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C309: Cheese vs Apollo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 488 p4p, 728 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 62 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rome throws the left hand but Kasamsun avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kasamsun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasamsun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rome backs up against the cage.
Kasamsun misses with a left hand
and Rome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut. Rome saw that one coming.
Rome moves into the clinch.
Kasamsun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rome pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasamsun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasamsun throws a shot from downtown. Rome moves away and avoids it.
Kasamsun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Kasamsun, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Kasamsun against the cage but Kasamsun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun throws a hook but Rome blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Kasamsun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rome goes for a double leg but Kasamsun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kasamsun continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasamsun misses the target.
Irong Kasamsun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Rome.
Rome looks for a takedown but Kasamsun sprawls well.
Kasamsun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasamsun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rome is pressing down on Kasamsun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kasamsun is holding on for now.
Rome is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kasamsun defends it well.
Rome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kasamsun sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome is looking for a kimura here.
Rome is thwarting Kasamsun's attempts to control the position.
Rome works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kasamsun is now in Rome's guard. A big mistake from Rome there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kasamsun cracks Rome with a solid left hand.
Kasamsun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Rome has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rome throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kasamsun looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rome has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasamsun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rome has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kasamsun has managed to get both his arms back between Rome's legs - danger averted.
Rome is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kasamsun defends well.
Kasamsun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rome tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Kasamsun stalls from top position.
Rome is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kasamsun off and has taken his back!
Rome is looking for a choke. Kasamsun gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Kasamsun manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Kasamsun is stalling in the full guard.
Rome is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kasamsun is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Kasamsun finds it's target.
Rome rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasamsun counters with a straight right hand.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rome as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Kasamsun finds it's way through Rome's defenses.
Kasamsun tries to clinch but Rome moves out of range.
Kasamsun moves in looking to clinch but Rome pushes him off.
Rome is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kasamsun stuffs the takedown.
Kasamsun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rome can do to turn this around?
Kasamsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Rome shoots in looking for a takedown. Kasamsun tries to sprawl out of it but Rome keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kasamsun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kasamsun swinging wildly here.
Rome blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun shoots in but Rome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kasamsun showed some decent athleticism there.
Rome looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rome moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rome throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Rome keeps moving.
Rome looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kasamsun postures up in Rome's guard and throws a big left but Rome blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
Rome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kasamsun has Rome pulled in close to control his posture.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rome advances to half guard.
Rome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rome is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Rome works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rome is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rome is looking to pass Kasamsun's guard but actually Kasamsun recovers to full guard.
Rome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasamsun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kasamsun seems keen to control Rome's posture.
Kasamsun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rome is looking for a triangle but Kasamsun pushes his legs off easily.
Rome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kasamsun defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rome changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kasamsun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rome tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rome is looking to take a break and control but Kasamsun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rome is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kasamsun is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kasamsun has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome wants to control for a moment but Kasamsun uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rome works his way into side control.
Rome swings around for an armbar but Kasamsun sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rome's guard.
Kasamsun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasamsun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rome working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kasamsun has passed into half guard!
Kasamsun trying to control from half guard but Rome is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kasamsun trying to control from half guard but Rome is working away.
Kasamsun performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rome tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Kasamsun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rome is staying active underneath Kasamsun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rome is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kasamsun passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rome!
Kasamsun wants to control the pace but Rome is squirming around nicely.
Kasamsun lands a heavy elbow.
Curtis Rome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rome is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kasamsun working Rome over with strikes here.
Rome gets back to half guard.
Rome is not content to let Kasamsun control the position.
Kasamsun controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasamsun pulls his head out easily.
Kasamsun winds up and cracks Rome with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rome tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Rome slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kasamsun 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.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rome is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kasamsun defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome has his foot on Kasamsun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kasamsun works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasamsun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Irong Kasamsun waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 281 p4p, 407 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 18 p4p, 31 weight class). Six Nine 's entrance music is KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Six Nine misses the target.
Femme throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
It appears Six Nine was looking to counter with a kick there.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Femme throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme lands the left hand.
Femme misses the jab.
Six Nine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSix Nine .
Femme misses with a body shot
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Six Nine cracks Femme with a good jab.
Six Nine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it.
Femme throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a solid leg kick but Femme takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Six Nine .
