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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coach Potato (ranked 4021 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Leonard Skinner (ranked 193 p4p, 203 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coach Potato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonard Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Potato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skinner looks to land a right hand but Potato moved out of range.
Potato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner looks to land a left hand but Potato moved out of range nicely.
Potato misses with a low kick.
Skinner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skinner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potato misses with a low kick as Skinner jumps back.
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.
Skinner misses with a hook. Potato ducked under it nicely.
Potato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Skinner looks to throw the jab but Potato is out of range.
Potato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Potato moves out of range of the strikes.
Potato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Skinner.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato throws a leg kick but Skinner sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skinner throws a hook but Potato avoids it easily.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
A slow jab from Skinner misses its intended target.
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Potato slips the punch.
Potato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Potato moves out of range of the strikes.
As Skinner backs away, Potato returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Potato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skinner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skinner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Potato misses with a leg kick.
Skinner thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potato counters with a good low kick that Skinner was not able to check.
Potato slips under a jab from Skinner.
As Skinner backs away, Potato returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skinner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skinner throws a hook but Potato avoids it easily.
Potato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Skinner misses.
Jab, jab by Skinner - just one landing.
Potato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skinner.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skinner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skinner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skinner misses the jab.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato throws a low kick but Skinner avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Skinner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skinner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skinner checks a leg kick.
Skinner throws out a counter right but Potato avoids it with no problem.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Potato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skinner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Potato throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Skinner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Potato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach Potato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Skinner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skinner misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Skinner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skinner 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!
Leonard Skinner wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhys McKee (ranked 4305 p4p, 4297 weight class) and Evan Walsh (ranked 481 p4p, 479 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rhys McKee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walsh swivels and escapes.
McKee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McKee jabs Walsh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walsh dodges the punch combination from McKee.
Walsh dives in for a single leg takedown but McKee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
McKee is looking to counter the offense by Walsh and move into the clinch.
Walsh stuffs the takedown attempt from McKee. McKee gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh shoots in but McKee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhys McKee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Walsh.
McKee has Walsh up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKee breaks from the clinch.
Walsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKee at a distance.
Walsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKee, pushing him back against the ropes.
McKee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKee throws a leg kick but Walsh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKee shoots for a takedown but Walsh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McKee fails with the takedown
and Walsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Rhys McKee has been cut.
McKee dodges the punch combination from Walsh.
Walsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McKee attempts a counter takedown but Walsh avoids it well and moves away.
McKee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walsh defends well and McKee ends up having to push Walsh into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands a body punch.
Walsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McKee just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Walsh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McKee walks away with a smile on his face. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walsh moves into the clinch successfully.
McKee works on Walsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh looking to stall.
Walsh avoids a wild elbow strike from McKee.
Walsh slows down the pace here.
Walsh wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McKee uses from the top position.
McKee passes Walsh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walsh wants to get back to full guard.
Walsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKee.
McKee wants to pass to mount but Walsh is defending the position.
McKee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McKee wants to control but Walsh is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McKee in particular looking to stall.
It looks like McKee is going to stand back up.
McKee wants to pass the guard but Walsh is defending well.
McKee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Walsh actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McKee throwing shots but Walsh is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Walsh is looking to land body kicks.
Walsh tries for a takedown but McKee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walsh goes for a double leg but McKee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McKee continues to drive forward.
McKee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walsh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McKee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Walsh as McKee shoots in.
Walsh flicks out a counter leg kick but McKee steps away.
Walsh avoids the head kick by McKee.
Walsh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McKee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Walsh with that takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKee swinging wildly here.
Walsh shoots in but McKee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walsh tries to clinch up but McKee circles away and keeps his distance.
Walsh leaves McKee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McKee is looking to clinch but Walsh is avoiding it.
McKee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWalsh.
Walsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKee swivels and escapes.
As Walsh tries to get set, McKee tries to push him back and clinch up but Walsh manages to avoid the attempt.
McKee scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKee misses with a takedown
and Walsh moves into the clinch.
