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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1833 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 243 p4p, 278 weight class). Albert Sojka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hardy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left lands for Sojka.
Sojka blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Sojka throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Sojka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick
letting Sojka counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Sojka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sojka misses with a wild combination.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sojka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sojka throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Sojka avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Sojka misses.
Sojka moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sojka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Sojka tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka lands with a light punch inside.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Sojka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sojka can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sojka.
Hardy working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sojka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sojka just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Hardy pushes Sojka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Sojka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Sojka is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Sojka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Sojka tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sojka gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sojka misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Sojka works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy is working Sojka over against the cage.
Hardy letting Sojka take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy slips a jab from Sojka.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Sojka misses.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Sojka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Sojka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Sojka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sojka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sojka.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sojka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nero Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka lands a right hand.
Albert Sojka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Sojka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sojka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy is leaning against Sojka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
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!
Sojka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka is struggling to control the position.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy cracks Sojka with a nice body shot.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Sojka wants to stall.
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sojka lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sojka.
A hook to the body from Sojka.
Sojka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sojka.
Sojka has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Sojka - that landed with a thud.
Sojka gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sojka lands a shot to the body.
Sojka is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sojka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sojka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sojka gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Nice body punch from Sojka.
Sojka digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sojka is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Sojka.
Still in the clinch, Sojka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Sojka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sojka avoiding damage.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Sojka avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Sojka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sojka gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Sojka avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sojka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sojka has his back to the cage.
Sojka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Sojka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sojka is stalling here.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Sojka prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Hardy cracks Sojka with a nice body shot.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
A short right from Sojka.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
Hardy tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sojka.
Sojka struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sojka lands with a left to the head.
Sojka tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sojka lands an uppercut.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Sojka struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Sojka is working Hardy over against the cage.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka taking a breather.
Sojka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Hardy is working Sojka over against the cage.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.
Nero Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert Sojka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Sojka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sojka 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Sojka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Albert Sojka waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 1438 p4p, 846 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 139 p4p, 84 weight class). Kirill Berkut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkut misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Leonidas.
Berkut digs a good body shot into Leonidas's ribs.
Leonidas digs a good body shot into Berkut's ribs.
Berkut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berkut lands with an overhand left.
Berkut drops his hands momentarily and Leonidas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkut swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonidas clobbers Berkut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a front kick that sends Berkut stumbling back into the cage.
Berkut misses with a hook
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the liver by Berkut. Beautiful body shot.
Berkut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leonidas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Berkut is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Berkut misses with a wild body shot.
Berkut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Berkut is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkut misses the target.
Leonidas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Berkut with a body shot.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Berkut.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkut swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Leonidas. Beautiful body shot.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berkut moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Berkut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Leonidas.
A shot to the body from Berkut misses
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas keeps Berkut at a distance using the push kick.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Leonidas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Draco Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkut feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
Berkut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonidas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonidas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Berkut.
Leonidas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Berkut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Berkut takes one to the chin there.
Berkut is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leonidas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Berkut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berkut misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas lands a right hook to the body.
Leonidas lands with a hook. Berkut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonidas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leonidas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas throws a shot to the body.
Berkut throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonidas! But no joy.
Berkut misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut misses with a wild body shot.
Draco Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Draco Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas throws out a loose jab but Berkut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berkut has time to react.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berkut.
Leonidas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berkut's head.
Berkut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut scores with a hook.
Nice body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Berkut is just out of range.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Leonidas scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Berkut misses with a straight right.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berkut.
Berkut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Berkut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas clobbers Berkut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leonidas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berkut misses with a right hand
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berkut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Berkut throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas jabs Berkut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leonidas connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Berkut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkut looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Leonidas misses.
Berkut misses with a body shot.
Berkut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Berkut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonidas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Berkut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas tries to land a front kick but Berkut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berkut connects with a nice looking jab.
Berkut slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Berkut. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Leonidas.
Berkut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Berkut walks into a straight right hand from Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Leonidas stuns Berkut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Berkut might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Berkut 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berkut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Leonidas lands a high kick!
Berkut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a front kick.
Berkut looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonidas! But no joy.
Leonidas lands a nice looking body shot.
Berkut throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Berkut is just out of range.
Crunch! Leonidas slams his shin into Berkut's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Berkut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas connects with a crisp jab.
