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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 5098 p4p, 4964 weight class) and Shaun Wallace (ranked 538 p4p, 530 weight class). Wallace has chosen Enter The Chaser as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaun Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace tried to score with a low kick but Munson checks it.
Munson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wallace throws a jab when Munson was well out of range.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Munson does no damage.
Wallace is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Munson with a body shot.
Munson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Munson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
Munson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallace.
Wallace connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Munson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson misses with a double jab.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Munson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munson.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Wallace misses with some punches.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Munson lands with a cross.
Munson works over Wallace's head and body with a nice combination.
Munson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace scores with a decent looking hook.
Munson lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
 Wallace is rocked!
Munson drops Wallace with a huge uppercut! Wallace drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Munson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Munson!
A very excited looking Robert Munson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 3435 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 211 p4p, 283 weight class). Sonny Barella could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ari Katajamaki's chin.
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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 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katajamaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barella to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katajamaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barella looking to pass the guard.
Barella advances position into side control!
Barella wants to stand but Katajamaki has his arm trapped.
Barella tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella has hold of Katajamaki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Katajamaki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Barella cranks the arm and Katajamaki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Katajamaki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sonny Barella!
Sonny Barella 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Durand (ranked 3417 p4p, 3288 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 405 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mjölnir.
A big left from Durand misses.
Durand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mjölnir thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a left and a right that stings Mjölnir.
Durand scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durand crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mjölnir - the referee stops the clock and Durand gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mjölnir. Durand manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mjölnir thuds his right hand into Durand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mjölnir moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mjölnir lands a big uppercut and Durand crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Durand looks OK. Mjölnir waves Durand back to his feet!
Mjölnir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a crisp one two that drops Mjölnir! Durand thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mjölnir to his feet! Mjölnir is in big trouble!
Mjölnir is rocked!
Durand throws a series of punches but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Mjölnir is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand finish him?
Mjölnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Mjölnir throws a counter combo.
Mjölnir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durand circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on Mjölnir's shoulder, as Mjölnir tries to avoid the shot.
Durand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjölnir throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mjölnir seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir misses with a hook
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Mjölnir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durand checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mjölnir misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Durand misses the jab.
Mjölnir misses with a low kick.
Mjölnir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mjölnir tried to score with a low kick but Durand checks it.
Mjölnir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Mjölnir.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mjölnir scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Durand misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mjölnir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mjölnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mjölnir drops Durand with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Durand looks back up at him and smiles so Mjölnir waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Durand is rocked!
Mjölnir fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Durand square on the jaw! Damn, Durand is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torsten Mjölnir!
An out of breath and clearly excited Torsten Mjölnir thanked Stoner's Killer Apparel 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 Sam Diego (ranked 2938 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 380 p4p, 334 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Diego has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Diego seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diego!
Diego wants to control but Duggan postures up.
Diego's coaches at New York Public Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Duggan is looking to take a break and control but Diego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duggan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Duggan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diego is avoiding damage well.
Duggan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diego sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego defending against the ground and pound.
Duggan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diego is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duggan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan tries to score with some ground and pound. Diego controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diego can't do much from the bottom here.
Duggan trying to control the action but Diego is working from the bottom.
Duggan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diego knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Diego is not content to let Duggan control the position.
Diego parries the strikes from Duggan easily there. Duggan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diego to escape.
Duggan laying and praying for a moment but Diego takes advantage and regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Duggan seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego trying to control from the bottom.
Diego won't allow Duggan to pass to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duggan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Duggan settles back down.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duggan scores with a hook to the body. Diego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Duggan connects with a looping right hand.
Duggan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diego back to the cage. Duggan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diego swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Diego misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Diego lands with a hook. Duggan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Duggan does it's job there.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A countering left hand to the body from Duggan misses.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Duggan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Diego misses its target.
Duggan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Duggan misses the target.
Duggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diego, pushing him back against the cage.
Diego tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duggan lands an uppercut.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Duggan breaks the clinch.
