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SYN 1021 Choke vs Randleman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 2014 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 241 p4p, 170 weight class). Brandstatter comes into the arena with The Maestro blaring out of the sound system. Spence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Were Coming. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandstatter is just out of range.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Spence saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
A cross from Brandstatter lands.
Spence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandstatter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Spence blocks it.
Brandstatter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spence .
Brandstatter lands with a hook. Spence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brandstatter's hands.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Spence blocks a low kick nicely.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandstatter lands a really nice looking cross but Spence seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandstatter sizes up Spence with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence .
Spence buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence wants to slow Brandstatter down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandstatter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Jab from Spence .
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Spence scores with a jab.
Brandstatter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandstatter misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spence . Brandstatter shrugs it off though.
Brandstatter swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Brandstatter lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spence throws a series of strikes that have Brandstatter backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Spence lands with a shot to the body.
Spence defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter swings widly with a right hand
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Brandstatter misses with a straight right.
A jab from Spence misses.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter stuns Spence with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Brandstatter moves away and avoids it.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brandstatter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot that sends Spence 's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence cracks Brandstatter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter misses with a kick to the body.
Brandstatter connects with a jab.
Spence connects with a looping right hand.
Brandstatter misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Spence replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brandstatter blocks it well.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandstatter blocks a head kick by Spence .
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
Spence lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
Brandstatter throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter throws a shot to the body.
Brandstatter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence .
Spence drops his hands momentarily and Brandstatter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandstatter misses with a combination
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence avoids the head kick by Brandstatter.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter scores with a sloppy right hand. Spence should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandstatter.
The crowd cheers as Spence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandstatter doesn't seem phased though.
Spence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Brandstatter misses with a hook.
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 Wolfgang Brandstatter 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.
Brandstatter defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence tries to move into range but Brandstatter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Spence jumps back.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spence throws a low kick, looking for Brandstatter's leg but Brandstatter calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandstatter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spence .
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
Brandstatter digs a good hook to Spence 's body.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Spence was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
Spence missing with a left hand there. Brandstatter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spence throws a right and a left that Brandstatter avoids nicely.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandstatter.
Spence scores with a jab to the head.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Spence .
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brandstatter looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Spence throws a head kick that Brandstatter semi-blocks.
Brandstatter cracks Spence with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter connects with a looping right hand.
Brandstatter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
Brandstatter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses.
Brandstatter checks a leg kick nicely.
Spence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Spence might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandstatter has got the better of the exchanges.
Spence blocks a low kick nicely.
Brandstatter throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandstatter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence throws a hook but Brandstatter blocks it.
Brandstatter looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spence chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spence fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandstatter checks it well.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
Spence connects with a body shot that sends Brandstatter's belly button to the back.
Brandstatter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandstatter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spence under the eye.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Spence blocks it.
Brandstatter throws a jab but it's blocked by Spence .
Brandstatter lands a jab.
Spence feints and then cracks Brandstatter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandstatter down.
Brandstatter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spence lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter lands a head shot.
Spence moves into the clinch.
Spence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spence .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brandstatter trying to stall but Spence improves his position.
Brandstatter lands a left hand.
Spence lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
Spence wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandstatter stalling.
Brandstatter tries to circle away but Spence has him pinned against the cage.
Brandstatter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandstatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Spence finds it's target.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spence avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Spence misses with a low kick.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Brandstatter ducks down to avoid it.
Spence avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandstatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
Spence takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Spence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandstatter catches Spence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brandstatter swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Brandstatter tries to bum rush Spence with a series of wild strikes but Spence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
Spence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Brandstatter's head but Brandstatter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brandstatter misses the jab.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Spence .
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter misses the jab.
Spence does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandstatter scores with a sloppy right hand. Spence should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spence flicks out a counter leg kick but Brandstatter steps away.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Spence .
Brandstatter tries a head kick but it misses.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence throws a nice looking combination but Brandstatter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandstatter.
Spence misses with a low kick.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Spence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter tries to move into range but Spence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence . Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter throws a chopping leg kick but Spence manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spence moves in looking to clinch but Brandstatter pushes him off.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence throws a jab when Brandstatter was well out of range.