Kirill Berkut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draco Leonidas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Berkut swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berkut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonidas jabs Berkut right on the nose. Berkut blinks but takes it well.
Berkut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Berkut lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkut. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut dives in and grabs Leonidas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonidas pushes down on Berkut's head and hops out.
Berkut sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Berkut misses the body punch
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkut misses with a shot to the body
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Berkut throws a sloppy body shot
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Berkut misses with a hook to the body
letting Leonidas counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berkut misses with a jab to the body
and Leonidas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leonidas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berkut's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonidas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Leonidas!
A less than humble Draco Leonidas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 774 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Ledley King (ranked 28 p4p, 54 weight class). Smif comes into the arena with Playtime blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King tries for a takedown but Smif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smif is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a big right hand! Oh King is in trouble here! Smif follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Smif!
A very excited looking Bill Smif made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 744 p4p, 449 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 91 p4p, 52 weight class). Finlay Standifer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Alkum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Standifer.
Standifer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Alkum at a distance.
A left lands for Standifer.
Von Alkum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
Nice body punch from Standifer.
Standifer lands with a shot to the body.
Standifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Standifer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer tries to clinch up.
Von Alkum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Standifer misses with a right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a good low kick that Standifer was not able to check.
Von Alkum misses with a hook. Standifer ducked under it nicely.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Von Alkum defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer rushes Von Alkum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Alkum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Standifer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Alkum's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Standifer.
Standifer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Alkum's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Standifer.
Von Alkum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Alkum thows a leg kick but Standifer checks it
and Standifer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Standifer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Standifer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer forces his way into half guard.
Von Alkum is staying active underneath Standifer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Standifer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Standifer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Alkum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Standifer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Standifer trying to pass the guard but Von Alkum defending well.
Standifer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Standifer misses with a head shot. Von Alkum uses the momentum to regain guard.
Von Alkum keeping full guard, as Standifer tries to pass.
Standifer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Standifer tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Alkum is retaining full guard.
Standifer preventing the sweep.
Von Alkum is trying to keep Standifer in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Standifer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Standifer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Standifer trying to move into half guard but instead Von Alkum has managed to sweep!
Von Alkum is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Von Alkum preventing the sweep.
Standifer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Standifer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Standifer trying to keep a closed guard but Von Alkum is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Standifer pulls Von Alkum in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Standifer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Alkum misses with a jab to the body
letting Standifer counter with a right hand.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
Standifer just misses with a punch to the body.
Standifer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Standifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Alkum trying to control from the bottom.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Standifer throwing shots but Von Alkum is blocking nicely.
Standifer working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Standifer.
Von Alkum is looking to control Standifer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Alkum avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Standifer there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Standifer connects with a nice short shot to Von Alkum's temple.
Standifer is trying to control. Von Alkum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Standifer wants to pass the guard but Von Alkum is defending well.
Standifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Von Alkum defends it well.
Von Alkum tries to get to full guard but Standifer has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Alkum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Standifer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Standifer is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Alkum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Standifer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Standifer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Von Alkum gets back to full guard.
Standifer throwing strikes but missing.
Standifer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standifer controls the pace.
Von Alkum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Alkum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Standifer is pressing down on Von Alkum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Von Alkum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Standifer is adopting a defensive guard.
Standifer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Alkum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer managing to control the position.
Standifer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Alkum preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Standifer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Von Alkum controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Standifer misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer 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. And we move into the final round!
Von Alkum throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klaus Von Alkum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Alkum looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but Von Alkum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Von Alkum circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Standifer's sensitive parts.
Standifer tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Standifer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Standifer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer cracks Von Alkum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Von Alkum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Standifer throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Alkum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Standifer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooh!!! Von Alkum has knocked Standifer down with a huge combo! Von Alkum steps away and waves a wobbly Standifer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Finlay Standifer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Standifer punishes Von Alkum's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Alkum wants to slow Standifer down by chopping away at his legs.
Standifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Alkum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Alkum feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
Finlay Standifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick which misses Standifer's front leg but catches the back leg as Standifer tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Standifer.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Standifer lands a nice hook to Von Alkum's body. Von Alkum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Standifer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Standifer.
Standifer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Alkum scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Von Alkum.
Standifer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Alkum rather than just go for the knockout.
Standifer is looking to clinch.
