Knuckles's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knuckles.
Hitori blocks a jab.
Rick Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knuckles catches Hitori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles lands a jab to the nose.
Knuckles lands with a good body shot.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitori moves away.
Knuckles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitori.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Knuckles.
Hitori works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitori throws a right hand that misses
and Knuckles counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori misses with some punches.
Hitori swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitori lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Hitori misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Hitori ducked under it nicely.
Hitori wants to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch position.
Hitori is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Hitori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitori misses with an uppercut
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitori is just out of range.
Hitori throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Hitori ducks down to avoid it.
Hitori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitori.
Knuckles closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Hitori lands a body shot.
A short left from Knuckles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a shot to the body.
Hitori prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitori tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Hitori back against the cage.
Hitori tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Hitori.
Hitori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitori has Knuckles pushed against the cage.
Hitori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hitori throws a head punch that misses.
Hitori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitori.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Knuckles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knuckles scores with a nice strike.
Hitori punishes Knuckles's body with a nice straight punch.
Hitori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitori slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Hitori slips a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.
Knuckles closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitori can do to turn this around?
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hitori struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hitori tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Hitori back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitori.
Hitori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitori being controlled against the cage.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hitori up against the cage.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori blocks an uppercut.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles lands a left hand.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitori struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
Rick Knuckles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
Hitori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Hitori moved out of range nicely.
Hitori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Knuckles cracks Hitori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitori motions for Knuckles to come forward. Hitori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hitori avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a head shot.
Hitori tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hitori tries to clinch up.
Hitori moves out of range of the strikes.
Rick Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hitori.
Hitori tries to score with a low kick but Knuckles moves his leg out of the way.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Hitori.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Hitori saw that one coming.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Hitori moves away and avoids it.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.
Hitori misses with an uppercut. Knuckles saw that one coming.
Hitori feints and then cracks Knuckles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knuckles down.
A jab from Hitori misses.
Knuckles takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitori misses with the head strike.
Knuckles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitori tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Hitori's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Knuckles cracks Hitori with a nice body shot.
Knuckles pushes Hitori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitori misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
Knuckles stalls.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Knuckles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hitori misses with a combination
and Knuckles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hitori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitori tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Hitori avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Hitori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knuckles is defending well for now.
Hitori misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitori throws a head punch that misses.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Hitori blocks it.
A short right from Hitori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitori slips a jab from Knuckles.
Hitori walks into a stiff left hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Hitori.
Knuckles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitori misses with a hook.
Hitori avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking hook.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Knuckles misses with a looping right.
Knuckles throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hitori doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Knuckles throws a hook but Hitori avoids it easily.
Hitori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hitori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hitori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hitori.
Hitori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Hitori moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knuckles lands with a cross.
Knuckles moves out of range as Hitori throws a body kick.
Knuckles dips to his left and cracks Hitori with an uppercut!
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Knuckles lands with a straight right. Hitori didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a left hand
and Hitori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles stuns Hitori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knuckles misses the jab.
Hitori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles avoiding damage as Hitori throws knees to the body.
Knuckles pushes Hitori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hitori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hitori throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Hitori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitori moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Knuckles checks a leg kick nicely.
Hitori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitori takes one on the button.
Hitori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hitori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hitori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knuckles clinches up against the cage.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitori misses with a body shot.
Hitori is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles thuds a left hand into Hitori's body.
Hitori looks for the body kick but Knuckles saw that one coming.
Hiro Hitori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knuckles with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knuckles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Knuckles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Pard (ranked 4006 p4p, 4228 weight class) and Uso Tuamaliki (ranked 476 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Pard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uso Tuamaliki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuamaliki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuamaliki momentarily.
Tuamaliki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuamaliki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuamaliki doesn't manage to clinch there - Pard circles away.
Tuamaliki looks to clinch
and Pard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pard cracks Tuamaliki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tuamaliki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pard finish him?
Tuamaliki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pard scores with a hook to the body. Tuamaliki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Tuamaliki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pard circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tuamaliki to the canvas! Tuamaliki doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pard keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Pard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 4070 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 524 p4p, 525 weight class). DeShaun Dupree Holton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Kilgore's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree Holton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dupree Holton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt - Kilgore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dupree Holton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dupree Holton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilgore counters with a left to the body.
Kilgore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dupree Holton cracks Kilgore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Dupree Holton on that attempt.
Dupree Holton misses with a hook
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
No luck for Dupree Holton with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Dupree Holton misses.
A cross from Dupree Holton lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dupree Holton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilgore scrambles back to his feet.
Dupree Holton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore thumps Dupree Holton with a low kick.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but Dupree Holton slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Dupree Holton.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Dupree Holton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dupree Holton backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kilgore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupree Holton blocks the body kick.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dupree Holton misses the target.
Dupree Holton looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
Dupree Holton shoots for a takedown but Kilgore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dupree Holton throws out the jab.
Dupree Holton backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Dupree Holton.
Jeremy Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupree Holton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dupree Holton tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick.
Dupree Holton slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
Dupree Holton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
Kilgore slips under a jab from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dupree Holton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tests Dupree Holton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilgore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dupree Holton.
Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilgore counters with a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilgore tries to sprawl out of it but Dupree Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilgore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree Holton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dupree Holton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dupree Holton thinking.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore throws a leg kick which misses Dupree Holton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dupree Holton tries to avoid it.
Kilgore scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Dupree Holton blocks the leg kick.
Kilgore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dupree Holton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Dupree Holton misses.
Dupree Holton has a takedown stuffed.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dupree Holton throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
Kilgore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dupree Holton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilgore circles away.
Dupree Holton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dupree Holton fails with a takedown attempt.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilgore tries to sprawl out of it but Dupree Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilgore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree Holton dives in for a single leg takedown but Kilgore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Dupree Holton backs off Kilgore throws a huge counter combo but Dupree Holton manages to avoid it all.
Dupree Holton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Kilgore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore throws out a leg kick but Dupree Holton moves out of range and Kilgore only half commits.
Kilgore leaves Dupree Holton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dupree Holton doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore feints and then cracks Dupree Holton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dupree Holton down.
Dupree Holton shoots for a takedown but Kilgore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilgore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. Dupree Holton should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Dupree Holton on that attempt.
Kilgore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dupree Holton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kilgore's waist but Kilgore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupree Holton off to one side.
Dupree Holton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore counters with a head kick that drops Dupree Holton to the mat! Dupree Holton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dupree Holton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Dupree Holton misses.
Dupree Holton shoots in but no luck this time.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dupree Holton or perhaps it was just good defense by Kilgore, which made it look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. Dupree Holton does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeShaun Dupree Holton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore thumps Dupree Holton with a low kick.
Dupree Holton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kilgore counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore lands a big head kick that sends Dupree Holton tumbling to the mat! Kilgore takes a step backwards and waves Dupree Holton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Dupree Holton is rocked!
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilgore sprawls well. Kilgore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dupree Holton gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Dupree Holton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilgore connects with a leg kick.
Dupree Holton seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kilgore throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dupree Holton is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Kilgore!
Jeremy Kilgore 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Russell (ranked 5270 p4p, 4274 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 574 p4p, 537 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Russell on his heels. He'll look to pass Russell's guard now, I'm sure.
Manfred is posturing up here but Russell has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Manfred tries to roll out but it's too tight and Manfred has to tap! Slick submission there by Russell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Russell!
Bill Russell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dickweed (ranked 3113 p4p, 2915 weight class) and Timothy Combs (ranked 346 p4p, 320 weight class). John Dickweed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dickweed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs gets a double leg takedown into Dickweed's guard.
Combs slips nicely into half guard.
Dickweed actively working from the bottom here.
Dickweed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Combs is looking to take a break and control but Dickweed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Combs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Combs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dickweed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dickweed wants to improve his position but Combs is controlling well.
Combs lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickweed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Combs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickweed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickweed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Combs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dickweed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Combs.
Combs is looking to take a break and control but Dickweed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Combs is controlling the pace.
Combs is working for a kimura but Dickweed is defending it quite comfortably.
Combs is trying to control. Dickweed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Combs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dickweed with the active half guard here but Combs passes nicely into side control.
Combs in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dickweed is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timothy Combs!
After the fight, Timothy Combs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matsu Sazuki (ranked 4160 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Chevy Iverson (ranked 530 p4p, 364 weight class). Matsu Sazuki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chevy Iverson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsu Sazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chevy Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Iverson did well to prevent Sazuki getting side control.
Iverson moves into full guard.
Sazuki works over Iverson with some ground and pound from guard.
Iverson controls Sazuki momentarily but Sazuki frees himself.
Sazuki looking to pass the guard.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sazuki wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iverson has control of Sazuki's left arm, preventing Sazuki from doing any damage.
Sazuki content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki preventing the sweep.
Iverson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sazuki throws a strike but Iverson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Iverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sazuki is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Sazuki keeps moving.
Sazuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iverson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sazuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sazuki keeping full guard, as Iverson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sazuki holds on and takes a little breather.
Sazuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Sazuki keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Iverson scores with a head kick. Sazuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Iverson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sazuki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
Iverson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sazuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson is pulling down on Sazuki's head to control his posture.
Sazuki wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
Iverson is trying to keep Sazuki in close.
Sazuki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Iverson dives on top into guard.
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson trying to control but Sazuki is working from the bottom.
Sazuki pulls Iverson in to control the position.
Sazuki has an active guard here but Iverson has managed to pass into half guard.
Iverson wants to control but Sazuki is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iverson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matsu Sazuki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sazuki fails with the takedown.
Sazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sazuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sazuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Iverson tries to sprawl out of it but Sazuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iverson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sazuki shoots and misses
and Iverson counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsu Sazuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sazuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iverson cracks Sazuki with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Iverson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Iverson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sazuki walks into a jab.
Whack! Iverson lands a heavy head kick that drops Sazuki. The ref tackles Iverson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sazuki was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chevy Iverson!
During a confident post fight interview, Chevy Iverson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 1150 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 139 p4p, 160 weight class). Wolfgang Pauli has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah scores with the left hand. Pauli knows he should have avoided that one.