McKee is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Walsh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKee has Walsh pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Walsh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Walsh jumps guard but McKee stands there with Walsh around his waist. Walsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walsh jumps guard but McKee stands there with Walsh around his waist. Walsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McKee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKee breaks from the clinch.
McKee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walsh is out of range and McKee settles back down.
Walsh moves into range and clinches up with McKee.
Walsh jumps guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McKee stops Walsh from standing up.
McKee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walsh has control of McKee's left arm, preventing McKee from doing any damage.
Walsh wants to sweep here but McKee controlling him for the moment.
Walsh trying to keep a closed guard but McKee is proving a slippery customer.
McKee looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walsh controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walsh throws a sloppy head kick
and McKee moves into the clinch.
McKee breaks from the clinch.
Walsh rushes McKee and presses him up against the ropes.
McKee has Walsh pressed against the ropes, preventing Walsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McKee gets underhooks to prevent Walsh's takedown attempt.
Walsh breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKee tries to avoid it but Walsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKee to the ground. McKee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Walsh as McKee shoots in.
Walsh misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Walsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rhys McKee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McKee with a poor takedown
and Walsh moves into the clinch.
McKee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walsh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McKee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKee tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhys McKee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from McKee.
Walsh pulls guard successfully.
McKee throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh looking for a guillotine here but McKee defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McKee throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McKee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McKee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walsh uses it to pass to side control.
Walsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKee keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Walsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKee keeps working.
McKee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walsh is thwarting McKee's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKee is in trouble now - Walsh has advanced to mount!
Walsh is stalling here but it's allowed McKee to get half guard.
Walsh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Walsh trying to control the action but McKee is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McKee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evan Walsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walsh postures up in McKee's guard and throws a big left but McKee blocks it.
Walsh trying to control but McKee is working from the bottom.
Walsh throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McKee wants to sweep here but Walsh controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walsh as he avoids it easily.
Walsh shoots in and drives through. McKee sprawls well.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt - McKee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walsh checks a low kick from McKee.
Walsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McKee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walsh throws a counter combo.
A combination from McKee does no damage.
Walsh throws a fast counter high kick but McKee manages to duck under it in time.
McKee throws a body kick that misses.
Walsh throws a counter combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walsh goes for a double leg but McKee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McKee continues to drive forward.
Walsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McKee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McKee throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Walsh is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKee tries to score with a low kick but Walsh moves his leg out of the way.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKee pinned against the ropes. McKee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch but McKee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and McKee counters with a straight right hand.
Walsh tries to clinch up but McKee circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhys McKee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKee clinches with his opponent.
Walsh has McKee pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. McKee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walsh tries for a takedown but McKee manages to get underhooks.
McKee breaks from the clinch.
McKee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walsh circles away.
Walsh wants to counter the offense by McKee and move into the clinch position.
Walsh misses with the combination.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Walsh shoots in but McKee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McKee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walsh looks for a takedown but McKee sprawls well.
McKee tries to counter by clinching up but Walsh breaks away and moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McKee lands with a hook. Walsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walsh gets tackled into the ropes by McKee. McKee maintains the clinch.
Rhys McKee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McKee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walsh breaks from the clinch.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walsh's waist but Walsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKee off to one side.
McKee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walsh as he avoids it easily.
Walsh dives in and grabs McKee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKee pushes down on Walsh's head and hops out.
Walsh slaps away a takedown attempt from McKee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McKee as he avoids it easily.
McKee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McKee has closed the distance and engaged Walsh in a clinch.
Walsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McKee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McKee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McKee tries for a takedown but Walsh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKee instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh works on McKee's body with a couple of short punches.
McKee controlling the action here for a moment.
McKee manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys McKee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rhys McKee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walsh dives in and grabs McKee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKee pushes down on Walsh's head and hops out.
McKee shoots in looking for a takedown. Walsh tries to sprawl out of it but McKee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Walsh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walsh throws a sloppy head kick and McKee moves out of range easily.
