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DMMA 247 Thorn vs Khan 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 3292 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Pierre Ledoux (ranked 391 p4p, 373 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Malcolm King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Ledoux's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux staying out of range there.
King lands a big right hand that sends Ledoux crashing to the mat! King stays standing though and waves Ledoux back to his feet!
 Ledoux is rocked!
 It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Ledoux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King is trying to escape back to his feet but Ledoux uses the scramble to pass into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ledoux working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King parries the strikes from Ledoux easily there. Ledoux is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Ledoux is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Ledoux.
Ledoux advances nicely into full mount.
Ledoux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ledoux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ledoux landing shots from mount.
Ledoux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Ledoux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ledoux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux controlling from the full mount.
Ledoux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ledoux.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ledoux on the ground.
Ledoux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Ledoux throws a wild left hand from mount and King manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Ledoux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
Ledoux lands strikes from half guard.
Ledoux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ledoux has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King defend it? Ledoux steps over the head and cranks it - King is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ledoux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Ledoux!
Pierre Ledoux was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 1677 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Jah Kid (ranked 91 p4p, 87 weight class). Kid has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dredd Tatum has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tatum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tatum's coaches at Doom\'s Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tatum prevents Kid from moving into mount.
Kid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kid trying to control the position but Tatum is working away.
Kid tries to move to mount but Tatum blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum is trying to control Kid's posture but Kid avoids it.
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum manages to get back to half guard.
Kid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kid wants to work for an arm triangle but Tatum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as Kid sits in half guard.
Kid wants to pass to mount but Tatum is defending the position.
Kid wants to work for an arm triangle but Tatum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tatum tries to reverse the position but Kid maintains control.
Tatum is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
Tatum is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kid wants to finish this one by submission but Tatum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kid.
Kid looking for a guillotine from mount but Tatum is having none of it.
Kid moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tatum has worked his arm free - good work by Tatum!
Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tatum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kid has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kid has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tatum!
Tatum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kid looking to control but Tatum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Kid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Tatum. No joy for Kid on that attempt.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Kid avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Kid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatum avoids it really well and circles away.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Kid misses.
Kid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Tatum is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid has gone for a leg lock! Tatum slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kid's guard.
Kid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatum stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.
Kid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tatum keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kid is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kid is stalling here. Tatum is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kid seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tatum has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tatum gets to mount! Kid was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tatum controlling the position easily from mount.
Kid is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is still trying to improve position.
Tatum manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kid to take his back!
Kid 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.
Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kid tries to escape but Tatum has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kid looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tatum.
Kid can't escape the position.
Will Tatum go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kid turns into Tatum and is now in his guard.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Kid trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum can't keep his opponent in guard - Kid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid uses his free foot to push down on Tatum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tatum.
Tatum has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kid's lack of action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jah Kid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tatum connects with the punch.
Kid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tatum as he jumps to the side.
Tatum lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jah Kid has been cut.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Kid counters with a shoot takedown. Tatum fights it but they end up in guard.
Kid stays in close to Tatum's body and controls the position.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatum is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to control but Kid passes easily into half guard.
Kid is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
Kid wants to take a breather but Tatum is having none of it.
Kid wants to pass to mount but Tatum is defending the position.
Kid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tatum defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tatum gets back to full guard.
Kid trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Kid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tatum is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tatum has escaped and now he's on top!
Tatum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kid trying to mount his opponent but Tatum defends it.
Kid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid goes for an armbar but Tatum turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tatum.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatum is one step ahead there.
Tatum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kid is looking for a triangle but Tatum pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jah Kid.
I've got Kid 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jah Kid!
Our winner, Jah Kid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 1766 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Fidelity Castro (ranked 211 p4p, 295 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Wick misses with a wild combination.
Castro throws a big counter head kick but Wick avoids it with no problem.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wick.
Castro moves forwards but Wick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Fidelity Castro has been cut.
Wick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro counters with a nice body shot.
Castro throws a hook but Wick blocks it.
Wick throws a right hand that misses
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wick misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wick throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wick was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro cracks a nice hook into Wick's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wick!
Wick tries to clinch up.
Wick wants to clinch.
Wick throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good leg kick by Wick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wick.
Wick is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Castro checks a leg kick nicely.
Castro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wick with a body shot.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wick misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick looks to clinch
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wick lands a head shot.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wick.
Wick works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Wick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Wick there.
Wick lands with a cross.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Wick lands a slapping body shot.
Wick scores with a jab to the head.
Wick lands the left hand.
Donk. Wick catches Castro right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick instigates a clinch.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wick misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Wick lands with a shot to the body.
