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SYN 1000 Maluga vs Puno II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 638 p4p, 633 weight class) and Mickey Garcia (ranked 86 p4p, 84 weight class). Garcia has chosen S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sycek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sycek moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia darts in and clinches Sycek up against the cage.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Sycek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sycek is just out of range.
Sycek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garcia manages to circle out of the way.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
Sycek ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Sycek feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Sycek shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sycek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Sycek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia tries to bum rush Sycek with a series of wild strikes but Sycek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Sycek counters by clinching up.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Sycek's hands, connecting with Sycek's forehead.
Ground and pound from Garcia.
Sycek trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
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. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Sycek's temple.
Garcia drops an elbow to the side of Sycek's head.
Sycek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Sycek trying to control here.
Sycek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots but Sycek is blocking nicely.
Sycek is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sycek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sycek lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sycek's head.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Sycek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia cracks Sycek with a solid left hand.
Sycek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Sycek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Sycek trying to control the position.
Garcia cracks Sycek with a solid left hand.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Garcia postures up and lands a big shot to Sycek's brow.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Garcia working over Sycek with some ground and pound. Sycek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is nestled in close to Sycek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia lands strikes from half guard.
Sycek misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sycek tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Sycek sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia is nestled in close to Sycek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia working over Sycek with some ground and pound. Sycek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sycek manages to get to full guard.
Garcia is in close to Sycek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sycek shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Sycek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Sycek should have avoided that one.
 Sycek is rocked!
Garcia lands a big shot that drops Sycek! Can he finish him?
Oh Sycek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sycek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia distracts Sycek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia gets to his feet and stands over Sycek, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sycek felt that one! Garcia unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sycek from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
Our winner, Mickey Garcia, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 227 p4p, 76 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 13 p4p, 4 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko misses with a takedown attempt - Kutvonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Branko avoids the punch easily.
Branko fails with the takedown.
Kutvonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Branko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. 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.
Branko drives through with a takedown into Kutvonen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Branko looking to pass the guard.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Branko won't allow Kutvonen to sweep him here.
Branko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Branko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kutvonen keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass.
Branko won't allow Kutvonen to sweep him here.
Branko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kutvonen dives on top into guard.
Branko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kutvonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Branko wants to sweep here but Kutvonen controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Branko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Kutvonen defends easily.
Branko has an active guard here but Kutvonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Branko wants to sweep but Kutvonen has passed to side control!
Kutvonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Branko some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko trying to remain calm as Kutvonen controls from the top position.
Branko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kutvonen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Branko looking for submissions off his back.
Kutvonen is trying to control. Branko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kutvonen working over Branko with some ground and pound. Branko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kutvonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kutvonen is pressing down on Branko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Branko is holding on for now.
Kutvonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Branko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kutvonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Branko is staying active underneath Kutvonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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. Kutvonen connects with a nice short shot to Branko's temple.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kutvonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Branko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Branko.
Kutvonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Branko working for a triangle but Kutvonen defends it easily.
Branko keeping full guard, as Kutvonen tries to pass.
Kutvonen 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Branko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Branko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kutvonen to the mat! Kutvonen manages to get full guard.
Davdio Branko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Branko stopping the sweep attempt from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen keeps trying to improve his position.
Branko advances to half guard.
Kutvonen tries to get to full guard but Branko has control of the leg.
Kutvonen won't allow Branko to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen manages to get to full guard.
Branko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kutvonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Branko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kutvonen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Branko has Kutvonen in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kutvonen has managed to get both his arms back between Branko's legs - danger averted.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kutvonen defends it easily.
Kutvonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Branko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kutvonen stacks Branko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kutvonen!
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Kutvonen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Branko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kutvonen working the body and head with strikes.
Branko is not content to let Kutvonen control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kutvonen's best efforts.
Kutvonen controlling the action here.
Kutvonen is pressing down on Branko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Branko is holding on for now.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Branko tries to roll over but Kutvonen keeps him under control.
Branko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kutvonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Branko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kutvonen stacks Branko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kutvonen!
Branko is looking for a sweep.
Branko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kutvonen off and has taken his back!