McKee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walsh but Walsh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walsh is defended easily by McKee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch but McKee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rhys McKee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Walsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walsh shoots in but McKee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McKee counters with a left and a right that stings Walsh.
McKee darts in and clinches Walsh up against the ropes.
Walsh prevents a takedown attempt there.
McKee tries to stall but Walsh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walsh jumps guard but McKee stands there with Walsh around his waist. Walsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walsh jumps guard but McKee turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walsh goes for a double leg but McKee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McKee continues to drive forward.
Rhys McKee is winning the standup battle so far.
Walsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walsh gets tackled into the ropes by McKee. McKee maintains the clinch.
Walsh tries to pull guard but McKee won't allow it.
Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walsh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKee clinches.
McKee jumps guard.
McKee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McKee keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is fighting to break McKee's control of his arms but McKee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McKee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walsh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McKee wants to stand but Walsh is controlling the position.
Walsh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKee looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Walsh has picked McKee up and slammed him! McKee can't keep hold of the triangle and Walsh manages to pass to side control!
The strikes coming from Walsh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walsh working the ground and pound but McKee is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Walsh.
McKee can't do much from the bottom here.
McKee tries to buck Walsh off but Walsh is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to control but McKee is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McKee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Walsh counter with a right hand.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt - McKee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McKee sprawls well. McKee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Walsh throws a head kick that misses.
McKee tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
A head kick misses from McKee.
Walsh slips a jab and a cross from McKee.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walsh but Walsh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McKee.
Walsh throws a nice looking combination but McKee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walsh forces McKee back against the ropes and clinches.
Walsh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McKee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walsh tries to score a body lock takedown but McKee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walsh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McKee wants to control from the top but Walsh keeps moving.
Walsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walsh wants to stand and escape but McKee is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walsh shoots in for a double leg but McKee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McKee clinches.
McKee looking to slow down the pace here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McKee pulls Walsh into guard.
Walsh trying to control but McKee is working from the bottom.
Walsh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McKee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walsh, into his guard.
McKee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walsh wants to control the position but McKee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McKee in particular looking to stall.
McKee wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling the position.
Walsh tries to roll over but McKee keeps him under control.
McKee controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys McKee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKee 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Rhys McKee!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Rhys McKee!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Rhys McKee!
Rhys McKee wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kim (ranked 25145 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Kyle Prepolec (ranked 239 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Prepolec!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prepolec throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prepolec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prepolec stuffs the takedown.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prepolec counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prepolec counters with a head kick that wobbles Kim - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Prepolec sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Prepolec!
Kyle Prepolec thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Frieberg (ranked 3628 p4p, 5261 weight class) and Terry Lyle (ranked 186 p4p, 219 weight class). Terry Lyle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frieberg lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lyle is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Frieberg there.
Frieberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lyle pushes Frieberg off looking to stand but Frieberg dives back in and keeps control.
Frieberg is nestled in close to Lyle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyle is staying active underneath Frieberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frieberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Frieberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lyle pushes Frieberg off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Lyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frieberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lyle wants to stand up but Frieberg is controlling him.
Frieberg postures up and lands a big shot to Lyle's brow.
Frieberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyle wants to get back to his feet but Frieberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frieberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lyle is looking to stand up but Frieberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Frieberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frieberg.
Lyle is looking to stand up but Frieberg isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Frieberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lyle wants to stand and escape but Frieberg is having none of it.
Frieberg forces his way into half guard.
Frieberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lyle is just riding it out for now. Frieberg eventually gives up the hold.
Frieberg works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Frieberg is looking to take a break and control but Lyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frieberg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lyle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frieberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frieberg working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frieberg cracks Lyle with a big elbow.
Lyle wants to get back to his feet.
Frieberg has an Americana. Lyle didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Frieberg is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Frieberg hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gregor Frieberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregor Frieberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 2001 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Emberson Cabral (ranked 87 p4p, 242 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the ring accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabral.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabral throws an off balance right hand
and Kuzmin counters with a single leg into guard. Cabral didn't expect that.