Wick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wick throws a good cross that connects.
Wick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wick throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castro! But no joy.
Wick doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Wick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wick stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castro swings for the body but Wick moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castro is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castro is still on wobbly legs! Can Wick finish him?
Wick breaks the clinch.
Castro seems to have recovered his senses.
Wick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castro slips under a jab from Wick.
Wick misses with a few strikes there.
Wick throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro feints a counter leg kick.
Wick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro walks into a jab.
Wick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wick or not.
Castro stalling in the clinch but Wick improves position.
Wick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidelity Castro'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.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Castro misses the jab.
Wick is looking for a counter combo.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wick to score with a decent uppercut.
Wick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Wick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro throws out a counter right but Wick avoids it with no problem.
Wick just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Castro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick has had enough of the clinch but Castro keeps him there for the moment.
Wick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wick throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wick finds it's way round the side to connect with Castro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Wick misses.
Wick scores with a shot to the body.
Wick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wick swings widly with a right hand
and Castro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wick stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castro takes a swing at Wick's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Castro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wick.
Wick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Wick.
Castro jabs Wick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wick scores with a sloppy right hand. Castro should have avoided that one.
Castro drops his hands momentarily and Wick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Wick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Castro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castro's head backwards.
John Wick is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro avoids the body shot from Wick.
Wick throws an overhand right that lands on Castro's shoulder, as Castro tries to avoid the shot.
Castro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wick with a body shot.
Wick closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Wick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wick working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro lands a big right hand that sends Wick crashing to the mat! Castro stays standing though and waves Wick back to his feet!
 Wick is rocked!
Wick tries to work over Castro's front leg with a kick but Castro checks it.
Oh Wick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Castro engages and cracks Wick with a massive lead left hook - Wick tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Castro is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fidelity Castro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1302 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 114 p4p, 149 weight class). Line comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Line throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Line 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.
Joshy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Senger Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it.
Joshy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joshy throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Line steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joshy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line misses with a wild combination.
Joshy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Line throws a sloppy head kick
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Line throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Line cracks Joshy with a good jab.
Line chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joshy misses with a head kick.
Line misses with a hook
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Line tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Joshy down.
Joshy scores with a hook to the body. Line takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Joshy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joshy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joshy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Line connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshy scrambles back to his feet.
Line scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joshy in his tracks.
Joshy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Line dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshy. That did some damage!
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joshy throws out a powerful jab.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joshy moves out of range as Line strikes.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Line.
Joshy scores with a jab. Line acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Line scores with a jab.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line fakes the leg kick and cracks Joshy in the body.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Line misses with a combination
and Joshy counters by clinching up.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Line moves out of range as Joshy throws a body kick.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
Line throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joshy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshy slips under a jab from Line.
Line misses with a straight right.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line is looking for the big counter here.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Line misses.
Line showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Joshy counters with a good low kick that Line was not able to check.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Joshy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joshy is looking to counter punch.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joshy misses with a looping left.
Joshy lands a jab-cross combination.
Joshy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Line connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy connects with a nice looking jab.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshy misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senger Line dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Joshy does no damage.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Line pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joshy is out of range and Line settles back down.
Joshy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joshy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Line throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Line avoids the body shot from Joshy.
A head kick misses from Line.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joshy to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Joshy misses.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Line sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Senger Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Line defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Line staying out of range there.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Joshy misses with a leg kick
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Line misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Joshy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Joshy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Line counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy cracks a nice hook into Line's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Line swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joshy.
Joshy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Joshy tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Line lands but Joshy takes it in his stride.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Line throws out a leg kick but Joshy moves out of range and Line only half commits.
Joshy scores with a one two! Line had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line flicks out a counter leg kick but Joshy steps away.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Good exchange - Joshy coming out on top.
Line moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Joshy with the inside leg kick.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Line is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joshy momentarily.
Joshy tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Joshy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshy counters with a left to the body.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line avoids the head kick by Joshy.
Joshy throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
As Line tries to get set, Joshy tries to push him back and clinch up but Line manages to avoid the attempt.
Line misses with a straight right.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Line counters with a body kick.
Joshy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Line.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line misses with a low kick.
Joshy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Line throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line looks for the body kick but Joshy saw that one coming.
Line misses with a looping left.
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 Bam Bam Joshy 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. 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.
Line misses with a straight left.
Joshy throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Line takes a jab right on the kisser.
Line slips a straight right by Joshy.
Joshy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joshy.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Line.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshy misses with a few strikes there.
Joshy scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joshy throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
A jab from Line misses.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joshy can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Line - just one landing.