Femme now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a jab to Femme's midsection.
Femme swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Six Nine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Six Nine lunges at Femme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Femme's hand.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Femme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Femme misses.
Femme lunges at Six Nine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Six Nine 's hand.
Femme throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Femme's knee momentarily.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
It looked like Six Nine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Femme.
Six Nine slips under a jab from Femme.
A shot to the liver by Femme. Beautiful body shot.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Six Nine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Femme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Six Nine at a distance.
Six Nine clinches.
Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Femme looks for a takedown but Six Nine sprawls well.
Femme throws a jab when Six Nine was well out of range.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six Nine moves away.
Femme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Femme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Femme misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Femme throws a hook to the side of Six Nine 's head but Six Nine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Femme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Femme.
Femme scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Six Nine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Femme avoids the body shot from Six Nine .
Femme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Six Nine at a distance.
That kick from Six Nine tenderised Femme's leg. Femme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Femme punishes Six Nine 's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Six Nine .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Femme! But no joy.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Femme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Six Nine on the side of the head.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Six Nine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Six Nine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme misses with a straight left.
Six Nine slips under a jab.
Six Nine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Femme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Femme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Femme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Femme misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Femme shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Six Nine misses with a straight left.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Six Nine misses its target.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Six Nine moved out of range.
Six Nine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Six Nine .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Femme misses.
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Six Nine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Femme does it's job there.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine ducks right into an uppercut from Femme.
Femme throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Six Nine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Six Nine . No joy for Femme on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Six Nine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Femme.
Nice straight punches there by Femme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Femme.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Femme misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a low kick as Femme jumps back.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Six Nine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Six Nine tries to move into range but Femme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Violent Femme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Six Nine clinches up with Femme and pushes him back against the cage.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Femme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Six Nine is leaning against Femme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Femme misses with the head strike.
Femme has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine manages to break the clinch.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme with a jab.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Six Nine .
Femme misses with a body shot.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Six Nine is looking to counter punch.
Femme 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.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Femme swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Femme misses with a body shot
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Femme throws an off balance right hand
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Femme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Femme misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Femme throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Six Nine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme lands a nice hook to Six Nine 's body. Six Nine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Femme lands a nice hook to Six Nine 's body. Six Nine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme with a jab.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a nice leg kick.
Femme scores with a hook to the body. Six Nine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Six Nine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Femme takes a step back to recover.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Femme.
Six Nine closes the distance and clinches.
Femme manages to break the clinch.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a hook but Six Nine blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six Nine scores with a kick to the body.
Femme takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Six Nine throws a shot from downtown. Femme moves away and avoids it.
Femme is looking to clinch.
Femme throws out a loose jab but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine sizes up Femme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Femme connects with a right hand. Six Nine shakes it off.
Femme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme lands a glancing blow to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Femme misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
Six Nine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Six Nine throws a big counter combination but Femme scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Six Nine !
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Six Nine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Femme shoots in for a takedown but Six Nine shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
Femme misses with a hook.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Six Nine pinned against the cage. Six Nine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Femme punishes Six Nine 's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Six Nine is fending him off so far but Femme persists. Nope, Six Nine circles away and we're back to standing.
Six Nine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Femme avoids it.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Violent Femme.
Femme connects with a right hand. Six Nine shakes it off.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Six Nine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Femme doesn't seem bothered though.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Six Nine 's ribs.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Tekashi Six Nine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a series of punches but Femme moves out of range.
Femme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Six Nine misses.
Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Femme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Six Nine can pounce on him.
Femme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Six Nine momentarily.
Femme scores with a punch to the head.
Femme shoots in for a takedown but Six Nine shows good takedown defense.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme goes for a double leg but Six Nine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Six Nine continues to drive forward.
Six Nine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Six Nine looks to land a left hand but Femme moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to close the distance and clinch but Femme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Femme dives in for a single leg takedown but Six Nine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Femme misses with a body punch
and Six Nine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Femme's knee momentarily.
Femme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Six Nine lands a nice shot that snaps Femme's head back.
Six Nine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Femme throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Femme saw that one coming.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
Femme throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Six Nine takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme misses with a body shot.
Six Nine throws a big counter combination but Femme scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Six Nine moved out of range.
