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WVT 195: Hagger v Zakharov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xue Fang (ranked 2330 p4p, 15041 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 129 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 58 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang connects with a single shot there.
Fang staying out of range there.
Fang takes the fight into the clinch.
Fang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Fang on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado.
Fang lands an uppercut.
Fang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Alzado is rocked!
Alzado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alzado is still on wobbly legs! Can Fang finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alzado with a big uppercut! Alzado tries to clinch up but Fang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alzado to the mat! Alzado covers up and Fang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xue Fang!
Xue Fang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 1357 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 194 p4p, 205 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruttu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruttu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Ruttu keeps moving.
Carlos passes Ruttu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looks to land a strike but Ruttu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttu being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruttu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruttu keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruttu looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruttu as he connects with a hook.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruttu blocks a leg kick.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Carlos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Carlos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a straight right.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos moves out of range as Ruttu throws a body kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Ruttu avoids it.
Ruttu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruttu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Carlos looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruttu has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Ruttu as Carlos shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Ruttu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ruttu blocks it well.
Carlos looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carlos thinking.
Carlos misses the body punch
and Ruttu counters with a left to the body.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Carlos with a poor takedown
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruttu momentarily.
Carlos swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
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.
Ruttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruttu throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.
Carlos feints and as Ruttu raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos pushing down on Ruttu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carlos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruttu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Ruttu wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos wants to pass to mount but Ruttu is defending the position.
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.
Ruttu is looking to control Carlos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruttu avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Ruttu tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruttu throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Reino Ruttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos tries to score with a low kick but Ruttu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Ruttu.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruttu.
Carlos throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlos throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Carlos misses.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos dives in and scores a takedown into Ruttu's guard.
Ruttu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Ruttu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to control the position.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos keeps trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying to control but Ruttu is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruttu slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Ruttu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body kick there by Carlos.
Ruttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Ruttu there.
Nice shot lands for Carlos.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Carlos blocks the low kick.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos 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.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttu is retaining full guard.
Ruttu wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos is pushing down on Ruttu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruttu is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos working the head and body with strikes.
Carlos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carlos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruttu can't escape the position.
Carlos controlling from mount.
Carlos with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that Ruttu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Carlos wants to control the pace but Ruttu is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Ruttu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carlos prevents Ruttu from improving his position.
Ruttu won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Ruttu's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos is nestled in close to Ruttu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruttu looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 1151 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 70 p4p, 70 weight class). Bronze Bomber Chai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Ahola throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Ahola 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.
Ahola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Ahola avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Ahola throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Ahola throws a big shot that misses.
Ahola throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai lands with a straight right. Ahola didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Ahola ducks down to avoid it.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Chai.
Ahola scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Ahola 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.
Chai tries a low kick but Ahola avoids it.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Ahola throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Ahola moved out of range.
A big left from Ahola misses.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai tries a low kick but Ahola avoids it.
Chai connects with a high kick.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Ahola misses.
Ahola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Ahola needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Ahola finds it's way through Chai's defenses.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Ahola throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Ahola.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Ahola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahola off the cage and back into range.
Ahola takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai throws a hook but Ahola blocks it.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Ahola lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Ahola misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a left to the body.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai throws a series of punches but Ahola moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai throws a hook but Ahola blocks it.
Ahola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Ahola counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahola.
Chai wants to stall.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahola dodges the punch combination from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahola is just out of range.
Ahola throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Ahola connects with a body shot.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Ahola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ahola misses with a straight left.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ahola connects with a looping right hand.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Ahola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
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 Bronze Bomber Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola'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.
Ahola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahola as he connects with a hook.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Ahola slips the punch.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Ahola lands.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai punishes Ahola's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a low kick but Ahola avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ahola blocks the leg kick.
Ahola tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Ahola off balance momentarily.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Ahola's knee but Ahola avoids it well.
Ahola wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Ahola stalks Chai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chai's face. Chai staggers backwards, shaken.
Chai walks into a left hand.
Ahola throws a shot to the body.
Ahola lands a jab to the nose.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahola.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Ahola tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ahola misses its intended target.
Chai slips a straight right by Ahola.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ahola throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chai cracks Ahola with a good jab.
Ahola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahola misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahola ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai slips under a jab from Ahola.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
Ahola slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Ahola swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai digs a good body shot into Ahola's ribs.