Branko has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Kutvonen is in real trouble here. Branko gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Kutvonen is tapping out! Branko wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Davdio Branko!
In defeat, Lusmu Kutvonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suattaa vituttaa tai olla vituttamatta. Vuan tiältä myö tullaan, oottakeepa vuan!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 28 p4p, 197 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hlervu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. Valverde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LLAMAME YA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Hlervu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valverde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hlervu.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hlervu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Hlervu's head.
Valverde misses with a left hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Valverde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valverde takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Hlervu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Hlervu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valverde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hlervu 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.
A big left from Valverde misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hlervu lands with a slapping head kick.
 Valverde is rocked!
Valverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hlervu's sensitive parts.
Valverde is still on wobbly legs! Can Hlervu finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Valverde seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Valverde misses.
Valverde throws an off balance right hand
and Hlervu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but Valverde is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valverde.
Valverde throws a lazy head kick
and Hlervu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valverde thinking.
Hlervu checks a leg kick nicely.
Valverde misses with a body shot.
Valverde throws a chopping leg kick but Hlervu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Valverde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valverde.
Valverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hlervu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valverde tries to score with a low kick but Hlervu moves his leg out of the way.
Hlervu throws the left hand but Valverde avoids the punch easily.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valverde moves away.
Valverde misses with a left hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Bethania Valverde has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a body shot.
Valverde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp right that sends Valverde to the canvas! Hlervu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Braynas Hlervu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 139 p4p, 60 weight class) and Fabiano Capellio (ranked 22 p4p, 9 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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Capellio misses.
Capellio misses with a body kick.
Susi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Susi punishes Capellio's body with a nice straight punch.
Capellio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Susi misses with an uppercut.
Susi misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Susi throws a quick counter head kick but Capellio was just out of range.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capellio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Capellio walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi drops Capellio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Capellio looks back up at him and smiles so Susi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Capellio scores with a decent looking hook.
Capellio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Susi misses the target.
Capellio misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi rushes Capellio and presses him up against the cage.
Capellio tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Capellio back against the cage.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capellio struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Capellio fails to land.
Capellio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Susi cracks Capellio with a nice body shot.
Susi gets through Capellio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Capellio tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Susi.
Capellio tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Capellio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Susi's elbow.
Susi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Capellio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Susi's elbow.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capellio misses with a body punch.
Susi struggles to land a body shot inside as Capellio controls his hands.
Susi lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Susi.
Capellio looks winded!
Susi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Capellio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Susi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Capellio scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Susi.
Susi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Capellio sprawling to the canvas! Capellio rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Susi finish him?!
Capellio is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Capellio crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaarlo Susi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaarlo Susi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 63 p4p, 204 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 11 p4p, 31 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. De Minaur has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Darsin Bleak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rod De Minaur's chin.
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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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Minaur but De Minaur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Minaur throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Bleak.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bleak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Bleak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bleak moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Bleak misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
De Minaur takes a swing at Bleak's ribcage but misses.
Bleak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
Bleak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bleak as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Bleak shoots in looking for a takedown. De Minaur tries to sprawl out of it but Bleak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Minaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bleak misses with a hook
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleak is working for takedown but De Minaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Bleak.
Bleak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Minaur is defending well.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Bleak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak fails to pull guard.
De Minaur presses Bleak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bleak tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bleak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Minaur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Bleak.
Bleak wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Minaur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bleak.
Bleak throws a head punch that misses.
Bleak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Minaur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bleak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Minaur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt - De Minaur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Bleak is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur moves out of range as Bleak strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bleak's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but De Minaur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur is looking to slow Bleak down with leg kicks.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bleak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur'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.
Bleak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Nice defenses there by Bleak.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Bleak misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Bleak's belly button to the back.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bleak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Minaur stuns Bleak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bleak avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but De Minaur sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Minaur throws the left hand but Bleak avoids the punch easily.
Bleak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Minaur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bleak is in De Minaur's guard.
Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Minaur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleak is one step ahead there.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak trying to control the position from guard on top but De Minaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Minaur trying to control the position here.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Minaur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleak wants to control from the top but De Minaur keeps moving.
Bleak throws a big right hand that misses.
