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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 24767 p4p, 24014 weight class) and Stanley Yelnats (ranked 373 p4p, 378 weight class). Duke Nukem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelnats lands with a nice body punch.
Yelnats circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nukem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yelnats jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yelnats rushes Nukem with punches - Nukem moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nukem goes down! Yelnats follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Yelnats!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Pierre (ranked 3019 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Mawashi Geri (ranked 316 p4p, 208 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Pierre !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mawashi Geri!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geri lands with a nice body kick.
Geri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Geri throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Geri cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Mawashi Geri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geri.
Despite the aggression on Geri's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Geri scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Geri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geri dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Geri moved out of range nicely.
Geri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Geri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre .
Pierre avoids the body shot from Geri.
Pierre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Jacques Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mawashi Geri.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Geri.
A head kick from Geri lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geri misses with a takedown
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Geri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre .
Jacques Pierre 's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geri drives through with a takedown into Pierre 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pierre is wriggling around but Geri manages to pass to half guard.
Pierre tries to roll over but Geri keeps him under control.
Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Geri sits in half guard.
Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Geri is controlling well.
Geri blocks the strikes from Pierre .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Geri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Geri takes Pierre 's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Pierre is in trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Geri controlling the positon.
Geri has his arm under Pierre 's chin here. Game over son! Geri squeezes tightly and Pierre is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mawashi Geri!
Mawashi Geri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 2212 p4p, 3571 weight class) and Dwalin Giantslayer (ranked 237 p4p, 383 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the ring accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. Iov Kuzmin 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwalin Giantslayer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmin feints and as Giantslayer raises his hands in defense, Kuzmin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuzmin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuzmin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Giantslayer has wrist control.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giantslayer seems keen to control Kuzmin's posture.
Kuzmin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuzmin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuzmin postures up in Giantslayer's guard and throws a big left but Giantslayer blocks it.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Giantslayer blocks nicely.
Kuzmin lands a couple of digs.
Kuzmin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Giantslayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giantslayer forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantslayer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin is refusing to be controlled, as Giantslayer sits in half guard.
Kuzmin gets back to full guard.
Kuzmin punching to the body, from the bottom.
Giantslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giantslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giantslayer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuzmin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuzmin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuzmin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuzmin with the ground and pound but Giantslayer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Giantslayer keeping full guard, as Kuzmin tries to pass.
Kuzmin connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuzmin takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kuzmin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Giantslayer's head.
Giantslayer working a defensive guard here.
Kuzmin chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuzmin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giantslayer wants to sweep here but Kuzmin controlling him for the moment.
Kuzmin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Giantslayer blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuzmin works over Giantslayer with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuzmin working some strikes from top position.
Giantslayer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Giantslayer has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giantslayer has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuzmin postures up in Giantslayer's guard and throws a big left but Giantslayer blocks it.
Kuzmin landing with the ground and pound.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giantslayer has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Giantslayer working a defensive guard here.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuzmin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Giantslayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Giantslayer's brow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Giantslayer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kuzmin wants to sweep here but Giantslayer controlling him for the moment.
Kuzmin controlling the position.
Giantslayer preventing the sweep.
Kuzmin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giantslayer postures up and lands a big shot to Kuzmin's brow.
Giantslayer preventing the sweep.
Giantslayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuzmin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuzmin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuzmin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giantslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giantslayer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuzmin's head.
Giantslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giantslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giantslayer wants to pass the guard but Kuzmin is keeping the position.
Giantslayer postures up in Kuzmin's guard and throws a big left but Kuzmin blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer takes a swing at Kuzmin's ribcage but misses.
Giantslayer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giantslayer lands in his opponent's guard.
Giantslayer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Giantslayer scoring with punches from side control.
Giantslayer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Giantslayer wants to control for a moment but Kuzmin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kuzmin tries to get to full guard but Giantslayer has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuzmin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Giantslayer is working away from the top position though.
Giantslayer trying to control from half guard but Kuzmin is working away.
Kuzmin moves into full guard.
Giantslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giantslayer wants to control from the top but Kuzmin keeps moving.
Kuzmin is striking but Giantslayer is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin trying to control from the bottom.
Giantslayer controlling the action here.
Giantslayer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Giantslayer is looking to take a break and control but Kuzmin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuzmin tries to get to full guard but Giantslayer has control of the leg.
Giantslayer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuzmin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giantslayer is looking to stall here but Kuzmin recovers full guard.
Kuzmin pulls Giantslayer in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Kuzmin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuzmin.
Giantslayer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kuzmin!
Kuzmin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Giantslayer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kuzmin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Giantslayer.
Kuzmin wants to sweep here but Giantslayer controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giantslayer.
Kuzmin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giantslayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giantslayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Giantslayer wants to take a breather but Kuzmin is having none of it.
Giantslayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giantslayer is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuzmin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giantslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuzmin's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Giantslayer in particular looking to stall.
Giantslayer is thwarting Kuzmin's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin tries to get to full guard but Giantslayer has control of the leg.
Kuzmin is looking to control Giantslayer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuzmin avoid being mounted?
Giantslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuzmin is looking for a sweep. Giantslayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Giantslayer working the head and body with strikes.
Giantslayer working Kuzmin over with strikes.
Giantslayer wants to control but Kuzmin is keeping him busy.
Giantslayer trying to mount his opponent but Kuzmin defends it.
Giantslayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuzmin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Iov Kuzmin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Giantslayer stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuzmin. Kuzmin gets slowly back to his feet.
Giantslayer fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Giantslayer as Kuzmin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iov Kuzmin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuzmin tries to sprawl but Giantslayer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kuzmin wants to improve his position but Giantslayer is controlling well.
Giantslayer trying to control the action but Kuzmin is working from the bottom.
Kuzmin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin has his hands clasped together around Giantslayer's back. He's all about the action.
Kuzmin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giantslayer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Giantslayer wants to pass to mount but Kuzmin is defending the position.
Giantslayer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Giantslayer is keen to just control but Kuzmin is a slippery customer.
Kuzmin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin keeping moving, preventing Giantslayer from controlling successfully.
Giantslayer preventing the sweep.
Giantslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Giantslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuzmin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Giantslayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuzmin keeping moving, preventing Giantslayer from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuzmin scores with a takedown into Giantslayer's guard.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Giantslayer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giantslayer holds on and takes a little breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuzmin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuzmin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuzmin lands a couple of elbows.
Kuzmin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Giantslayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Giantslayer has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuzmin landing with the ground and pound.
Giantslayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Giantslayer, not yet.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin tries to free his leg and advance position but Giantslayer is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuzmin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Giantslayer's brow.
Giantslayer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Giantslayer has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuzmin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giantslayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuzmin landing with the ground and pound.
Giantslayer wants to sweep here but Kuzmin controlling him for the moment.
Kuzmin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giantslayer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuzmin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantslayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Giantslayer blocks nicely.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Giantslayer's brow.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Giantslayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuzmin is on top in guard.
Kuzmin cracks Giantslayer with a solid left hand.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuzmin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giantslayer has his hands on Kuzmin's head, controlling the position.
Kuzmin postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin tries to free his leg and advance position but Giantslayer is retaining full guard.
Kuzmin with a nice head shot there.
Giantslayer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuzmin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giantslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuzmin chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuzmin is in close to Giantslayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iov Kuzmin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuzmin is defended easily by Giantslayer.
Giantslayer dives in and grabs Kuzmin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuzmin pushes down on Giantslayer's head and hops out.
Kuzmin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuzmin thows a huge punch but Giantslayer dodges it nicely.
Kuzmin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuzmin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuzmin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuzmin working over Giantslayer with some ground and pound. Giantslayer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuzmin is nestled in close to Giantslayer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giantslayer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuzmin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kuzmin lands strikes from half guard.
Kuzmin throwing shots but Giantslayer is blocking nicely.
Giantslayer lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Kuzmin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giantslayer can do to turn this around?
Giantslayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin working Giantslayer over with strikes.
