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Bounty Tournament 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Tong Panong (ranked 2740 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Kasparas Spirikavicius (ranked 315 p4p, 264 weight class). Tong Panong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tetris Song. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasparas Spirikavicius!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong Panong throws a hook to the side of Spirikavicius's head but Spirikavicius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spirikavicius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spirikavicius wants it to stay on the feet.
Tong Panong dives in for a single leg takedown but Spirikavicius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spirikavicius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tong Panong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spirikavicius blocks an elbow strike from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spirikavicius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tong Panong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tong Panong jumps guard and drags Spirikavicius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tong Panong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spirikavicius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spirikavicius tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tong Panong defending against the ground and pound.
Tong Panong is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirikavicius wants to stand but Tong Panong has his arm trapped.
Spirikavicius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tong Panong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tong Panong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spirikavicius's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tong Panong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spirikavicius seems to be working for a kimura but Tong Panong defends the submission attempt.
Tong Panong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tong Panong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spirikavicius tries to stand and escape but Tong Panong is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spirikavicius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tong Panong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tong Panong tries to get to full guard but Spirikavicius has control of the leg.
Tong Panong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spirikavicius tries to stand but Tong Panong is controlling from the bottom.
Tong Panong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spirikavicius wanted to stand there but Tong Panong had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tong Panong is adopting a defensive guard.
Spirikavicius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirikavicius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tong Panong's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spirikavicius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tong Panong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spirikavicius misses with a looping left.
Tong Panong shoots and misses
and Spirikavicius counters with a nice uppercut.
Spirikavicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tong Panong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spirikavicius finds it's way round the side to connect with Tong Panong's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spirikavicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tong Panong closes the distance but Spirikavicius moves to the side
and Spirikavicius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tong Panong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spirikavicius misses with a straight left.
Tong Panong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spirikavicius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spirikavicius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Spirikavicius. No joy for Tong Panong on that attempt.
Tong Panong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tong Panong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spirikavicius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tong Panong grinds an elbow into Spirikavicius's temple.
Tong Panong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spirikavicius throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tong Panong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tong Panong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spirikavicius is trying to control Tong Panong's posture but Tong Panong avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kasparas Spirikavicius will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spirikavicius throws a hook to the side of Tong Panong's head but Tong Panong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tong Panong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spirikavicius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spirikavicius throws a body punch but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Spirikavicius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tong Panong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spirikavicius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spirikavicius wants it to stay on the feet.
Spirikavicius avoids the body shot from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch but Spirikavicius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasparas Spirikavicius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spirikavicius looks to land a right hand but Tong Panong moved out of range.
Tong Panong shoots in looking for a takedown. Spirikavicius tries to sprawl out of it but Tong Panong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spirikavicius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Spirikavicius misses.
Tong Panong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spirikavicius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong tries for a takedown but Spirikavicius circles away easily
and Spirikavicius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tong Panong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up but Spirikavicius circles away and keeps his distance.
Tong Panong defending well as Spirikavicius loads up on a big left hand.
Tong Panong throws a lazy uppercut
and Spirikavicius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tong Panong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirikavicius keeps the fight on the outside.
Spirikavicius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Tong Panong.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spirikavicius.
Tong Panong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spirikavicius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spirikavicius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spirikavicius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
Tong Panong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spirikavicius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spirikavicius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tong Panong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spirikavicius misses with the head strike.
Spirikavicius lands a left hand.
Tong Panong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spirikavicius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spirikavicius scores with a shot to the side of Tong Panong's head.
Tong Panong is working Spirikavicius over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirikavicius stops a takedown attempt from Tong Panong.
Spirikavicius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spirikavicius avoiding damage as Tong Panong throws knees to the body.
Tong Panong wants the takedown. Spirikavicius is fighting it off but Tong Panong persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Spirikavicius's guard against the cage.
Tong Panong looking to pass the guard.
Tong Panong trying to control but Spirikavicius is working from the bottom.
Tong Panong won't allow Spirikavicius to get back to his feet.
