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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 2096 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 174 p4p, 221 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by Rock the Dragon. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dilbrandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dilbrandt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Widforss is just out of range.
Widforss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Widforss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Widforss lands a nice shot to the body.
Widforss walks into a stiff left hand from Dilbrandt.
Widforss has a takedown stuffed.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Widforss slips under a jab.
Widforss moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Widforss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dilbrandt!
Sloppy strikes there by Widforss.
Dilbrandt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Widforss is trying to get an arm triangle but Dilbrandt is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dilbrandt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Widforss is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dilbrandt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Widforss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dilbrandt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Widforss trying to control the position but Dilbrandt is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Widforss goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dilbrandt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Widforss but great work by Dilbrandt.
Widforss is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilbrandt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Widforss will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Widforss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dilbrandt wants to stand but Widforss has his arm trapped.
Widforss tries to buck Dilbrandt off but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt stands up and beckons Widforss to his feet.
Widforss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dilbrandt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Widforss saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick but Widforss moves out of range.
Widforss shoots in for a double leg but Dilbrandt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilbrandt as he avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Widforss gets the takedown into side control.
Widforss thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Widforss tries to advance to mount but Dilbrandt instead regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widforss is trying for a kimura here. Dilbrandt looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Widforss wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyres Widforss!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amri Mbeki (ranked 1851 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Solomon Pruitt (ranked 212 p4p, 249 weight class). Mbeki comes to the cage accompanied by Where The Hood At. Pruitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Singularity - By: DL Incognito. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Pruitt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pruitt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mbeki.
Mbeki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pruitt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mbeki.
 It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Mbeki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pruitt. No joy for Mbeki on that attempt.
Mbeki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mbeki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pruitt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pruitt lands with a hook. Mbeki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mbeki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pruitt quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pruitt wants to improve his position but Mbeki is controlling well.
Pruitt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mbeki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mbeki is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pruitt trying to control but Mbeki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pruitt wants to get back to full guard.
Pruitt is pressing down on Mbeki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mbeki wants to stand but Pruitt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mbeki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pruitt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mbeki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pruitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pruitt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mbeki throwing strikes but missing.
Mbeki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pruitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mbeki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pruitt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pruitt has escaped and now he's on top!
Mbeki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mbeki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mbeki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pruitt manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pruitt is looking to reverse the position.
Mbeki is looking to take a break and control but Pruitt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mbeki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pruitt is trying to work for a sweep but Mbeki has mounted him!
Mbeki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pruitt working to try and regain half guard.
Pruitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mbeki seems content to control.
Pruitt wants to improve his position but Mbeki is controlling well.
Pruitt wants to control but Mbeki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mbeki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mbeki is looking for a kimura but Pruitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mbeki to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pruitt tries to get to full guard but Mbeki has control of the leg.
Mbeki is keen to just control but Pruitt is a slippery customer.
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 Amri Mbeki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amri Mbeki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Pruitt. Beautiful body shot.
Pruitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mbeki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mbeki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pruitt's waist but Pruitt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mbeki off to one side.
Pruitt is looking to chop away at Mbeki's legs.
Mbeki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pruitt is trying to defend but Mbeki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mbeki is looking for a kimura but Pruitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mbeki to get the leverage.
Pruitt is looking to control Mbeki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pruitt avoid being mounted?
Pruitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mbeki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pruitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mbeki wants to pass the guard but Pruitt is keeping the position.
Mbeki postures up in Pruitt's guard and throws a big left but Pruitt blocks it.
Pruitt seems keen to control Mbeki's posture.
Mbeki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pruitt is looking for a triangle here but Mbeki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pruitt is looking to regain half guard here but Mbeki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pruitt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mbeki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mbeki lands a few punches from side control.
Mbeki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pruitt reaches up around Mbeki's neck trying to control. But Mbeki takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Pruitt! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Pruitt is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Mbeki celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Amri Mbeki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 552 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 45 p4p, 116 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Catch Wrestler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
Finch tries to work over Catch Wrestler's front leg with a kick but Catch Wrestler checks it.
Some wild striking there from Catch Wrestler.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catch Wrestler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finch is looking to slow Catch Wrestler down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Catch Wrestler ducks down to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catch Wrestler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Catch Wrestler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finch as he jumps to the side.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch thuds a left hand into Catch Wrestler's body.
