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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 360 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 23 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great elbows
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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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped McDonald in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Nicholas McDonald has been cut.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonald misses.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald jabs Meeks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meeks wants to clinch
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meeks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonald's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meeks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
Meeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Meeks drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
Meeks swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Meeks has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Meeks keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
McDonald presses Meeks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
McDonald avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Nicholas McDonald's cut even more.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Meeks has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meeks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from McDonald tenderised Meeks's leg. Meeks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
Meeks wants to clinch.
McDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meeks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Turner Meeks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicholas McDonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meeks checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meeks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meeks's head.
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
Meeks tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
A nice combination there by McDonald.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on McDonald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Meeks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald counters with a body kick.
Meeks wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
Meeks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Meeks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald lands a front kick.
Meeks tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meeks doesn't seem bothered though.
Meeks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDonald counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald cracks Meeks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meeks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Meeks moves out of range.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meeks checks a leg kick.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Meeks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meeks is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
McDonald wants to slow Meeks down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
McDonald appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meeks moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
Meeks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald is looking to slow Meeks down with leg kicks.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Meeks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meeks rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meeks.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meeks at a distance.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meeks manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Meeks.
Meeks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meeks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald punishes Meeks's body with a nice straight punch.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Meeks moved away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meeks on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicholas McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Meeks's front leg but catches the back leg as Meeks tries to avoid it.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Meeks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meeks tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Meeks has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald lands a hook that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meeks gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Meeks.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meeks tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
An attempted straight right counter from Meeks misses the target.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
McDonald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Meeks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by McDonald.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
Meeks tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meeks with a body shot.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Meeks checks it.
Meeks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald thumps Meeks with a low kick.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Meeks moves away and avoids it.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald feints a counter leg kick.
Meeks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
McDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Meeks has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meeks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks tries to clinch up.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
Meeks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas McDonald!
Turner Meeks was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 744 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 47 p4p, 43 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov works Victor's body with a nice hook.
We've been informed that Victor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Victor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victor checks a leg kick nicely.
Tartakov stuffs the takedown.
Tartakov throwing a counter right hand but Victor manages to avoid it.
Tartakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tartakov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tartakov moves away.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Victor shoots and misses
and Tartakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor scores with a shot to the body.
Tartakov lands with a shot to the body.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victor misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tartakov. Victor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor misses with a combination
and Tartakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tartakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victor circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Victor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tartakov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tartakov pushes Victor up against the cage in a clinch.
Tartakov presses Victor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Victor looks winded!
Tartakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Victor backwards.
Tartakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tartakov has Victor pushed against the cage.
Tartakov scores with a shot to the side of Victor's head.
Tartakov scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Victor is rocked!
Knees to the body from Tartakov.
A short body shot lands from Tartakov as the two fighters clinch.
Tartakov is working Victor over against the cage.
Come on Tartakov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tartakov lands a shoulder strike.
Tartakov lands a knee to the body.
Tartakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tartakov lands a left hand.
Victor is still on wobbly legs! Can Tartakov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victor is trying to pull guard but Tartakov has him pressed against the cage.
Victor seems to have recovered his senses.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
Tartakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tartakov has picked Victor up - he's going for a ride! Tartakov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tartakov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Victor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tartakov scores with a big shot! Victor's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Victor! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Old Leg Tartakov!
A relieved looking Old Leg Tartakov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sidorov (ranked 636 p4p, 5903 weight class) and Tater Salad (ranked 29 p4p, 264 weight class). Sidorov comes to the cage accompanied by Sidorov's Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sidorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sidorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salad wants to stand and escape but Sidorov is having none of it.
Sidorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salad is keeping the position for now.
Sidorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sidorov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salad for as long as he can get away with.
Sidorov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing that Sidorov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sidorov continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sidorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Salad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salad's half guard.
Salad is trying to stand back up but Sidorov is controlling him
Sidorov working the head and body with strikes.
