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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayilton Almeda (ranked 3951 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Lou Cabrazzi (ranked 461 p4p, 261 weight class). Almeda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anota AĆ - MC Lipi. Cabrazzi has chosen Falling Under Again by Buff Justice as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayilton Almeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou Cabrazzi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrazzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrazzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabrazzi avoiding damage as Almeda throws knees to the body.
Almeda lands an elbow just above Cabrazzi 's eye.
 It looks like Lou Cabrazzi has been cut.
Almeda can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrazzi controls the action.
Almeda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cabrazzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrazzi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almeda.
Cabrazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabrazzi working hard to break the clinch.
Almeda blocking some punches.
Almeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrazzi.
Cabrazzi scores with a shot to the side of Almeda's head.
Cabrazzi breaks from the clinch.
Cabrazzi throws a big shot that misses.
Almeda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeda swings for the body but Cabrazzi moves out of range.
Cabrazzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lou Cabrazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrazzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrazzi scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Jayilton Almeda has been cut.
Cabrazzi tries to bum rush Almeda with a series of wild strikes but Almeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrazzi pounces like a tiger and cracks Almeda with a vicious hook! Almeda is down but not out! Cabrazzi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lou Cabrazzi!
A victorious Lou Cabrazzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Jayilton Almeda had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent for taking the fight, all the fans, my coaches, my sponsors Savage Fightwear and Furnace Performance.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zacharias Sabel (ranked 2074 p4p, 2618 weight class) and Stephen McGarvey (ranked 264 p4p, 305 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stephen McGarvey enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen McGarvey!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel throws a series of punches but McGarvey moves out of range.
A lazy left from Sabel finds it's target.
McGarvey throws a nice head kick!
Sabel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sabel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabel misses with a hook.
Sabel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGarvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Sabel blocks the low kick.
Sabel is looking to counter punch.
Sabel with a nice cross.
McGarvey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGarvey.
Zacharias Sabel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sabel.
McGarvey moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from McGarvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sabel misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel closes the distance and clinches.
Sabel has a couple of punches blocked by McGarvey.
McGarvey just leaning against Sabel, taking a breather.
Sabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Sabel to work.
Sabel can't break the clinch.
McGarvey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGarvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGarvey lands a shoulder strike.
McGarvey is pushing Sabel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sabel trying to control the position but instead, McGarvey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabel into the cage.
McGarvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGarvey lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabel.
McGarvey throws a head punch that misses.
Sabel is looking to control McGarvey's arms but McGarvey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sabel has his back to the cage.
Sabel blocking some punches.
McGarvey taking a breather.
Sabel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sabel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabel lands a glancing blow to the side of McGarvey's head.
Sabel throws the left hand but McGarvey avoids the punch easily.
McGarvey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sabel misses with a hook.
McGarvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabel looks to land a combination. McGarvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sabel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws a right hand that misses
and McGarvey counters with an outside leg kick.
Sabel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGarvey throws a head kick that misses.
Sabel is looking to counter the offense by McGarvey and move into the clinch.
Sabel misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Sabel.
McGarvey is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by McGarvey.
Sabel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarvey.
McGarvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
Sabel scores with a hook.
Sabel misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGarvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabel throws a right and a left that McGarvey avoids nicely.
Sabel lands an overhand right.
McGarvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sabel back to the cage. McGarvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel misses with a double jab.
McGarvey with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabel. McGarvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabel throws a series of punches but McGarvey avoids them all with ease.
Sabel doesn't manage to clinch there - McGarvey circles away.
McGarvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabel misses with an uppercut.
McGarvey wants to clinch but Sabel slips to the side
letting Sabel counter with a right hand.
McGarvey needs to keep his hands up - Sabel had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Sabel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGarvey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGarvey defending well as Sabel loads up on a big left hand.
Sabel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGarvey wants to counter the offense by Sabel and move into the clinch position.
Sabel swings widly with a right hand
and McGarvey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sabel throws a nice looking combination but McGarvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGarvey throws a solid leg kick but Sabel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGarvey.
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Sabel.