Finch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Catch Wrestler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Catch Wrestler connects with a single shot there.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Finch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catch Wrestler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Catch Wrestler off balance momentarily.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Catch Wrestler or perhaps it was just good defense by Finch, which made it look bad.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Catch Wrestler with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Catch Wrestler cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catch Wrestler takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Catch Wrestler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Catch Wrestler misses with a takedown attempt - Finch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Finch as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Finch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Catch Wrestler.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Finch strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finch kicks off Catch Wrestler and gets to his feet.
Catch Wrestler ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Catch Wrestler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Catch Wrestler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Catch Wrestler off balance momentarily.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Catch Wrestler. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catch Wrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Catch Wrestler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a leg kick but Catch Wrestler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Catch Wrestler.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Finch misses with a right hand
enabling Catch Wrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch wants to slow Catch Wrestler down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Catch Wrestler.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Catch Wrestler as he checks the leg kick.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and clinches.
Catch Wrestler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Catch Wrestler cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Catch Wrestler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Catch Wrestler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Catch Wrestler blocks the low kick.
Catch Wrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a hook but Catch Wrestler avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler slips a straight right by Finch.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Catch Wrestler slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Finch slips a jab from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Catch Wrestler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Catch Wrestler.
Finch is pressed up against the cage. Catch Wrestler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finch down to the mat. Finch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Catch Wrestler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Catch Wrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finch is looking to counter punch.
Catch Wrestler blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler slips a jab from Finch.
Catch Wrestler with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Catch Wrestler clinches up with Finch and pushes him back against the cage.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catch Wrestler working aggressively here.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch to the body.
Finch prevents a body shot from Catch Wrestler.
A nice left hand lands by Catch Wrestler.
Finch pushes Catch Wrestler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch lands an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catch Wrestler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
A short left from Finch.
A bit of stalling here from Finch.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Catch Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Finch missing with knees to the body.
Finch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch misses with an elbow over the top.
Catch Wrestler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finch lands a right hand.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
Catch Wrestler tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Catch Wrestler back against the cage.
Finch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finch lands a nice uppercut.
Finch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finch throws an elbow but misses.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Catch Wrestlers head.
Catch Wrestler tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Catch Wrestler back against the cage.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catch Wrestler wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finch.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Finch lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Catch Wrestler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Catch Wrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catch Wrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Catch Wrestler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catch Wrestler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catch Wrestler circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Finch swings for the body but Catch Wrestler moves out of range.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch tries to keep at a distance but Catch Wrestler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atticus Finch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Catch Wrestler tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
A short uppercut from Finch.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch on the inside.
Finch digs a right hand underneath Catch Wrestler's ribcage. Catch Wrestler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch misses with the combination.
Catch Wrestler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Catch Wrestler looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catch Wrestler manages to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Catch Wrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Catch Wrestler throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
Catch Wrestler slips a jab from Finch.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catch Wrestler.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catch Wrestler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catch Wrestler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Catch Wrestler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Finch slips under a jab from Catch Wrestler.
An attempted straight right counter from Finch misses the target.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Catch Wrestler throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catch Wrestler can do to turn this around?
Finch with the inside leg kick.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Catch Wrestler moved out of range nicely.
Catch Wrestler fails with a takedown attempt.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Catch Wrestler.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Catch Wrestler ducks down to avoid it.
Finch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finch wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler is defended easily by Finch.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch wants to slow Catch Wrestler down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Jab by Finch.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catch Wrestler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Catch Wrestler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler walks into a left hand.
Catch Wrestler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finch as he avoids it easily.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Finch.
Nice jab there from Finch.
Catch Wrestler takes one on the button.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Catch Wrestler. That did some damage!
Catch Wrestler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finch throws a low kick but Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Catch Wrestler takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catch Wrestler lands with an overhand left.
Catch Wrestler lands a jab to the head.
Catch Wrestler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Catch Wrestler on the side of the head.