Spirikavicius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spirikavicius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spirikavicius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tong Panong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong wants to control from the top but Spirikavicius keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tong Panong won't allow Spirikavicius to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tong Panong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tong Panong tries to move into range but Spirikavicius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tong Panong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spirikavicius! But no joy.
Tong Panong slips a straight right by Spirikavicius.
It looked like Tong Panong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tong Panong throws a looping overhand right but Spirikavicius ducks down to avoid it.
Kasparas Spirikavicius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spirikavicius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tong Panong.
Tong Panong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spirikavicius.
Spirikavicius scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Spirikavicius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Spirikavicius misses its intended target.
Tong Panong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tong Panong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tong Panong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tong Panong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spirikavicius misses with a looping right.
Spirikavicius misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spirikavicius swings for the body but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Spirikavicius moves out of range.
Tong Panong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spirikavicius.
Spirikavicius lands with an uppercut that bounces Tong Panong off the cage and back into range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tong Panong as he connects with a hook.
Tong Panong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spirikavicius is out of range.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spirikavicius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Spirikavicius.
Tong Panong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spirikavicius.
Tong Panong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tong Panong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tong Panong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasparas Spirikavicius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tong Panong wants to clinch up but Spirikavicius keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spirikavicius.
A punch lands to the side of Tong Panong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Tong Panong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tong Panong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spirikavicius controlling Tong Panong's posture.
Tong Panong won't allow Spirikavicius to get back to his feet.
Spirikavicius being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong prevents Spirikavicius from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong tries to free his leg and advance position but Spirikavicius is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spirikavicius is looking to stand up but Tong Panong isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tong Panong ducks under a wild hook from Spirikavicius.
Spirikavicius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spirikavicius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spirikavicius throws a big shot that misses.
Spirikavicius lands a jab to the nose.
Tong Panong ducks under a wild hook from Spirikavicius.
Spirikavicius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spirikavicius wants it to stay on the feet.
Spirikavicius 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.
Spirikavicius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tong Panong forces Spirikavicius back against the cage and clinches.
Spirikavicius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tong Panong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spirikavicius walks away with a smile on his face. Tong Panong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch but Spirikavicius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasparas Spirikavicius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirikavicius misses with a straight right.
Spirikavicius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tong Panong on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tong Panong shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tong Panong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spirikavicius clobbers Tong Panong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tong Panong wants to clinch up but Spirikavicius keeps it at a distance.
Tong Panong gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Spirikavicius to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Spirikavicius misses.
Tong Panong throws a combination that misses
and Spirikavicius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spirikavicius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tong Panong.
Tong Panong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spirikavicius quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spirikavicius is looking to escape.
Spirikavicius felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tong Panong wants to control but Spirikavicius is keeping him busy.
Spirikavicius is pressing down on Tong Panong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tong Panong trying to control the position from guard on top but Spirikavicius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirikavicius wants to sweep here but Tong Panong controlling him for the moment.
Tong Panong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spirikavicius is keeping the position for now.
Spirikavicius pulls Tong Panong in close to prevent any damage.
Tong Panong prevents Spirikavicius from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spirikavicius feints and then cracks Tong Panong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tong Panong down.
Tong Panong throws a low kick but Spirikavicius moves out of range easily.
Spirikavicius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spirikavicius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spirikavicius stuffs the takedown attempt from Tong Panong. Tong Panong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Spirikavicius.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch but Spirikavicius is avoiding it.
Spirikavicius scores with a hook.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spirikavicius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Tong Panong misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spirikavicius, as that shot connected.
Spirikavicius scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Spirikavicius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spirikavicius misses with an uppercut.
Tong Panong doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Spirikavicius to counter with a crisp jab.
Tong Panong ducks under a wild hook from Spirikavicius.
Tong Panong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spirikavicius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tong Panong scrambles back to his feet.
Tong Panong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spirikavicius's head.
Marc Tong Panong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tong Panong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spirikavicius counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasparas Spirikavicius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spirikavicius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasparas Spirikavicius!