Six Nine punishes Femme's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Six Nine thumps Femme with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six Nine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Femme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
A counter left hand to the body from Six Nine misses its target.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Femme digs a good hook to Six Nine 's body.
Femme scores with a shot to the body.
Femme scores with a nice strike.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Femme.
Femme throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Violent Femme.
I've got Femme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 623 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 85 p4p, 148 weight class). O Brien's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosmanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien throws a hook but Kosmanov blocks it.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosmanov.
An inside leg kick from Kosmanov misses.
O Brien staying out of range there.
Kosmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from O Brien misses.
Good exchange - Kosmanov coming out on top.
O Brien lands a two punch combo.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from O Brien misses
and Kosmanov counters with a two punch combo.
Kosmanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kosmanov misses with a shot to the body
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Kosmanov throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kosmanov walks straight into a right hand from O Brien - that's dropped him! O Brien jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kosmanov from any more punishment! Kosmanov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elrey Dorado (ranked 528 p4p, 641 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 69 p4p, 89 weight class). Dorado comes to the cage accompanied by MY STORY. This should be fireworks!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elrey Dorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Dorado was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That kick from Wright tenderised Dorado's leg. Dorado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright throws the left hand but Dorado avoids the punch easily.
Dorado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Dorado has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dorado looks for a takedown but Wright sprawls well.
Dorado shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elrey Dorado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorado's head backwards.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but Dorado avoids it easily.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dorado slips under a jab.
Dorado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dorado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Dorado blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
The crowd cheers as Dorado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Dorado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dorado counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wright!
Dorado is trying to get an arm triangle but Wright is defending well.
Dorado is working to tighten his grip on Wright's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wright has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dorado is really squeezing tight and eventually Wright passes out! Dorado breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elrey Dorado!
Elrey Dorado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 260 p4p, 305 weight class) and Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). Ferkingstad comes to the cage accompanied by Try That In A Small Town. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Ferkingstad misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferkingstad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice hook to Ferkingstad's body. Ferkingstad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Ferkingstad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Ferkingstad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
Jab from Ferkingstad.
 It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
Jurgensen Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Ferkingstad quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ferkingstad defending well as Jurgensen Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad is looking to chop away at Jurgensen Sanchez's legs.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad tried to counter with a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez avoided it.
Ferkingstad jabs Jurgensen Sanchez right on the nose. Jurgensen Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Ferkingstad rushes Jurgensen Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferkingstad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez works on Ferkingstad's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Ferkingstad is leaning against Jurgensen Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferkingstad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jurgensen Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferkingstad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferkingstad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Ferkingstad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jurgensen Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a head kick!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferkingstad at a distance.
Ferkingstad jabs Jurgensen Sanchez right on the nose. Jurgensen Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Ferkingstad throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a jab.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Ferkingstad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jurgensen Sanchez on the side of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hook but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferkingstad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez works Ferkingstad's body with a nice hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferkingstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferkingstad with the inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a head shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferkingstad. That did some damage!
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferkingstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Jurgensen Sanchez stuns Ferkingstad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Ferkingstad's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferkingstad tries to avoid it.
Ferkingstad dodges the punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Ferkingstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Ferkingstad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jurgensen Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws the left hand but Ferkingstad avoids the punch easily.
Ferkingstad slips under a jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jurgensen Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ferkingstad with a body shot.
Ferkingstad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice hook to Ferkingstad's body. Ferkingstad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferkingstad connects with a solid leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Ferkingstad works Jurgensen Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferkingstad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Ferkingstad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferkingstad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Ferkingstad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad connects with a nice looking jab.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jurgensen Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Ferkingstad works Jurgensen Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Ferkingstad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad backing away here, and Jurgensen Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferkingstad pushes Jurgensen Sanchez away with a front kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferkingstad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jurgensen Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferkingstad throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad drives through and clinches with Jurgensen Sanchez against the cage.
Ferkingstad is working Jurgensen Sanchez over against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jurgensen Sanchez backwards.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Ferkingstad's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgensen Sanchez. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
As Ferkingstad backs off Jurgensen Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it all.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Ferkingstad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferkingstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jurgensen Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination. Ferkingstad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Ferkingstad takes a kick to the side of the head.