De Minaur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
De Minaur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bleak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Minaur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by De Minaur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely.
Bleak misses with an uppercut
and Bleak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleak takes one on the button.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak trying to mount his opponent but De Minaur defends it.
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but De Minaur defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur'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!
Bleak connects with the punch.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Bleak off balance momentarily.
Bleak with a nice cross.
De Minaur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bleak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Bleak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Minaur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bleak somewhat.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bleak with that takedown attempt.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bleak fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Bleak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleak tries to avoid it.
Bleak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bleak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Minaur sprawls well. De Minaur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bleak gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
Darsin Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleak.
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Bleak's head.
Rod De Minaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleak.
Bleak slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
De Minaur connects with the punch.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bleak misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bleak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Minaur sprawls and moves away.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Minaur swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Bleak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bleak has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur thuds his right hand into Bleak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Minaur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
De Minaur digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak.
Bleak shoots in and drives through. De Minaur sprawls well.
De Minaur works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Minaur 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 21 p4p, 81 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Duvernay has chosen Le Vent Nous Portera as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gebhardt closes the distance and clinches.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Duvernay gets through Gebhardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Duvernay.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gebhardt.
It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
Duvernay breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Duvernay blocks the leg kick.
Duvernay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
We've been told by Gebhardt's head coaches at Certiï¬ed Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with a stiff right hand.
Duvernay tries to clinch there but Gebhardt circles away.
Duvernay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gebhardt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gebhardt gets tackled into the cage by Duvernay. Duvernay maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay tries to break free but Gebhardt pushes him back against the cage.
Duvernay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duvernay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duvernay throws a hook but Gebhardt avoids it easily.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Gebhardt slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Gebhardt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Gebhardt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duvernay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gebhardt darts in and clinches Duvernay up against the cage.
Duvernay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gebhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but Gebhardt avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Duvernay's head.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Duvernay avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Duvernay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gebhardt needs to keep his hands up - Duvernay had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Gebhardt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvernay.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duvernay.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
Gebhardt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gebhardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Duvernay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gebhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Gebhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Duvernay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duvernay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gebhardt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Duvernay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gebhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gebhardt lands with a nice body punch.
Gebhardt misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Gebhardt misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gebhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Duvernay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt moves forwards but Duvernay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duvernay throws out a powerful jab.
Gebhardt throws out a powerful jab.
Gebhardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Duvernay lands a right hook to the body.
Duvernay cracks a nice hook into Gebhardt's ribs.
Duvernay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gebhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gebhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gebhardt slips under a jab.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gebhardt tests Duvernay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duvernay drives through and clinches with Gebhardt against the cage.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Duvernay avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Gebhardt avoids a wild elbow strike from Duvernay.
Gebhardt blocks an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gebhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Duvernay pushes off an throws an elbow but Gebhardt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside that Gebhardt shrugs off.
Gebhardt digs a right hand underneath Duvernay's ribcage. Duvernay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
Gebhardt blocks an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gebhardt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for Gebhardt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvernay.
Gebhardt lands with a nice body punch.
Gebhardt tries to clinch
and Duvernay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gebhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gebhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duvernay flicks out a counter leg kick but Gebhardt steps away.
Duvernay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gebhardt on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gebhardt misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duvernay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gebhardt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gebhardt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duvernay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duvernay tries a quick counter leg kick but Gebhardt is wise to it.
Gebhardt cracks Duvernay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duvernay can pounce on him.
Gebhardt moves forwards but Duvernay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duvernay checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duvernay throws a sloppy head kick and Gebhardt moves out of range easily.
Gebhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gebhardt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duvernay.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Evan Duvernay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Gebhardt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gebhardt.
Duvernay connects with a solid leg kick.
Duvernay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Duvernay.
Duvernay feints and then cracks Gebhardt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gebhardt down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Duvernay tenderised Gebhardt's leg. Gebhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a chopping leg kick but Gebhardt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duvernay lands with a right hand.
Gebhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gebhardt checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gebhardt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duvernay has time to react.
That has opened up Evan Duvernay's cut even more.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duvernay throws a hook but Gebhardt blocks it.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt walks into a straight right hand from Duvernay.