Sidorov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sidorov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Sidorov.
Salad is trying to stand back up but Sidorov is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad is staying active underneath Sidorov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Sidorov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sidorov dives in and scores a takedown into Salad's guard.
Sidorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salad is keeping the position for now.
Salad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sidorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov stops Salad from standing up.
Sidorov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sidorov stands and throws Salad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sidorov is staying tight to Salad's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sidorov working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salad wants to get back to his feet but Sidorov drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salad is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sidorov landing a few strikes.
Sidorov trying to control the action but Salad is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salad wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sidorov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sidorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sidorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sidorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salad's guard.
Salad is in trouble now - Sidorov has advanced to mount!
Sidorov controlling from mount.
Salad is trying to stand.
Salad felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sidorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salad can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sidorov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ivan Sidorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sidorov controlling from the full mount.
Salad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sidorov lands a heavy elbow.
Sidorov 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 Salad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sidorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sidorov controlling from the full mount.
Sidorov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salad is looking to escape.
Salad is trying to stand up.
Sidorov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salad's face.
BOOM! Sidorov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sidorov tries to control but Salad wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov controlling from mount.
Sidorov landing strikes from the mount and Salad is in trouble!
BOOM! Sidorov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sidorov content just to control the position here.
Sidorov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salad is bucking up trying to escape but Sidorov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salad is squirming around, avoiding Sidorov's attempts to control the action.
Salad trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sidorov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sidorov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sidorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sidorov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sidorov wants to control but Salad is keeping him busy.
Sidorov stops Salad from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov is looking to take a break and control but Salad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salad is trying to stand up here but Sidorov is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov wants to free his trapped foot but Salad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sidorov content to control rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sidorov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sidorov.
Sidorov is looking to take a break and control but Salad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Sidorov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salad down.
Salad is pushing Sidorov's head away, looking to escape. Sidorov manages to hold on to the position though.
Sidorov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salad keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sidorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sidorov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sidorov laying and praying for a moment but Salad takes advantage and regains half guard.
Salad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sidorov.
Sidorov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Sidorov is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Salad is trying to stand up here but Sidorov is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sidorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tater Salad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sidorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sidorov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sidorov 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.
Sidorov trying to control but Salad is working from the bottom.
Tater Salad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sidorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Salad is retaining full guard.
Salad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sidorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salad wants to stand up but Sidorov is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Sidorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sidorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Sidorov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Sidorov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Tater Salad stepped up to the mic, saying 'You May Have Defeated Tater Salad, But You Will Pay For It In A Few Hours, Mark My Words!!. Check Out Your Fighters Injury!! Probably Shitting His Guts Out. Tater Salad Happens To Us All Sometimes. Lets Have A Moment Of Silence For Tater Salad.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 259 p4p, 1188 weight class) and The Wilson (ranked 35 p4p, 150 weight class). Wilson has chosen Painkiller as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Petric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Petric off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petric is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Petric keeps moving.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Petric has wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Petric blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petric tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Petric sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petric digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Petric counters with a right hand to the body.
Ante Petric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Wilson.
Wilson looks winded!
Petric cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petric has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!
Wilson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petric jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Petric finish him?
Wilson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Petric swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ante Petric!
After winning the bout, Ante Petric thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated The Wilson had this to say: 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 70 p4p, 634 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 11 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jang Jai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snake Shadow. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang Jai throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Jang Jai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Dren Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dren Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jang Jai.
Dren Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Jang Jai steps away.
Jang Jai lands a really nice looking cross but Dren Jr seems unphased.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dren Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that Dren Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Dren Jr also avoids with ease.
Dren Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Jang Jai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jang Jai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dren Jr on the side of the head.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dren Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Dren Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Jang Jai fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr moves away from the strike by Jang Jai.
Dren Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Jang Jai finds it's target.
Jang Jai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dren Jr at a distance.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dren Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jang Jai! Dren Jr is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
Wang Jang Jai retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Wang Jang Jai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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