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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 1563 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Dougie McFistface (ranked 217 p4p, 220 weight class). McFistface comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tiptoe Through The Tulips kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dougie McFistface!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman drives through and clinches with McFistface against the cage.
Rahman prevents a body shot from McFistface.
McFistface tries to pull guard but Rahman holds him up against the cage and eventually McFistface drops back down to his feet.
Rahman stops a takedown attempt from McFistface.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of McFistface's head.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but McFistface avoids the damage to the body.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
McFistface blocks a body shot from Rahman.
McFistface tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
Abdul Rahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dougie McFistface.
McFistface's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahman presses McFistface against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFistface tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McFistface ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McFistface no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rahman tries to stand but McFistface is controlling from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Julians Sports Bar & Gym inform us that McFistface has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rahman stands up and waves to McFistface to follow him.
McFistface has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a knee to the head.
Rahman digs a right hand into McFistface's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McFistface's gas tank.
McFistface tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rahman smiles and moves away.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Rahman looking to throw knees to the head but McFistface is blocking nicely.
McFistface tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rahman just stands there and leans against the cage.
McFistface misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
McFistface drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rahman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rahman pushes McFistface back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman landing knees to the head.
McFistface has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rahman uses from the top position.
Rahman wants to get up but he can't break McFistface's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFistface is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFistface working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McFistface trying to control but Rahman is working from the bottom.
McFistface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rahman controlling McFistface's posture.
McFistface trying to control but Rahman is working from the bottom.
McFistface working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rahman is pulling down on McFistface's head. It's preventing any offense from McFistface, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFistface throwing strikes from guard but Rahman blocks nicely.
McFistface throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFistface stopping the sweep attempt from Rahman.
Rahman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFistface is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McFistface throws a big elbow that misses.
McFistface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McFistface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman drives through and clinches with McFistface against the cage.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman working McFistface over with knees to the body.
Rahman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rahman.
McFistface gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McFistface.
McFistface perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McFistface thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McFistface is pressing down on Rahman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rahman is holding on for now.
McFistface wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rahman keeps working.
Rahman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rahman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rahman dominated that round.
That's time! Rahman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
McFistface with a nice calf kick.
Rahman swings for the body but McFistface moves out of range.
McFistface swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahman as he connects with a hook.
Rahman digs a good hook to McFistface's body.
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
McFistface pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abdul Rahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rahman.
McFistface jumps into guard, dragging Rahman to the mat.
McFistface looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rahman is one step ahead there.
Dougie McFistface has got the better of the ground game so far.
McFistface will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rahman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rahman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFistface pushes Rahman up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahman scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFistface drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rahman pulls his leg out and moves away.
McFistface is breathing heavily.
McFistface misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Rahman.
McFistface misses with a kick to the body.
Rahman clinches up with McFistface and pushes him back against the cage.
McFistface changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rahman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rahman tests McFistface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahman rushes McFistface and presses him up against the cage.
Rahman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McFistface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McFistface has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rahman is trying to keep an underhook but McFistface manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McFistface misses with a head shot. Rahman uses the momentum to regain guard.
McFistface throws a big elbow that misses.
Rahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McFistface can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFistface in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
McFistface throwing strikes but missing.
McFistface has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rahman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFistface.
McFistface won't allow Rahman to sweep him here.
Rahman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFistface trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McFistface lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rahman keeping moving, preventing McFistface from controlling successfully.
Rahman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFistface.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFistface seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McFistface passes Rahman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McFistface throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rahman to regain full guard.
McFistface lands a couple of elbows.
McFistface wants to control from the top but Rahman keeps moving.
McFistface lands a couple of elbows.
McFistface throwing strikes from guard but Rahman blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFistface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFistface works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McFistface is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rahman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McFistface.
McFistface moves into full mount! Rahman won't be happy about that!
McFistface lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rahman hang on?
McFistface unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dougie McFistface will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McFistface moves in looking to clinch but Rahman pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahman. That's going to slow McFistface down.
Rahman lands a nice shot that snaps McFistface's head back.
Rahman throws a right and a left that McFistface avoids nicely.
McFistface tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rahman swivels and escapes.