Marc Tong Panong was interviewed post fight and said 'the guy did not do anything else than few lucky shots...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Makhno (ranked 2376 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Alpa Chino (ranked 281 p4p, 285 weight class). Makhno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yablochko. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alpa Chino!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makhno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Makhno.
Good shot there by Makhno.
Makhno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chino under the eye.
Makhno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makhno.
Makhno misses with a hook.
Chino lands a leg kick that knocks Makhno off balance momentarily.
Makhno works the jab nicely.
Makhno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Makhno lands a jab.
Makhno looks to land a left hand but Chino moved out of range nicely.
Chino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
Chino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nestor Makhno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makhno. That did some damage!
A big right from Chino misses.
Makhno throwing a counter right hand but Chino manages to avoid it.
Makhno sizes up Chino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makhno misses with a looping right.
Chino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makhno, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chino.
Makhno tries to work over Chino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makhno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makhno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chino's elbow.
Chino wants a takedown.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Chino wants to take the fight to the mat but Makhno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nestor Makhno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpa Chino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Makhno.
Makhno prevents a body shot from Chino.
Makhno struggles to land a body shot inside as Chino controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
Chino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Makhno.
A shot in the inside from Makhno.
Chino prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno pushes Chino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Makhno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makhno tries a body shot but Chino blocks it.
Makhno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makhno looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chino breaks from the clinch.
Makhno looks to land a left hand but Chino moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Chino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chino.
Chino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makhno scores with a body shot.
Makhno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Chino tries to get set, Makhno tries to push him back and clinch up but Chino manages to avoid the attempt.
Makhno misses with a series of wild punches.
Chino thinks about the counter body kick.
Chino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Makhno misses.
Chino slips a straight right by Makhno.
Chino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chino.
Chino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chino looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makhno is trying to control the position but Chino postures up.
Makhno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Makhno tries to get out of the position.
Chino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Makhno's head.
Makhno controls Chino momentarily but Chino frees himself.
Chino throwing strikes but missing.
Makhno is pulling down on Chino's head. It's preventing any offense from Chino, at least for the moment.
Chino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Makhno misses its intended target.
Makhno misses with a straight right.
Makhno jabs at Chino's body.
Nestor Makhno is winning the standup battle so far.
Makhno scores with a jab to the body.
Makhno just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Makhno. Beautiful body shot.
Chino slips a jab from Makhno.
Makhno lands a really nice looking cross but Chino seems unphased.
Makhno throws a hook but Chino avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Makhno.
A punch lands to the side of Makhno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makhno but Makhno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Chino. That snapped Makhno's head back.
Makhno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chino can do to turn this around?
Makhno looks to throw the jab but Chino is out of range.
Chino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chino with a poor takedown
letting Makhno counter with a right hand.
Chino doesn't manage to clinch there - Makhno circles away.
Chino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Sloppy strikes from Makhno. Those never looked like landing.
Makhno lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Makhno as Chino shoots in.
Nestor Makhno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpa Chino.
Makhno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chino.
Makhno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino throws a big counter head kick but Makhno avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno works over Chino's head and body with a nice combination.
Makhno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makhno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makhno throws a hook but Chino blocks it.
Makhno misses with an uppercut. Chino saw that one coming.
Makhno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makhno gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chino to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makhno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chino is in close to Makhno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chino postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chino throws an elbow that misses. Makhno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chino's guard. Nice move by Makhno!
Chino working for submissions but it's allowed Makhno to get to half guard.
Chino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makhno pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chino wants to sweep but Makhno has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno wants to stand but Chino has his arm trapped.
Chino is trying to improve his position.
Makhno stands up.
Chino takes one on the button.
Chino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhno throws out the jab.
Makhno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Makhno's guard.
Makhno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chino on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chino scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 Makhno is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makhno.
Chino unleashes a big counter combination but Makhno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oh Makhno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chino throws an overhand right that drops Makhno like a sack of potatoes! Chino dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpa Chino!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bedgars Trimms (ranked 1666 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Mackin Hooez (ranked 146 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bedgars Trimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mackin Hooez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Trimms misses the target.