Kuzmin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuzmin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuzmin prevents Giantslayer from improving his position.
Kuzmin working the head and body with strikes.
Kuzmin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Giantslayer wants to improve his position but Kuzmin is controlling well.
Kuzmin working Giantslayer over with strikes.
Kuzmin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giantslayer's head.
Giantslayer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kuzmin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuzmin slips a nice elbow through Giantslayer's hands, connecting with Giantslayer's forehead.
Giantslayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kuzmin winds up and cracks Giantslayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Giantslayer taking some punishment here, with Kuzmin in his half guard.
Giantslayer wants to control but Kuzmin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuzmin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Kuzmin there.
Kuzmin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Giantslayer is rocked!
Kuzmin slips a nice elbow through Giantslayer's hands, connecting with Giantslayer's forehead.
Giantslayer is still in real trouble! Can Kuzmin finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuzmin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Giantslayer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuzmin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuzmin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuzmin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuzmin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuzmin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuzmin lands strikes from half guard.
Kuzmin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giantslayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer taking some punishment here, with Kuzmin in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuzmin connects with a nice short shot to Giantslayer's temple.
Giantslayer taking some punishment here, with Kuzmin in his half guard.
Kuzmin scores with a big shot! Giantslayer's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Giantslayer! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 1527 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 196 p4p, 315 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Ozbourne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beneke doesn't seem phased though.
Beneke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beneke throws a low kick, looking for Ozbourne's leg but Ozbourne calmly moves out of range.
Ozbourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ozbourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneke.
Ozbourne lands with a shot to the body.
Ozbourne throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozbourne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ozbourne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ozbourne throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ozbourne.
Nice straight punches there by Ozbourne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ozbourne.
Beneke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Beneke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A cross from Beneke lands.
Beneke lands a body shot.
Ozbourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozbourne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beneke checks a low kick from Ozbourne.
Beneke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ozbourne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beneke somewhat.
Ozbourne loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Beneke.
Ozbourne drops his hands momentarily and Beneke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beneke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozbourne swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Ozbourne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beneke scores with a punch to the head.
Ozbourne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ozbourne wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke lands a jab to Ozbourne's midsection.
Beneke throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses.
Beneke throws a hook but Ozbourne avoids it easily.
Ozbourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beneke with a nice calf kick.
Ozbourne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beneke at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beneke is defended easily by Ozbourne.
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 slow jab from Ozbourne misses its intended target.
Ozbourne tries to work over Beneke's front leg with a kick but Beneke checks it.
Beneke blocks a head kick by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Ozbourne moved out of range.
A left lands for Ozbourne.
No luck for Beneke with that takedown attempt.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Ozbourne.
Beneke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozbourne tries to bum rush Beneke with a series of wild strikes but Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ozbourne misses with an uppercut.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozbourne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ozbourne throws a sloppy head kick and Beneke moves out of range easily.
Ozbourne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozbourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beneke misses with a series of wild punches.
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke checks a leg kick nicely.
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Ozbourne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ozbourne feints and then cracks Beneke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beneke down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beneke or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozbourne, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws a big shot that misses.
Ozbourne throws a big shot that misses.
Ozbourne throws a low kick but Beneke avoids it.
Ozbourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozbourne misses with a straight right.
Beneke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozbourne.
Beneke scores with a hook.
Ozbourne misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Ozbourne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ozbourne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beneke to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Beneke.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beneke or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozbourne, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Ozbourne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozbourne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Beneke moves away from the strike by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beneke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke throws the left hand but Ozbourne avoids the punch easily.
Beneke just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beneke cracks Ozbourne with a good jab.
Beneke tries to move into range but Ozbourne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ozbourne as he avoids it easily.
Ozbourne misses with an uppercut.
Ozbourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beneke. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Beneke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ozbourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneke.
Beneke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ozbourne. Ozbourne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ozbourne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozbourne lands with an overhand left.
Beneke scores with a jab to the body.
Ozbourne lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Beneke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
Ziggy Ozbourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beneke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ozbourne on the side of the head.