Duggan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Diego is pressed up against the cage. Duggan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diego down to the mat. Diego avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duggan throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duggan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duggan clinches.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan manages to break the clinch.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggan is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Duggan feints and as Diego raises his hands in defense, Duggan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duggan postures up in Diego's guard and throws a big left but Diego blocks it.
Jim Duggan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duggan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan advances position into side control!
Diego taking a bit of punishment here - Duggan scoring with strikes.
Diego is looking to reverse the position.
Duggan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diego to see if he's OK.
Diego is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diego is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duggan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duggan's back!
Diego doesn't have the hooks in and Duggan manages to turn into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duggan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duggan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throwing strikes from guard but Diego blocks nicely.
Duggan throwing strikes but missing.
Diego keeping full guard, as Duggan tries to pass.
Duggan postures up in Diego's guard and throws a big left but Diego blocks it.
Duggan looking to sit in guard and control but Diego gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries to stand but Duggan is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is looking for a triangle but Diego pushes his legs off easily.
Duggan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diego defends well.
Duggan has a closed guard, preventing Diego from standing up.
Diego wants to stand and escape but instead Duggan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four 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.
Duggan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diego looking to control.
Duggan trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diego is keeping the position for now.
Duggan trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Diego moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Duggan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
Diego is looking to wear down Duggan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego misses with a series of wild punches.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Duggan thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Duggan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Duggan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duggan drives through with a takedown into Diego's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diego controlling the position.
Duggan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Duggan from controlling successfully.
Duggan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Diego is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Duggan cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duggan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Duggan looking to pass the guard.
Duggan stands and throws Diego's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duggan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diego works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sam Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is working for a kimura but Diego is defending it quite comfortably.
Duggan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diego doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duggan.
Duggan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan stalling.
Duggan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Diego could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Duggan has cracked it and Diego is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Duggan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 2330 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 289 p4p, 346 weight class). Trejo has chosen El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Trejo.
 It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo with a nice cross.
Trejo throws a nice looking combination but Pauschi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Pauschi moves out of range.
Trejo scores with a nice head shot.
Trejo moves out of range as Pauschi strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trejo! But no joy.
Pauschi throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
Pauschi misses with a looping left.
Trejo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trejo misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pauschi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trejo throws a combination that misses
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
Pauschi moves out of range of the strikes.
Pauschi throwing a counter right hand but Trejo manages to avoid it.
Pauschi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo throws a hook but Pauschi blocks it.
Pauschi has closed the distance and engaged Trejo in a clinch.
Trejo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Pauschi prevents a body shot from Trejo.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauschi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pauschi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Pauschi.
Pauschi scores with a shot to the side of Trejo's head.
Pauschi pushes off an throws an elbow but Trejo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Pauschi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trejo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trejo.
Pauschi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Pauschi controls the action.
Pauschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi tries a body shot but Trejo blocks it.
Pauschi prevents a body shot from Trejo.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Pauschi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a knee to the head.
Trejo avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Trejo is working Pauschi over against the cage.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trejo.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trejo blocks a body shot from Pauschi.
Trejo working aggressively here.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
Trejo lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trejo backwards.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Trejo avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Trejo.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pauschi's elbow.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike from Pauschi.
A nice left hand lands by Trejo.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Trejo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Trejo throws a head punch that misses.
Pauschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Pauschi controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trejo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pauschi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pauschi lands with a short shot to the head.
Trejo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pauschi lands a body shot.
Trejo has a couple of punches blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pauschi fails to land.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trejo.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trejo avoids it.
Pauschi blocking some punches.
Trejo takes a shot to the head.
Trejo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trejo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trejo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pauschi.
Pauschi tries a knee to the head but Trejo blocks it.
Pauschi swings wildly with an uppercut but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Trejo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trejo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pauschi.
Trejo clobbers Pauschi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trejo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trejo.
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauschi misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauschi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trejo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pauschi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trejo misses with a right hand
and Pauschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Trejo.
Pauschi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trejo on the side of the head.