Cabral wants to stand and escape but Kuzmin is having none of it.
Kuzmin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuzmin lands a couple of digs.
Kuzmin postures up.
Kuzmin prevents Cabral from getting back to his feet.
Cabral is trying to control the position but Kuzmin postures up.
Cabral is looking to stand up but Kuzmin isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuzmin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuzmin postures up in Cabral's guard and throws a big left but Cabral blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cabral can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cabral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuzmin scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuzmin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuzmin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuzmin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzmin is in close to Cabral's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuzmin is working Cabral over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabral has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabral is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuzmin is controlling him.
Cabral is trying to control the position but Kuzmin postures up.
Cabral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuzmin is one step ahead there.
Cabral really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuzmin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabral trying to control the position.
Kuzmin stands up over Cabral, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuzmin is in close to Cabral's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuzmin lands a couple of digs.
Kuzmin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabral's head.
 Cabral is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin loads up on a big left hand. Cabral felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kuzmin looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cabral can't hide his disappointment, as Kuzmin celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Locke (ranked 3272 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 347 p4p, 234 weight class). Locke comes into the arena with JPEGMAFIA - BMT blaring out of the sound system. Stankovic has chosen Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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239
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Stankovic is just out of range.
Stankovic slips under a jab.
Stankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stankovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Stankovic moved out of range nicely.
Stankovic throws out a counter right but Locke avoids it with no problem.
Stankovic throws a low kick but Locke moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Locke misses the target.
Locke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Locke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Locke lands a jab.
Stankovic misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Stankovic.
A nice side step and Stankovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stankovic ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Locke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stankovic.
Stankovic feints a counter leg kick.
Locke throws a jab but it's blocked by Stankovic.
Stankovic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Stankovic is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke lands a nice looking body shot.
Stankovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Locke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stankovic manages to avoid it.
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Stankovic ducks down to avoid it.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stankovic counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ryan Locke has been cut.
Locke lands with a shot to the body.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stankovic has time to react.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Stankovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Stankovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke throws an overhand right that lands on Stankovic's shoulder, as Stankovic tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a body shot.
Stankovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Locke throws a series of punches but Stankovic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stankovic! But no joy.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
Stankovic takes one to the side of the head.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stankovic.
Stankovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Locke lands a two punch combo.
Locke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Locke misses with a right hand
and Locke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Locke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Locke.
Stankovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Locke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locke connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stankovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Locke lands with a good body shot.
Stankovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Locke there.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke throws out a loose jab but Stankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stankovic! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Locke.
Locke works Stankovic's body with a nice hook.
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Stankovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stankovic moves into the clinch.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stankovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
A big right from Locke misses.
Sloppy strikes from Locke. Those never looked like landing.
Locke throws a big shot that misses.
Stankovic throws out a counter right but Locke avoids it with no problem.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Locke throws a big shot that misses.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Stankovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke misses with a combination
and Stankovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Locke.
Locke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stankovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Locke.
Stankovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Locke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Locke throws a right hand that misses
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Locke clobbers Stankovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stankovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Locke.
Stankovic throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Locke lands a jab.
Locke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stankovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Locke to score with a decent uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Locke misses.
Stankovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Stankovic misses.
Stankovic misses with a wild combination.
Locke lunges at Stankovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stankovic's hand.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Locke misses with a lunging right hand
and Stankovic counters with a crisp one two that drops Locke! Stankovic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Locke to his feet! Locke is in big trouble!
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Locke throws a right and a left that Stankovic avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Locke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stankovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Locke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Stankovic lands.
A big left from Stankovic misses.
Locke slips a jab from Stankovic.
Good exchange - Stankovic coming out on top.
Stankovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stankovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Locke jabs at Stankovic's body.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Stankovic.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stankovic manages to avoid it.
Stankovic with a jab.
Stankovic moves into the clinch successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but Stankovic has the dominant position.
Stankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke working aggressively here.