Hooez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trimms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hooez's hands.
Trimms swings for the body but Hooez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trimms. Hooez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trimms.
Hooez feints the counter takedown.
Trimms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooez manages to avoid it.
Trimms darts in and clinches Hooez up against the cage.
Trimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trimms tries to work over Hooez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trimms definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trimms presses Hooez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooez fails to pull guard.
Bedgars Trimms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mackin Hooez.
Hooez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hooez prevents a body shot from Trimms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hooez jumps guard but Trimms stands there with Hooez around his waist. Hooez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trimms digs a right hand into Hooez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooez's gas tank.
Hooez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trimms uses from the top position.
Trimms slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trimms has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hooez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooez has his foot on Trimms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trimms works his way back into a safe position though.
Trimms content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooez keeping full guard, as Trimms tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimms controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trimms misses with a wild body shot.
Hooez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trimms defends it well.
Trimms tries to clinch there but Hooez circles away.
Hooez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hooez is staying tight to Trimms's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hooez trying to control the action but Trimms is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimms is trying to control Hooez's posture but Hooez avoids it.
Hooez is looking to take a break and control but Trimms is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hooez controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedgars Trimms dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trimms lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hooez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trimms.
Trimms throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trimms lands a nice shot that snaps Hooez's head back.
Hooez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trimms as he avoids it easily.
Trimms forces Hooez back against the cage and clinches.
Trimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez pulls guard successfully.
Hooez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trimms looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hooez keeping full guard, as Trimms tries to pass.
Trimms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hooez can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooez working a defensive guard but Trimms passes into half guard.
Hooez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hooez is looking to control Trimms's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hooez avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hooez is looking to improve his position.
Trimms with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hooez actively working from the bottom here.
Trimms looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trimms closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hooez counters with a shoot takedown. Trimms fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooez preventing the sweep.
Trimms keeping moving, preventing Hooez from controlling successfully.
Trimms on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trimms tries to get out of the position.
Hooez advances position into side control!
Trimms is being controlled here.
Hooez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trimms, who protects the arm well.
Hooez laying and praying for a moment but Trimms takes advantage and regains half 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.
Trimms trying to hold on to Hooez's head to control him but Hooez postures up.
Hooez uses his free foot to push down on Trimms's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trimms.
Mackin Hooez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hooez fails to advance to Trimms's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bedgars Trimms will probably get the nod.
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!
Hooez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trimms tries to avoid it but Hooez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trimms to the ground. Trimms escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bedgars Trimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trimms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trimms throws a body punch but Hooez moves out of range.
Hooez feints the counter takedown.
Trimms misses with a wild body shot.
Trimms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trimms lands a left hand.
Trimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Trimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Trimms content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trimms passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimms content to control rather than advance.
Hooez looking for submissions off his back.
Hooez actively working from the bottom here.
Mackin Hooez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hooez trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trimms controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hooez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trimms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimms looks to land a left hand but Hooez moved out of range nicely.
Hooez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trimms.
And Hooez tries to counter it with a takedown but Trimms pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hooez slips a jab from Trimms.
Trimms throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bedgars Trimms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mackin Hooez.
Trimms looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooez is just out of range.
Hooez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trimms.
Hooez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trimms gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hooez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hooez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trimms controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trimms got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hooez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trimms has managed to get both his arms back between Hooez's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bedgars Trimms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trimms, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bedgars Trimms!
Bedgars Trimms 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2254 p4p, 822 weight class) and Vinny Griggs (ranked 288 p4p, 109 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Griggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Griggs should have avoided that one.
Griggs misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Griggs stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Griggs's ribs.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griggs at a distance.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Murphy jabs Griggs right on the nose. Griggs blinks but takes it well.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griggs's head.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griggs's hands.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Griggs finds it's target.
Murphy throws a push kick but Griggs slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Griggs misses the body punch
and Griggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Griggs is rocked!