McGarvey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabel, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sabel misses.
McGarvey ducks under a wild hook from Sabel.
McGarvey throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from McGarvey.
Nice straight punches there by Sabel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabel.
Sabel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGarvey can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey slips under a jab from Sabel.
Sabel backing away here, and McGarvey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGarvey throws a head kick that misses.
Zacharias Sabel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGarvey counters with a nice body kick.
Sabel swings for the body but McGarvey moves out of range.
McGarvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGarvey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabel misses with an uppercut.
Sabel looks to throw the jab but McGarvey is out of range.
McGarvey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGarvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabel misses with a wild combination.
McGarvey throws a big counter head kick but Sabel avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGarvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabel moves into the clinch.
McGarvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGarvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGarvey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sabel throws a right and a left that McGarvey avoids nicely.
McGarvey unleashes a big counter combination but Sabel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sabel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGarvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sabel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGarvey counters with a low kick, right behind Sabel 's knee.
McGarvey takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws a poor cross that misses
and McGarvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sabel moves forwards but McGarvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sabel.
McGarvey lands with a good body shot.
Sabel throws a right hand that McGarvey ducks under and follows up with a left that McGarvey also avoids with ease.
McGarvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGarvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabel.
Sabel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGarvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabel.
McGarvey takes one to the side of the head.
McGarvey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGarvey is looking to land body kicks.
McGarvey lands a head kick!
We've been informed that McGarvey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sabel doesn't manage to clinch there - McGarvey circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarvey.
Sabel misses the body punch
enabling McGarvey to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel misses with a straight right.
McGarvey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sabel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabel backing away here, and McGarvey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGarvey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGarvey tries to clinch but Sabel moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGarvey. That's going to slow Sabel down.
McGarvey gets a clinch.
McGarvey scores with a shot to the side of Sabel's head.
McGarvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabel throws a jab when McGarvey was well out of range.
Sabel moves in looking to clinch but McGarvey pushes him off.
McGarvey fakes the leg kick and cracks Sabel in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen McGarvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGarvey scores with a body shot.
Sabel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sabel slips a jab from McGarvey.
McGarvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabel.
Sabel cracks McGarvey with an open hand slap.
McGarvey tries to move into range but Sabel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from McGarvey tenderised Sabel's leg. Sabel is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarvey misses with a head kick.
Sabel throws a hook but McGarvey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
McGarvey tries to counter with a clinch but Sabel shakes him off and moves away.
Sabel rushes McGarvey and presses him up against the cage.
McGarvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey throws a head punch that misses.
McGarvey lands with a right to the head.
McGarvey stalling in the clinch.
McGarvey letting Sabel take a breather here.
McGarvey lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGarvey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sabel up against the cage.
McGarvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGarvey is looking to land body kicks.
Sabel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGarvey counters with an outside leg kick.
Sabel throws a nice looking combination but McGarvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGarvey connects with a high kick.
McGarvey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGarvey.
McGarvey throws a sloppy head kick and Sabel moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for McGarvey.
Sabel throws a sloppy body shot
and McGarvey counters with a left and a right that stings Sabel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabel misses with a wild body shot.
McGarvey throws a counter combo.
McGarvey 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.
Sabel throws a hook but McGarvey blocks it.
McGarvey misses with a body kick.
McGarvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabel throws out the jab.
Sabel tries to clinch but McGarvey is having none of it.
Sabel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGarvey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sabel's knee momentarily.
Sabel is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabel.
McGarvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabel wants to clinch.
McGarvey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGarvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGarvey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGarvey with a nice cross.
Sabel just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sabel does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel fails to land with a series of punches.
McGarvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
Sabel throws a big shot that misses.
Sabel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabel throws a hook to the side of McGarvey's head but McGarvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabel swings widly with a right hand
enabling McGarvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel misses with the combination.
McGarvey feints a jab promting Sabel to slip. McGarvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sabel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen McGarvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGarvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen McGarvey!