Locke prevents a body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan Locke's cut is getting worse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stankovic.
Stankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke misses with the head strike.
Stankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stankovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but Stankovic has the dominant position.
A short right from Stankovic on the inside.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Stankovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stankovic takes a shot to the head.
Stankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stankovic blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stankovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Stankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stankovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Locke.
Locke lands with a cross.
A jab from Stankovic misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke'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.
Locke misses the jab.
Stankovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Locke misses with a shot to the body
and Stankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stankovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Locke there.
Stankovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Locke's head.
Stankovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Locke on the side of the head.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
Stankovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stankovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Stankovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stankovic lands with a right and another and another! Locke is in big trouble! Stankovic lands again and this time it's lights out for Locke! A quality knockout there for Stankovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Djordje Stankovic!
Djordje Stankovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 2186 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 245 p4p, 135 weight class). Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Sadaval closes the distance and pushes Knuckles back into the ropes.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadaval gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing.
Sadaval being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as Sadaval tries to pass.
Sadaval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sadaval sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knuckles's guard.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sadaval postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knuckles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sadaval.
Knuckles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sadaval throws a strike but Knuckles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knuckles prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.
Sadaval is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knuckles stops Sadaval from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Knuckles's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sadaval moves forwards but Knuckles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Sadaval's shoulder, as Sadaval tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knuckles sprawls well. Knuckles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Sadaval gets a double leg takedown into Knuckles's guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Knuckles manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadaval tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knuckles swivels and escapes.
Horacio Sadaval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a swing at Sadaval's ribcage but misses.
Sadaval tries for a takedown but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval goes for a double leg but Knuckles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Knuckles continues to drive forward.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knuckles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sadaval lands strikes from half guard.
Sadaval trying to control the pace.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval preventing the sweep.
Knuckles keeping moving, preventing Sadaval from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sadaval is stalling in the full guard.
Sadaval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six 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.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing.
Sadaval slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sadaval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sadaval tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knuckles as he avoids it easily.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knuckles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadaval.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles throwing a counter right hand but Sadaval manages to avoid it.
No luck for Sadaval with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadaval gets a clinch.
Sadaval wants a takedown.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Sadaval stalling in the clinch but Knuckles improves position.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Sadaval has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knuckles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Sadaval scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the ropes.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadaval.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadaval drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knuckles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
Sadaval is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knuckles is defending well.
Sadaval can't get the takedown.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadaval breaks the clinch.
Sadaval shoots for a takedown but Knuckles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sadaval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sadaval tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sadaval looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sadaval takes a step back to recover.
Sadaval tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Knuckles. No joy for Sadaval on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Knuckles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Knuckles.
Sadaval moves out of range of the body kick.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot lands for Knuckles.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knuckles as he avoids it easily.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Knuckles as Sadaval shoots in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Sadaval blocks the leg kick.
Sadaval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knuckles.
Sadaval moves out of range of the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sadaval.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but Knuckles is defending the strikes.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knuckles can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knuckles wants to control but Sadaval postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sadaval working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to control but Sadaval flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sadaval is looking to control Knuckles but Knuckles is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Sadaval manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Knuckles covering up well under a series of strikes from Sadaval.
Sadaval struggling to land strikes to the head as Knuckles covers up.
Knuckles has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sadaval.
Knuckles covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Knuckles wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Sadaval go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Knuckles avoids the strikes from Sadaval.
Sadaval missing with strikes.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sadaval is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sadaval gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sadaval gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sadaval apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sadaval takes the fight into the clinch.
Sadaval stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Sadaval drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sadaval.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadaval.
As Sadaval backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knuckles but Knuckles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knuckles is looking to counter punch.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots for a double leg takedown but Knuckles sprawls well. He's pushed Sadaval's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval shoots in for a double leg but Knuckles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knuckles leaves Sadaval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knuckles catches Sadaval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles catches Sadaval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knuckles trying to control the position.