Murphy drops Griggs with a naaaaasty hook - Griggs is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Murphy!
Gunnar Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 1217 p4p, 2047 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 187 p4p, 297 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero checks a low kick from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Constantinou throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Constantinou clinches.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Romero blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Constantinou tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Constantinou back against the cage.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Constantinou.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Constantinou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A short uppercut from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Constantinou scores with a hook to the body.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Constantinou lands a body shot.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Constantinou's head.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero pushes Constantinou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Constantinou gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero is working Constantinou over against the cage.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinou's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou lands a body shot.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantinou lands a nice uppercut.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Constantinou presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero working aggressively here.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero taking a breather.
Constantinou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
 It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries to stall but Constantinou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Romero.
Constantinou lands a nice uppercut.
Constantinou lands a body punch.
Romero looks winded!
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
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 Lazaros Constantinou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Constantinou doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero is looking for the big counter here.
Constantinou digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
Constantinou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Constantinou's corner calls for a 1-2. Constantinou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Constantinou throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Constantinou misses the jab.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Constantinou thows a body kick. Romero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Constantinou with a nice calf kick.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Constantinou back into the cage.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Constantinou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Lazaros Constantinou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero digs a right hand into Constantinou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Constantinou's gas tank.
Constantinou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romero 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.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Constantinou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Constantinou.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Constantinou.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou lands an uppercut.
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Constantinou is keeping busy.
Constantinou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Constantinou.
Still in the clinch, Constantinou scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a shot to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Constantinou lands an uppercut.
Constantinou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero gets through Constantinou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike.
Romero blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Constantinou.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Constantinou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Constantinou as the two fighters clinch.
Constantinou scores with a shoulder strike.
Constantinou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Constantinou lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Constantinou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaros Constantinou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Constantinou.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazaros Constantinou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Constantinou.
Lazaros Constantinou is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Constantinou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Constantinou gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantinou is working Romero over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantinou up against the cage.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Constantinou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Constantinou avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Romero.
Romero lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Constantinou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Constantinou 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazaros Constantinou!
After winning the bout, Lazaros Constantinou 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 1618 p4p, 907 weight class) and Leonard Susskind (ranked 196 p4p, 112 weight class). Cango comes to the cage accompanied by Into Action by Tim Armstrong. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Susskind!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cango stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Susskind.
Cango misses with a jab to the body
and Susskind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cango gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Susskind.
Cango stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susskind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susskind misses with a punch to the body.
Cango tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susskind avoids it.
Susskind tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susskind avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cango landing knees to the body.
Cango breaks from the clinch.
Susskind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cango.
Susskind misses with a looping left.
Cango tries to counter by clinching up but Susskind breaks away and moves out of range.
Susskind scores with the left hand. Cango knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango defending well as Susskind loads up on a big left hand.
Cango feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cango scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Cango, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cango scores with a jab to the body.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango misses with a right hand
and Susskind counters with a thumping low kick.
Cango checks the leg kick.
Susskind throws a good cross that connects.
Susskind slips a jab and a cross from Cango.
Cango lands a nice shot to the body.
Cango thuds his right hand into Susskind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Susskind 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.
Susskind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cango counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango landing knees to the body.
Susskind looks winded!
Cango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cango crunches a lovely knee into Susskind's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cango.
Cango lands a right hand.
Cango scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Cango.
Susskind takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Cango cracks Susskind with a nice body shot.
Cango tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cango prevents a body shot from Susskind.
Cango landing knees to the body.
Cango scores with a knee to the head.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cango.
Susskind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Susskind.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section. Susskind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango looking to throw knees to the head but Susskind is blocking nicely.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cango escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cango throws the left hand but Susskind avoids the punch easily.
Cango goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cango fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Susskind, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cango landing knees to the head.
Susskind avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Cango looking to throw knees to the head but Susskind is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cango blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Cango with a knee to the head.
Cango misses with some punches.