Post fight, an emotional Stephen McGarvey said 'I'd like to thank my family and most of all God, for making me an Atheist. Cheers!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lopes (ranked 2245 p4p, 2342 weight class) and Daniel Dux (ranked 179 p4p, 184 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dux!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniel Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Diego Lopes has been cut.
Dux scores with a body shot.
Lopes wants to clinch up but Dux keeps it at a distance.
Are you kidding me?! Dux ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Lopes clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Chi (ranked 1965 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 245 p4p, 221 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colonel Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Chi cracks Christ with a good jab.
Christ swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Chi's head coaches at THUD! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ avoids the body shot from Chi.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Chi looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Chi misses the target.
Christ misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Chi lands the left hand.
Chi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ looks to land a combination but Chi avoids it well.
Chi misses with a body shot.
Christ 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.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
Christ throws a lazy body kick
and Chi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ misses with a wild combination.
Christ throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chi throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ counters with a thumping low kick.
Chi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Chi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chi cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Christ tries to get set, Chi tries to push him back and clinch up but Christ manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chi.
Christ lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a push kick but Chi slaps the foot to one side.
Chi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christ momentarily.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
Chi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chi misses with a straight right.
A combination from Christ does no damage.
Chi moves forwards but Christ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ blocks a jab.
Chi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chi throws a one two combo.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ slips under a jab.
Chi throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Christ feints and then cracks Chi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chi down.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Chi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christ.
A shot to the liver by Christ. Beautiful body shot.
Chi takes the fight into the clinch.
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Chi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chi wants to clinch.
As Chi backs off Christ throws a huge counter combo but Chi manages to avoid it all.
Chi swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ throws a front kick aimed at Chi's knee but Chi avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
A combination from Chi does no damage.
Christ takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi is just out of range.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Chi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christ misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chi looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Chi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Chi.
Chi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christ.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chi throws a body shot but no joy.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chi tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Chi moves out of range easily.
Chi is looking to counter punch.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
Christ takes one to the chin there.
Chi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ looks to land a body kick but Chi moved away.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Christ scores with a sloppy right hand. Chi should have avoided that one.
Christ drops Chi with a left and a right! Oh, Chi is hurt - Christ dives into side control looking to finish!
 Chi is rocked!
It looks like Colonel Chi has been cut.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ stands up and beckons Chi to his feet.
Oh Chi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ is looking to chop away at Chi's legs.
Chi seems to have got his legs back now.
Christ looks for the body kick but Chi saw that one coming.
Christ throws a solid leg kick but Chi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christ.
Chi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Chi is out of range.
Christ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Chi.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chi tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jesus Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Chi moved out of range nicely.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ throws a leg kick but Chi moved away.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Chi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi misses with some punches.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Chi has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Chi fails to land.
Chi misses with some punches.
Christ wants to break free but Chi has control.
Chi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Christ has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Christ can turn it around.
Chi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
Chi tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Chi's shoulder, as Chi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ moves away from the strike by Chi.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chi counters with a nice body shot.
Chi thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Christ misses.
Chi looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Chi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chi's corner calls for a 1-2. Chi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christ tries to keep at a distance but Chi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Chi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Chi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ with a nice calf kick.
Christ delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Christ will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Colonel Chi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Christ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chi throwing a counter right hand but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ jabs Chi right on the nose. Chi blinks but takes it well.
Chi defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws a low kick but Chi avoids it.
Chi misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Chi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christ, pushing him back against the cage.
Christ is trying to break free.
Chi misses with a punch to the body.
Chi misses with some punches.
Chi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Christ lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.
Chi tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Chi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Chi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Chi misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Chi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ avoids the body shot from Chi.
Christ feints a counter leg kick.
Chi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Chi.
Christ scores with a jab. Chi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chi, as that shot connected.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chi circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Chi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chi on the side of the head.
Chi looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ lands a lovely overhand right.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Chi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chi cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christ avoids the body shot from Chi.
Chi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ looks for the body kick but Chi saw that one coming.
Chi throwing a counter right hand but Christ manages to avoid it.
Colonel Chi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to slow Chi down with leg kicks.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Chi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ slips under a jab.
