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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 3135 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Omnicron Bilesdon (ranked 147 p4p, 182 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omnicron Bilesdon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop with the inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Northrop.
Bilesdon tries to land a front kick but Northrop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Northrop throwing a counter right hand but Bilesdon manages to avoid it.
Northrop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bilesdon.
Bilesdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Northrop jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Northrop swings for the body but Bilesdon moves out of range.
Bilesdon tries to clinch there but Northrop circles away.
Bilesdon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northrop throwing a counter right hand but Bilesdon manages to avoid it.
Bilesdon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Northrop.
Bilesdon avoids the head kick by Northrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilesdon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Northrop to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Northrop's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Northrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bilesdon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilesdon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Bilesdon from controlling successfully.
Bilesdon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bilesdon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bilesdon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Northrop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bilesdon.
Bilesdon throws a big right hand that misses.
Bilesdon tries to free his leg and advance position but Northrop is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Northrop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Omnicron Bilesdon has been cut.
Northrop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Northrop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Northrop lands a big head kick that sends Bilesdon tumbling to the mat! Northrop takes a step backwards and waves Bilesdon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Bilesdon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilesdon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Northrop. That one must have hurt.
Bilesdon is still on wobbly legs! Can Northrop finish him?
Bilesdon looks winded!
Northrop thumps Bilesdon with a low kick.
Are you kidding me?! Northrop ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bilesdon clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Northrop!
A relieved looking Russell Northrop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yao Ming (ranked 5227 p4p, 4765 weight class) and Oliver Ewing (ranked 236 p4p, 209 weight class). Oliver Ewing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming slips a jab from Ewing.
Ming slips a straight right by Ewing.
Ming stuns Ewing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming lands with a left to the head.
Ewing lands an uppercut.
Ewing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewing misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Ming has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewing.
Ewing swings wildly with an uppercut but Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ewing working aggressively here.
Ewing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewing tries to work over Ming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing scores with a decent looking hook.
Ewing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ewing counters with a crisp one two that drops Ming! Ewing thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ming to his feet! Ming is in big trouble!
 Ming is rocked!
Ewing scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Ming is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ewing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ewing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ewing releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ming seems to have got his legs back now.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ewing was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.
Ming looks to land a right hand but Ewing moved out of range.
Ming doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ewing.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Ming misses with a hook. Ewing ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming lands a glancing blow to the side of Ewing's head.
Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ewing counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ming thinking.
Ewing cracks Ming with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ewing has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ming to stand back up!
 It looks like Yao Ming has been cut.
Ewing misses with a straight right.
Ming is looking to wear down Ewing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ewing lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Ewing!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Ford (ranked 4552 p4p, 4755 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 201 p4p, 208 weight class). Kareem Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gilmore's guard.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gilmore wants to sweep but no luck.
Gilmore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilmore has wrist control.
Ford drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ford as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gilmore screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ford! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kareem Ford!
Kareem Ford got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 3232 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 156 p4p, 177 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harinck.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Luokkamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Harinck.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Luokkamaki enables Harinck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Luokkamaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck trying to control but Luokkamaki is working from the bottom.
Harinck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Luokkamaki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harinck, into his guard.
Harinck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luokkamaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Harinck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luokkamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luokkamaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Luokkamaki keeping full guard, as Harinck tries to pass.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Luokkamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harinck throwing strikes from guard but Luokkamaki blocks nicely.
Harinck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harinck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck throwing strikes but missing.
Luokkamaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harinck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harinck is pushing down on Luokkamaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luokkamaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Harinck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harinck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harinck thows a huge punch but Luokkamaki dodges it nicely.
Harinck is keen to just control but Luokkamaki is a slippery customer.
Harinck is looking for a kimura here.
Luokkamaki is controlling Harinck's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck not doing much here.
Luokkamaki is positioning himself well to prevent Harinck advancing to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Luokkamaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Harinck moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Luokkamaki.
Harinck shoots for a takedown but Luokkamaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Harinck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luokkamaki doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harinck moves into range and clinches up with Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki manages to break the clinch.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Luokkamaki misses with a kick to the body.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Luokkamaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harinck if he has to take too many more of those.
Harinck gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harinck thows a huge punch but Luokkamaki dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harinck prevents Luokkamaki from improving his position.
Harinck throwing shots but Luokkamaki is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harinck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luokkamaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Harinck is trying to pull guard but Luokkamaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Harinck decides to pull guard.
Harinck isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Luokkamaki stacks Harinck on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Luokkamaki!
Luokkamaki gets to mount! Harinck was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harinck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki postures up.
Harinck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harinck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Luokkamaki is hanging on to Harinck's back as he tries to escape.
Harinck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harinck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harinck is looking to improve his position.
Harinck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harinck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luokkamaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luokkamaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki wants to pass the guard but Harinck is keeping the position.
Harinck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harinck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luokkamaki defends it easily.
Harinck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luokkamaki is one step ahead there.
Harinck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck being controlled here, momentarily.
Harinck wants to hit a sweep here but Luokkamaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harinck there!
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki postures up.
Luokkamaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harinck is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harinck wants to control but Luokkamaki is having none of it.
Harinck regains half guard.
Harinck is looking to control Luokkamaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harinck avoid being mounted?
Harinck is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harinck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Luokkamaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Luokkamaki's back!
Harinck seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A lull in the action here.
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 Tommy Harinck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Luokkamaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harinck has Luokkamaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Luokkamaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harinck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Luokkamaki misses.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luokkamaki lands a body shot.
Luokkamaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Harinck is looking to clinch but Luokkamaki is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luokkamaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harinck if he has to take too many more of those.
Harinck doesn't manage to clinch there - Luokkamaki circles away.
Harinck throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Harinck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luokkamaki has time to react.
Luokkamaki scores with a hook.
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!
Harinck is looking to clinch but Luokkamaki is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luokkamaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harinck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harinck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harinck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki cracks Harinck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harinck forces Luokkamaki back against the cage and clinches.
Luokkamaki cracks Harinck with a nice body shot.
Harinck is working for takedown but Luokkamaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jere Luokkamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luokkamaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luokkamaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Luokkamaki. No joy for Harinck on that attempt.
It seemed like Luokkamaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Harinck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luokkamaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harinck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Harinck knows he should have avoided that one.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Harinck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki tried to score with a low kick but Harinck checks it.
Luokkamaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luokkamaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harinck has Luokkamaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Harinck jumps into guard, dragging Luokkamaki to the mat.
Harinck 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.
Luokkamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Harinck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harinck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luokkamaki passes into side control.
Luokkamaki working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Luokkamaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tommy Harinck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harinck tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harinck wants to hold on but Luokkamaki pushes him away.
Harinck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki pushes him away.
Harinck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harinck wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harinck can't escape the position.
Harinck turns into Luokkamaki and is now in his guard.
Luokkamaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harinck looking to pass the guard.
Luokkamaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luokkamaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Luokkamaki trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harinck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Harinck!
A victorious Tommy Harinck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hetman (ranked 2114 p4p, 2552 weight class) and Vadim Leonov Jr (ranked 117 p4p, 138 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 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 London, Adam Hetman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leonov Jr.
Leonov Jr misses with a straight right.
Hetman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leonov Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hetman cracks Leonov Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hetman punishes Leonov Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Hetman clinches.
Hetman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hetman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hetman feints and as Leonov Jr raises his hands in defense, Hetman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hetman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetman throwing strikes from guard but Leonov Jr blocks nicely.
Hetman trying to control but Leonov Jr is working from the bottom.
Hetman stays in close to Leonov Jr's body and controls the position.
Hetman throwing strikes from guard but Leonov Jr blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetman wants to control from the top but Leonov Jr keeps moving.
Leonov Jr wants to get back to his feet but Hetman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hetman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hetman is in close to Leonov Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hetman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hetman won't allow Leonov Jr to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hetman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hetman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Vadim Leonov Jr has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Hetman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonov Jr manages to avoid it.
Leonov Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hetman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leonov Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hetman is in Leonov Jr's guard.
Hetman works over Leonov Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Leonov Jr looking to control.
Leonov Jr wants to sweep here but Hetman controlling him for the moment.
Hetman controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonov Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leonov Jr keeping moving, preventing Hetman from controlling successfully.
Hetman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hetman trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonov Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonov Jr controlling the position.
Hetman won't allow Leonov Jr to sweep him here.
Hetman trying to control but Leonov Jr is working from the bottom.
Hetman working some strikes from top position.
Hetman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hetman cracks Leonov Jr with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonov Jr looking to control.
Leonov Jr pulls Hetman in close to prevent any damage.
Hetman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hetman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonov Jr's head.
Hetman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonov Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hetman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hetman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hetman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leonov Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hetman manages to get himself to full guard.
Hetman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hetman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Leonov Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonov Jr misses with a straight left.
Leonov Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Hetman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonov Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hetman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hetman drops Leonov Jr with a beautiful combination! Leonov Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hetman is looking for the KO!
Hetman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonov Jr can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov Jr ducks into an uppercut from Hetman and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Hetman!
Vadim Leonov Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'He s good. He s really good.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 1307 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 52 p4p, 101 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Itziar Belmond was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahearn.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahearn rushes Belmond and presses him up against the cage.
Belmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmond.
Belmond lands an elbow that stopped Ahearn in his tracks for a moment.
Belmond misses with a punch to the body.
Belmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Ahearn.
Belmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belmond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonds head.
Ahearn tries a body shot but Belmond blocks it.
Ahearn blocks an elbow strike from Belmond.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Ahearn misses with a body punch.
Ahearn works on Belmond's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Belmond.
It looks like Tobias Ahearn has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belmond throws an elbow but misses.
Belmond blocking some punches.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belmond blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond looking to throw knees to the head but Ahearn is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmond.
Belmond blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Belmond controls the action.
Belmond blocking some punches.
Ahearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmond's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Belmond prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Ahearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahearn blocks the elbow strike.
Ahearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahearn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belmond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Ahearn.
A short body shot lands from Ahearn as the two fighters clinch.
Belmond is pushing Ahearn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands with a left to the head.
Ahearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Belmond lands an elbow inside that Ahearn shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belmond takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn dodges an elbow strike from Belmond.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ahearn.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a short shot to the head.
Belmond throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn lands with a left to the head.
Belmond lands a body shot.
Belmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Belmond works on Ahearn's body with a couple of short punches.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belmond prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Belmond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahearn blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Ahearn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belmond lands a leg kick that knocks Ahearn off balance momentarily.
Ahearn gets a clinch.
Ahearn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmond.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Belmond lands an elbow just above Ahearn 's eye.
Belmond lands a left hand.
Belmond throws an elbow but it misses.
Belmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Belmond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itziar Belmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn slips under a jab from Belmond.
Ahearn scores with a body shot.
Belmond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahearn throws a lazy right hand but Belmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Belmond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahearn lands an overhand right.
Ahearn lands a big uppercut and Belmond crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belmond looks OK. Ahearn waves Belmond back to his feet!
Belmond is rocked!
It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
Ahearn weaves into range and cracks Belmond right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Belmond goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Ahearn is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobias Ahearn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Clappertron (ranked 1182 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Nikora Tama (ranked 75 p4p, 62 weight class). Tama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Haka War Dance. Randal Clappertron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tama wants to control from the top but Clappertron keeps moving.
Tama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tama passes Clappertron's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tama is looking for a kimura but Clappertron is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tama to get the leverage.
Clappertron tries to roll over but Tama keeps him under control.
Clappertron is controlling Tama's trapped leg to prevent Tama from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clappertron regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clappertron working a defensive guard here.
Tama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clappertron keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Clappertron keeping full guard, as Tama tries to pass.
Tama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clappertron keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clappertron seems keen to control Tama's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tama shoots in but Clappertron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clappertron throws a big counter combination but Tama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tama moves in looking to clinch but Clappertron pushes him off.
Tama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clappertron circles away.
Tama tries to clinch up
and Tama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Nikora Tama has been cut.
Tama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clappertron avoids it really well and circles away.
Clappertron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randal Clappertron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikora Tama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Tama with that takedown attempt.
Clappertron is looking to counter punch.
Tama gets a double leg takedown into Clappertron's guard.
Clappertron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clappertron is pulling down on Tama's head to control his posture.
Tama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tama wants to control from the top but Clappertron keeps moving.
Tama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama trying to control but Clappertron is working from the bottom.
Tama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clappertron's head.
Tama passes Clappertron's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clappertron tries to roll over but Tama keeps him under control.
Tama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clappertron tries to get to full guard but Tama has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clappertron defends it well.
Tama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikora Tama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikora Tama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clappertron's waist but Clappertron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tama off to one side.
Clappertron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tama.
Clappertron slaps away a takedown attempt from Tama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clappertron lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clappertron's waist but Clappertron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tama off to one side.
Randal Clappertron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikora Tama.
Tama shoots in but no luck this time.
Tama tries for a takedown but Clappertron circles away easily
and Clappertron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clappertron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clappertron pinned against the cage. Clappertron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Clappertron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama tries for a takedown but Clappertron circles away easily
and Clappertron counters with a crisp right that sends Tama to the canvas! Clappertron follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Clappertron!
A very excited looking Randal Clappertron made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judas Priest (ranked 1964 p4p, 3206 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 88 p4p, 151 weight class). Priest comes to the cage accompanied by Jiří Procházka Battle Scream. Jonny Picogram has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Judas Priest'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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judas Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest walks into a left hand.
It looks like Judas Priest has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Priest.
Priest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Priest throws a jab when Picogram was well out of range.
A slow jab from Priest misses its intended target.
Priest connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Picogram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Priest.
Nice defenses there by Picogram.
Picogram throws out a counter right but Priest avoids it with no problem.
Priest misses with a body shot
and Picogram counters with a stiff right hand.
Priest lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Priest has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Picogram throws a hook to the side of Priest's head but Priest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Priest connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Picogram defending well as Priest loads up on a big left hand.
Priest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Picogram misses.
Priest throws a lazy uppercut
and Picogram counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest fails with the takedown
and Picogram counters with a crisp one two that drops Priest! Picogram thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Priest to his feet! Priest is in big trouble!
A slow jab from Priest misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Picogram there.
Priest is rocked!
Picogram is stalking Priest. Priest circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Picogram, and it's lights out! Priest really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Picogram!
A less than humble Jonny Picogram misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Durling (ranked 716 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 31 p4p, 46 weight class). Durling comes to the cage accompanied by BABYMETAL - KARATE. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau misses with a right hand
and Durling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nikolau thinking.
Nikolau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durling checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durling feinted with a counter takedown.
Nikolau misses the body punch
and Durling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durling slips a straight right by Nikolau.
A little feinted left hand from Durling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling loads up on a big right hand but Nikolau slips the punch.
Nikolau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolau looks to throw a body kick
and Durling counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nikolau misses with a right hand
and Durling counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Durling is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolau is defending well.
Durling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nikolau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Durling in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nikolau is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Durling!
Nick Durling decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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