Beneke closes the distance and clinches up with Ozbourne, looking for a takedown. Beneke pushes Ozbourne against the ropes but Ozbourne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Beneke misses.
A clash of legs there as Beneke blocks the low kick.
Beneke scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Ozbourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke misses the shot to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Nice shot by Beneke.
A shot to the liver by Ozbourne. Beautiful body shot.
Ozbourne leaves Beneke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beneke moves out of range as Ozbourne strikes.
Ozbourne scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
Beneke misses with a body kick.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Ozbourne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Ozbourne avoids them all with ease.
Beneke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beneke takes a swing at Ozbourne's ribcage but misses.
Ozbourne scores with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands a jab to Beneke's midsection.
Ozbourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke checks a low kick from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scores with a decent looking hook.
Beneke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beneke tries for a takedown but Ozbourne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beneke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ozbourne as Beneke shoots in.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne misses with a looping right.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Ozbourne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beneke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beneke feints and then cracks Ozbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozbourne down.
Beneke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ozbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Beneke.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozbourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beneke.
Ozbourne scores with a body shot.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Beneke.
Beneke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ozbourne's waist but Ozbourne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beneke off to one side.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozbourne.
Beneke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beneke duly obliges.
Beneke throws a hook but Ozbourne avoids it easily.
Beneke staying out of range there.
Beneke lands a front kick.
Ozbourne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beneke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ozbourne pinned against the ropes. Ozbourne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beneke fails with a takedown attempt.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Beneke throwing a counter right hand but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne cracks a nice hook into Beneke's ribs.
Beneke defending well as Ozbourne loads up on a big left hand.
Ozbourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beneke scores with a head kick.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ozbourne sprawls well. Ozbourne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beneke gets slowly back to his feet.
Ozbourne throws out a counter right but Beneke avoids it with no problem.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Ozbourne.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Ozbourne scores with a hook.
Ozbourne misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beneke is defended easily by Ozbourne.
Beneke closes the distance and clinches up with Ozbourne, looking for a takedown. Beneke pushes Ozbourne against the ropes but Ozbourne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beneke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beneke looks to land a body kick but Ozbourne moved away.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ozbourne's waist but Ozbourne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beneke off to one side.
Beneke is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke is looking to counter punch.
Ozbourne misses with a hook.
Ozbourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beneke moves away.
Crunch! Beneke slams his shin into Ozbourne's torso.
That kick from Ozbourne tenderised Beneke's leg. Beneke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lunges at Beneke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beneke's hand.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
It looked like Beneke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozbourne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ozbourne misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Beneke misses with a wild combination.
Beneke misses with a wild body shot.
Ozbourne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
As Ozbourne tries to get set, Beneke tries to push him back and clinch up but Ozbourne manages to avoid the attempt.
Ozbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Ozbourne moved out of range nicely.
Ozbourne throws a sloppy head kick and Beneke moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beneke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beneke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Ozbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozbourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
A little jabbing left from Ozbourne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beneke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ozbourne defends it nicely.
Ozbourne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ozbourne throws a big shot that misses.
Beneke throws a jab when Ozbourne was well out of range.
Beneke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke throws a shot to the body.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Ozbourne's head but Ozbourne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Ozbourne counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beneke slips a jab and a cross from Ozbourne.
Beneke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ozbourne pinned against the ropes. Ozbourne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Ozbourne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Ozbourne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozbourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beneke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ozbourne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ozbourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozbourne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beneke misses with an uppercut.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Ozbourne motions for Beneke to come forward. Ozbourne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
Beneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Ozbourne off the ropes and back into range.
Beneke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozbourne scores with a jab to the head.
Beneke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozbourne can pounce on him.
Beneke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozbourne. Ozbourne obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Beneke.
Beneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozbourne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozbourne throws a low kick but Beneke moves out of range easily.
That kick from Beneke tenderised Ozbourne's leg. Ozbourne is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Beneke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozbourne. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozbourne looks to throw the jab but Beneke is out of range.