Chi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi.
Nice defenses there by Chi.
Chi cracks Christ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Christ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chi misses with a jab to the body
and Christ counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ moves away from the strike by Chi.
Chi loses concentration momentarily and Christ pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Chi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Christ finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Christ!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Skibbo (ranked 2557 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Buck Bolkvadze (ranked 292 p4p, 252 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo misses with a straight right.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skibbo slips a jab from Bolkvadze.
A little feinted left hand from Skibbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolkvadze misses with a low kick as Skibbo jumps back.
Skibbo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bolkvadze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolkvadze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skibbo.
Bolkvadze looks to throw the jab but Skibbo is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Skibbo there.
We've been told by Skibbo's head coaches at Animal Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolkvadze checks it well.
Bolkvadze misses with a low kick as Skibbo jumps back.
Bolkvadze defending well as Skibbo loads up on a big left hand.
Bolkvadze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Buck Bolkvadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Bolkvadze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo cracks Bolkvadze with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Buck Bolkvadze has been cut.
Bolkvadze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bolkvadze throws a head kick that misses.
Bolkvadze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolkvadze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skibbo. Skibbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Skibbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolkvadze's head backwards.
Bolkvadze moves to clinch but Skibbo breaks away
and Skibbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch up.
Bolkvadze wants to clinch.
Skibbo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze misses the jab.
Bolkvadze darts in trying to clinch
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolkvadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolkvadze tries to clinch but Skibbo is having none of it.
Skibbo is looking to counter punch.
Skibbo throws out a loose jab but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skibbo looks to throw the jab but Bolkvadze is out of range.
Skibbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolkvadze moves in looking to clinch but Skibbo pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Bolkvadze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Skibbo misses the target.
Bolkvadze cracks Skibbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Skibbo.
Bolkvadze misses with a left hand
and Bolkvadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skibbo.
Bolkvadze ducks under a wild hook from Skibbo.
Skibbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skibbo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolkvadze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolkvadze.
A nice side step and Bolkvadze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bolkvadze with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skibbo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bolkvadze falls backwards - clearly groggy! Skibbo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uno Skibbo!
An out of breath Uno Skibbo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Phillipe LaFleur (ranked 1354 p4p, 2029 weight class) and Teofil Gielgud (ranked 163 p4p, 254 weight class). Gielgud has chosen Witajcie W Naszej Bajce as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Phillipe LaFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofil Gielgud!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LaFleur moves out of range as Gielgud strikes.
The crowd cheers as LaFleur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gielgud doesn't seem phased though.
Gielgud throws a big shot that misses.
LaFleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gielgud throws out the jab.
Gielgud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
LaFleur throws a hook but Gielgud blocks it.
LaFleur misses with an uppercut.
Gielgud throws out a counter right but LaFleur avoids it with no problem.
LaFleur swings for the body but Gielgud moves out of range.
LaFleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gielgud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFleur throws a lazy right hand but Gielgud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LaFleur digs a good hook to Gielgud's body.
LaFleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gielgud moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gielgud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gielgud darts in and clinches LaFleur up against the cage.
LaFleur misses with some punches.
LaFleur throws a punch but it's blocked by Gielgud.
Gielgud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gielgud misses with some punches.
LaFleur misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaFleur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gielgud is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short uppercut from LaFleur.
LaFleur breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Gielgud misses.
LaFleur went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
LaFleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Gielgud throws out a loose jab but LaFleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaFleur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gielgud looks to land a right hand but LaFleur moved out of range.
Gielgud throws out a loose jab but LaFleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gielgud throws a hook but LaFleur avoids it easily.
LaFleur throwing a counter right hand but Gielgud manages to avoid it.
Gielgud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LaFleur swings widly with a right hand
and Gielgud counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaFleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gielgud.
Gielgud looks to land a right hand but LaFleur moved out of range.
Gielgud misses with a left hand
and LaFleur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaFleur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LaFleur misses with a body shot.
Gielgud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gielgud throws a jab but it's blocked by LaFleur.