Gebhardt lunges at Duvernay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duvernay's hand.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt tries to land a leg kick but Duvernay saw it coming and moves away.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick that misses.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Duvernay.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay moves out of range as Gebhardt strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gebhardt. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvernay wants to clinch up but Gebhardt keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Gebhardt misses
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay tries to clinch there but Gebhardt circles away.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gebhardt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Gebhardt lunges at Duvernay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duvernay's hand.
Gebhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gebhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Gebhardt is looking to score with low kicks.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Gebhardt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a leg kick which misses Gebhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Gebhardt tries to avoid it.
Gebhardt pushes Duvernay up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Duvernay controls the action.
Duvernay lands an elbow that stopped Gebhardt in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Duvernay misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it misses.
Gebhardt works on Duvernay's body with a couple of short punches.
Gebhardt avoids the elbow strike from Duvernay, against the cage.
Duvernay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evan Duvernay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gebhardt lands a shot to the body.
Duvernay is breathing heavily.
Gebhardt lands a body shot.
Gebhardt digs a right hand underneath Duvernay's ribcage. Duvernay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay'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.
Gebhardt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duvernay lands a slapping body shot.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duvernay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duvernay's corner calls for a 1-2. Duvernay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duvernay moves out of range as Gebhardt strikes.
Gebhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duvernay blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duvernay counters with a straight right hand.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Gebhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duvernay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Gebhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gebhardt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duvernay on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Gebhardt misses the target.
Duvernay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gebhardt is looking to clinch.
Gebhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on Gebhardt's shoulder, as Gebhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt misses with a body shot.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Gebhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Duvernay flicks out a counter leg kick but Gebhardt steps away.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvernay.
Gebhardt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The cut above Evan Duvernay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Duvernay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gebhardt. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Gebhardt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gebhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duvernay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duvernay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gebhardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Gebhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvernay moves into range and clinches up with Gebhardt.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Duvernay controls the action.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt lands with a left to the head.
Gebhardt pushes Duvernay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duvernay throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duvernay.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gebhardt fails to land.
Duvernay wants to get back to striking at distance but Gebhardt won't allow it.
Duvernay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Duvernay.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Duvernay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gebhardt fails to land.
Gebhardt presses Duvernay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt scores with a hook to the body.
Gebhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duvernay's efforts to push away.
Gebhardt scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gebhardt.
Duvernay misses with a body punch.
Gebhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay misses with an elbow strike.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gebhardt.
A right hook to the body lands for Gebhardt.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Gebhardt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gebhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Gebhardt saw that one coming.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Duvernay is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gebhardt throws a poor cross that misses
and Duvernay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gebhardt really felt that one!
Gebhardt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gebhardt rushes Duvernay and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gebhardt.
Duvernay gets through Gebhardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duvernay's elbow.
Gebhardt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duvernay or not.
Gebhardt avoids the elbow strike from Duvernay, against the cage.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Duvernay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duvernay lands an elbow that stopped Gebhardt in his tracks for a moment.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Duvernay controls his hands.
Gebhardt avoids the elbow strike from Duvernay, against the cage.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gebhardt lands a shoulder strike.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt lands a body shot.
Gebhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Gebhardt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands with a right to the head.
Duvernay is rocked!
Gebhardt lands a hook that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gebhardt tries to work over Duvernay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duvernay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Duvernay to his knees! Gebhardt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Colby Gebhardt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 34 p4p, 43 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 5 p4p, 6 weight class). Seran comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. 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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38 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Seran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kilgore's corner calls for a 1-2. Kilgore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Seran takes one on the button.
Seran checks the leg kick.
That kick from Seran tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilgore moves away.
A clash of legs there as Seran blocks the low kick.
Kilgore throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Seran throws a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Seran wants to land a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range.
Kilgore throws out a counter right but Seran avoids it with no problem.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seran throws out the jab.
Seran blocks a low kick nicely.
Seran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilgore keeps the fight on the outside.
Seran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seran lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws an overhand right that lands on Seran's shoulder, as Seran tries to avoid the shot.
Kilgore is looking to slow Seran down with leg kicks.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore throws a wild body kick that Seran sees coming a mile off.
Seran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilgore moves away.