Susskind blocks a body shot from Cango.
Susskind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango tries to throw a body punch but Susskind avoids it by throwing Cango back against the cage.
Cango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cango tries to work over Susskind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Susskind trying to control the position but instead, Cango has worked for underhooks and has pushed Susskind into the cage.
Susskind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cango tries to clinch but Susskind is having none of it.
Susskind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cango to score with a decent uppercut.
Cango misses with the combination.
Cango throws a lazy uppercut
and Susskind counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Susskind checks a leg kick.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind jabs Cango right on the nose. Cango blinks but takes it well.
Cango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susskind manages to avoid it.
Cango with a jab.
Cango lands with a good body shot.
Susskind 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.
Cango moves out of range of the body kick from Susskind.
Susskind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Susskind slips a jab from Cango.
Susskind takes one on the button.
Cango throws a left and a right that both miss
and Susskind counters with a straight right hand.
Cango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Susskind moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susskind can do to turn this around?
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Susskind is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cango with a body shot.
Cango scores with a nice strike.
Cango changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Susskind lands a head kick. Cango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cango pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Susskind releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Susskind throws a nice looking combination but Cango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cango misses the target.
Susskind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Susskind blocks a jab.
Susskind swats away the attempt to clinch by Cango.
Cango bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Susskind's head.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susskind misses with a looping left.
Susskind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cango throws out the jab.
Cango backing away here, and Susskind unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Susskind lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cango. Those never looked like landing.
Susskind appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango scores with the left hand. Susskind knows he should have avoided that one.
Susskind misses with a few strikes there.
Cango misses with a hook.
A jab from Cango finds it's way through Susskind's defenses.
Susskind tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cango is able to avoid easily.
Susskind blocks a leg kick.
Susskind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cango. Susskind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susskind throws a body kick that misses.
Cango swings widly with a right hand
and Susskind counters with a low kick, right behind Cango 's knee.
Cango scores with the left hand. Susskind knows he should have avoided that one.
Cango throws a leg kick
and Susskind counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susskind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cango blocks a head kick by Susskind.
Cango takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Susskind 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 telegraphed right hand from Susskind misses the target.
Cango tries to counter by clinching up but Susskind breaks away and moves out of range.
Susskind misses with a straight left.
Cango throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cango bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Susskind is breathing heavily.
Susskind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susskind on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cango. Susskind shrugs it off though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A cross from Susskind lands.
Cango works the jab nicely.
Susskind throws a shot from downtown. Cango moves away and avoids it.
Susskind throws a lazy uppercut
and Cango moves into the clinch.
Susskind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack Cango has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Susskind struggles to land a body shot inside as Cango controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susskind.
Susskind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susskind is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susskind backwards.
Susskind scores with a shot to the side of Cango's head.
Cango breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango scores with a shot to the body.
Cango connects with the punch.
Cango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susskind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cango slips a straight right by Susskind.
Cango fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Susskind.
Cango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susskind manages to avoid it.
Susskind dodges the punch combination from Cango.
Susskind throws a big counter head kick but Cango avoids it with no problem.
Cango swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Susskind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cango throws a shot from downtown. Susskind moves away and avoids it.
Cango fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a body shot.
Susskind avoids the head kick by Cango.
Cango doesn't manage to clinch there - Susskind circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cango takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Susskind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susskind.
Cango looks to land a combination but Susskind avoids it well.
Susskind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Cango as he connects with a hook.
Susskind lands a body shot.
Susskind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Susskind's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Susskind duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Susskind fails to land.
Susskind tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cango breaks the clinch.
Cango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Susskind counters with a left to the body.
Leonard Susskind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Susskind throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cango.
Cango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susskind misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Susskind looks to move away, Cango throws a big counter combo but Susskind just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cango.
Cango looks to land a combination but Susskind avoids it well.
Cango throws a combination. Susskind tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susskind keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Susskind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Susskind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cango takes a swing at Susskind's ribcage but misses.