Catch Wrestler scores with a jab.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Catch Wrestler seems unphased.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catch Wrestler throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Catch Wrestler throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
A very excited looking Atticus Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 539 p4p, 1088 weight class) and Simon Gustafsson (ranked 83 p4p, 169 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE.. Devonte Pinks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
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.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinks sprawls well. Pinks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson shoots in for a double leg but Pinks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pinks throwing a counter right hand but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson has his takedown stuffed
and Pinks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gustafsson! Pinks lets Gustafsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Gustafsson is rocked!
 It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Devonte Pinks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Pinks circles away easily
and Pinks counters with a huge right that knocks Gustafsson out cold! Pinks is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devonte Pinks!
Devonte Pinks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugsy Seigel (ranked 649 p4p, 562 weight class) and Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 80 p4p, 70 weight class). Bugsy Seigel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Rozhkov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bugsy Seigel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Seigel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rozhkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Seigel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rozhkov, as that shot connected.
Seigel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rozhkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rozhkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rozhkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rozhkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rozhkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Seigel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seigel pulls Rozhkov in to control the position.
Seigel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rozhkov on the ground.
Seigel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov trying to control but Seigel is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rozhkov postures up.
Rozhkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rozhkov wants to control from the top but Seigel keeps moving.
Rozhkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seigel is on top in guard.
Seigel looking to pass the guard.
Rozhkov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Seigel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rozhkov has tightened it up now! Seigel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Rozhkov!
An out of breath Alexander Rozhkov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 112 p4p, 719 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 16 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Klaus Von Alkum enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Alkum is just out of range.
Von Alkum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Alkum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
Graves is looking to wear down Von Alkum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Alkum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves lands a jab.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Von Alkum shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves checks a leg kick.
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Von Alkum!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Von Alkum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Alkum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Graves misses with the ground and pound.
Von Alkum is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with the ground and pound.
Graves trying to control the action but Von Alkum is working from the bottom.
Graves working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum prevents Graves from moving into mount.
Von Alkum sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Graves trying to pass the guard but Von Alkum defending well.
Graves wants to control but Von Alkum is keeping him busy.
Graves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graves wants to control but Von Alkum is keeping him busy.
Von Alkum is trying to stand up here but Graves is controlling him well.
Graves passes to side control.
Graves throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves working away.
Graves lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Alkum is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graves connects with a decent elbow.
Graves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Von Alkum is trying to buck Graves off.
Graves working the ground and pound but Von Alkum is defending the strikes.
Graves advances to full mount.
Graves thowing shots but they're missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves 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.
Von Alkum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
Graves takes a swing at Von Alkum's ribcage but misses.
Von Alkum throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Von Alkum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Von Alkum flicks out a counter leg kick but Graves steps away.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Alkum. Von Alkum obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graves.
Von Alkum sneaks out the side door and pushes Graves away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Alkum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Graves to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves postures up in Von Alkum's guard and throws a big left but Von Alkum blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Graves trying to control but Von Alkum is working from the bottom.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Von Alkum is keeping the position.
Von Alkum trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Von Alkum keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Graves connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is fighting to break Von Alkum's control of his arms but Von Alkum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Alkum is retaining full guard.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Graves postures up.
Graves advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Graves.
Von Alkum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Graves is working Von Alkum over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum prevents Graves from moving into mount.
Graves swings around for an armbar but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graves's guard.
Graves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Alkum manages to get himself to full guard.
Ernest Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Alkum is keeping the position for now.
Von Alkum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Von Alkum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graves manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Ernest Graves 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!
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves digs a good hook to Von Alkum's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Alkum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Graves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Alkum defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a series of punches but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Von Alkum tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves backing away here, and Von Alkum unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Von Alkum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Von Alkum scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
The fighters circling - Von Alkum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Klaus Von Alkum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Von Alkum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves swings for the body but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Graves throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Von Alkum scores with a jab to the jaw.
 Graves is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Alkum closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Graves out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klaus Von Alkum!
After winning the bout, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prokop Pustik (ranked 584 p4p, 407 weight class) and Henry Dustfinger (ranked 73 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dustfinger's choice of entrance music: The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Prokop Pustik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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16 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pustik.
Pustik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dustfinger scores with a jab to the body.
Pustik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dustfinger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dustfinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pustik has closed the distance and engaged Dustfinger in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pustik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pustik throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pustik.