McFistface tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rahman tries to move into range but McFistface moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rahman clinches.
McFistface is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rahman can't fight it off and eventually McFistface manages to take the fight to the floor. Rahman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McFistface throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFistface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McFistface throws a strike but Rahman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman stopping the sweep attempt from McFistface.
McFistface manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFistface with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McFistface postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McFistface looking to pass the guard.
McFistface scoring with punches to the head and body.
McFistface distracts Rahman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McFistface trying to control but Rahman is working from the bottom.
McFistface passes into half guard.
McFistface seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFistface is looking to pass Rahman's guard but actually Rahman recovers to full guard.
Rahman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFistface in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFistface working some strikes from top position.
Rahman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFistface.
Rahman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFistface.
McFistface drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rahman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McFistface has Rahman in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFistface looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McFistface seems keen to control Rahman's posture.
McFistface tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFistface is trying to control the position but Rahman postures up.
Rahman stands and steps away. McFistface gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McFistface throws a right and a left that Rahman avoids nicely.
Rahman with a jab.
Nice defenses there by McFistface.
Abdul Rahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFistface instigates a clinch.
McFistface tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
Rahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McFistface changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rahman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdul Rahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dougie McFistface.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McFistface fails to land with a series of punches.
Rahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rahman stuffs the takedown.
McFistface has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Rahman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman manages to break the clinch.
McFistface takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFistface.
McFistface tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from McFistface.
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McFistface, pushing him back against the cage.
Rahman lands a right hand.
Rahman lands a right hand.
McFistface is trying to pull guard but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
McFistface jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rahman walks away with a smile on his face. McFistface gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rahman moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rahman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Abdul Rahman thanked Senshi Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1678 p4p, 1446 weight class) and Brad Chestner (ranked 235 p4p, 207 weight class). Cruzeiro comes into the arena with Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson blaring out of the sound system. Chestner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Bruiser. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brad Chestner enters the cage!
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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 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Chestner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruzeiro to the mat! Cruzeiro manages to get full guard.
Cruzeiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chestner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chestner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruzeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruzeiro lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chestner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruzeiro on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruzeiro's guard now, I'm sure.
Chestner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruzeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chestner looking to sit in guard and control but Cruzeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chestner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruzeiro is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruzeiro has passed into side control.
Chestner is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Chestner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chestner is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Chestner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chestner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruzeiro's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chestner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chestner keeping hold of Cruzeiro's head, controlling as best he can.
Still in half guard, Cruzeiro seems content to control.
Chestner gets full guard.
Chestner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruzeiro defends it easily.
Chestner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruzeiro defends well.
Chestner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chestner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruzeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chestner has his foot on Cruzeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruzeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Chestner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruzeiro has passed into side control.
Chestner tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruzeiro advances to mount.
Chestner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruzeiro controlling his opponent.
Chestner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chestner is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chestner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruzeiro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cruzeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chestner under the eye.
Chestner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chestner showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruzeiro kicks Chestner off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruzeiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Chestner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruzeiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Chestner avoids the punch easily.
Chestner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chestner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chestner lands in his opponent's guard.
Chestner is pushing down on Cruzeiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruzeiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Chestner has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner is trying to work for a kimura but Cruzeiro is defending well.
Chestner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chestner is looking to pass Cruzeiro's guard but actually Cruzeiro recovers to full guard.
Chestner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruzeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chestner can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chestner stands and throws Cruzeiro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chestner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruzeiro, who protects the arm well.
Chestner working away.
Chestner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chestner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chestner has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cruzeiro is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Chestner yanks on the arm and Cruzeiro is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Chestner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Chestner!
Brad Chestner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 1180 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 155 p4p, 188 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Mazzariello decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunter's guard.
Hunter is looking to stand back up but Mazzariello counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hunter.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mazzariello in particular looking to stall.
Hunter wants to improve his position but Mazzariello is controlling well.
Mazzariello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazzariello is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello lands a big shot there that rocks Hunter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mazzariello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to reverse the position but instead Mazzariello has taken his back - oops!
Mazzariello controlling the position well here. Hunter rolled but Mazzariello kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mazzariello gets his hands free as Hunter looks to control.