Susskind flicks out a counter leg kick but Cango steps away.
Cango moves out of range of the body kick.
Susskind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susskind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Susskind with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cango 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
Jack Cango decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 1254 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 143 p4p, 117 weight class). Axmed Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Abdullah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chai swivels and escapes.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.
Abdullah scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chai trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Abdullah seems keen to control Chai's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah prevents Chai from improving his position.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Chai dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Abdullah seems content to control.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Chai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to hold on to Abdullah 's head to control him but Abdullah postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chai throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Abdullah moves out of range and Chai only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abdullah in side control, throwing shots but Chai defends.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai circles away easily
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chai tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chai to the ground. Chai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Abdullah getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Abdullah working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah working Chai over with strikes.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a hook. Abdullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Axmed Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdullah avoided it.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdullah lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Abdullah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chai was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdullah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai seems keen to control Abdullah 's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chai walks into a jab.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai sizes up Abdullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abdullah shoots in for a double leg but Chai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chai!
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Chai wants to control but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.
Abdullah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Abdullah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai dodges the ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah scoring with punches and elbows.
Chai defending against the ground and pound.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Abdullah scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chai down.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah is putting a hurting on Chai here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
Chai tries to bench press Abdullah off him but Abdullah keeps the position.
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to buck Abdullah off but Abdullah is having none of it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdullah .
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Abdullah 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abdullah trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Axmed Abdullah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abdullah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chai is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abdullah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
During a confident post fight interview, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 1658 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 197 p4p, 214 weight class). Drago has chosen Drago Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hulk counters with a one-two to the body.
Hulk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hulk.
Hulk landing strikes.
Drago is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hulk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Drago is not content to let Hulk control the position.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drago has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hulk swings around for an armbar but Drago sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hulk's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
Hulk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hulk, not yet.
Hulk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drago defends it easily.
Drago is looking to stand up but Hulk won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulk is trying to control the position but Drago postures up.
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.
Drago got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hulk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drago has managed to get both his arms back between Hulk's legs - danger averted.
Hulk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hulk, not yet.
Hulk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hulk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hulk looking to control.
Drago is looking to stand up but Hulk won't let him.
Drago won't allow Hulk to sweep him here.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drago.
 It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Hulk is looking for a counter combo.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Hulk crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Hulk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hulk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
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!
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook. Hulk ducked under it nicely.
Hulk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drago manages to circle out of the way.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hulk working the head and body with strikes.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hulk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hulk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hulk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hulk wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drago keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iranian Hulk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulk dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Hulk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulk takes one to the side of the head.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hulk is looking for a counter combo.
Drago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Drago gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hulk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hulk stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hulk 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hulk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Hulk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hulk trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Hulk chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hulk is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Drago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hulk has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago tries to break free but Hulk pushes him back against the cage.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hulk.
Drago misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Hulk lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a right hand that Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulk also avoids with ease.
Hulk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Hulk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hulk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drago holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hulk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control here.
Hulk content to control rather than advance.
Drago works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hulk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulk.
Hulk content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Hulk counters with a takedown into side control.
Drago throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Hulk is looking to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hulk avoids them all with ease.
Hulk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drago throws a right and a left that Hulk avoids nicely.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Drago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iranian Hulk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Hulk defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Hulk ducks down to avoid it.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drago sprawls well. Drago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago 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.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Iranian Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Hulk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hulk needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.
Hulk slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Hulk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
Drago has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hulk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hulk counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hulk throws a big counter combination but Drago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulk circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hulk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drago napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hulk cracks Drago with a big right hand but Drago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drago, who protects the arm well.
Hulk trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
Hulk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hulk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drago is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Hulk is looking for a kimura here.
Hulk wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hulk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulk lands a nice short elbow.
Iranian Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hulk is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Hulk is looking to stall here but Drago recovers full guard.
Hulk content to stall in guard here.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Hulk landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Drago made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Harklie (ranked 774 p4p, 646 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 95 p4p, 81 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harklie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holycrud. Grant Harklie 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Harklie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harklie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Harklie shoots in but Thorgard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Thorgard. No joy for Harklie on that attempt.