Ozbourne throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozbourne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Ozbourne tenderised Beneke's leg. Beneke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozbourne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beneke finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozbourne's head.
Beneke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ozbourne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ozbourne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beneke's sensitive parts.
Beneke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ozbourne scores with a punch to the head.
Beneke cracks Ozbourne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beneke throws the kick towards the body but Ozbourne avoids it.
Beneke throws a right and a left that Ozbourne avoids nicely.
Ozbourne scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beneke's head backwards.
Ozbourne missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozbourne.
Beneke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozbournes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ozbourne tried to score with a low kick but Beneke checks it.
Beneke misses with a shot to the body
and Ozbourne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ozbourne lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Beneke misses its target.
Ozbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Beneke. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne is looking to slow Beneke down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke lands with a cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Beneke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Beneke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Ozbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozbourne.
Beneke throwing a counter right hand but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Beneke staying out of range there.
Beneke fails with the takedown.
Ozbourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Ozbourne moved out of range.
Beneke with a nice cross.
Ozbourne looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Beneke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beneke lands the left hand.
Ozbourne scores with a jab to the head.
Ozbourne ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozbourne! But no joy.
Ozbourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ozbourne lands a jab to Beneke's midsection.
Beneke shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozbourne sprawls well. He's pushed Beneke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ozbourne sprawls well initially but Beneke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ozbourne kicks Beneke off and gets back to his feet.
Ozbourne throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Ozbourne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke avoids the head kick by Ozbourne.
Beneke walks into a jab.
Beneke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beneke misses with a takedown
letting Ozbourne counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozbourne lands a big head kick that sends Beneke tumbling to the mat! Ozbourne takes a step backwards and waves Beneke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Beneke is rocked!
Beneke avoids the head kick by Ozbourne.
Oh Beneke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beneke shoots in for a double leg but Ozbourne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beneke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ozbourne lands a right hook to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke misses with a double jab
and Ozbourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Ozbourne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ozbourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beneke. That did some damage!
Ozbourne misses with a straight right.
Beneke dips to his left and cracks Ozbourne with an uppercut!
Beneke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozbourne. Ozbourne obviously looking to wear him down.
Beneke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beneke loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Beneke misses with a hook. Ozbourne ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ozbourne! Beneke is out on his feet! Ozbourne rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Beneke is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Beneke is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Skog (ranked 1836 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 220 p4p, 187 weight class). Skog comes to the ring accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust - Queen. Stankovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
Stankovic blocks a leg kick.
Stankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skog is looking to slow Stankovic down with leg kicks.
Stankovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skog motions for Stankovic to come forward. Skog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic misses the body punch
and Skog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skog swings for the body but Stankovic moves out of range.
Stankovic motions for Skog to come forward. Stankovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skog lands a jab to Stankovic's midsection.
Skog misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Gunnar Skog has been cut.
Stankovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Stankovic checks a leg kick.
Stankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skog tries to clinch but Stankovic is having none of it.
Stankovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Stankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stankovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Skog steps away.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Skog is just out of range.
Skog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skog delivers a nice body kick.
Stankovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with a low kick.
Stankovic throws a low kick but Skog avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankovic throws a sloppy head kick and Skog moves out of range easily.
Skog misses with a leg kick.
Skog closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stankovic.
Skog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stankovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skog's elbow.
Skog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stankovic tries a body shot but Skog blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Skog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stankovic's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
Skog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Skog backwards.
Stankovic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skog.
Stankovic blocks an elbow strike.
Skog looking to stall.
Skog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skog blocks a body shot from Stankovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stankovic can't find room to land a body shot as Skog controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skog looking to stall.
Skog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stankovic avoids it.
Stankovic tries to circle away but Skog has him pinned against the ropes.
Skog looking to throw knees to the head but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Skog has a couple of punches blocked by Stankovic.
Skog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic working aggressively here.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic avoids the elbow strike from Skog, against the ropes.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.
Stankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic managing to block the knees to the body from Skog.
Skog is trying to maintain a safe position but Stankovic gets an underhook and turns Skog into the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stankovic breaks from the clinch.
Skog's corner calls for a 1-2. Skog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunnar Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stankovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
A bone on bone clash there as Skog blocks the leg kick.
Skog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stankovic throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Skog coming out on top.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Skog.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skog misses with an uppercut
and Stankovic counters with a straight right hand.
Skog drives through and clinches with Stankovic against the ropes.
Skog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Stankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stankovic.
Stankovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skog missing with knees to the body.
Stankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Skog.
Skog lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stankovic.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stankovic backwards.
A short right from Skog.
Stankovic is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Skog.
Stankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Skog finish him?
Skog throws an elbow that misses.
Skog dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Stankovic working aggressively here.
Skog lands a damaging elbow.
Stankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stankovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stankovic.
Skog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stankovic backwards.
Stankovic has had enough of the clinch but Skog keeps him there for the moment.
Skog blocks a body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Skog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stankovic fails to land.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog is stalling here.
Skog lands a big right hand that drops Stankovic! The killer instinct kicks in and Skog finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Skog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Skog!
A very excited looking Gunnar Skog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 1437 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 180 p4p, 176 weight class). Caleb DeCoteau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Klayton King's chin.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoteau looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that DeCoteau has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeCoteau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from King lands.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
DeCoteau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeCoteau slips a jab from King.
A swing and a miss from King.
Klayton King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeCoteau on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeCoteau.
King misses with a straight right.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeCoteau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a combination
and DeCoteau counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeCoteau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King throws a jab when DeCoteau was well out of range.
DeCoteau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeCoteau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeCoteau tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DeCoteau jumps guard but King turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
DeCoteau manages to pull guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DeCoteau looking for a sweep. Not yet DeCoteau, not yet.
DeCoteau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King wants to pass the guard but DeCoteau is keeping the position.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
DeCoteau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau looking for a triangle here. King is fighting it but it looks tight! DeCoteau pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, King is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Caleb DeCoteau!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kaiser (ranked 1046 p4p, 3248 weight class) and Kyle Prepolec (ranked 45 p4p, 196 weight class). Kaiser kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Punch Out Theme. Von Kaiser could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Prepolec's chin.
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Von Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Prepolec!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prepolec jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaiser feinted with a counter takedown.
Kaiser stuns Prepolec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaiser is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Prepolec's half guard.
Prepolec looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kaiser trying to mount his opponent but Prepolec defends it.
Prepolec taking some punishment here, with Kaiser in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prepolec is in trouble now - Kaiser has advanced to mount!
Kaiser raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prepolec can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prepolec is trying to stand up.
Kaiser raining down hammerfists from mount.
Prepolec is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big strike lands for Kaiser! That's really hurt Prepolec and he's turned his back - Kaiser keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kaiser jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kaiser!
An out of breath Von Kaiser thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 1169 p4p, 667 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 143 p4p, 79 weight class). Dunes comes to the ring accompanied by The World's Greatest. Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
A low kick from Dunes misses
and Sadaval counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunes won't be happy with that.
Sadaval in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
Dunes pushes Sadaval away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sadaval gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sadaval is putting a hurting on Dunes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sadaval lands some shots froms side control.
Sadaval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunes keeps working.
Dunes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sadaval connects with a decent elbow.
Sadaval in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dunes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Sadaval there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sadaval scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dunes punching from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sadaval.
Dunes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dunes wants to control but Sadaval is keeping busy.
Dunes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sadaval.
Nice strikes from Sadaval there.
Sadaval tries to pass to full mount but Dunes defends it.
Dunes punching from the bottom.
Sadaval content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval working Dunes over with strikes.
Sadaval prevents Dunes from standing back up.
Sadaval lands with a punch from half guard.
Dunes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dunes is looking to escape.
Sadaval looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sadaval controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sadaval working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sadaval is keen to just control but Dunes is a slippery customer.