Brandstatter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
A cross from Spence lands.
A cross from Spence lands.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Brandstatter scores with a four punch combination!
Spence moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter cracks Spence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandstatter defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Spence .
Spence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alan Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spence misses with a leg kick.
Spence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence looks to throw the jab but Brandstatter is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Brandstatter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Spence 's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandstatter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
Wolfgang Brandstatter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Alan Spence stepped up to the mic, saying 'My foot was a balloon'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 720 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Joel Miller (ranked 107 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a body shot.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bautista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
As Miller backs away, Bautista returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bautista to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice body shot.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Jab by Bautista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bautista misses the jab.
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
It looked like Bautista was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bautista.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Bautista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bautista cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Bautista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body kick there by Bautista.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Bautista on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Miller backs away, Bautista returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautista cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Bautista catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Bautista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Bautista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller cracks Bautista with a good jab.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Miller.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Bautista dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Miller misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bautista tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Miller misses the body punch
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Miller's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drax Bautista will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista connects with a single shot there.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Miller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bautista - just one landing.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook to the body
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bautista ducks down to avoid it.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bautista throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Miller misses.
Donk. Bautista catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Joel Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bautista scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drax Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bautista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
In his post fight interview, Drax Bautista started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antun Simunic (ranked 1267 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 153 p4p, 137 weight class). Simunic comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamburello's choice of entrance music: Going Out of Style - Dropkick Murphys. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simunic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simunic misses with a kick to the body.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simunic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamburello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simunic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tamburello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simunic at a distance.
Tamburello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tamburello lands with a shot to the body.
Tamburello misses with a shot to the body
and Simunic counters with a body kick that stops Tamburello in his tracks momentarily.
Tamburello lands a slapping body shot.
Tamburello misses with a wild body shot.
Simunic avoids the body shot from Tamburello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamburello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tamburello postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simunic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simunic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simunic tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamburello working some strikes from top position.
Tamburello throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamburello is looking to work some ground and pound but Simunic has wrist control.
Simunic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamburello.
Tamburello throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamburello wants to control from the top but Simunic keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamburello throws a big elbow that misses.
Tamburello working some strikes from top position.
Tamburello landing with the ground and pound.
Tamburello throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello works over Simunic with some ground and pound from guard.
Tamburello lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Simunic wants to sweep here but Tamburello controlling him for the moment.
Tamburello lands a couple of elbows.
Tamburello postures up in Simunic's guard and throws a big left but Simunic blocks it.
Tamburello working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simunic's head.
Simunic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamburello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamburello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamburello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamburello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamburello is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simunic is breathing heavily.
Tamburello keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simunic's head.
Simunic has momentary wrist control but Tamburello slips an elbow through the middle.
Tamburello with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tamburello is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Simunic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamburello keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simunic's head.
Tamburello throws a big right hand that misses.
Simunic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamburello.
Simunic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamburello.
Simunic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamburello scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tamburello with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamburello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tamburello scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tamburello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamburello advances position into side control!
Simunic is not content to let Tamburello control the position.
Simunic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tamburello is putting a hurting on Simunic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tamburello cracks Simunic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tamburello dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tamburello and Simunic goes tumbling to the canvas! Tamburello follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Antun Simunic has been cut.
Tamburello thows a huge punch but Simunic dodges it nicely.
Tamburello sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simunic defending well though.
Nice strikes from Tamburello there.
Ground and pound from Tamburello.
Tamburello is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamburello takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamburello lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Simunic is rocked!
Tamburello working Simunic over with strikes.
Oh Simunic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamburello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamburello lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Simunic quite badly. Simunic pulls Tamburello in close trying to recover. Tamburello postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Simunic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Simunic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Tamburello!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 555 p4p, 926 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 75 p4p, 126 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Tai Kung, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Tai Kung is looking for the big counter here.
Lew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lew.
Lew throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung scores with a punch to the head.
Tai Kung 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.
Lew is looking to land body kicks.
Tai Kung tries a quick counter leg kick but Lew is wise to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Lew moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tai Kung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lew moves away.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Lew sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Lew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lew misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lew misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lew misses with a shot to the body
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lew under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung avoids the head kick by Lew.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tai Kung, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tai Kung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tai Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung scoring well with a low kick there.