Joshy misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Joshy finds it's way through Line's defenses.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick lands for Line.
Joshy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line throws a lazy head kick
and Joshy counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Line tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Line misses.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Line.
Joshy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Line at a distance.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Joshy misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy moves out of range of the strikes.
Line tries to land a front kick but Joshy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joshy tries to land a leg kick but Line saw it coming and moves away.
Line scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy is looking to counter the offense by Line and move into the clinch.
Joshy connects with a looping right hand.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joshy's sensitive parts.
Line throws a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joshy throws a combination. Line tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joshy takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line gets tackled into the cage by Joshy. Joshy maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Joshy as the two fighters clinch.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Line forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Line breaks the clinch.
Line blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Line blocks a jab.
Joshy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Line, as that shot connected.
Joshy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Line.
A jab from Joshy does it's job there.
Joshy with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Joshy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joshy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Hill (ranked 1068 p4p, 1255 weight class) and The Devils Outlaw (ranked 60 p4p, 71 weight class). Outlaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits. Devin Hill 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill pushes Outlaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill lands a knee to the body.
Outlaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Outlaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Outlaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Outlaw misses with some punches.
Hill throws an elbow but it misses.
Outlaw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill presses Outlaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Outlaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Outlaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Outlaw has hold of one of Hill's legs. Hill is fighting the takedown attempt but Outlaw gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outlaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Outlaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Outlaw defends easily.
Outlaw landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Outlaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Outlaw cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Outlaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hill looking to control.
Outlaw cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
Outlaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Outlaw.
Outlaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Outlaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Outlaw postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Outlaw postures up.
Outlaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Outlaw distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Outlaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Outlaw has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hill is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Outlaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Outlaw lands a couple of elbows.
Outlaw cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Outlaw lands a couple of elbows.
Outlaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill pulls Outlaw in to control the position.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Outlaw throwing strikes but missing.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Outlaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Outlaw throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Outlaw stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Outlaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Outlaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Outlaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Outlaw slips an elbow through the middle.
Outlaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Outlaw has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Hill pulls Outlaw in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Outlaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Outlaw works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Outlaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Outlaw is proving a slippery customer.
Outlaw is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hill is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Outlaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Hill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Outlaw landing with the ground and pound.
Outlaw postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hill covers up, he's hurt! Outlaw keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Outlaw and the ref steps in to end the fight! Outlaw can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
A relieved looking The Devils Outlaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Devin Hill stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 490 p4p, 701 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 73 p4p, 109 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Tofail takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tofail getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Tofail has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tofail backwards.
Tofail blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tofail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tofail wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Tofail's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tofail swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Tofail scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tofail throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans misses with a hook. Tofail ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Tofail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Evans tried to score with a low kick but Tofail checks it.
Evans staying out of range there.
Evans throws the left hand but Tofail avoids the punch easily.
Tofail misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans tried to counter with a leg kick but Tofail avoided it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tofail.
Evans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tofail misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Tofail cracks Evans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tobig Tofail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tofail throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tofail lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tofail throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Tofail lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tofail.
Tofail misses with a jab to the body
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tofail connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evans slips under a jab from Tofail.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Tofail manages to avoid it.
Tofail works Evans's body with a nice hook.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tofail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Tofail lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Evans on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tofail throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans slips under a jab from Tofail.
Tofail blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans lands a left and a right that send Tofail crashing to the mat, dazed. Evans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tofail is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tofail is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him?
Tofail looks winded!
Evans lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gwynn Evans!
A relieved looking Gwynn Evans 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 1552 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 175 p4p, 137 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Van Thüringen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Thüringen delivers a nice body kick.
Kowalski throws out a powerful jab.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen's coach down at EMP WORLDCLASS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Thüringen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Thüringen takes one to the chin there.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Thüringen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a left to the body.
Kowalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Thüringen staying out of range there.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Thüringen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Thüringen throws out the jab.
It looked like Kowalski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Thüringen connects with a leg kick.
Van Thüringen tests Kowalski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight left.
Van Thüringen throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski attempts a counter takedown but Van Thüringen avoids it well and moves away.
Kowalski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Van Thüringen ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalski throws a jab when Van Thüringen was well out of range.
Van Thüringen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Kowalski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Thüringen counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Thüringen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen is looking to escape.
Van Thüringen is refusing to be controlled, as Kowalski sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Thüringen tries to kick Kowalski off but Kowalski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kowalski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Thüringen tries to kick Kowalski off but Kowalski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Van Thüringen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is nestled in close to Van Thüringen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kowalski is taking a breather. Van Thüringen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Van Thüringen is looking to escape.