Mazzariello is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hunter with him. Hunter is trying to defend but Mazzariello has an arm under the chin now! Hunter grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Delbert Mazzariello!
Delbert Mazzariello tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vera (ranked 1175 p4p, 1854 weight class) and Ham Burger (ranked 158 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger misses with a takedown attempt - Vera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burger blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Burger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera tries to clinch up
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera 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.
Vera slips a jab from Burger.
A swing and a miss from Burger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Vera.
Burger throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burger lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burger is defended easily by Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
Burger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burger sizes up Vera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burger punishes Vera's body with a nice straight punch.
Burger looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Vera misses its target.
Burger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vera blocks a low kick nicely.
Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Marco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burger misses with a looping right.
Burger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burger jabs at Vera's body.
Burger throws a lazy body kick
and Vera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burger misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Vera misses the target.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Burger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ham Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
Vera blocks a jab.
It looked like Vera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burger misses with a hook
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Burger scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ham Burger.
Burger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vera connects with a body shot.
Vera misses the jab.
Burger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burger throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Burger lands with a nice combination. Vera backs away looking to recover.
Burger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vera tries to clinch but Burger moves out of range.
Burger throws a body kick that misses.
Vera staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Vera. Beautiful body shot.
Vera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera's corner calls for a 1-2. Vera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vera clinches.
Burger scores with a shot to the side of Vera's head.
Vera tries a body shot but Burger blocks it.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Burger drops Vera with a beautiful combination! Vera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burger is looking for the KO!
Burger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Vera is rocked!
Burger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vera sprawls well. Vera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Burger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burger jabs Vera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vera seems to have got his legs back now.
Burger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vera manages to avoid it.
Good work by Vera as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Vera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burger doesn't seem phased though.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Vera backs off Burger throws a huge counter combo but Vera manages to avoid it all.
Vera misses with a body shot
and Burger counters with a left to the body.
Vera avoids the body shot from Burger.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger misses with a left hand
and Vera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Burger.
An attempted straight right counter from Vera misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burger thuds a left hand into Vera's body.
Burger tries to land a leg kick but Vera saw it coming and moves away.
Burger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera tries to clinch but Burger is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burger throws a low kick, looking for Vera's leg but Vera calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger scores with a jab to the body.
Vera throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Burger counter with a right hand.
Vera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vera is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burger shoots in looking for a takedown. Vera tries to sprawl out of it but Burger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vera looks to throw the jab but Burger is out of range.
Vera seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Burger.
Nice uppercut lands for Burger. That snapped Vera's head back.
Burger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burger misses with a leg kick
and Vera counters with a one-two to the body.
Vera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vera with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera slips a jab from Burger.
Burger thuds a left hand into Vera's body.
Burger tries a low kick but Vera avoids it.
Burger connects with a jab.
Burger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
Vera sizes up Burger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vera checks a low kick from Burger.
Burger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burger finds it's way round the side to connect with Vera's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vera tries to clinch but Burger moves away
and Burger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vera! Burger lets Vera back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Burger comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Vera falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Vera was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ham Burger!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ham Burger waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 1151 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Adam Bogo (ranked 89 p4p, 92 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
139
10 - 8 - 0 |
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32
142
17 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo wants to clinch up but Ro keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Ro does it's job there.
Bogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ro.
Ro avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Ro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Ro misses with a hook.
Bogo throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo moves away from the strike by Ro.
Ro lands the left hand.
Ro has Bogo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo tightens his grip and picks Ro up, before dumping him to the ground. Ro manages to land in guard.
Bogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bogo postures up in Ro's guard and throws a big left but Ro blocks it.
Bogo wants to stand but Ro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bogo defends it easily.
Ro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ro, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ro keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
Bogo 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.
Ro trying to keep a closed guard but Bogo is proving a slippery customer.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Ro keeps moving.
Bogo stands up over Ro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bogo trying to control but Ro is working from the bottom.
Bogo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bogo has Ro in his guard.
Ro is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo keeping moving, preventing Ro from controlling successfully.
Ro slips nicely into half guard.
Bogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ro.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bogo's head.
Ro is nestled in close to Bogo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bogo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ro slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Ro dominated that round.
That's time! Ro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogo manages to avoid it.
Bogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bogo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogo can pounce on him.
Ro dives in and grabs Bogo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bogo pushes down on Ro's head and hops out.
Bogo slips under a jab from Ro.
Bogo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Bogo.
Bogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ro.
Ro gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ro.
A head punch on the inside from Ro fails to land.
Bogo takes a shot to the head.
Bogo goes for a takedown attempt but Ro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bogo misses with a body kick.
Ro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bogo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ro tries to move to mount but Bogo blocks the move with his legs.
Check out the look on Ro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bogo to see if he's OK.
Bogo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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!
Ro cracks Bogo with a big right hand but Bogo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bogo tries to improve position but can't.
Ro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bogo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bogo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bogo struggling a bit here.
Ro trying to control the position but Bogo is working away.
Ro tries for a kimura but Bogo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo is letting Ro control him for a moment.
Bogo struggling a bit here.
Ro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ro lands an elbow.
Bogo wants to get back to his feet but Ro is dominant here and he's now got Bogo's back!
Bogo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogo is trying to remain composed but Ro is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Putte Ro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogo tries to escape but Ro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bogo is defending well though. Ro let's go of the attempt for now.
Bogo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ro.
Bogo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ro throwing sloppy strikes.
Bogo finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Ro wants to control but instead Bogo manages to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Ro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ro scores with a hook to the body. Bogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bogo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bogo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bogo has Ro in his guard.
Ro passes Bogo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo actively working from the bottom here.
Bogo is pressing down on Ro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bogo's guard.
Ro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bogo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ro is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Ro there.
Ro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bogo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bogo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ro pulls his head out easily.
Bogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bogo is just riding it out for now. Ro eventually gives up the hold.
Bogo looking for submissions off his back.
Ro trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo is looking for a sweep. Ro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ro is keen to just control but Bogo is a slippery customer.
Ro is working for a kimura but Bogo is defending it quite comfortably.
Ro is looking to take a break and control but Bogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Ro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ro winds up and cracks Bogo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ro is working for a submission of some sort.
Putte Ro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putte Ro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putte Ro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 847 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Paul Kings (ranked 59 p4p, 77 weight class). Paul Kings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135
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145
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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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Kings!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol cracks Kings with an open hand slap.
Sokol scores with the left hand. Kings knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sokol.
Sokol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kings missing with a left hand there. Sokol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kings has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sokol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sokol tries to clinch there but Kings circles away.
Kings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kings takes one to the chin there.
Sokol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sokol is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Sokol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kings throws out the jab.
Kings takes one on the button.
Kings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sokol moves out of range as Kings strikes.
Sokol seems to have got his legs back now.
Kings cracks Sokol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokol drives through with a takedown into Kings's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kings is on top in guard.
Kings trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings preventing the sweep.
Kings wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
Sokol pulls Kings in to control the position.
Kings wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kings looking to pass the guard.
Sokol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sokol pulls Kings in close to his closed guard and prevents Kings from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sokol lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sokol cracks Kings with a solid left hand.
Kings is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sokol is aware though and is defending well.
Sokol looking to pass the guard.
Kings is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol is looking to work some ground and pound but Kings has wrist control.
Kings is looking to stand up but Sokol isn't so interested in that idea.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol looking to sit in guard and control but Kings gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol wants to sweep here but Kings controlling him for the moment.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokol wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sokol is on top in guard.
Sokol scoring with some ground and pound.
Sokol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sokol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sokol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol postures up and lands a big shot to Kings's brow.
Sokol is in close to Kings's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sokol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kings looking for a sweep. Not yet Kings, not yet.
Sokol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kings controls Sokol momentarily but Sokol frees himself.
Kings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sokol defends well.
Kings is looking for a triangle but Sokol pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sokol moves away from the strike by Kings.
Nice straight punches there by Sokol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokol.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jan Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kings throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokol.
Kings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokol.
Kings throws a looping overhand right but Sokol ducks down to avoid it.
Sokol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kings's guard.
Kings looking for subs off his back but Sokol has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kings is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokol pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kings trying to control but Sokol postures up.
Kings looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sokol lands a nice short elbow.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokol drops an elbow to the side of Kings's head.