A low kick from Ferkingstad misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferkingstad rushes Jurgensen Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferkingstad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferkingstad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jurgensen Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Jurgensen Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferkingstad doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferkingstad 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 Jurgensen Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jurgensen Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Ferkingstad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferkingstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jurgensen Sanchez with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad tries to land a front kick but Jurgensen Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferkingstad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferkingstad throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a 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!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a big head kick that sends Jurgensen Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Ferkingstad takes a step backwards and waves Jurgensen Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jurgensen Sanchez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jurgensen Sanchez out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Our winner, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 107 p4p, 176 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 12 p4p, 20 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matikainen.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Matikainen connects with a body shot.
Matikainen takes one to the chin there.
Matikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arroyo.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Arroyo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen lands with a cross.
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!
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Matikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Some bone on bone action there as Arroyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo with a nice calf kick.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo motions for Matikainen to come forward. Arroyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matikainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Matikainen jumps back.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Matikainen saw that one coming.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
A countering left hand to the body from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Matikainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Matikainen scores with a nice strike.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo is looking to wear down Matikainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Arroyo.
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Arroyo moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Matikainen scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matikainen. That's going to slow Arroyo down.
A punch combination from Matikainen misses.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves out of range as Arroyo throws a body kick.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matikainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matikainen at a distance.
Matikainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into Matikainen's body.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Matikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matikainen tries to move into range but Arroyo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matikainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matikainen.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arroyo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arroyo!
Matikainen scores with a jab.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Matikainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen misses with a looping right.
Arroyo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matikainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arroyo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matikainen lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
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.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Matikainen is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
Arroyo swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Arroyo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo is looking to slow Matikainen down with leg kicks.
Matikainen swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo tries to clinch up but Matikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Matikainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arroyo backs up against the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Matikainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Arroyo. Beautiful body shot.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matikainen with a nice cross.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arroyo.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo tried to counter with a leg kick but Matikainen avoided it.
Arroyo scores with a hook to the body. Matikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Arroyo gets a clinch.
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matikainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo blocking some punches.
Arroyo pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matikainen gets to his feet - Arroyo follows without any prompting.
Jab by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Arroyo moves out of range.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Arroyo tried to counter with a leg kick but Matikainen avoided it.
Arroyo delivers a nice body kick.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen tries to land a front kick but Arroyo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arroyo.
Matikainen swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick.
Matikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arroyo delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Matikainen does no damage.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matikainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Matikainen's torso.
Arroyo forces Matikainen back against the cage and clinches.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
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 Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Arroyo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matikainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Arroyo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matikainen! But no joy.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
As Matikainen backs away, Arroyo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice right hand.
Matikainen throws out a powerful jab.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matikainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arroyo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matikainen swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen delivers a nice body kick.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen dips to his left and cracks Arroyo with an uppercut!
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range and Matikainen settles back down.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo throws out a leg kick but Matikainen moves out of range and Arroyo only half commits.
Matikainen stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Matikainen throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Matikainen moved away.
Arroyo slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Arroyo blocks a leg kick.
Matikainen keeps Arroyo at a distance using the push kick.
Matikainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo takes one on the button.
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!
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Arroyo.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen misses with a body kick.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo walks into a left hand.
Matikainen avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matikainen clobbers Arroyo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matikainen at a distance.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Arroyo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arroyo 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 Matikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matikainen misses with a combination
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Arroyo.
Matikainen wants to slow Arroyo down by chopping away at his legs.
Arroyo is looking to counter punch.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
Matikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
Matikainen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arroyo.
Arroyo 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DaMatti Matikainen.
I think Matikainen 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 166 p4p, 127 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 23 p4p, 17 weight class). Babcock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is San Francisco Live Medley. Benny has chosen D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benny has managed to clinch.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
Benny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Babcock.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benny misses with a low kick.
Babcock feints and then cracks Benny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benny down.
Benny tried to score with a low kick but Babcock checks it.
Babcock takes a swing at Benny's ribcage but misses.
Benny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babcock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Babcock catches Benny right on the button with a cross.
Babcock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benny was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Benny throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Benny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny misses with a looping left.
Babcock throws a leg kick but Benny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benny tries a quick counter leg kick but Babcock is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny tries to clinch but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Benny avoids it.