Kowalski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski drops an elbow to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Thüringen's head.
Van Thüringen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowalski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Thüringen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Thüringen wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski working the head and body with strikes.
Van Thüringen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kowalski lands with a punch from half guard.
Kowalski drops an elbow to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Thüringen's head.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Thüringen to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Van Thüringen keeps moving.
Van Thüringen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Peter Kowalski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Thüringen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalski connects with a single shot there.
Kowalski moves away from the strike by Van Thüringen.
Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Thüringen manages to avoid it.
Van Thüringen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Van Thüringen dodges it nicely.
Kowalski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski is stalling here. Van Thüringen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kowalski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Thüringen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kowalski tries to buck Van Thüringen off but Van Thüringen is having none of it.
Peter Kowalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kowalski tries to improve position but can't.
Kowalski wants to control but Van Thüringen postures up.
Van Thüringen stands up.
Van Thüringen misses with an uppercut. Kowalski saw that one coming.
Kowalski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Van Thüringen is predictable there
and Kowalski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van Thüringen's guard.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalski throws an elbow that misses. Van Thüringen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowalski's guard. Nice move by Van Thüringen!
Kowalski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kowalski is trying to control the position but Van Thüringen postures up.
Van Thüringen wanted to stand there but Kowalski had control of the position.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Thüringen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Thüringen manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Thüringen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Thüringen keeping full guard, as Kowalski tries to pass.
Van Thüringen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Van Thüringen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Van Thüringen is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalski has his hands on Van Thüringen's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Van Thüringen is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balthasar Van Thüringen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Thüringen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Thüringen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Thüringen slips under a jab.
Van Thüringen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Thüringen wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Thüringen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thüringen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Van Thüringen slips the punch.
Van Thüringen is looking to chop away at Kowalski's legs.
Kowalski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Thüringen misses with a body kick.
Van Thüringen throws a leg kick
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Van Thüringen tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes one to the chin there.
Kowalski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski throws a right hand that misses
and Van Thüringen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Thüringen has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kowalski is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Thüringen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Thüringen lands a left hand.
Van Thüringen lands with a right to the head.
Van Thüringen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
A hook to the body from Van Thüringen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Thüringen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Kowalski throws out a loose jab but Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Thüringen lands a really nice looking cross but Kowalski seems unphased.
Kowalski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Thüringen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Thüringen - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Thüringen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Van Thüringen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Thüringen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Thüringen wants it to stay on the feet.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Thüringen won't be happy with that.
Van Thüringen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Thüringen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Van Thüringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thüringen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
Van Thüringen missing with a left hand there. Kowalski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Thüringen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kowalski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Thüringen scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook.
Kowalski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
Van Thüringen wants to counter the offense by Kowalski and move into the clinch position.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Kowalski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Thüringen is fending him off so far but Kowalski persists. Nope, Van Thüringen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Thüringen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Van Thüringen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kowalski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Thüringen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thüringen scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski throws a combination that misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a good low kick that Kowalski was not able to check.
Van Thüringen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Thüringen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Thüringen wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Van Thüringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Thüringen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 367 p4p, 356 weight class) and Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 47 p4p, 46 weight class). Sheikh Mahmut has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tarik Oren's chin.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmut misses with an uppercut. Oren saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Oren - just one landing.
Oren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oren connects with the punch.
Oren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mahmut. Mahmut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oren throws a head kick that Mahmut semi-blocks.
Oren blocks a head kick by Mahmut.
Mahmut scores with a hook to the body. Oren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahmut loads up on a big right hand but Oren slips the punch.
Mahmut throws out a loose jab but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oren catches Mahmut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left and a right from Oren both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oren misses with an uppercut. Mahmut saw that one coming.
Mahmut moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmut throws an overhand right that lands on Oren's shoulder, as Oren tries to avoid the shot.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmut moves out of range easily.
Oren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sheikh Mahmut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmut looks to land a right hand but Oren moved out of range.
Oren throws a head kick that misses.
Mahmut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahmut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut throws a shot from downtown. Oren moves away and avoids it.
Mahmut misses with a looping right.
Oren throwing a counter right hand but Mahmut manages to avoid it.
Oren looks to land a right hand but Mahmut moved out of range.
Mahmut throws a hook but Oren avoids it easily.
Oren lands with a straight right. Mahmut didn't see that one coming.
Mahmut throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oren is looking to counter punch.
Oren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Oren. Those never looked like landing.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmut moves out of range easily.
Oren wants to clinch up but Mahmut keeps it at a distance.
Mahmut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oren throws out the jab.
Mahmut connects with a nice looking jab.
 It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Oren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mahmut takes one to the chin there.