Tai Kung connects with a right hand. Lew shakes it off.
Lew misses with a hook.
Lew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung lunges at Lew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lew's hand.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lew.
A punch lands to the side of Lew 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lew checks a leg kick.
Tai Kung scores with a leg kick.
Tai Kung cracks Lew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tai Kung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
A punch lands to the side of Tai Kung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tai Kung connects with a nice looking jab.
Tai Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Tai Kung's ribs.
Lew throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lew misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lew.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tai Kung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lew on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai Kung swings for the body but Lew moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws out a powerful jab.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tai Kung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lew's head.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Tai Kung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lew slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lew is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tai Kung.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Tai Kung thows a body kick. Lew tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Lew strikes.
Tai Kung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lew back to the cage. Tai Kung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tai Kung 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.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lew.
Lew loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Lew lands a glancing blow to the side of Tai Kung's head.
Tai Kung scores with a hook to the body. Lew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung lands with a cross.
Lew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai Kung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
Tai Kung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lew is rocked!
Tai Kung with the inside leg kick.
Oh Lew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Lew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Tai Kung misses.
Lew seems to have got his legs back now.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Lew.
Tai Kung throws a low kick but Lew moves out of range easily.
Lew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tai Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung misses with a right hand
and Lew counters with a head kick. That will keep Tai Kung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tai Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tai Kung slips a straight right by Lew.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lew might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lew looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Lew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tai Kung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Tai Kung throws a poor cross that misses
and Lew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lew throws a hook but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung wants to land a leg kick but Lew is out of range.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Lew lands a left and a right that send Tai Kung crashing to the mat, dazed. Lew thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Tai Kung is rocked!
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lew walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tai Kung drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lew swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tai Kung's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
An out of breath Julius Lew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 410 p4p, 627 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 64 p4p, 92 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGuire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jørgen Thrane was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Thrane counters with a leg kick.
Thrane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thrane slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire swings for the body but Thrane moves out of range.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Thrane moved out of range nicely.
McGuire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thrane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thrane throws a body kick that misses
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrane throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Thrane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Thrane counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Thrane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thrane.
A slow jab from Thrane misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrane on the side of the head.
McGuire throws the left hand but Thrane avoids the punch easily.
Thrane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Thrane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Thrane checks it
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thrane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Thrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrane avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Thrane staying out of range there.
Thrane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrane.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Thrane checks it.
Thrane throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Thrane avoided it.
McGuire lands an overhand right.
McGuire connects with a jab.
Thrane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Thrane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Thrane counters with a right hand to the body.
Thrane lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thrane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Thrane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thrane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrane blocks the leg kick.
Thrane throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Thrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrane throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Thrane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thrane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrane lands with a cross.
McGuire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thrane ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire scores with the left hand. Thrane knows he should have avoided that one.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrane digs a good body shot into McGuire's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrane momentarily.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Thrane moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thrane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire throws a low kick but Thrane avoids it.
Thrane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Thrane is avoiding it.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrane throws a nice head kick!
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 Ralph McGuire will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Thrane misses.
McGuire rushes Thrane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrane is trying to break free.
Thrane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire leaning against his opponent.
Thrane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thrane blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrane tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Thrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrane lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thrane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thrane moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Thrane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Thrane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire with a nice cross.
Thrane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrane scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrane.
McGuire forces Thrane back against the cage and clinches.
Thrane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ralph McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrane avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thrane scores with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a nice looking combination but Thrane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire works Thrane's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Thrane down.
McGuire thows a body kick. Thrane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Thrane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thrane throws a counter combo.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Thrane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Thrane.
Thrane is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrane.
Thrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire rushes Thrane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thrane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thrane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire works Thrane's body with a nice hook.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Thrane's body.
McGuire misses with a hook. Thrane ducked under it nicely.
Thrane misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrane moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Thrane throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Thrane.
McGuire clobbers Thrane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrane throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Thrane avoids it.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Thrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thrane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thrane, pushing him back against the cage.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrane avoids the damage to the body.
Thrane manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Thrane moves out of range easily.
Thrane stuns McGuire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thrane moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Thrane.