Pauli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdullah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pauli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abdullah is in Pauli's guard.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pauli has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pauli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pauli keeping full guard, as Abdullah tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah postures up in Pauli's guard and throws a big left but Pauli blocks it.
Pauli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pauli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Pauli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Pauli misses.
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Pauli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pauli on his heels. He'll look to pass Pauli's guard now, I'm sure.
Pauli managing to control the position.
Pauli is trying to control the position but Abdullah postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah content to stall in guard here.
Pauli is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
Abdullah controlling from the top position.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Pauli has wrist control.
Abdullah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pauli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pauli defends it nicely.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Pauli slips a jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pauli tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pauli to the ground. Pauli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Abdullah looks to move away, Pauli throws a big counter combo but Abdullah just gets out of the way.
Pauli misses with a body shot.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pauli avoids it really well and circles away.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pauli is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Pauli circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Pauli's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pauli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
A big right from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Pauli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab.
Pauli throws a right and a left that Abdullah avoids nicely.
Pauli ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pauli moves out of range of the strikes.
Pauli is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Pauli.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pauli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Pauli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a takedown. Pauli tries to sprawl out of it but Abdullah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pauli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah looks to land a left hand but Pauli moved out of range nicely.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pauli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah darts in looking for a takedown but Pauli gets double underhooks and turns Abdullah into the cage.
Pauli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pauli ducks right into an uppercut from Abdullah .
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pauli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pauli counters with a nice body shot.
Abdullah throws a looping overhand right but Pauli ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Abdullah misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdullah .
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
Pauli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdullah misses the target.
Pauli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pauli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdullah .
Pauli drops Abdullah with a beautiful combination! Abdullah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pauli is looking for the KO!
It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah throws a hook to the side of Pauli's head but Pauli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pauli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauli stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah . Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Pauli looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pauli tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg.
Pauli wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abdullah wants to control but Pauli is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauli is looking to improve his position.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pauli defending well though.
Pauli is looking to improve his position.
Pauli is working hard here to advance position.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abdullah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pauli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pauli's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Pauli counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Abdullah - just one landing.
Pauli cracks a nice hook into Abdullah 's ribs.
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Abdullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pauli appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauli misses the target.
Pauli gets caught napping as Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown. Pauli manages to retain guard.
Pauli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauli tries to get out of the position.
Pauli working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Pauli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Abdullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah throws out a loose jab but Pauli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pauli scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdullah should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli slips under a jab from Abdullah .
Pauli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pauli jabs Abdullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pauli leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pauli misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
Pauli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
Pauli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauli throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdullah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdullah misses with a straight right.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pauli drops Abdullah with a beautiful combination! Abdullah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pauli is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pauli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abdullah or perhaps it was just good defense by Pauli, which made it look bad.
A jab from Abdullah finds it's way through Pauli's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauli misses the shot to the body.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pauli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pauli wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdullah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pauli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Abdullah . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdullah .
Pauli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdullah with a jab.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pauli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pauli wants it to stay on the feet.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pauli throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pauli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauli throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Pauli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pauli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Pauli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pauli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdullah .
It looked like Pauli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abdullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauli.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauli.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauli slips a straight right by Abdullah .
Pauli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Pauli saw that one coming.
Pauli scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfgang Pauli is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullah loads up on a big right hand but Pauli slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Abdullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pauli.
A big right from Pauli misses.
Abdullah cracks Pauli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Pauli sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Pauli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pauli.
Abdullah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pauli gets back to full guard.
Pauli controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pauli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli is pulling down on Abdullah 's head. It's preventing any offense from Abdullah , at least for the moment.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah trying to control but Pauli is working from the bottom.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Pauli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily.
Wolfgang Pauli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pauli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Pauli slips a jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pauli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab.
Abdullah misses with a right hand
letting Pauli counter with a right hand.
Pauli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdullah under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pauli is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Pauli circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abdullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pauli looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Pauli ducks right into an uppercut from Abdullah .
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pauli slips under a jab.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Pauli shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pauli counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Pauli had his way with Axmed Abdullah in that round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Pauli takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Pauli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abdullah .
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauli counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli punishes Abdullah 's body with a nice straight punch.
Pauli throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauli defends it well.
Abdullah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pauli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauli misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdullah is defended easily by Pauli.
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Pauli.
Pauli misses the shot to the body.
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Pauli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauli moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Abdullah misses with a hook
and Pauli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Pauli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Abdullah .
Abdullah cracks Pauli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pauli circles away.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Pauli tries to bum rush Abdullah with a series of wild strikes but Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abdullah throws out a loose jab but Pauli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Pauli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pauli continues to drive forward.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Abdullah .
Pauli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pauli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pauli lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots and misses
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Abdullah misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Abdullah .
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abdullah throws a hook but Pauli blocks it.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pauli throws a hook to the side of Abdullah 's head but Abdullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Pauli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pauli continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
Axmed Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pauli counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Pauli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pauli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Pauli!
Wolfgang Pauli retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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