Chai avoids the body shot from Ahola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahola is breathing heavily.
Chai sizes up Ahola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai walks into a jab.
Ahola misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Jarkko Ahola's cut even more.
Chai swings for the body but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahola misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Bronze Bomber Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahola throws a big shot that misses.
Ahola misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Chai misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bronze Bomber Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahola staying out of range there.
Ahola swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a nice leg kick.
Ahola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Chai.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Ahola is out of range.
Ahola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Ahola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai avoids the body shot from Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Ahola throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Ahola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Ahola wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai jabs Ahola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands a nice hook to Ahola's body. Ahola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Ahola finds it's target.
Ahola lands a jab to Chai's midsection.
Ahola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Ahola moved out of range nicely.
Ahola throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahola misses the body punch
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai lands a big uppercut and Ahola crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ahola looks OK. Chai waves Ahola back to his feet!
Ahola is rocked!
A low kick lands for Chai.
Ahola is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
Ahola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai slips under a jab from Ahola.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarkko Ahola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai jabs Ahola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Chai.
Ahola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahola can do to turn this around?
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahola misses with a hook to the body
and Chai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ahola swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Ahola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronze Bomber Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronze Bomber Chai!
Bronze Bomber Chai very nearly forgot to thank Critical Mass Q159.9 $74.95 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 1244 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 52 p4p, 88 weight class). Thom Tharrier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren missing with a left hand there. Tharrier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tharrier's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oren.
Oren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tharrier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tarik Oren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.
Tharrier misses the jab.
Oren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oren misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier drops his hands momentarily and Oren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Oren.
Oren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oren lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oren cracks Tharrier with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Oren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy body kick from Oren
and Tharrier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Tharrier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oren clinches up against the cage.
Tharrier lands a body punch.
Oren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Oren.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Oren.
Oren blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Oren.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tharrier.
Oren blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oren's elbow.
Oren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oren is breathing heavily.
Tharrier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tharrier scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier lands with a left to the head.
Oren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oren misses with a body punch.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oren.
Tharrier breaks the clinch.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Oren.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier digs a good hook to Oren's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
Oren thows a leg kick but Tharrier checks it
and Tharrier rattles Oren with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Oren tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Tharrier dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Oren stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 781 p4p, 879 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 126 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Thuta looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thuta walks into a straight right hand from Nimoy.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thuta throws a body kick that misses.
Nimoy checks the leg kick.
Thuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimoy thows a leg kick but Thuta checks it
and Thuta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Nimoy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta tries to clinch up
and Nimoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy misses with a looping left.
Nimoy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thuta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thuta throws a sloppy head kick
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thuta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a right hand that misses
and Thuta counters with a nice leg kick.
Thuta throws a chopping leg kick but Nimoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nimoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Thuta tried to counter with a leg kick but Nimoy avoided it.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
A quick step to the side and Thuta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Thuta quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy tries to bum rush Thuta with a series of wild strikes but Thuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thuta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Thuta avoids them all with ease.
Thuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nimoy throws a shot from downtown. Thuta moves away and avoids it.
Nimoy swings for the body but Thuta moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta misses with a kick to the body
and Nimoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Thuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Thuta.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thuta manages to avoid it.
Thuta is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nimoy lands a body shot.
Thuta throws a wild body kick that Nimoy sees coming a mile off.
Nimoy throws out a counter right but Thuta avoids it with no problem.
Nimoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nimoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nimoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta wants to slow Nimoy down by chopping away at his legs.
Nimoy takes a swing at Thuta's ribcage but misses.
Thuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Nimoy misses its intended target.
Nimoy misses with a hook
and Thuta counters with a two punch combo.
Nimoy defending well as Thuta loads up on a big left hand.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thuta.
Thuta throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nimoy avoids it.
Thuta slips a jab from Nimoy.
A little feinted left hand from Thuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nimoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nimoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nimoy scores with a nice head shot.
Thuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuta is looking to clinch.
Nimoy tries to move into range but Thuta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta clinches with his opponent.
Thuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Thuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nimoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Thuta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thuta working aggressively here.
Thuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thuta lands a hook that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Thuta avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nimoy.
A bit of stalling here from Thuta.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thuta misses with a body punch.
Nimoy blocks a body shot from Thuta.
Thuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thuta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimoy.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuta's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Thuta fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Nimoy.
Nimoy pushes Thuta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thuta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thuta.
Thuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thuta scores with a shot to the side of Nimoy's head.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nimoy.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nimoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Thuta blocks it.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Thuta misses with the head strike.
Nimoy is trying to break free.
Nimoy lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta throws a head punch that misses.
Thuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thuta misses with some punches.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuta's elbow.
Nimoy breaks from the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nimoy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nimoy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thuta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nimoy scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick from Thuta lands but Nimoy takes it in his stride.
Thuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Nimoy jabs Thuta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Nimoy misses its intended target.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
Thuta tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta closes the distance and clinches.
Thuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thuta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Thuta misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Thuta avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Thuta lands a shoulder strike.
Thuta pushes Nimoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thuta lands a nice uppercut.
Thuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thuta throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thuta counters with an outside leg kick.
Nimoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nimoy checks a low kick from Thuta.
Thuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nimoy.
Thuta misses with an uppercut.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Nimoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Nimoy drops his hands momentarily and Thuta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta misses with a body kick.
Nimoy misses with the combination.
Nimoy lands with an overhand left.
Nimoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thuta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thuta misses with a low kick.
Nimoy moves out of range as Thuta throws a body kick.
Nimoy feints a counter leg kick.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Nimoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thuta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nimoy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nimoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuta is just out of range.
Nimoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nimoy walks into a stiff left hand from Thuta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Nimoy catches Thuta right on the button with a cross.
Nimoy connects with a body shot that sends Thuta's belly button to the back.
Nimoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Thuta.
A bone on bone clash there as Nimoy blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nimoy throws an overhand right that lands on Thuta's shoulder, as Thuta tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Thuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nimoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nimoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thuta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nimoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy misses with a left hand
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
Thuta throws a body shot but no joy.
Nimoy throws a jab when Thuta was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Thuta tried to counter with a leg kick but Nimoy avoided it.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thuta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nimoy misses with a hook.
Thuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimoy thumps Thuta with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuta scores with a push kick.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Nimoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thuta. Thuta obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonard Nimoy.
I think Nimoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 428 p4p, 571 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 73 p4p, 90 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho throws a leg kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tepes Iii.
Fabinho trying to keep a closed guard but Tepes Iii is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tepes Iii defends it easily.
Tepes Iii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fabinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tepes Iii has managed to get both his arms back between Fabinho's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho is trying to control the position but Tepes Iii postures up.
Fabinho wants to control the position but Tepes Iii says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho trying to hold on to Tepes Iii's head to control him but Tepes Iii postures up.
Fabinho wants to improve his position but Tepes Iii is controlling well.
Fabinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fabinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fabinho.
Fabinho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tepes Iii wants to get up but he can't break Fabinho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tepes Iii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tepes Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Fabinho.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fabinho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fabinho has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho lands a nice uppercut.
Fabinho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tepes Iii pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fabinho throws a shot to the body.
Fabinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fabinho throws a hook but Tepes Iii avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Fabinho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fabinho.
Fabinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fabinho takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fabinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fabinho misses the target.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Fabinho is looking to clinch but Tepes Iii is avoiding it.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tepes Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fabinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Tepes Iii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho trying to keep a closed guard but Tepes Iii is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tepes Iii has picked Fabinho up and slammed him! Fabinho can't keep hold of the triangle and Tepes Iii manages to pass to side control!
Fabinho is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tepes Iii wants to stand but Fabinho has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fabinho is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Tepes Iii is going to stand back up.
Fabinho wants to control but Tepes Iii is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tepes Iii wants to stand up but Fabinho is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Fabinho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tepes Iii's half guard.
Fabinho is looking to take a break and control but Tepes Iii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fabinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tepes Iii defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho prevents Tepes Iii from standing back up.
Fabinho thows a huge punch but Tepes Iii dodges it nicely.
Fabinho with the ground and pound but Tepes Iii uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fabinho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fabinho looking to sit in guard and control but Tepes Iii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fabinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tepes Iii passes into half guard.
Fabinho tries to get to full guard but Tepes Iii has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tepes Iii tries to stand and escape but Fabinho actually recovers to full guard.
Fabinho looking for a guillotine here but Tepes Iii defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tepes Iii is looking to stand up but Fabinho won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fabinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tepes Iii blocks a jab.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fabinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fabinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Fabinho avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tepes Iii enables Fabinho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tepes Iii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tepes Iii is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho works over Tepes Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fabinho postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Fabinho throws an elbow that misses. Tepes Iii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fabinho's guard. Nice move by Tepes Iii!