Trejo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo leaves his chin hanging out and Pauschi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Trejo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Pauschi!
After winning the bout, Chris Pauschi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie IV (ranked 3465 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 176 p4p, 160 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Pedersoli!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV throws a jab when Pedersoli was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Pedersoli misses.
Pedersoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Charlie IV has been cut.
IV misses with a looping left.
IV with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pedersoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Pedersoli walks into a straight right hand from IV.
Pedersoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits IVs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
IV throws an overhand right that lands on Pedersoli's shoulder, as Pedersoli tries to avoid the shot.
Pedersoli slips a straight right by IV.
Nice defenses there by Pedersoli.
We've been hearing reports that IV has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pedersoli moves away from the strike by IV.
Pedersoli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but IV blocks it well.
Pedersoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pedersoli missing with a left hand there. IV was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pedersoli misses with a body shot.
Pedersoli moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedersoli ducks under a wild hook from IV.
Pedersoli misses with a right hand
letting IV counter with a right hand.
Pedersoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
IV lands a jab to Pedersoli's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Pedersoli.
IV misses with a body shot.
Pedersoli throws out a counter right but IV avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersoli looks to throw a body kick
and IV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedersoli throws a wild body kick that IV sees coming a mile off.
IV throws a shot from downtown. Pedersoli moves away and avoids it.
Pedersoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from IV misses its intended target.
Pedersoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract IV.
Pedersoli misses with a hook.
Pedersoli connects with a body shot that sends IV's belly button to the back.
IV misses with a left hand
enabling Pedersoli to counter with a crisp jab.
IV is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pedersoli throws a head kick but IV moves out of range.
IV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedersoli manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Pedersoli.
Pedersoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charlie IV's cut is getting worse.
IV changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersoli scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IV swings widly with a right hand
and Pedersoli counters with a crisp right that sends IV to the canvas! Pedersoli follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Pedersoli!
Carlo Pedersoli 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Sulekov (ranked 1313 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Peoples Champion (ranked 167 p4p, 211 weight class). Champion has chosen Aegukka as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damar Sulekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peoples Champion!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Champion counters with a two punch combo.
Champion loads up on a big right hand but Sulekov slips the punch.
Sulekov throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sulekov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Champion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Sulekov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that Sulekov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sulekov walks into a jab.
Sulekov misses with a left hand
and Champion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Champion scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sulekov.
Champion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sulekov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Champion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov cracks Champion with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
Peoples Champion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Champion throws a hook but Sulekov blocks it.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and Sulekov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Champion's guard.
Sulekov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Champion's guard.
Champion is refusing to be controlled, as Sulekov sits in half guard.
Champion is trying to stand.
Sulekov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sulekov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Champion keeps working.
Sulekov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Champion is trying to stand.
Sulekov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov stops Champion from getting back to his feet.
Sulekov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sulekov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Champion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sulekov controlling the action here.
Champion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Champion wants to sweep here but Sulekov controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sulekov postures up.
Sulekov 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.
Sulekov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Champion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov trying to control but Champion is working from the bottom.
Champion wants to stand and escape but Sulekov is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Champion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sulekov.
A swing and a miss from Champion.
Sloppy strikes from Sulekov. Those never looked like landing.
Champion thuds his right hand into Sulekov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donk. Champion catches Sulekov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Damar Sulekov has been cut.
Sulekov 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.
Sulekov throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Champion counter with a right hand.
Sulekov misses with a double jab.
Champion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sulekov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sulekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Champion throws a right hand that Sulekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sulekov also avoids with ease.
Sulekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
A jab from Champion misses.
Sulekov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Champion misses with an uppercut. Sulekov saw that one coming.
Sulekov slips a straight right by Champion.
Champion is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sulekov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Champion throws a jab but it's blocked by Sulekov.
Sulekov tries to counter with a takedown but Champion is quick to defend against it.
Champion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sulekov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sulekov there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peoples Champion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Champion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sulekov misses with a double jab
and Champion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Champion stalks Sulekov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sulekov's face. Sulekov staggers backwards, shaken.
Sulekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sulekov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sulekov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Champion doesn't seem bothered though.
Sulekov drops his shoulder and cracks Champion with a huge uppercut! Champion goes down! Can Sulekov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champion has his foot on Sulekov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sulekov works his way back into a safe position though.
Champion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Champion pulls Sulekov in close to his closed guard and prevents Sulekov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Champion can't keep his opponent in guard - Sulekov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion is refusing to be controlled, as Sulekov sits in half guard.
Sulekov is really struggling to control Champion but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sulekov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Champion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Champion trying to control but Sulekov postures up.
Champion is trying to get back to full guard.
Sulekov slips a nice elbow through Champion's hands, connecting with Champion's forehead.
That has opened up Peoples Champion's cut even more.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sulekov lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov stops Champion from getting back to his feet.
Sulekov slips a nice elbow through Champion's hands, connecting with Champion's forehead.
The cut above Peoples Champion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peoples Champion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Damar Sulekov!
Our winner, Damar Sulekov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 1914 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 103 p4p, 111 weight class). Legs's entrance music is Walk - Pantera. A fine choice. 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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270
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs moves in looking to clinch but Christ pushes him off.
Christ shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Legs eats them both and turns towards Christ to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs misses with an uppercut.
Legs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legs looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ is looking to clinch but Legs is avoiding it.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but Legs shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Legs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
Legs checks a leg kick.
Legs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christ.
Legs moves into the clinch successfully.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Legs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legs digs a good hook to Christ's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legs cracks Christ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ tries to land a leg kick but Legs saw it coming and moves away.
Legs forces Christ back against the cage and clinches.
Legs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Legs throws a punch but it's blocked by Christ.
Legs misses with a punch on the inside.
Legs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Legs misses the jab.
Legs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christ.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Christ.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
Legs lands with a shot to the body.
Legs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Legs misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Legs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ shoots in but no luck this time.
Legs digs a good hook to Christ's body.
Christ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Legs misses its intended target.
Christ is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been told by Legs's head coaches at Rollins Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christ takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Legs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Legs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs tries to keep at a distance but Christ has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Christ shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christ is defended easily by Legs.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Legs digs a good hook to Christ's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Legs misses the target.
Christ takes the fight into the clinch.
Legs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legs up against the cage.
Christ is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs just leaning against Christ, taking a breather.
Legs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Legs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Legs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Legs has him pressed against the cage.
Legs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legs lands a shoulder strike.
Christ jumps guard but Legs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Christ tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legs lands a left hand.
Legs pushes Christ back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Legs is keeping busy.
Legs lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Legs misses with a wild body shot.
Christ wants to clinch up but Legs keeps it at a distance.
Legs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Christ tries to counter by closing the distance.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legs moves away.
Legs is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crazy Legs is winning the standup battle so far.
Legs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Legs.
Legs throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Christ slips a straight right by Legs.
Legs looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Christ appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Christ blocks a jab.
Julio Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Legs circles away.
Legs stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Legs scores with a body shot.
Legs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legs wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Legs tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Christ.
Legs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Legs swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Legs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Legs lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Legs punishes Christ's body with a nice straight punch.
Legs jabs at Christ's body.
Legs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Legs misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Legs throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ ducks right into an uppercut from Legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs has managed to clinch.
Legs scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Legs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Legs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legs drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.
Legs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs throws a head punch that misses.
Legs working aggressively here.
Christ blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legs.
Legs throws a head punch that misses.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legs pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crazy Legs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Legs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Legs has him pressed against the cage.
Christ tries to pull guard but Legs holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Christ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants a takedown but no success here.
Legs misses with the head strike.
Legs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Christ scores with a shoulder strike.
Christ is looking for a takedown.
Christ tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Legs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Legs scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Legs after a bit of a struggle.
Legs pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christ misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Christ 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Legs throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ fails with the takedown.