Thrane throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire wants to clinch up but Thrane keeps it at a distance.
Thrane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thrane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Thrane. Beautiful body shot.
Thrane tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
Thrane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
Thrane scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrane can do to turn this around?
McGuire looks to clinch
and Thrane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thrane throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a body kick that stops Thrane in his tracks momentarily.
Jørgen Thrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thrane counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire backing up. McGuire nods at Thrane to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thrane punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire jabs Thrane right on the nose. Thrane blinks but takes it well.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
Thrane cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thrane misses with a looping right.
Thrane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from McGuire misses.
Thrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Thrane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrane. Thrane obviously looking to wear him down.
Thrane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuire.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Thrane.
Thrane throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire lands with a slapping head kick.
Thrane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thrane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrane is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGuire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thrane's head.
Thrane is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrane avoids the head kick by McGuire.
Thrane throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Thrane is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
Thrane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrane seems to have recovered his senses.
Thrane ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thrane checks the leg kick.
Thrane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thrane slips a jab from McGuire.
Thrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Thrane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ralph McGuire.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph McGuire!
A very excited looking Ralph McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 476 p4p, 577 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 33 p4p, 44 weight class). Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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33
144
26 - 23 - 0 |
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140
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valverde napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Branko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valverde rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Branko's guard! Nice work there by Valverde!
Valverde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valverde has managed to get both his arms back between Branko's legs - danger averted.
Branko working for a triangle but Valverde defends it easily.
Branko is looking for a triangle but Valverde pushes his legs off easily.
Valverde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valverde wanted to stand there but Branko had control of the position.
Valverde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Branko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Branko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Valverde defends easily.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Branko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valverde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Branko is keeping the position for now.
Valverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Branko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valverde content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valverde won't allow Branko to sweep him here.
Valverde showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valverde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Branko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valverde is one step ahead there.
Branko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valverde can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valverde advances position into side control!
Valverde has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valverde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Branko.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valverde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valverde lands a jab to the head.
Branko walks into a stiff left hand from Valverde.
Valverde scoring well with a low kick there.
Branko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Branko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valverde throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Valverde. Branko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko has a takedown stuffed.
Valverde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valverde wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valverde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valverde misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
Branko shoots in but Valverde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Branko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
No luck for Branko with that takedown attempt.
Valverde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Branko on the side of the head.
Valverde cracks Branko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bethania Valverde dominated that round.
That's time! Branko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Branko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valverde lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Valverde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Branko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Branko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Valverde looks to land a left hand but Branko moved out of range nicely.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Valverde. No joy for Branko on that attempt.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Branko's head but Branko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde misses with a body shot.
Valverde jabs Branko right on the nose. Branko blinks but takes it well.
Valverde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Branko feints and as Valverde raises his hands in defense, Branko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valverde scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Valverde with a hook.
Branko is rocked!
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branko. That did some damage!
Oh Branko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Branko seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valverde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Branko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valverde pushes Branko off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Branko blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Valverde misses the target.
Branko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Branko or perhaps it was just good defense by Valverde, which made it look bad.
Valverde leaves Branko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Branko closes the distance and clinches.
Branko is working for takedown but Valverde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Branko wants to take the fight to the mat but Valverde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valverde gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Branko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branko is trying to drag Valverde to the mat but Valverde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Branko is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valverde scores with a jab to the body.
Valverde tries to work over Branko's front leg with a kick but Branko checks it.
Branko darts in looking for a takedown but Valverde gets double underhooks and turns Branko into the cage.
Valverde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valverde prevents the takedown attempt.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valverde misses with a double jab
and Branko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valverde's guard.
Valverde scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Valverde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branko feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde leaves Branko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valverde tries to avoid it but Branko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valverde to the ground. Valverde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valverde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valverde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valverde wants it to stay on the feet.
Valverde throws out a counter right but Branko avoids it with no problem.
Valverde catches Branko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valverde has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Branko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Valverde misses.
Valverde scores with a sloppy right hand. Branko should have avoided that one.
Valverde lands with a right hand.
Valverde scores with a hook to the body. Branko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valverde throws a hook but Branko blocks it.
Branko tries to counter with a takedown but Valverde is quick to defend against it.