Fabinho is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tepes Iii throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fabinho's body to avoid the submission. Fabinho has instead reached around Tepes Iii's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fabinho arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto Fabinho!
Roberto Fabinho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 479 p4p, 685 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 67 p4p, 94 weight class). Roberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samba de Roda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 46 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
Roberto lands with a short shot to the head.
Chugman tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roberto lands a body shot.
Chugman avoids the elbow strike from Roberto, against the cage.
Roberto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chugman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roberto to the mat. Roberto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chugman throwing strikes from guard but Roberto blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberto wants to get back to his feet but Chugman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chugman looking to sit in guard and control but Roberto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roberto passes into half guard.
Chugman tries to roll over but Roberto keeps him under control.
Chugman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chugman is trying to control but can't.
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.
Chugman wants to get back to full guard.
Chugman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like Roberto is going to stand back up.
Chugman trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Chugman.
Chugman looking to slow down the pace here.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
Roberto pushes Chugman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Roberto.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto keeps control of Chugman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chugman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Chugman looking to slow down the pace here.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants a takedown.
Chugman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roberto is defending well.
Chugman is breathing heavily.
A short left from Roberto.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Roberto prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberto.
Roberto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chugman's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto is leaning against Chugman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberto connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Roberto.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chugman misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberto is working Chugman over against the cage.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roberto obliges.
Still in the clinch, Roberto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chugman or not.
Roberto landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberto closes the distance and clinches.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chugman can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto controls the action.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chugman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chugman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roberto after a bit of a struggle.
Roberto stops a takedown attempt from Chugman.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chugman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Chugman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Chugman 's eye.
Chugman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chugman blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chugman.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Roberto holds him up against the cage and eventually Chugman drops back down to his feet.
Roberto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Roberto - that landed with a thud.
Roberto trying to land knees to the body.
Roberto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chugman takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Chugman avoiding damage as Roberto throws knees to the body.
Roberto lands a body punch.
Roberto pushes Chugman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chugman avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Roberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Roberto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chugman taking a breather.
Roberto presses Chugman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roberto presses Chugman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chugman takes a shot to the head.
Chugman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chugman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Chugman is rocked!
Roberto gets through Chugman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Chugman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
Roberto creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Chugman! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Roberto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
After the fight, Paulo Roberto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 196 p4p, 629 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 7 p4p, 36 weight class). Hightower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zeta Knox enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hightower scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Hightower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Hightower.
Knox blocks a head kick by Hightower.
Hightower darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Knox's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hightower before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
Jason Hightower seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Zeta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 28 p4p, 52 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 5 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop connects with an inside leg kick.
Assndrop misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
Assndrop throws a jab when Hussein was well out of range.
Hussein throws a quick counter kick to the body but Assndrop avoids it.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussein was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Hussein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
It looked like Hussein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
Assndrop takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Assndrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
A punch lands to the side of Hussein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussein's sensitive parts.
Hussein staying out of range there.
Hussein fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hussein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assndrop.
Assndrop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop thuds his right hand into Hussein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Hussein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assndrop can pounce on him.
Assndrop feints and then cracks Hussein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussein down.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Hussein is looking to counter punch.
Assndrop takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hussein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Assndrop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.
Hussein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Assndrop.
Assndrop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussein's elbow.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Hussein jumps guard.
Hussein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assndrop manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hussein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Assndrop is tightening it up a little... Hussein has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hussein reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hussein taps out! Nice BJJ there by Assndrop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Maurits Assndrop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 10 p4p, 56 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zakharov's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Zakharov's temple.
Zakharov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Zakharov pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Haggar is working for a kimura but Zakharov is defending it quite comfortably.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zakharov tries to kick Haggar off but Haggar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar winds up and cracks Zakharov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zakharov is trying to stand up here but Haggar is controlling him well.
Zakharov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zakharov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar tries to pass to full mount but Zakharov defends it.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Zakharov defends it.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zakharov pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Zakharov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Zakharov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Zakharov wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar trying to control the action but Zakharov is working from the bottom.
Zakharov has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zakharov wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar is trying to control. Zakharov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zakharov is trying to stand back up but Haggar is controlling him
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Zakharov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakharov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar is looking for a kimura here.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zakharov tries to kick Haggar off but Haggar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zakharov is rocked!
Zakharov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zakharov is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zakharov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Haggar jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his super heavyweight title!
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