Seran digs a good hook to Kilgore's body.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seran connects with an inside leg kick.
Seran connects with an inside leg kick.
Seran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seran shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kilgore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kilgore controls Seran momentarily but Seran frees himself.
Seran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilgore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran pushing down on Kilgore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seran prevents Kilgore from improving his position.
Kilgore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seran is looking for a kimura but Kilgore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seran to get the leverage.
Kilgore trying to hold on to Seran's head to control him but Seran postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilgore defends it well.
Seran tries to pass to full mount but Kilgore defends it.
Kilgore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seran passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kilgore is looking to improve his position but Seran isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyn Seran dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilgore slips a straight right by Seran.
Kilgore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilgore jabs Seran right on the nose. Seran blinks but takes it well.
Seran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from Seran.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seran.
Kilgore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kilgore looks to land a body kick but Seran moved away.
Seran connects with a body shot.
Kilgore scores with a nice strike.
Seran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Kilgore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran throws a low kick, looking for Kilgore's leg but Kilgore calmly moves out of range.
Seran ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Seran lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore throws an overhand right that lands on Seran's shoulder, as Seran tries to avoid the shot.
Kilgore is looking to land body kicks.
Seran scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a hook but Seran blocks it.
Seran has closed the distance and engaged Kilgore in a clinch.
Seran can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
A short left from Seran.
Seran keeps control of Kilgore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilgore can do to turn this around?
Seran pulls guard successfully.
Seran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilgore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilgore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilgore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilgore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kilgore stands and throws Seran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilgore taking a breather here.
Seran tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is working hard here to advance position.
Seran is not content to let Kilgore control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seran is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kilgore is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kilgore tries to control but Seran wriggling away.
Kilgore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Seran is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilgore has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyn Seran 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.
Seran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilgore lands with a nice body punch.
Seran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seran darts in looking for a takedown but Kilgore gets double underhooks and turns Seran into the cage.
Seran can't find room to land a body shot as Kilgore controls the action.
Kilgore blocks an uppercut.
Kilgore can't break the clinch.
Kilgore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore connects with a leg kick.
Seran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
As Kilgore looks to move away, Seran throws a big counter combo but Kilgore just gets out of the way.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Seran swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Seran there.
Kilgore scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran is looking to chop away at Kilgore's legs.
Seran is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Seran. Those never looked like landing.
It looks like Seran has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Seran is looking to wear down Kilgore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Seran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilgore wants to slow Seran down by chopping away at his legs.
Seran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from Seran.
Kilgore lands an overhand right.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Seran tried to score with a low kick but Kilgore checks it.
Kilgore scores with a jab.
Seran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilgore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilgore tries to score with a low kick but Seran moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilgore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seran is defended easily by Kilgore.
Good shot there by Seran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilgore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilgore moves away.
Tacitus Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kilgore with a nice calf kick.
Seran shoots in for a takedown but Kilgore shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore scores with a nice head shot.
Seran takes the fight into the clinch.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Seran has Kilgore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilgore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilgore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kilgore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seran or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seran misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kilgore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Kilgore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilgore can't break the clinch.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of Seran's head.
Kilgore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seran lands with a short shot to the head.
Seran throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore has had enough of the clinch but Seran keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Seran fails to land.
Kilgore has had enough of the clinch but Seran keeps him there for the moment.
Seran struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilgore controls his hands.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Seran.
Kilgore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore wants to break free but Seran has control.
Kilgore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran misses with a straight right.
Kilgore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilgore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seran is able to avoid easily.
Kilgore tries to land a leg kick but Seran saw it coming and moves away.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran lands a jab to the head.
Seran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Kilgore.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore stuffs the takedown attempt from Seran. Seran gets slowly back to his feet.
Seran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore wants to land a leg kick but Seran is out of range.
Seran is looking to counter the offense by Kilgore and move into the clinch.
Kilgore has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seran.
Donk. Kilgore catches Seran right on the button with a cross.
Seran scores with a nice right hand.
Kilgore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kilgore checks the leg kick.
Seran closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kilgore to the mat! Kilgore manages to get full guard.