Babcock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babcock.
Benny misses with a leg kick
and Babcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Benny blocks the leg kick.
Babcock lands a lovely overhand right.
Benny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babcock throws out a leg kick but Benny moves out of range and Babcock only half commits.
A nice leg kick from Babcock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benny moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
Benny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babcock misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Babcock.
Babcock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babcock connects with a body shot.
Babcock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Babcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Benny lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babcock.
I was talking to Babcock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benny works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babcock tries to work over Benny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benny has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Babcock blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Benny fails to land.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benny works on Babcock's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benny's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Benny.
A short right from Benny on the inside.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benny drags the fight down to the ground.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benny wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benny's head.
Benny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babcock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babcock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny is looking for a triangle but Babcock pushes his legs off easily.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benny is keeping the position for now.
Benny has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Babcock should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Benny has tightened it up now! Babcock should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). D.C. Benny!
After the fight, D.C. Benny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 61 p4p, 55 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 9 p4p, 8 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Bassically by Tei Shi. A fine choice. Clarence Hoost has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Hoost connects with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Hoost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoost scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson throws a hook but Hoost blocks it.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Hoost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson 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.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a hook but Hoost avoids it easily.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson throws a body punch but Hoost moves out of range.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoost replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoost counters with a body kick.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Hoost moved away.
Hoost does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to land body kicks.
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Hoost's head but Hoost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Hoost checks a leg kick.
Hoost thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Hoost moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Hoost misses with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoost throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Hoost moves away and avoids it.
Hoost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson pushes Hoost away with a front kick.
Hoost is looking to land body kicks.
Hoost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Hoost sees coming a mile off.
Hoost feints a counter leg kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Hoost.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoost unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hoost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.
Hoost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Hoost staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoost doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson cracks Hoost with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.
Hoost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hoost thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoost.
Anderson throws a hook but Hoost blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoost throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Hoost throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoost can do to turn this around?
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hoost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoost's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoost off the cage and back into range.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Hoost throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Hoost throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Hoost throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Hoost checks it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
Hoost unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoost throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoost as he connects with a hook.
Noah Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Anderson out cold! What a finish! Hoost is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence Hoost!
During a confident post fight interview, Clarence Hoost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 3 p4p, 154 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Cheese comes to the cage accompanied by The Midnight NAMBLA. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Cheese counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Apollo.
Cheese throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheese smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cheese misses with a left hand
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Apollo lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheese misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Cheese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
Apollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Apollo lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Apollo 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.
Cheese scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Cheese is predictable there
and Apollo counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo catches Cheese with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cheese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Cheese needs to keep his hands up - Apollo had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Apollo there.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Apollo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cheese had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Cheese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Apollo.
Cheese lands with a hook. Apollo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheese throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apollo on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Cheese gets tackled into the cage by Apollo. Apollo maintains the clinch.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo can't break the clinch.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo works on Cheese's body with a couple of short punches.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
A short left from Apollo.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Apollo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Apollo misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo lands with a kick to the temple. Cheese shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cheese takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Apollo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo tries to land a leg kick but Cheese saw it coming and moves away.
Cheese scores with a leg kick.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese swinging wildly here.
Apollo throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Cheese throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheese circles away.
Apollo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Apollo's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheese. That's going to slow Apollo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apollo's corner calls for a 1-2. Apollo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Apollo cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Cheese misses with a low kick as Apollo jumps back.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Cheese throws a series of strikes that have Apollo backpedaling.
Cheese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cheese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Apollo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheese.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
As Apollo looks to move away, Cheese throws a big counter combo but Apollo just gets out of the way.
Cheese throws a push kick but Apollo slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Apollo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apollo with a nice calf kick.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese scores with a head kick. Apollo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cheese cracks Apollo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cheese has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Apollo to stand back up!
Apollo is rocked!
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cheese checks it well.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Cheese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Apollo lands a front kick.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cheese counters with a low kick, right behind Apollo 's knee.
Cheese lands with a hook. Apollo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo tries to score with a low kick but Cheese moves his leg out of the way.
Cheese drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Apollo's head, knocking him out cold! Cheese is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese retains his bantamweight title!
Charles Eric Cheese seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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