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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hole Reemer (ranked 2112 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 249 p4p, 195 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hole Reemer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reemer swings widly with a right hand
and Reemer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reemer swinging wildly here.
Rosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Reemer is wise to it.
Reemer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rosa's half guard.
Reemer prevents Rosa from standing back up.
Rosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reemer.
Reemer is keen to just control but Rosa is a slippery customer.
Well, if Reemer 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.
Reemer trying to control from half guard but Rosa is working away.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa pushes Reemer off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Reemer does no damage.
Reemer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rosa! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reemer throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer goes for a double leg but Rosa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rosa continues to drive forward.
Reemer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
Reemer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosa.
Reemer tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Reemer can't get the takedown.
A short right from Rosa on the inside.
Rosa is leaning against Reemer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reemer prevents a body shot from Rosa.
Reemer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rosa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henrique Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reemer is breathing heavily.
Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rosa. Reemer shrugs it off though.
Rosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer walks into a jab.
Hole Reemer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reemer ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Reemer scores with a nice right hand.
Rosa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reemer.
Reemer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reemer somewhat.
Reemer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reemer fails to land the takedown.
Reemer throws the left hand but Rosa avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosa. That snapped Reemer's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reemer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosa is trying to defend but Reemer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rosa kicks Reemer off and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick from Rosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Reemer's head coaches at GAMMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rosa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reemer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reemer throws a combination that misses
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reemer has a takedown stuffed.
Reemer tries for a takedown but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reemer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
Reemer swings widly with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Reemer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reemer somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer throws a head kick that misses.
Reemer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reemer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rosa tries to avoid it but Reemer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rosa to the ground. Rosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reemer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reemer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reemer misses with a hook. Rosa ducked under it nicely.
Reemer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosa. Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Reemer misses with a body kick.
Reemer misses with a right hand
and Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reemer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reemer's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reemer throws a body kick that misses
and Rosa counters with a good low kick that Reemer was not able to check.
Reemer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reemer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Reemer misses.
Rosa throws out a counter right but Reemer avoids it with no problem.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reemer looks for the body kick but Rosa saw that one coming.
Rosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Reemer should have avoided that one.
Reemer tries for a takedown but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick and Reemer moves out of range easily.
Reemer cracks Rosa with a good jab.
Reemer throws a head kick that half lands.
Reemer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reemer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reemer.
Reemer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reemer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reemer misses with a hook.
Rosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reemer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rosa defends well and Reemer ends up having to push Rosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reemer lands a left hand.
Reemer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rosa prevents it.
Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Reemer controls his hands.
Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reemer backwards.
Rosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reemer lands a nice uppercut.
Rosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reemer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rosa lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Rosa.
Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reemer takes a shot to the head.
Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosa lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa pushes Reemer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
Rosa lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosa.
A short right from Rosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer blocks a body shot from Rosa.
Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reemer backwards.
Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reemer backwards.
Rosa misses with a body punch.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Reemer controls his hands.
Rosa lands with a left to the head.
Rosa presses Reemer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Reemer controls the action.
Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosa presses Reemer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rosa lands a body shot.
Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Reemer's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosa.
Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosa.
Rosa cracks Reemer with a nice body shot.
Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Reemer's head.
Rosa lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer wants to take the fight to the mat but Rosa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Rosa.
Reemer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henrique Rosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reemer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
Rosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reemer.
Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reemers head.
Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
Reemer working aggressively here.
Rosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Rosa.
Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reemer is trying to break the clinch but Rosa is controlling him.
Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Rosa.
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!
Reemer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reemer backwards.
Rosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reemer under the eye.
Rosa avoids the head kick by Reemer.
Rosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reemer's sensitive parts.
Rosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Reemer.
Reemer misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rosa counter with a right hand.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reemer.
Reemer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reemer with a poor takedown
and Rosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Rosa.
Rosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reemer misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa 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!
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Reemer misses with a shot to the body
and Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Reemer 's knee.
Reemer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reemer takes one to the chin there.
Rosa moves out of range as Reemer throws a body kick.
Reemer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reemer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reemer throws out the jab.
Rosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Rosa. No joy for Reemer on that attempt.
Rosa clobbers Reemer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reemer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reemer scores with the left hand. Rosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reemer or perhaps it was just good defense by Rosa, which made it look bad.
Rosa scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer shoots in and drives through. Rosa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reemer misses with the body kick
and Reemer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Rosa.
Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reemer.
Reemer misses with a right hand
and Rosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rosa throws out a powerful jab.
Reemer fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rosa is looking to clinch.
Reemer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reemer throws a body kick that misses
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reemer throws a jab when Rosa was well out of range.
Rosa scores with a nice right hand.
Hole Reemer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reemer.
Reemer misses with a right hand
and Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reemer misses with an uppercut
and Reemer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reemer throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Rosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Reemer throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rosa.