Olyn Seran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seran wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran postures up.
Seran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore controls Seran momentarily but Seran frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seran fails with a takedown attempt.
Seran feints and then cracks Kilgore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilgore down.
Seran connects with a jab.
A jab from Seran misses.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but Seran slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seran.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that misses.
Seran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kilgore sprawls and moves away.
Kilgore tries to land a leg kick but Seran saw it coming and moves away.
Seran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilgore throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Seran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Seran tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seran clinches with his opponent.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of Seran's head.
Seran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kilgore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seran feinted with a counter takedown.
Seran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seran.
Seran staying out of range there.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Seran.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore lands with a nice body punch.
Seran blocks a head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seran tries a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Seran shoots in and drives through. Kilgore sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seran.
Seran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore misses with a left hand
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilgore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilgore lands with a good body shot.
Kilgore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seran.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Seran with the inside leg kick.
Seran lands with a kick to the temple. Kilgore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kilgore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seran under the eye.
Seran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kilgore manages to circle out of the way.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
Kilgore motions for Seran to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilgore misses the target.
Seran shoots in but Kilgore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Seran.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilgore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seran with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seran.
Kilgore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore lands a head kick!
Kilgore throws a body kick that misses
letting Seran counter with a right hand.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kilgore manages to circle out of the way.
Seran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilgore, pushing him back against the cage.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Serans head.
Kilgore stops a takedown attempt from Seran.
A short uppercut from Kilgore.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
Seran swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seran looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow Seran down.
Seran tries to land a leg kick but Kilgore saw it coming and moves away.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from Seran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilgore works the jab nicely.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Seran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kilgore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
Seran closes the distance and clinches.
Kilgore tries to break free but Seran pushes him back against the cage.
Seran prevents Kilgore from breaking the clinch.
Seran throws a head punch that misses.
Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Seran saw that one coming.
Seran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seran connects with a right hand. Kilgore shakes it off.
Kilgore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seran.
Seran misses with a takedown attempt - Kilgore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
Seran misses with a low kick.
Kilgore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kilgore throws a low kick, looking for Seran's leg but Seran calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Seran misses the target.
Kilgore scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore scores with a jab. Seran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of Seran's head.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws a nice head kick!
Seran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Seran motions for Kilgore to come forward. Seran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Seran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kilgore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilgore throws a body punch but Seran moves out of range.
Seran tries to clinch up.
Seran throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kilgore to the mat! Kilgore manages to get full guard.
Kilgore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Seran wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore working a defensive guard here.
Kilgore keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
Kilgore has control of Seran's left arm, preventing Seran from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tacitus Kilgore.
I think Kilgore 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tacitus Kilgore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 23 p4p, 179 weight class) and Oke Swahn (ranked 4 p4p, 25 weight class). Exotic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic throws a low kick but Swahn avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Exotic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Exotic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Exotic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swahn on the side of the head.
Exotic throws a lazy body kick
and Swahn counters with a good low kick that Exotic was not able to check.
Exotic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Exotic lands a slapping body shot.
Swahn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swahn throws a right hand that misses
and Exotic counters with a body kick that stops Swahn in his tracks momentarily.
Exotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Good exchange - Exotic coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Exotic misses
and Swahn counters with a body kick that stops Exotic in his tracks momentarily.
Exotic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic jabs at Swahn's body.
Swahn throws a low kick but Exotic avoids it.
Exotic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Exotic misses
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Exotic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Exotic.
Nice shot lands for Exotic.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Exotic.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Exotic clobbers Swahn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Exotic misses
and Swahn counters with a thumping low kick.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Swahn's shoulder, as Swahn tries to avoid the shot.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Exotic.
Exotic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Exotic misses with a left hand
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Swahn ducks right into an uppercut from Exotic.
Swahn drops his hands momentarily and Exotic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Exotic. That snapped Swahn's head back.
Exotic jabs Swahn right on the nose. Swahn blinks but takes it well.
Exotic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Exotic misses with a hook. Swahn ducked under it nicely.
Swahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Exotic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swahn moves away from the strike by Exotic.