Sadaval trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval postures up and lands a big shot to Knuckles's brow.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knuckles pulls Sadaval in close to his closed guard and prevents Sadaval from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the ropes.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries to work over Sadaval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadaval.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadaval is trying to pull guard but Knuckles turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadaval can do to turn this around?
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Knuckles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sadaval or perhaps it was just good defense by Knuckles, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Sadaval dives in and grabs Knuckles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knuckles pushes down on Sadaval's head and hops out.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sadaval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles stuffs the takedown.
It appears Knuckles was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sadaval's head backwards.
Sadaval throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sadaval off to one side.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knuckles throws a head kick but Sadaval moves out of range.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown but Knuckles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a takedown but Knuckles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sadaval's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sadaval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Sadaval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadaval shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles scores with a spinning back kick!
Sadaval looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
Knuckles is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sadaval in the domination position with Knuckles hanging on.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Sadaval crashes against the mat.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Knuckles is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles regains half guard, as Sadaval was trying to land strikes.
Sadaval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Knuckles trying to keep a closed guard but Sadaval is proving a slippery customer.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Sadaval trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches up with Knuckles, looking for a takedown. Sadaval pushes Knuckles against the ropes but Knuckles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sadaval goes for a double leg but Knuckles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Knuckles continues to drive forward.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knuckles but Knuckles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sadaval fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sadaval misses with a takedown attempt - Knuckles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadaval tries for a takedown but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Knuckles counters with a quick kick to the body but Sadaval blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knuckles.
Sadaval looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
The strikes coming from Sadaval are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knuckles dodges the ground and pound from Sadaval.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Knuckles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Sadaval seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Sadaval are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval throws a strike aimed at the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles avoids it well.
Sadaval postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Knuckles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sadaval connects with a decent elbow.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
Sadaval cracks Knuckles with a big elbow.
Sadaval in side control, throwing shots but Knuckles defends.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
Sadaval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Knuckles regains half guard, as Sadaval was trying to land strikes.
Knuckles won't allow Sadaval to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval wants to control but Knuckles is keeping him busy.
Sadaval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knuckles tries to roll over but Sadaval keeps him under control.
Sadaval slips a nice elbow through Knuckles's hands, connecting with Knuckles's forehead.
Ground and pound from Sadaval.
Sadaval stalling.
Sadaval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots for a takedown but Knuckles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knuckles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadaval.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Horacio Sadaval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadaval takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knuckles is fending him off so far but Sadaval persists. Nope, Knuckles circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckles looks to land a body kick but Sadaval moved away.
Knuckles leaves Sadaval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Sadaval tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Sadaval shoots in but Knuckles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sadaval fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Knuckles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knuckles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Bobby Knuckles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bronson (ranked 2084 p4p, 2262 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 226 p4p, 248 weight class). Frost has chosen Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson misses with the combination.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson darts in looking for a takedown but Frost gets double underhooks and turns Bronson into the ropes.
Frost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Frost.
Frost digs a right hand into Bronson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronson's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bronson is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Keith Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost misses with a jab to the body
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Frost.
Bronson misses with a series of wild punches.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frost takes one on the button.
Bronson blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Bronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frost moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Bronson coming out on top.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Frost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bronson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frost avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a two punch combination.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Olaf Frost has been cut.
Bronson throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Frost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bronson eats them both and turns towards Frost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Keith Bronson has been cut.
Bronson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to avoid it but Frost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronson to the ground. Bronson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frost is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Bronson throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Bronson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson throws a big counter combination but Frost scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bronson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frost throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Bronson throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Bronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frost.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Bronson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Frost moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
A cross from Bronson lands.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Bronson jabs at Frost's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bronson takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Bronson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Bronson there.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frost shoots for a double leg takedown but Bronson sprawls well. He's pushed Frost's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keith Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Frost.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost is working the combinations to good effect here.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frost misses the jab.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frost's waist but Frost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bronson off to one side.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bronson tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frost doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bronson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Bronson.
Frost throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keith Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Bronson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bronson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a jab.