A big left from Gielgud misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Gielgud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gielgud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Gielgud.
LaFleur is looking to counter punch.
Gielgud moves out of range of the strikes.
Gielgud throws a jab when LaFleur was well out of range.
LaFleur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gielgud throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Jean Phillipe LaFleur has been cut.
Gielgud might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
LaFleur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gielgud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gielgud sends LaFleur crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gielgud is motioning to the referee to let LaFleur up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaFleur slips under a jab from Gielgud.
LaFleur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gielgud ducks under a wild hook from LaFleur.
Gielgud misses with an uppercut. LaFleur saw that one coming.
LaFleur throwing a counter right hand but Gielgud manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gielgud with a nice cross.
LaFleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gielgud throws out the jab.
Gielgud moves to clinch but LaFleur breaks away
and LaFleur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaFleur throws a shot from downtown. Gielgud moves away and avoids it.
Gielgud misses with a few strikes there.
LaFleur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from LaFleur misses the target.
Gielgud misses with a looping right.
LaFleur takes one to the side of the head.
LaFleur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gielgud counters with a crisp right hand that drops LaFleur! Gielgud lets LaFleur back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
LaFleur is rocked!
LaFleur blocks a jab.
Gielgud finds LaFleur's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! LaFleur flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gielgud lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure LaFleur will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teofil Gielgud!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwadwo Adunga Jr (ranked 1340 p4p, 1462 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 161 p4p, 184 weight class). Adunga Jr's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Kwadwo Adunga Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Roth.
A jab from Adunga Jr does it's job there.
Adunga Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roth's head backwards.
Roth avoids a kick to the body.
Adunga Jr misses with a straight right.
Roth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adunga Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Roth with that takedown attempt.
Adunga Jr tries to land a front kick but Roth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adunga Jr throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Adunga Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adunga Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roth will feel that in the morning.
Adunga Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adunga Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adunga Jr lands a big right hand that sends Roth crashing to the mat! Adunga Jr stays standing though and waves Roth back to his feet!
 Roth is rocked!
Adunga Jr gets caught napping as Roth dives in and scores a takedown. Adunga Jr manages to retain guard.
Adunga Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roth is controlling him.
Roth wants to control from the top but Adunga Jr keeps moving.
Roth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adunga Jr is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adunga Jr pushes Roth off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adunga Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Roth to counter with a crisp jab.
Adunga Jr misses with a straight left.
Roth avoids the head kick by Adunga Jr.
It seemed like Roth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adunga Jr misses with a looping left.
Adunga Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roth moves out of range of the body kick from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Kwadwo Adunga Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Roth misses.
Adunga Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth prevents Adunga Jr from escaping the position.
Roth in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Adunga Jr wants to get back to his feet but Roth drags him back down.
Adunga Jr prevents Roth from improving position.
Adunga Jr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adunga Jr prevents Roth from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Adunga Jr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Roth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adunga Jr is looking to escape.
Roth pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Roth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adunga Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwadwo Adunga Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adunga Jr dodges the punch combination from Roth.
Adunga Jr is looking to counter punch.
Roth misses with an uppercut. Adunga Jr saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Adunga Jr misses the target.
Kwadwo Adunga Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Adunga Jr throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adunga Jr misses with a left hand
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roth misses with a hook. Adunga Jr ducked under it nicely.
Roth throws a jab but it's blocked by Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr looks to throw the jab but Roth is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut.
Roth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr throws a low kick, looking for Roth's leg but Roth calmly moves out of range.
As Adunga Jr backs off Roth throws a huge counter combo but Adunga Jr manages to avoid it all.
Adunga Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adunga Jr.
Roth takes a swing at Adunga Jr's ribcage but misses.
Adunga Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Kwadwo Adunga Jr has been cut.
Adunga Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roth.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
Nice body punch from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with a hook
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roth misses with a hook
and Adunga Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Adunga Jr lands with a right hand.
Adunga Jr misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
Adunga Jr throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adunga Jr connects with a right hand. Roth shakes it off.
Adunga Jr drops Roth with a huge uppercut! Roth drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Adunga Jr is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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