Rosa throws a shot to the body.
Reemer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Reemer. Those never looked like landing.
Rosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Reemer should have avoided that one.
Reemer swings widly with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reemer's head.
Rosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reemer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reemer throws a right hand that misses
and Rosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Rosa staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reemer.
Reemer connects with a nice looking jab.
Reemer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rosa counters with a two punch combo.
Reemer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reemer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reemer thinking.
Reemer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Rosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reemer. Reemer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reemer misses with a hook to the body
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reemer walks into a straight right hand from Rosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reemer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rosa counters with a nice body shot.
Rosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reemer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Reemer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosa.
Reemer looks to land a combination but Rosa avoids it well.
Rosa throws a big counter head kick but Reemer avoids it with no problem.
Reemer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Reemer misses.
Reemer misses with the body kick
and Rosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Reemer is looking to land body kicks.
Rosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reemer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rosa.
Reemer misses with a body shot
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Rosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa catches Reemer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reemer misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reemer misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosa 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Rosa!
A very excited looking Henrique Rosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Mir (ranked 1714 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 137 p4p, 90 weight class). River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir avoids the body shot from River.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for River.
River throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River misses with a body shot.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from River.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but River avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River lands a head kick!
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
River with the inside leg kick.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Mir tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 Mir is rocked!
River lands a big head kick that sends Mir to the canvas! River follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie River!
An out of breath Charlie River thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bill Jr (ranked 1037 p4p, 566 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 85 p4p, 51 weight class). Draco Leonidas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr misses with a looping right.
Leonidas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leonidas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bill Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Leonidas's head.
Bill Jr tries to move into range but Leonidas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Bill Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bill Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bill Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bill Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bill Jr dodges an elbow strike from Leonidas.
Leonidas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Bill Jr.
Leonidas is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Leonidas.
Leonidas has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bill Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Leonidas working for a choke but Bill Jr is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looking for the choke but no joy.
Bill Jr trying to control the hands but Leonidas won't let him.
Leonidas looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the head.
Leonidas is persistently looking for the submission but Bill Jr is defending it well.
Leonidas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bill Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonidas is looking for a choke. Bill Jr gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Bill Jr manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Bill Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leonidas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bill Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leonidas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bill Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Leonidas's legs - danger averted.
Leonidas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bill Jr passes into half guard.
Bill Jr trying to control the pace.
Leonidas has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Leonidas is trying to control but Bill Jr passes into side control!
Leonidas tries to buck Bill Jr off but Bill Jr is having none of it.
Bill Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Leonidas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leonidas is looking for a sweep.
Bill Jr staying calm.
Leonidas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonidas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bill Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bill Jr's back!
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas 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.
Bill Jr lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Bill Jr moved out of range nicely.
Bill Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.
Draco Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill Jr misses the jab.
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Bill Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bill Jr. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Bill Jr moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bill Jr misses the target.
Bill Jr scores with a jab. Leonidas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas connects with a crisp jab.
Draco Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bill Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonidas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr walks into a jab.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Bill Jr.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Bill Jr moves out of range easily.
Bill Jr moves into range and clinches up with Leonidas.
Bill Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bill Jr prevents it.
Bill Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bill Jr digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Leonidas looking for a takedown.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bill Jr fails to land.
Leonidas misses with an elbow strike.
Leonidas wants a takedown but no success here.
Dan Bill Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draco Leonidas.
Leonidas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bill Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bill Jr misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonidas.
A short right from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bill Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the body
and Bill Jr counters with a left to the body.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Leonidas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bill Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
And Leonidas tries to counter it with a takedown but Bill Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leonidas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leonidas throws a hook but Bill Jr avoids it easily.
Bill Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bill Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Leonidas is looking to slow Bill Jr down with leg kicks.
Leonidas lands a lovely overhand right.
Bill Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonidas on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bill Jr.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bill Jr is rocked!
Bill Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leonidas scores with a counter punch that sends Bill Jr to the canvas! Leonidas smells blood - he's punishing Bill Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bill 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 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draco Leonidas!
An out of breath and clearly excited Draco Leonidas thanked Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 593 p4p, 842 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 86 p4p, 119 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey connects with a body shot.
De Fiore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fiore.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Rainey checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainey misses the target.
A lazy left from De Fiore finds it's target.
De Fiore lands a glancing blow to the side of Rainey's head.
Rainey misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rainey throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore throws a body punch but Rainey moves out of range.
Rainey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rainey 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.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rainey misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Rainey moves out of range.
Rainey lands a nice hook to De Fiore's body. De Fiore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rainey misses with a two punch combination.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
De Fiore connects with a single shot there.
Rainey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rainey misses with a takedown
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
De Fiore slips under a jab from Rainey.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainey.
Rainey swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rainey.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore works Rainey's body with a nice hook.