Pustik gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Pustik misses with a head shot. Dustfinger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pustik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pustik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pustik throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pustik is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pustik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dustfinger.
Pustik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dustfinger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dustfinger manages to break the clinch.
Dustfinger throws a hook but Pustik blocks it.
Dustfinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pustik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pustik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dustfinger!
Pustik sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dustfinger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dustfinger pushes Pustik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pustik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pustik working the ground and pound from side control.
Pustik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Pustik crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dustfinger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dustfinger explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dustfinger lands a nice hook to Pustik's body. Pustik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dustfinger lands a jab-cross combination.
Pustik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dustfinger on the side of the head.
Dustfinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pustik manages to avoid it.
Dustfinger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pustik rather than just go for the knockout.
Dustfinger staying out of range there.
Pustik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dustfinger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pustik has time to react.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dustfinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut. Pustik saw that one coming.
Pustik's corner calls for a 1-2. Pustik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dustfinger tests Pustik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dustfinger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustik closes the distance and clinches up with Dustfinger, looking for a takedown. Pustik pushes Dustfinger against the cage but Dustfinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prokop Pustik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pustik defending well as Dustfinger loads up on a big left hand.
Pustik throwing a counter right hand but Dustfinger manages to avoid it.
Pustik looks for a takedown but Dustfinger sprawls well.
Pustik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pustik throws a hook to the side of Dustfinger's head but Dustfinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pustik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dustfinger to the mat! Dustfinger manages to get full guard.
Pustik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pustik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dustfinger is looking to stand up but Pustik isn't so interested in that idea.
Pustik is in close to Dustfinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dustfinger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pustik is controlling him.
Pustik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pustik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pustik stops Dustfinger from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pustik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pustik lands a couple of elbows.
Dustfinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pustik throwing strikes from guard but Dustfinger blocks nicely.
Pustik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dustfinger kicks Pustik off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pustik connects with a jab.
Pustik goes for a double leg but Dustfinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dustfinger continues to drive forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Dustfinger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pustik needs to keep his hands up - Dustfinger had a free shot at his head there.
Dustfinger misses with a hook. Pustik ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Dustfinger misses.
Good exchange - Dustfinger coming out on top.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dustfinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pustik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dustfinger lands a left and a right that send Pustik crashing to the mat, dazed. Dustfinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pustik is rocked!
Dustfinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pustik staying out of range there.
Oh Pustik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dustfinger is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pustik flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pustik is out cold! Dustfinger holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 40 p4p, 97 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Hlervu comes to the cage accompanied by Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann HΓ₯ as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Braynas Hlervu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Braynas Hlervu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa tries to clinch up but Hlervu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hlervu throws a big counter combination but Haa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hlervu throws a big counter combination but Haa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haa throws a sloppy head kick
and Haa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hlervu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Haa misses
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haa connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu 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.
Haa throws a lazy uppercut
and Hlervu counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa swings widly with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haa misses with the body kick
and Hlervu scores with a counter punch that sends Haa to the canvas! Hlervu smells blood - he's punishing Haa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Haa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Braynas Hlervu gave a big smile as he said '114 IQ'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 23 p4p, 44 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). De Minaur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Gein checks a low kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Gein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters by moving into the clinch.
Gein can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Gein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Gein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gein.
De Minaur swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Gein's corner calls for a 1-2. Gein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein misses with the body kick
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Gein's head but Gein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein misses with a kick to the body.
Gein misses with a body shot
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gein misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from De Minaur is predictable there
and Gein counters with a nice leg kick.
Gein thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gein thinking.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Gein misses with a shot to the body
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Gein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Gein's legs.
Gein misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein slips under a jab.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
Gein looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gein misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
An inside leg kick lands from Gein.
Gein tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gein moves out of range of the body kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Gein is out of range.
Gein throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
De Minaur tries to clinch up.
As De Minaur backs away, Gein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gein is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Gein looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Minaur throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
Gein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Gein's knee but Gein avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Gein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Gein connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
Gein misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Gein wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein tried to counter with a leg kick but De Minaur avoided it.
Gein scoring well with a low kick there.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein lands a lovely overhand right.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from De Minaur finds it's way through Gein's defenses.