Valverde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Valverde cracks Branko with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Branko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valverde sprawls well. Valverde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bethania Valverde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
That's time! Branko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Branko gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Valverde gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Branko is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
After winning the bout, Bethania Valverde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 71 p4p, 419 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 10 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLIND SPOTS. Cormac McCarthy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
177
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27
175
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Kamara.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kamara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCarthy works over Kamara's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Kamara is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Kamara ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws a body kick that misses
and McCarthy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamara's guard.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Kamara keeps moving.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamara is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy throws a big elbow that misses.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamara being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCarthy on the ground.
Kamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCarthy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kamara throws a right hand that misses
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kamara won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by McCarthy.
McCarthy controls the position.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Kamara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamara tries to get out of the position.
McCarthy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kamara trying to remain calm as McCarthy controls from the top position.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamara keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy happy to just control the position for now.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Kamara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Kamara is working from the bottom.
Kamara is trying to get back to half guard.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from McCarthy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Kamara is working from the bottom.
Kamara is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamara can't do much from the bottom here.
Kamara parries the strikes from McCarthy easily there. McCarthy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kamara to escape.
McCarthy throws an elbow but Kamara slips to the side and avoids it well.
McCarthy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McCarthy tries to score with some ground and pound. Kamara controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McCarthy taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara regains half guard there - taking advantage of McCarthy's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Kamara is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara's cut.
That's time! Kamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamara. That's going to slow McCarthy down.
McCarthy lands a nice hook to Kamara's body. Kamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamara misses with a wild body shot.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kamara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamara tries to land a body kick
so McCarthy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamara is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy postures up in Kamara's guard and throws a big left but Kamara blocks it.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kamara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Kamara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamara is retaining full guard.
McCarthy keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Kamara.
McCarthy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Kamara saw that one coming.
McCarthy slips a jab from Kamara.
McCarthy connects with a body shot that sends Kamara's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamara throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Tagnarach Kamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamara misses with a right hand
so McCarthy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Kamara blocks nicely.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Kamara keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy postures up in Kamara's guard and throws a big left but Kamara blocks it.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamara is adopting a defensive guard.
McCarthy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamara looks for the body kick but McCarthy saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Kamara fights it but they end up in guard.
Kamara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara'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. This is the final round!
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Kamara.
Tagnarach Kamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamara scores with a nice body kick.
McCarthy works Kamara's body with a nice hook.
Kamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Kamara shows good takedown defense.
Kamara thows a leg kick but McCarthy checks it
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara pulls McCarthy in close to prevent any damage.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Kamara keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
Kamara keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
McCarthy is still trying to improve position.
Kamara pulls McCarthy in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCarthy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamara throws out the jab.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
Kamara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
McCarthy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCarthy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
McCarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCarthy misses with a few strikes there.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamara slips under a jab.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCarthy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCarthy 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
An out of breath Cormac McCarthy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 38 p4p, 371 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 7 p4p, 57 weight class). Danger comes into the arena with Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palmotic's choice of entrance music: One day I'll be king. 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic lunges at Danger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danger's hand.
Palmotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danger.
Danger tries to clinch up.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmotic defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Palmotic is looking to slow Danger down with leg kicks.
Palmotic misses with a looping left.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Danger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic throws a jab when Danger was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Danger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmotic.
Danger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmotic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Danger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
Palmotic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Danger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
It looked like Danger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palmotic's head.
Danger slips a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Palmotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmotic.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick from Palmotic.
Danger closes the distance and clinches.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Palmotic lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger digs a right hand underneath Palmotic's ribcage. Palmotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danger is leaning against Palmotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Palmotic is trying to push Danger away but Danger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danger lands a shot to the body.
Palmotic looks winded!
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Palmotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Danger.
Danger lands with a right to the head.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danger misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
Danger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
A short right from Danger on the inside.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger cracks Palmotic with a nice body shot.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger lands with a short shot to the head.
Danger gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic is rocked!
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danger misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmotic seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Danger.
Danger blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Danger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danger.
Danger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Danger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palmotic to his knees! Danger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Danger!
Danny Danger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 11 p4p, 47 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Randleman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Randleman as he avoids it easily.
Randleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choke 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.
Choke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randleman throws out the jab.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Randleman sprawls and moves away.