Rainey cracks De Fiore with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Rainey defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Rainey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fiore is fending him off so far but Rainey persists. Nope, De Fiore circles away and we're back to standing.
Rainey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rainey misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rainey looks to land a left hand but De Fiore moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Fiore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
Rainey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Fiore's head backwards.
Rainey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rainey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
Rainey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rainey misses with a lunging right hand
and Rainey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore lands the left hand.
Rainey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Fiore tests Rainey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rainey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rainey ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rainey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rainey lands with a kick to the temple. De Fiore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rainey misses with a shot to the body
and De Fiore counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Fiore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Rainey, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Fiore circles away quickly and effectively.
Rainey throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
De Fiore connects with a body shot that sends Rainey's belly button to the back.
Rainey throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rainey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rainey shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fiore sprawls well. He's pushed Rainey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Rainey.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the head.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from De Fiore.
Rainey walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
Rainey tries for a takedown but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Fiore throws a big counter combination but Rainey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Fiore connects with a jab.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Rainey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
Rainey misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by De Fiore.
Rainey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fiore tries to score with a low kick but Rainey moves his leg out of the way.
Rainey throws a solid leg kick but De Fiore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rainey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rainey.
Rainey fails with a takedown attempt.
De Fiore looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rainey throws out the jab.
Rainey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
Rainey tests De Fiore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
Rainey throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
Rainey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
Rainey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Rainey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rainey swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rainey misses with a hook.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
De Fiore slips a jab from Rainey.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
Rainey misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
Rainey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore delivers a nice body kick.
Rainey throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Rainey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fiore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rainey passes De Fiore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rainey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rainey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Rainey there.
Rainey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey slows the pace down in half guard.
Rainey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore is controlling Rainey's trapped leg to prevent Rainey from advancing to side control.
De Fiore wants to improve his position but Rainey is controlling well.
De Fiore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rainey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Fiore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Fiore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rainey is nestled in close to De Fiore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is getting worse.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Rainey there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throwing shots but De Fiore is blocking nicely.
Rainey is trying to control. De Fiore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Fiore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rainey.
De Fiore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rainey.
Rainey is trying to control. De Fiore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rainey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rainey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fiore's head.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fiore defending well though.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey working De Fiore over with strikes.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fiore defending well though.
De Fiore is in trouble now - Rainey has advanced to mount!
Rainey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jeez, Attilio De Fiore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Attilio De Fiore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bradley Rainey!
A less than humble Bradley Rainey misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 1678 p4p, 1273 weight class) and Chaikka Chai (ranked 212 p4p, 168 weight class). Chai has chosen Dead Man Walking as his entrance music. Chaikka Chai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai working Durant over with knees to the body.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Durant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Durant is trying to push Chai away but Chai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant breaks from the clinch.
Durant misses with a body shot.
Durant sets himself, and Chai steps forward looking for the clinch! Durant avoids it this time.
A big right from Durant misses.
Chai throws a series of punches but Durant avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durant misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Chaikka Chai has been cut.
Durant scores with a punch to the head.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durant.
As Durant backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Durant manages to avoid it all.
Durant misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durant.
Chai drives through and clinches with Durant against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durant.
Durant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Durant avoids the damage to the body.
Durant is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durant cracks Chai with a nice body shot.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai crunches a lovely knee into Durant's ribcage.
Durant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
Durant is breathing heavily.
Chai crunches a lovely knee into Durant's ribcage.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Durant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai landing knees to the head.
Durant is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Oh Durant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai lands a big right hand that drops Durant! The killer instinct kicks in and Chai finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaikka Chai!
A very excited looking Chaikka Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 668 p4p, 615 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 85 p4p, 81 weight class). Sampaio has chosen Corre Riba Corre Baixo as his entrance music. James Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fortunado Sampaio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sampaio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Sampaio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Sampaio moves out of range.
Sampaio throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Hunt.
Sampaio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Sampaio.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt motions for Sampaio to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Sampaio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Sampaio counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Sampaio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sampaio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Sampaio scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampaio scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws the left hand but Sampaio avoids the punch easily.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sampaio counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Sampaio tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Sampaio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampaio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sampaio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampaio works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Sampaio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Sampaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Sampaio controls the action.
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!
Sampaio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sampaio blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Sampaio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sampaio stalls.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Sampaio.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Sampaio.
Hunt tries a body shot but Sampaio blocks it.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
Sampaio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sampaio fails to land.
Sampaio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Sampaio cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Sampaio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Sampaio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sampaio.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sampaio breaks from the clinch.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sampaio lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt lands with a cross.
It looks like Fortunado Sampaio has been cut.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sampaio.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sampaio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampaio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sampaio throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
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!
Sampaio misses with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Sampaio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sampaio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sampaio to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt is looking to wear down Sampaio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sampaio lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Sampaio counters with a thumping low kick.