Kings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kings has hold of Sokol's hands but Sokol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sokol working over Kings with some ground and pound. Kings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kings is looking for a sweep. Sokol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sokol takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been hearing that Sokol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokol.
Sokol misses with a head shot. Kings uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands a couple of elbows.
Sokol trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.
Sokol is looking to work some ground and pound but Kings has wrist control.
Sokol chips away with some ground and pound.
Sokol looking to pass the guard.
Kings wants to improve his position but instead Sokol has moved into half guard.
Sokol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sokol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jan Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokol drops an elbow to the side of Kings's head.
Nice strikes from Sokol there.
Kings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sokol there.
Sokol slips a nice elbow through Kings's hands, connecting with Kings's forehead.
Sokol is trying to control the action in half guard but Kings is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kings wants to control but Sokol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sokol slips a nice elbow through Kings's hands, connecting with Kings's forehead.
Kings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sokol is trying to work for a kimura but Kings is defending well.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Kings is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kings tries to roll over but Sokol keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kings is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokol pulls his head out easily.
Kings is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings is looking to control Sokol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kings avoid being mounted?
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kings.
Sokol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sokol checks a leg kick.
Jan Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokol throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Kings looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sokol digs a good hook to Kings's body.
Kings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokol.
Kings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Kings misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kings counters with a straight right hand.
Kings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokol manages to avoid it.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kings misses with a hook. Sokol ducked under it nicely.
Kings misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokol appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sokol slips under a jab from Kings.
Sokol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sokol throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokol misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sokol is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kings throws a wild body kick that Sokol sees coming a mile off.
Kings throws a chopping leg kick but Sokol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokol connects with a body shot that sends Kings's belly button to the back.
Kings digs a good hook to Sokol's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kings enables Sokol to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kings working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sokol has passed into half guard!
Kings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sokol prevents Kings from improving his position.
Kings wants to control but Sokol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sokol is looking for a kimura here.
Sokol is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sokol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sokol wants to take a breather but Kings is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kings is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sokol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sokol's back!
Kings is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Sokol is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Kings!
Paul Kings gave a mention to Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 462 p4p, 544 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 59 p4p, 73 weight class). Drake has chosen Hell Yeah - Rev Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drake enables Legions to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake has his foot on Legions's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legions works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake is trying to keep Legions in close.
Legions preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legions trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Legions slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legions manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legions trying to control the position here.
Legions working a defensive guard here.
Drake passes Legions's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legions is looking to improve his position.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Legions is working away.
Legions looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake trying to control the action but Legions is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Legions manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Legions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Legions is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legions fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake with the counter takedown but Legions avoids it easily.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Drake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legions is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Legions has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Legions being controlled here momentarily.
Legions showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Legions wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Legions looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legions's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Legions not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake 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.
Legions takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legions fails with the takedown
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Legions didn't expect that.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legions has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legions is trying to keep Drake in close.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legions looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to control but Legions is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Legions haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Legions controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake passes Legions's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Legions moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake cracks Legions with a solid left hand.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Legions not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Legions has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobby Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legions has an active guard here but Drake has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake wants to control but Legions is keeping him busy.
Legions wants to control but Drake is keeping busy.
Legions is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drake is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Legions has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions trying to control from the bottom.
Drake prevents Legions from improving his position.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Legions trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
Legions taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Legions defending well though.
Drake wants to control but Legions is keeping him busy.
Legions controlling the position well.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake throwing shots but Legions is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Legions closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Legions pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Legions counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legions fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.
Legions shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Legions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Legions shoots in.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Legions but Legions pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Legions with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Legions looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Legions looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Legions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legions shoots in but no luck this time.
Legions with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Fidel Legions has been cut.
Drake scores with a nice right hand.
Drake throws a hook but Legions blocks it.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Legions counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake jabs Legions right on the nose. Legions blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legions dives in for a single leg takedown but Drake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Drake.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Legions is just out of range.
Legions fails with the takedown
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legions misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Legions gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Drake shoots in and bounces Legions off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake postures up.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Legions wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legions's head.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake stays in close to Legions's body and controls the position.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions working a defensive guard here.
Drake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drake tries to score with some ground and pound. Legions controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fidel Legions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake cracks Legions with a big elbow.