Gein blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch.
Gein misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gein.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur tries to land a front kick but Gein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Gein had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gein checks a leg kick.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur wants to counter the offense by Gein and move into the clinch position.
De Minaur throws a jab when Gein was well out of range.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Gein throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gein.
De Minaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Minaur.
Gein scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gein blocks a jab.
De Minaur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Gein avoids it.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gein.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur scores with a nice right hand.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Gein 's knee.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters by clinching up.
Gein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gein gets through De Minaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from De Minaur.
Gein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gein thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Gein was not able to check.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur looks for the body kick but Gein saw that one coming.
Gein blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gein.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Gein moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
A lazy body kick from Gein
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein blocks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Gein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by De Minaur there.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Gein's head but Gein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur motions for Gein to come forward. De Minaur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Gein blocks a jab.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and De Minaur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gein misses with a straight right.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Gein does it's job there.
Gein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gein scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Minaur in his tracks.
De Minaur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Gein misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is looking to land body kicks.
Gein throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gein's hands.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gein finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Gein misses with a hook.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gein.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Gein counters with a good, hard body kick but De Minaur shrugs it off.
Gein misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Gein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gein scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice body shot.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Gein's head back.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gein throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gein's knee momentarily.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Gein misses
and De Minaur counters with a body kick that stops Gein in his tracks momentarily.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gein.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Minaur.
Gein throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gein checks it well.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Gein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Minaur makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gein really felt that one!
Gein lands with a cross.
Gein missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur tries to counter with a clinch but Gein shakes him off and moves away.
Gein scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Gein checks it
and Gein counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur wants to slow Gein down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gein throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
Gein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Gein saw that one coming.
A low kick from Gein misses
and De Minaur moves into the clinch.
De Minaur pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gein.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
Gein lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Minaur throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Gein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gein slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Gein.
Gein throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gein connects with a body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Gein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Gein misses the jab.
Gein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gein scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.
Gein cracks De Minaur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Gein looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a body shot
and Gein counters with an outside leg kick.
Gein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands a front kick.
Gein misses with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Gein's knee but Gein avoids it well.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Gein looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Minaur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
Gein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Gein misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Gein.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gein.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
Gein misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gein.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gein.
De Minaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A big left from Gein misses.
De Minaur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Gein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur tries to work over Gein's front leg with a kick but Gein checks it.
Gein scores with a nice strike.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Gein is predictable there
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Gein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gein tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Gein moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gein under the eye.
Gein throws a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gein will feel that in the morning.
Gein throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gein throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters by moving into the clinch.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
Gein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ed Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein lands with a hook. De Minaur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
Gein throws a body kick that misses
and De Minaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gein misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Gein throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Gein.
Gein blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Gein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
Gein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gein's knee momentarily.
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Gein knows he should have avoided that one.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Gein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
Gein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gein with a body shot.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Gein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Gein avoids it.
Gein misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
Gein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Minaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gein misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Gein should have avoided that one.
Gein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Gein moved out of range.
Gein is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Minaur keeps control of Gein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gein lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Gein.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein wants to get back to striking at distance but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Gein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Gein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gein is trying to break the clinch but De Minaur has him pressed against the cage.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
Gein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein can't break the clinch.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein misses with the head strike.
A short right from De Minaur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Minaur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
Rod De Minaur took some time post fight to say the following; 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 43 p4p, 48 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 9 p4p, 10 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Choke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martin sees it coming and defends easily.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Choke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Choke eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Martin trying to hold on to Choke's head to control him but Choke postures up.
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 tries to pass to full mount but Martin defends it.
Martin trying to hold on to Choke's head to control him but Choke postures up.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Martin tries to roll over but Choke keeps him under control.
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.
Martin trying to control but Choke postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Choke is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Choke to get the leverage.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Choke looks to land a strike but Martin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martin has control of Choke's left arm, preventing Choke from doing any damage.
Choke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Choke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Martin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Choke, into his guard.
Choke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Martin doesn't defend quickly enough and Choke has managed to lock this one up! Can Martin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Choke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Choke!
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