Choke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Randleman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke scores with a takedown into Randleman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randleman is keeping the position for now.
Randleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Choke pushing down on Randleman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choke tries to pass to full mount but Randleman defends it.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Randleman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
Randleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Randleman defends the submission attempt.
Randleman wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Randleman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
Choke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Choke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choke thows a huge punch but Randleman dodges it nicely.
Choke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Randleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Randleman defends the submission attempt.
Choke wants to pass the guard but Randleman is defending well.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
Choke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Randleman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Randleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choke shoots in for a takedown but Randleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Randleman. No joy for Choke on that attempt.
Randleman looks to land a right hand but Choke moved out of range.
Choke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choke manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choke.
Choke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Randleman circles away.
It seemed like Randleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Randy Randleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman feints and then cracks Choke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Choke down.
Randleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Choke. Choke gets slowly back to his feet.
Randleman lands with a nice body kick.
Choke fails with the takedown
and Choke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Choke staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a right hand
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Randleman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Choke keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choke manages to avoid it.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choke was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
A low kick from Randleman misses
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randleman's guard.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randleman tries to roll over but Choke keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Randleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randleman 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.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Randleman sees it coming and defends easily.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choke working over Randleman with some ground and pound. Randleman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Choke looks to land a strike but Randleman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman managing to control the position.
Randleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke throws a big right hand that misses.
Choke slips nicely into half guard.
Randleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Choke is working away from the top position though.
Choke throwing shots but Randleman is blocking nicely.
Choke is working for a kimura but Randleman is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randleman is defending against the submission attempts here by Choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choke darts in looking for a takedown but Randleman gets double underhooks and turns Choke into the cage.
Choke tries for a takedown but Randleman manages to get underhooks.
Randleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Choke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Randleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Randleman gets underhooks to prevent Choke's takedown attempt.
Randleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randleman lands a big head kick that sends Choke tumbling to the mat! Randleman takes a step backwards and waves Choke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like David Choke has been cut.
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!
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choke manages to avoid it.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Randleman counters with a nice right hand that sends Choke toppling to the canvas! Choke scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Randleman finish him?!
Choke is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Choke's jaw. Choke's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Randleman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Randy Randleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 2 p4p, 107 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 2 p4p, 14 weight class). Maluga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JUNGLE. Kilo Maluga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 66 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Obama throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
Obama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maluga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maluga staying out of range there.
Obama throws a right hand that misses
and Maluga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maluga counters with a crisp right hand that drops Obama! Maluga lets Obama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
Obama misses with a right hand
and Maluga counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Obama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maluga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obama misses the body punch
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
Obama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maluga counters with a nice right hand that sends Obama toppling to the canvas! Obama scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maluga finish him?!
Obama is rocked!
Obama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Maluga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Obama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maluga thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maluga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
Maluga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Obama with a nice calf kick.
Obama misses with a lunging right hand
and Obama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obama is looking to slow Maluga down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maluga is out of range and Obama settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Maluga misses its target.
Obama tries to land a leg kick but Maluga saw it coming and moves away.
As Obama backs away, Maluga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Obama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maluga counters with an outside leg kick.
Tom Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Obama throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maluga checks a leg kick.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obama throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
Maluga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Obama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obama throws a looping overhand right but Maluga ducks down to avoid it.
Obama misses the jab.
Obama looks for the body kick but Maluga saw that one coming.
Maluga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obama misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama throws a hook to the side of Maluga's head but Maluga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maluga throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obama lands a nice hook to Maluga's body. Maluga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obama looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Obama throws a poor cross that misses
and Maluga counters with a nice right hand that sends Obama toppling to the canvas! Obama scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maluga finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Maluga is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Maluga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
Obama throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maluga circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obama wants to clinch but Maluga slips to the side
and Maluga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obama misses with a hook.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Maluga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maluga checks it well.
Maluga thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Maluga misses the target.
Maluga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Obama misses
and Maluga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama throws a lazy body kick
and Maluga counters with a crisp right hand that drops Obama! Maluga lets Obama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Maluga finish him?
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!
Obama misses with a hook
and Maluga counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Obama out cold! What a finish! Maluga is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kilo Maluga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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