Drake staying calm.
Legions is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake cracks Legions with a big right hand but Legions just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Drake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumanne Revocatus (ranked 562 p4p, 566 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 89 p4p, 90 weight class). Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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World class boxer
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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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jumanne Revocatus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja Jr moves into range and clinches up with Revocatus.
Revocatus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struja Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Struja Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revocatus throwing a counter right hand but Struja Jr manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Struja Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Struja Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Struja Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revocatus circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revocatus swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja Jr.
Revocatus is looking to counter punch.
Struja Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revocatus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr misses with the combination.
Struja Jr sizes up Revocatus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Struja Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A right-left combo lands from Struja Jr.
Revocatus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Revocatus ducks under a wild hook from Struja Jr.
Revocatus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Struja Jr just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revocatus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Revocatus counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Struja Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Revocatus.
Revocatus is looking to counter with head kicks.
Struja Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Struja Jr misses
and Revocatus counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Struja Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Revocatus pinned against the cage. Revocatus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jumanne Revocatus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struja Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Revocatus tries to bench press Struja Jr off him but Struja Jr keeps the position.
Struja Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Revocatus is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Revocatus is trying to control Struja Jr's posture but Struja Jr avoids it.
Revocatus controls the position for a moment.
Struja Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Revocatus is trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Struja Jr working his ground and pound in the gym.
Struja Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Revocatus down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revocatus is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revocatus is working hard here to advance position.
Revocatus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Struja Jr's best efforts.
Struja Jr throwing shots but Revocatus is blocking nicely.
Revocatus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Struja Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Struja Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struja Jr working over Revocatus with some ground and pound. Revocatus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revocatus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struja Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Struja Jr drops an elbow to the side of Revocatus's head.
Struja Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Struja Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struja Jr looks to land a strike but Revocatus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Revocatus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struja Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Revocatus managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Revocatus takes one on the button.
Struja Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Revocatus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Revocatus to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Revocatus as Struja Jr shoots in.
Revocatus throwing a counter right hand but Struja Jr manages to avoid it.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja Jr tries to clinch but Revocatus is having none of it.
Revocatus throwing a counter right hand but Struja Jr manages to avoid it.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Revocatus pulls Struja Jr in to control the position.
Revocatus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Struja Jr throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revocatus pulls Struja Jr in to control the position.
Struja Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Revocatus manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Struja Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Revocatus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Struja Jr stalling.
Struja Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Revocatus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jumanne Revocatus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja Jr.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Struja Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Revocatus as Struja Jr shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Revocatus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Revocatus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr misses with an uppercut
and Revocatus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Struja Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struja Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a double jab.
Struja Jr swinging wildly here.
It looked like Revocatus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Struja Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Struja Jr throws a combination that misses
and Revocatus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Struja Jr thinking.
Struja Jr is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja Jr shoots for a takedown but Revocatus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Revocatus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Struja Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Struja Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Revocatus tries to avoid it but Struja Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Revocatus to the ground. Revocatus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Revocatus misses the target.
Struja Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Revocatus momentarily.
Struja Jr misses with a looping left.
Revocatus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Struja Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Struja Jr misses
and Revocatus counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja Jr. Revocatus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja Jr misses with a takedown
and Revocatus scores with a counter punch that sends Struja Jr to the canvas! Revocatus smells blood - he's punishing Struja Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Struja Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jumanne Revocatus!
Jumanne Revocatus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 239 p4p, 776 weight class) and Ivan Bispen (ranked 37 p4p, 126 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DKasada.
It looked like DKasada was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bispen.
Bispen misses with a straight left.
DKasada throwing a counter right hand but Bispen manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bispen misses the target.
A jab from Bispen finds it's way through DKasada's defenses.
Bispen with a hook.
DKasada throws a shot from downtown. Bispen moves away and avoids it.
Bispen lands a nice hook to DKasada's body. DKasada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bispen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as DKasada is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bispen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
DKasada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen lands with an uppercut that bounces DKasada off the cage and back into range.
DKasada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bispen scores with a hook to the body. DKasada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bispen punishes DKasada's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
DKasada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bispen moves into range and connects with a jab.
DKasada moves out of range of the strikes.
DKasada misses with a straight right.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
letting DKasada counter with a right hand.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen looks to score with a jab to the body but DKasada is just out of range.