Sampaio ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Sampaio off balance momentarily.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Sampaio to counter with a crisp jab.
Sampaio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampaio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Sampaio moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fortunado Sampaio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fortunado Sampaio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sampaio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sampaio counters with a body kick.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Sampaio moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
A nice side step and Sampaio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Sampaio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sampaio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Sampaio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a left hand.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sampaio.
Sampaio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Sampaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sampaio.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Sampaio back against the cage.
Sampaio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampaio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampaio pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortunado Sampaio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
Sampaio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampaio tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampaio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sampaio.
Sampaio breaks the clinch.
Sampaio lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Sampaio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like James Hunt has been cut.
Sampaio thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt tries to move into range but Sampaio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sampaio comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hunt falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hunt was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fortunado Sampaio!
Fortunado Sampaio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 391 p4p, 300 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 54 p4p, 42 weight class). Aaron Wolf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf slips a jab from Smith.
Wolf replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Smith blocks it well.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Smith.
A low kick lands for Wolf.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Wolf misses.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolf doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GAMMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith thows a body kick. Wolf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wolf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wolf. Wolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith digs a good body shot into Wolf's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
Wolf unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wolf avoids a kick to the body.
As Smith backs off Wolf throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Wolf connects with a leg kick.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith with a jab.
Smith has Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Smith digs a right hand into Wolf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolf's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Smith.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Wolf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
Wolf misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Wolf tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf breaks from the clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Wolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolf counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Wolf counters with a body kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wolf lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Wolf takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Leon Smith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith looks to land a body kick but Wolf moved away.
Wolf lands a head shot.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolf.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Wolf sees coming a mile off.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf circles away.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wolf cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Aaron Wolf's cut even more.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a leg kick but Wolf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
A nice side step and Wolf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith misses with a combination
and Wolf counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
A big left from Wolf misses.
Leon Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Wolf unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Smith tenderised Wolf's leg. Wolf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Wolf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Wolf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Wolf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith clinches up with Wolf and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf lands a body punch.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wolf in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolf.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolf is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Wolf.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith prevents Wolf from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wolf lands a body punch.
Wolf tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Wolf fails to land.
Wolf manages to break the clinch.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Wolf follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Wolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Wolf avoids a kick to the body.
Wolf flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Wolf throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolf.
Smith wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Wolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Smith backs off Wolf throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Leon Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf's shoulder, as Wolf tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Wolf misses.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolf throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolf! But no joy.
Wolf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Wolf throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith thows a body kick. Wolf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
And Wolf responds with a good body kick, but Smith manages to step out the way in time.
Wolf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith 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.
An inside leg kick from Wolf misses.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
Smith is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Wolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Wolf misses.
Aaron Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf slips a jab from Smith.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Wolf tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolf is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Leon Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wolf tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Wolf back against the cage.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Wolf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith jabs at Wolf's body.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Wolf's head back.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Wolf needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a push kick but Wolf slaps the foot to one side.
Wolf looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Wolf throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith looks to land a combination. Wolf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Wolf's defenses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leon Smith thanked Knock Out Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Aaron Wolf spoke after the fight, saying 'Get Over Here ! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 248 p4p, 253 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 23 p4p, 24 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riminal misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riminal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mesquita on his heels. He'll look to pass Mesquita's guard now, I'm sure.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riminal defends it easily.
Riminal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riminal looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Riminal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Riminal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riminal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mesquita can't keep his opponent in guard - Riminal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riminal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riminal is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mesquita has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Riminal is looking to defend but Mesquita has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Riminal! Mesquita pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Riminal taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 524 p4p, 289 weight class) and Kurt Zweihander (ranked 31 p4p, 15 weight class). Deane comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Calvin Deane has been cut.
Zweihander's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zweihander scrambles back to his feet.
Deane with a jab.
Zweihander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zweihander slips a jab from Deane.
Deane moves out of range as Zweihander strikes.
Deane misses with a takedown
and Zweihander counters with a head kick that wobbles Deane - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Zweihander sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 29 p4p, 19 weight class) and Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Fleximario comes into the arena with Funkmeister blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleximario lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Nuufo Seanoa has been cut.
Seanoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fleximario if he has to take too many more of those.
Fleximario with the inside leg kick.
Seanoa 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.
Seanoa instigates a clinch.
Seanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleximario's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seanoa.
Seanoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleximario.
Seanoa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Seanoa is trying to keep Fleximario in close.
Seanoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seanoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fleximario defends well.
Fleximario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Seanoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Fleximario is retaining full guard.
Seanoa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fleximario manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fleximario sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fleximario is posturing up here but Seanoa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fleximario tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fleximario has to tap! Slick submission there by Seanoa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa is the new super heavyweight champion!
Nuufo Seanoa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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