Sadaval winds up and cracks Dunes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dunes is refusing to be controlled, as Sadaval sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval is thwarting Dunes's attempts to control the position.
Dunes is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dunes is trying to maintain the position but Sadaval is very close to passing his half guard.
Sadaval trying to control from half guard but Dunes is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Dunes's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sadaval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sadaval drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sadaval off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slugger Dunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunes misses with a double jab.
Dunes scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes stuffs the takedown.
Sadaval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Sadaval moves away and avoids it.
Dunes looks for the body kick but Sadaval saw that one coming.
Sadaval is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dunes thuds his shin into the meat of Sadaval's side.
Sadaval tries to clinch up but Dunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadaval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadaval feints the counter takedown.
Dunes takes a swing at Sadaval's ribcage but misses.
Sadaval misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slugger Dunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunes swivels and escapes.
Sadaval tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sadaval somewhat.
Dunes throws a combination that misses
and Sadaval counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Sadaval is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sadaval is working Dunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dunes wants to stand but Sadaval is controlling the position.
Dunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadaval is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Sadaval shoots in and gets a takedown into Dunes's guard.
Dunes working a defensive guard here.
Sadaval wants to control from the top but Dunes keeps moving.
Sadaval controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dunes tries to strike from the bottom.
Sadaval working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sadaval controlling from the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dunes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sadaval is controlling him.
Dunes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Sadaval is out of range.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Dunes misses.
Sadaval misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Dunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Sadaval's head but Sadaval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunes misses with the combination.
Dunes throws a right and a left that Sadaval avoids nicely.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sadaval's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sadaval shoots in but Dunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sadaval or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunes, which made it look bad.
Sadaval shoots in and drives through. Dunes sprawls well.
Sadaval fails with the takedown.
Sadaval takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sadaval.
Dunes swinging wildly here.
Dunes digs a good body shot into Sadaval's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadaval has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dunes.
A big right from Dunes misses.
Dunes jabs Sadaval right on the nose. Sadaval blinks but takes it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunes defends it nicely.
Dunes jabs Sadaval to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sadaval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Sadaval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Sadaval looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunes is fending him off so far but Sadaval persists. Nope, Dunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadaval has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Sadaval's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunes misses the target.
Sadaval looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunes is fending him off so far but Sadaval persists. Nope, Dunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Sadaval moves away and avoids it.
Dunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sadaval, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
Sadaval blocking some punches.
Dunes gets underhooks to prevent Sadaval's takedown attempt.
Sadaval lands a takedown into guard.
Sadaval has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sadaval not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sadaval with a nice head shot there.
Dunes tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sadaval stops Dunes from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sadaval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dunes's head.
Dunes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dunes tries to strike from the bottom.
Sadaval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sadaval stands up over Dunes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sadaval trying to control but Dunes is working from the bottom.
Sadaval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sadaval working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dunes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sadaval stops Dunes from standing up.
Dunes wriggles free and stands up.
No luck for Sadaval with that takedown attempt.
Dunes throws a sloppy head kick and Sadaval moves out of range easily.
Dunes misses with a body shot.
Dunes misses with a low kick as Sadaval jumps back.
Sadaval gets a double leg takedown into Dunes's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sadaval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sadaval is working Dunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Horacio Sadaval has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sadaval wants to control from the top but Dunes keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sadaval dives into side control.
Sadaval is working Dunes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sadaval is working Dunes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sadaval is looking to take a break and control but Dunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dunes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval scoring with punches from side control.
Sadaval lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dunes down.
Sadaval trying to control the position but Dunes is working away.
Dunes pushes Sadaval away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sadaval gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sadaval is chipping away with strikes.
Sadaval trying to control the position but Dunes is working away.
Dunes is trying to buck Sadaval off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunes keeps working.
Dunes pushes Sadaval away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sadaval gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sadaval works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sadaval is chipping away with strikes.
Sadaval lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sadaval lands a few punches from side control.
Dunes wants to control but Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dunes!
Dunes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sadaval dominating with strikes here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunes's face.