DKasada scores with a nice right hand.
Bispen connects with a body shot that sends DKasada's belly button to the back.
Bispen misses with a wild body shot.
DKasada is looking to counter punch.
DKasada looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
DKasada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DKasada connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but DKasada ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
DKasada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
DKasada moves out of range as Bispen strikes.
DKasada throws a lazy right hand but Bispen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bispen throws a right hand that misses
and DKasada counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! DKasada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bispen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bispen with a hook.
DKasada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from DKasada.
DKasada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bispen throws a left and a right that both miss
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
Bispen moves away from the strike by DKasada.
DKasada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DKasada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bispen takes one to the chin there.
DKasada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bispen lands a right hook to the body.
Bispen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bispen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen jabs DKasada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DKasada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
A quick step to the side and DKasada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
DKasada slips a straight right by Bispen.
DKasada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DKasada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bispen lands a jab to DKasada's midsection.
Bispen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and DKasada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
DKasada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bispen misses with a straight right.
DKasada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bispen throws a hook but DKasada blocks it.
Bispen throws a hook but DKasada avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from DKasada misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bispen lands a really nice looking cross but DKasada seems unphased.
Jab, jab by DKasada - just one landing.
Bispen blocks a jab.
Bispen misses with a body punch
and DKasada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DKasada misses with an uppercut.
Bispen slips a jab from DKasada.
Bispen fails to land with a series of punches.
DKasada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DKasada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Bispen finds it's target.
Bispen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from DKasada.
Bispen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bispen misses with a double jab
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
DKasada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivan Bispen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DKasada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like DKasada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bispen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DKasada's head.
DKasada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like DKasada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
DKasada avoids the body shot from Bispen.
It looked like DKasada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bispen throws a series of punches but DKasada avoids them all with ease.
DKasada loads up on a big right hand but Bispen slips the punch.
Bispen scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen misses with a straight right.
DKasada is looking to counter punch.
DKasada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bispen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen slips under a jab.
Bispen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - DKasada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Bispen.
Bispen throws a poor cross that misses
and DKasada counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bispen takes a swing at DKasada's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and DKasada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DKasada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DKasada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bispen.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bispen throws a body punch but DKasada moves out of range.
DKasada staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada moves out of range as Bispen strikes.
A quick step to the side and DKasada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bispen throws a hook but DKasada avoids it easily.
DKasada staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
Bispen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DKasada.
It looked like DKasada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bispen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DKasada misses with a looping left.
Bispen digs a good hook to DKasada's body.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but DKasada ducks down to avoid it.
DKasada is looking to counter punch.
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DKasada.
It looked like DKasada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but DKasada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from DKasada.
Bispen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DKasada tests Bispen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Bispen throws a right and a left that DKasada avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bispen swinging wildly here.
Bispen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DKasada slips under a jab from Bispen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bispen jabs at DKasada's body.
Bispen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DKasada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DKasada throws a right hand that Bispen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bispen also avoids with ease.
Bispen misses with a combination
and DKasada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Komedor DKasada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DKasada.
Bispen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bispen throws the left hand but DKasada avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bispen lands a nice hook to DKasada's body. DKasada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bispen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bispen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DKasada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
DKasada blocks a jab.
Bispen looks to score with a jab to the body but DKasada is just out of range.
Bispen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bispen misses with a hook
and DKasada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
DKasada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bispen.
DKasada is looking for a counter combo.
Bispen cracks DKasada with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Bispen connects with a good right hand that stumbles DKasada. DKasada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bispen scores with a hook.
Bispen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DKasada avoids the body shot from Bispen.
DKasada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Bispen there.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but DKasada is out of range.
Bispen lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but DKasada moved out of range.
Ivan Bispen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DKasada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Bispen slips a jab from DKasada.
DKasada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bispen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DKasadas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
DKasada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bispen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bispen throws a hook but DKasada blocks it.
Bispen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen throws a series of punches but DKasada moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen defending well as DKasada loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DKasada.
Bispen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DKasada swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bispen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DKasada's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bispen misses.
DKasada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DKasada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
DKasada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bispen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bispen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DKasada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Bispen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bispen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Bispen!
Our winner, Ivan Bispen, 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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