Oren cracks Mahmut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oren lands with a hook. Mahmut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren instigates a clinch.
Mahmut manages to break the clinch.
Mahmut tried to score with a low kick but Oren checks it.
Oren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahmut looks to score with a jab to the body but Oren is just out of range.
Mahmut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oren manages to avoid it.
Oren is looking for a counter combo.
Oren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahmut swings for the body but Oren moves out of range.
Oren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahmut throws out a loose jab but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oren was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmut.
Oren lands a right hook to the body.
Oren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oren misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oren tries to work over Mahmut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmut manages to break the clinch.
Oren lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut tries to keep at a distance but Oren has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oren.
Oren wants to break free but Mahmut has control.
Mahmut blocks a body shot from Oren.
Oren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmut takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oren throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahmut's head.
Oren forces Mahmut back against the cage and clinches.
Oren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Oren on the inside.
Mahmut breaks the clinch.
Oren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahmut circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahmut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahmut just misses with a punch to the body.
Oren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahmut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oren counters with a left and a right that stings Mahmut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmut keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahmut swings for the body but Oren moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Oren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mahmut.
Oren throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mahmut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmut throws a hook to the side of Oren's head but Oren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmut lands a right hook to the body.
Mahmut connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Mahmut.
Mahmut throws a hook but Oren blocks it.
Mahmut loads up on a big right hand but Oren slips the punch.
Oren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mahmut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oren.
Oren connects with a high kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oren scores with a head kick. Mahmut tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mahmut misses with a right hand
and Oren counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahmut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahmut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mahmut lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Oren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Oren's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mahmut pounces like a tiger and cracks Oren with a vicious hook! Oren is down but not out! Mahmut follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sheikh Mahmut!
As Sheikh Mahmut got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: There was something about that guys face, you just wanted to beat the hell out of it. He can't get any uglier so why not. Praise Allah Akbar!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 105 p4p, 114 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 13 p4p, 16 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maximilian Bonaparte enters the cage!
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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 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza moves in looking to clinch but Bonaparte pushes him off.
Barboza moves away from the strike by Bonaparte.
It looked like Barboza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte lands a front kick.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Barboza moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza throws a low kick but Bonaparte moves out of range easily.
Bonaparte replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barboza blocks it well.
Barboza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
Barboza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte throws out a powerful jab.
Barboza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
Barboza swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte jabs Barboza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonaparte cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonaparte has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barboza to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte throws a low kick, looking for Barboza's leg but Barboza calmly moves out of range.
Barboza misses with a low kick as Bonaparte jumps back.
Bonaparte fakes the leg kick and cracks Barboza in the body.
Good work by Bonaparte as he checks the leg kick.
Bonaparte looks to score with a jab to the body but Barboza is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Barboza thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barboza walks into a jab.
Bonaparte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barboza moves into the clinch.
Bonaparte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barboza managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte jabs at Barboza's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bonaparte.
Barboza is breathing heavily.
Barboza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonaparte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Barboza just misses with a punch to the body.
Barboza misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Barboza moves out of range.
Bonaparte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barboza sprawling to the canvas! Barboza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bonaparte finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bonaparte cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barboza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bonaparte finish him?
Bonaparte throws a push kick but Barboza slaps the foot to one side.
Barboza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bonaparte cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Barboza falls to his knees and Bonaparte doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Bonaparte!
A very excited looking Maximilian Bonaparte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 129 p4p, 262 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 9 p4p, 12 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Thorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
And Thorn counters with a quick kick to the body but Khan blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Thorn takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan tries to clinch
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
As Khan looks to move away, Thorn throws a big counter combo but Khan just gets out of the way.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan lands with a straight right. Thorn didn't see that one coming.
Thorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Khan is looking to control Thorn's arms but Thorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Khan.
Thorn breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Khan cracks Thorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
It looked like Thorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Khan 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.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
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!
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Thorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan looks winded!
A big left from Khan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan rushes Thorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
Thorn lands with a right to the head.
Thorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorn.
Thorn digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Thorn breaks the clinch.
Thorn keeps Khan at a distance using the push kick.
Nice cross by Thorn.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thorn slips a jab from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorn throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan is looking to clinch but Thorn is avoiding it.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorn counters with a crisp one two that drops Khan! Thorn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Khan to his feet! Khan is in big trouble!
Khan is rocked!
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorn finish him?
Khan lands with a hook. Thorn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thorn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn is stalking Khan. Khan circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Thorn, and it's lights out! Khan really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn retains his super heavyweight title!
Haw Thorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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