Christ walks into a left hand.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legs misses with a body shot.
Legs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Legs scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs connects with a single shot there.
A cross from Legs lands.
Legs lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Legs tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
Legs tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ moves away from the strike by Legs.
Christ feints the counter takedown.
Christ forces Legs back against the cage and clinches.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legs moves into the clinch successfully.
Legs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christ up against the cage.
Legs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Legs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Legs lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Legs misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legs tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Legs as the two fighters clinch.
Legs has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
Christ tries to pull guard but Legs won't allow it.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Christ.
Christ is trying to force a seperation but Legs has the dominant position.
Legs lands a right hand.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legs slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Legs.
Legs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Legs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christ is rocked!
Legs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Legs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Legs finish him?
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legs dips a shoulder and cracks Christ with a mighty uppercut! Christ falls back against the cage and Legs unloads with a barrage of strikes! Christ is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Legs screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Legs!
Our winner, Crazy Legs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 591 p4p, 884 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 78 p4p, 145 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talvela's hands.
Talvela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela scores with a nice body kick.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Talvela misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Talvela.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz 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.
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
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!
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talvela at a distance.
Talvela throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Talvela.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Talvela - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Talvela. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz 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.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talvela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Talvela.
Talvela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Talvela's body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talvela.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz scores with a jab. Talvela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Talvela.
Talvela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Talvela moved out of range.
Talvela quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela delivers a nice body kick.
Talvela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
Talvela gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela breaks the clinch.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Jab from Talvela.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Talvela throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Talvela only half commits.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Talvela - that will leave a mark!
Talvela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talvela tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz stuns Talvela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz misses the jab.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Talvela shakes him off and moves away.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Talvela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination. Talvela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talvela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talvela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Talvela misses.
Talvela finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
Talvela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talvela throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Talvela.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talvela misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz checks a low kick from Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Talvela connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Talvela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela throws a head kick that half lands.
Talvela misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
Talvela scores with a decent looking hook.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela throws a nice head kick!
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Talvela avoids it well.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talvela slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Talvela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
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!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Talvela throws a body shot but no joy.
Talvela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talvela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Talvela.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela takes one to the chin there.
Diaz 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.
Talvela tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Talvela jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Talvela.
Talvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talvela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Talvela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Talvela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talvela tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Paavo Talvela is winning the standup battle so far.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
Talvela throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
Diaz throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Talvela slips a straight right by Diaz.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Talvela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Talvela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talvela tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Talvela throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talvela.
Talvela tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Talvela lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talvela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Talvela throws a leg kick
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Talvela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talvela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talvela.
Talvela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Talvela.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Talvela backpedaling.
Talvela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Talvela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Talvela.
Talvela connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Talvela.
Good shot there by Talvela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talvela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talvela.
Diaz works Talvela's body with a nice hook.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
A head kick misses from Talvela.
Talvela throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to bum rush Talvela with a series of wild strikes but Talvela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Talvela throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Talvela only half commits.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Talvela avoids them all with ease.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela misses the jab.
Talvela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Noel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Talvela had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Talvela misses with a double jab.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Talvela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talvela moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz stalks Talvela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Talvela's face. Talvela staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Talvela.
Diaz misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
Talvela lands a jab.
Talvela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talvela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Talvela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Talvela throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Talvela had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Talvela.
Crunch! Talvela slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to move into range but Talvela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talvela.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela connects with the punch.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talvela pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talvela keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Talvela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talvela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talvela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
A victorious Paavo Talvela thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 1542 p4p, 1162 weight class) and BIg Cholo (ranked 85 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BIg Cholo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake cracks Cholo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cholo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Drake finish him?
It looks like BIg Cholo has been cut.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Cholo's head but Cholo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cholo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake throws a jab when Cholo was well out of range.
Drake cracks Cholo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drake has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cholo to stand back up!
Cholo is rocked!
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!
Drake drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Cholo's head, knocking him out cold! Drake is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
JD Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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