Exotic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Exotic takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
Swahn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Exotic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Exotic misses with a low kick.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swahn walks into a left hand.
Swahn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Exotic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic lands with a nice body kick.
Swahn slips under a jab.
Exotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swahn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Swahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Exotic connects with a solid leg kick.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Exotic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Exotic misses with a leg kick
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Exotic lands a leg kick that knocks Swahn off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Exotic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swahn.
Exotic works the jab nicely.
Swahn looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Exotic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Exotic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swahn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Exotic misses with a kick to the body.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Swahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swahn! But no joy.
Swahn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Exotic misses.
Swahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Swahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Swahn misses.
Swahn slips under a jab.
Swahn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Exotic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Swahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Exotic throws a leg kick
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Exotic scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a straight right.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
A low kick from Exotic misses
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahn counters with a body kick.
Exotic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swahn can do to turn this around?
Exotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swahn.
Swahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Exotic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Exotic throws a low kick but Swahn moves out of range easily.
Swahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Exotic throws a head kick but Swahn moves out of range.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Swahn slips the punch.
Exotic lands a head shot.
Swahn slips a straight right by Exotic.
Swahn tries a quick counter leg kick but Exotic is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic lands a leg kick that knocks Swahn off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Exotic.
Exotic scores with a leg kick.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
Exotic checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic throws a right hand that misses
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Exotic.
A shot to the body from Exotic misses
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Exotic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
Swahn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Exotic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Exotic works Swahn's body with a nice hook.
Exotic is looking to chop away at Swahn's legs.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swahn manages to avoid it.
Swahn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Swahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Swahn's shoulder, as Swahn tries to avoid the shot.
Swahn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Exotic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Exotic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Exotic thumps Swahn with a low kick.
Exotic looks to throw a body kick
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with the body kick
and Swahn counters with a nice right hand that sends Exotic toppling to the canvas! Exotic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Swahn finish him?!
Exotic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic connects with a body shot that sends Swahn's belly button to the back.
Oh Exotic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swahn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Exotic takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses
and Swahn counters with a good low kick that Exotic was not able to check.
Exotic seems to have got his legs back now.
Swahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swahn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Swahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Exotic throws a right hand that misses
and Swahn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Exotic throws a hook but Swahn avoids it easily.
It seemed like Swahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Exotic slams his shin into Swahn's torso.
Exotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn counters with a big right hand! Oh Exotic is in trouble here! Swahn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn is the new middleweight champion!
Oke Swahn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 15 p4p, 180 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 4 p4p, 15 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burnett.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Burnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burnett misses with a hook
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Burnett's head back.
Burnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Burnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finlayson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson scores with a hook.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Burnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson moves forwards but Burnett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finlayson duly obliges.
Finlayson lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Burnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Burnett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burnett throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Burnett misses with a straight right.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Burnett ducks down to avoid it.
Burnett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Burnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burnett's hands.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finlayson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson cracks Burnett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Burnett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Burnett is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Burnett's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Burnett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burnett misses with a hook to the body
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Burnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his super heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson 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 Kilo Maluga (ranked 2 p4p, 38 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maluga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to JUNGLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 61 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maluga.
Maluga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maluga backing away here, and Puno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot.
Puno misses with a left hand
and Maluga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Puno with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga throws a right hand that misses
letting Puno counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Puno misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maluga blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Puno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maluga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
And Maluga counters with a quick kick to the body but Puno blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a kick to the body
and Maluga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maluga misses with a left hand
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maluga is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Maluga misses with a hook
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno throws a leg kick
and Maluga counters with a nice uppercut.
Maluga misses with a kick to the body
and Puno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a good, hard body kick but Puno shrugs it off.
Maluga tries a low kick but Puno avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses the jab.
Maluga tried to counter with a leg kick but Puno avoided it.
Maluga thows a leg kick but Puno checks it
and Puno counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno connects with a solid leg kick.
Puno misses with a hook. Maluga ducked under it nicely.
Maluga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno throws a sloppy body shot
and Maluga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adan Puno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Puno swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maluga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puno misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Adan Puno's cut even more.
A shot to the body from Puno misses
and Maluga counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Puno has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Kilo Maluga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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