Thorgard connects with the punch.
It looks like Grant Harklie has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harklie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Harklie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorgard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harklie.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorgard sprawls well. Thorgard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harklie gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorgard as he avoids it easily.
Thorgard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thorgard wants to sweep here but Harklie controlling him for the moment.
Harklie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie slips nicely into half guard.
Thorgard is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard is trying to get back to full guard.
Thorgard is pressing down on Harklie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harklie tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorgard is retaining full guard.
Harklie stopping the sweep attempt from Thorgard.
Harklie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harklie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harklie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorgard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thorgard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thorgard is still trying to improve position.
Harklie trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
Harklie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harklie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harklie being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thorgard throws out a loose jab but Harklie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harklie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Thorgard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harklie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorgard's guard.
Harklie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.
Thorgard controlling the position.
Thorgard looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorgard, not yet.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorgard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorgard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harklie won't allow Thorgard to get back to his feet.
Harklie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harklie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorgard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harklie is one step ahead there.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorgard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harklie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorgard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Thorgard.
Harklie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thorgard scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thorgard prevents Harklie from improving his position.
Harklie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Thorgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Harklie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorgard misses with an uppercut. Harklie saw that one coming.
Thorgard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorgard lands a big uppercut and Harklie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harklie looks OK. Thorgard waves Harklie back to his feet!
Harklie ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard cracks Harklie with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Harklie tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Thorgard pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Harklie is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Thorgard!
A less than humble Alexei Thorgard 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 Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 802 p4p, 390 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 122 p4p, 59 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard takes a swing at Nuorempi's ribcage but misses.
Thorgard scores with a hook.
A big left from Thorgard misses.
Nuorempi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thorgard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorgard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nuorempi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Thorgard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nuorempi blocks a jab.
Thorgard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuorempi.
Thorgard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuorempi throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Thorgard does no damage.
Nuorempi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi has managed to clinch.
Thorgard tries to circle away but Nuorempi has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuorempi.
Thorgard lands with a left to the head.
Nuorempi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi can't find room to land a body shot as Thorgard controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Nuorempi as the two fighters clinch.
Nuorempi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi lands with a light punch inside.
Thorgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Nuorempi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuorempi lands a nice uppercut.
Nuorempi presses Thorgard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nuorempi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Nuorempi - that landed with a thud.
Thorgard looks winded!
A short right from Nuorempi on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuorempi.
Nuorempi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Nuorempi.
Good body shot from Nuorempi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nuorempi tries to work over Thorgard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuorempi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch.
Thorgard blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Nuorempi.
Thorgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuorempi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorgard's elbow.
Nuorempi lands with a left to the head.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Thorgard.
Nuorempi tries to work over Thorgard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuorempi has a couple of punches blocked by Thorgard.
Thorgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard prevents a body shot from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuorempi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuorempi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuorempi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorgard blocking some punches.
Nuorempi misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorgard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Nuorempi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Thorgard blocks it.
Thorgard blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorgard takes a shot to the head.
Nuorempi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuorempi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nuorempi tries to throw a body punch but Thorgard avoids it by throwing Nuorempi back against the cage.
A short left from Nuorempi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuorempi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thorgard is defending well.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Thorgard blocks it.
Thorgard blocks an uppercut.
Nuorempi lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorgard is pressed up against the cage. Nuorempi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorgard down to the mat. Thorgard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suutari Nuorempi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuorempi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suutari Nuorempi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorgard misses the shot to the body.
Thorgard misses with a straight left.
Thorgard misses with a combination
and Nuorempi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorgard thinking.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Nuorempi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thorgard.
Nuorempi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorgard can do to turn this around?
Thorgard misses with a lunging right hand
and Nuorempi counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuorempi circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Thorgard - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nuorempi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suutari Nuorempi!
Suutari Nuorempi is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Suutari Nuorempi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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