Bronson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Frost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bronson throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Bronson throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keith Bronson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronson lands a really nice looking cross but Frost seems unphased.
Bronson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frost momentarily.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost lands a left and a right that send Bronson crashing to the mat, dazed. Frost thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Bronson is rocked!
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Oh Bronson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bronson.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Frost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Frost swinging wildly here.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Bronson on that attempt.
A combination from Bronson does no damage.
Bronson thuds his right hand into Frost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronson goes for a double leg but Frost avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Frost continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Bronson throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Bronson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
A lazy left from Bronson finds it's target.
Frost has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bronson.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Frost.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frost.
Frost throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Bronson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frost is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frost lands a jab to the head.
Bronson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Frost can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bronson and Frost drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bronson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bronson!
Olaf Frost spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be back better'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Smithers (ranked 1932 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Scott Dolton (ranked 212 p4p, 247 weight class). Dolton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paradise Warfare. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Smithers.
Smithers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smithers connects with a jab.
Smithers throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dolton to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Carlton Smithers has been cut.
Dolton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smithers's guard.
Dolton stands and steps away. Smithers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smithers lands a big uppercut and Dolton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dolton looks OK. Smithers waves Dolton back to his feet!
It looks like Scott Dolton has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithers drops Dolton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smithers follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Smithers!
A relieved looking Carlton Smithers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Scott Dolton spoke after the fight, saying 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Kaufman (ranked 1963 p4p, 864 weight class) and Vahid Gangster (ranked 108 p4p, 55 weight class). Gangster has chosen 2Pac - The Warriors Way as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rodolfo Kaufman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodolfo Kaufman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Rodolfo Kaufman has been cut.
Gangster throws a shot from downtown. Kaufman moves away and avoids it.
Kaufman swings widly with a right hand
and Gangster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaufman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaufman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gangster.
Kaufman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gangster.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaufman. That snapped Gangster's head back.
Kaufman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaufman has closed the distance and engaged Gangster in a clinch.
Gangster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gangster looking to stall.
Kaufman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaufman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gangster uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Gangster.
Kaufman throws a head punch that misses.
Gangster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaufmans head.
Kaufman taking a breather.
Kaufman tries to throw a body punch but Gangster avoids it by throwing Kaufman back against the ropes.
Kaufman tries to throw a body punch but Gangster avoids it by throwing Kaufman back against the ropes.
Kaufman has a couple of punches blocked by Gangster.
Kaufman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaufman misses with the head strike.
Gangster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaufman controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaufman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Kaufman breaks the clinch.
Kaufman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodolfo Kaufman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaufman slips under a jab from Gangster.
Kaufman throws a body shot but no joy.
Gangster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gangster clobbers Kaufman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodolfo Kaufman's cut is getting worse.
Kaufman forces Gangster back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaufman.
Gangster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaufman breaks the clinch.
Kaufman wants to clinch
and Gangster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gangster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaufman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gangster throws out the jab.
Gangster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaufman.
Gangster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gangster throws an overhand right that lands on Kaufman's shoulder, as Kaufman tries to avoid the shot.
Gangster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaufman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Kaufman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gangster doesn't seem phased though.
Kaufman throws a good cross that connects.
Gangster lands a left and a right that send Kaufman crashing to the mat, dazed. Gangster thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kaufman is rocked!
Rodolfo Kaufman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Gangster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaufman lands a lovely overhand right.
Gangster tries to bum rush Kaufman with a series of wild strikes but Kaufman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaufman throws a right hand that misses
and Gangster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeez, Rodolfo Kaufman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gangster misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kaufman misses.
Kaufman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaufman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaufman.
Kaufman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaufman.
Kaufman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaufman misses with an uppercut.
Gangster throws a hook but Kaufman blocks it.
Kaufman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gangster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaufman. That snapped Gangster's head back.
Kaufman misses with a straight left.
Gangster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kaufman with a body shot.
Kaufman misses with a right hand
and Gangster counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kaufman! Gangster lets Kaufman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodolfo Kaufman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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