Dunes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sadaval is landing with some decent strikes but Dunes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sadaval fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dunes is squirming around, avoiding Sadaval's attempts to control the action.
Sadaval punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
You get the feeling that Dunes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dunes taking shots to the head.
Dunes is rocked!
A big strike lands for Sadaval! That's really hurt Dunes and he's turned his back - Sadaval keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sadaval jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Sadaval!
Horacio Sadaval is the new middleweight champion!
Horacio Sadaval 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bronson (ranked 1389 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Scott Dolton (ranked 163 p4p, 131 weight class). Dolton has chosen Paradise Warfare as his entrance music. Scott Dolton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keith Bronson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dolton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dolton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dolton slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dolton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bronson.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Dolton's shoulder, as Dolton tries to avoid the shot.
Dolton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dolton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bronson but Bronson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keith Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Dolton.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Dolton moves out of range.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dolton.
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dolton.
Bronson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bronson jabs Dolton right on the nose. Dolton blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Bronson throws a right and a left that Dolton avoids nicely.
Dolton tries for a takedown but Bronson circles away easily
and Bronson counters with a one-two to the body.
Dolton tries for a takedown but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Bronson has knocked Dolton down with a huge combo! Bronson steps away and waves a wobbly Dolton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dolton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson drops Dolton with a huge uppercut! Dolton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bronson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bronson!
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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 356 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 51 p4p, 152 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smithers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alyoshin at a distance.
Smithers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alyoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithers.
Smithers throws a jab when Alyoshin was well out of range.
Alyoshin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smithers stuns Alyoshin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smithers lands with an uppercut that bounces Alyoshin off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
Smithers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alyoshin sizes up Smithers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smithers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alyoshin.
Smithers throws a jab but it's blocked by Alyoshin.
A quick step to the side and Alyoshin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alyoshin. Alyoshin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin misses with a looping left.
Smithers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alyoshin throws a front kick aimed at Smithers's knee but Smithers avoids it well.
Smithers throws an overhand right that lands on Alyoshin's shoulder, as Alyoshin tries to avoid the shot.
Smithers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alyoshin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alyoshin circles away quickly and effectively.
Smithers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alyoshin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smithers.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Alyoshin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smithers throws a jab when Alyoshin was well out of range.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alyoshin.
Smithers throws a head kick but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Smithers misses with a looping right.
Alyoshin moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Alyoshin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alyoshin moves away from the strike by Smithers.
Alyoshin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithers throws a sloppy head kick
and Alyoshin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick but Smithers checks it.
Alyoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithers moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers misses the shot to the body.
Smithers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin scores with a nice body kick.
Smithers throws the left hand but Alyoshin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alyoshin pushes Smithers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smithers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smithers tries to break the clinch but Alyoshin is controlling the position.
Smithers breaks the clinch.
Smithers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alyoshin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smithers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smithers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers tries to throw a body punch but Alyoshin avoids it by throwing Smithers back against the ropes.
Alyoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smithers.
Smithers lands a left hand.
Smithers tries a body shot but Alyoshin blocks it.
Alyoshin pushes Smithers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smithers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithers avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smithers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smithers blocks a body shot from Alyoshin.
Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alyoshin dodges an elbow strike from Smithers.
Smithers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alyoshin moves away from the strike by Smithers.
A quick step to the side and Alyoshin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alyoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses the shot to the body.
Alyoshin slips a jab from Smithers.
Smithers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Smithers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smithers throws a lazy uppercut
and Alyoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alyoshin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smithers looks to land a right hand but Alyoshin moved out of range.
Smithers sizes up Alyoshin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alyoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithers.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up.
Alyoshin misses with a kick to the body
and Smithers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alyoshin is breathing heavily.
Smithers punishes Alyoshin's body with a nice straight punch.
Alyoshin moves out of range of the strikes.
Smithers moves away from the strike by Alyoshin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smithers lands with a shot to the body.
Smithers lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Alyoshin is looking to close the distance but Smithers sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Alyoshin crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Alyoshin is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Carlton Smithers!
Carlton Smithers is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Carlton Smithers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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