Standifer lands a slapping body shot.
Standifer lands a body shot.
Standifer tries to clinch up.
Standifer takes the fight into the clinch.
Standifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Alkum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Standifer.
Standifer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Standifer prevents a body shot from Von Alkum.
Standifer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Alkum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Alkum is trying to stall.
Von Alkum trying to stall but Standifer improves his position.
Von Alkum can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Finlay Standifer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Alkum misses with a body punch.
Standifer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Alkum blocks an uppercut.
Standifer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Alkum lands a left hand.
Von Alkum wants to stall.
Good body shot from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finlay Standifer.
Well Standifer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 739 p4p, 866 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 96 p4p, 115 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney misses with a straight left.
Bonney throws a hook but Akutagawa blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Akutagawa misses.
Akutagawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonney throws out the jab.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
letting Akutagawa counter with a right hand.
 It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Bonney misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Bonney.
Akutagawa throws a body kick that misses.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Bonney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Akutagawa tenderised Bonney's leg. Bonney is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Bonney's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akutagawa looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Bonney cracks Akutagawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akutagawa 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.
Akutagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Jab by Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Akutagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney misses with a left hand
and Akutagawa counters with a body kick that stops Bonney in his tracks momentarily.
Akutagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonney misses with a shot to the body
and Akutagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Akutagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akutagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akutagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akutagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands with a straight right. Akutagawa didn't see that one coming.
Akutagawa slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akutagawa.
A shot to the body from Bonney misses
and Akutagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akutagawa scores with a hook.
Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Akutagawa blocks it.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Akutagawa feints a counter leg kick.
Akutagawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Akutagawa misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Akutagawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
William H Bonney's cut is getting worse.
Akutagawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonney swings widly with a right hand
letting Akutagawa counter with a right hand.
Akutagawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands with an overhand left.
Bonney misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akutagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney lands with an uppercut that bounces Akutagawa off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up Ryu Akutagawa's cut even more.
Bonney lands a really nice looking cross but Akutagawa seems unphased.
Bonney thumps Akutagawa with a low kick.
Akutagawa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akutagawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney cracks a nice hook into Akutagawa's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney misses with a hook
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Akutagawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonney. That snapped Akutagawa's head back.
Akutagawa throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akutagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Akutagawa throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Akutagawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akutagawa misses with the combination.
Bonney lunges at Akutagawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akutagawa's hand.
Bonney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akutagawa on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akutagawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney connects with a right hand. Akutagawa shakes it off.
The cut above Ryu Akutagawa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akutagawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonney with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William H Bonney will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Akutagawa misses.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akutagawa.
It seemed like Akutagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonney scores with a nice strike.
Bonney misses with a body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a nice body shot.
Akutagawa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bonney if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Akutagawa's head but Akutagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akutagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akutagawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Akutagawa tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Akutagawa's head but Akutagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akutagawa scores with a punch to the head.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akutagawa swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Akutagawa is just out of range.
Akutagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Akutagawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney misses with a lunging right hand
and Akutagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonney.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William H Bonney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bonney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akutagawa cracks him with a counter punch right 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!
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Akutagawa moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa thumps Bonney with a low kick.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Akutagawa misses its intended target.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Akutagawa finds it's target.
Bonney scores with a jab.
Ryu Akutagawa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab from Akutagawa misses.
Bonney throws a body punch but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akutagawa momentarily.
Akutagawa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akutagawa.
William H Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney thows a leg kick but Akutagawa checks it
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney misses the jab.
Akutagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Bonney lands with a shot to the body.
Akutagawa tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akutagawa throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
Akutagawa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akutagawa scores with a body shot.
Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Akutagawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akutagawa takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Bonney misses with a lunging right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Akutagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Akutagawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akutagawa. That's going to slow Bonney down.
Akutagawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeez, William H Bonney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonney jabs Akutagawa right on the nose. Akutagawa blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akutagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Akutagawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonney works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryu Akutagawa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 882 p4p, 863 weight class) and Kim Jones (ranked 60 p4p, 58 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Real Ganja Man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Young definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones counters with a body kick.
Young throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones thinks about the counter body kick.
Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Young.
Young throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Jones 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.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Fred Young has been cut.
Young looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Young scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kim Jones has been cut.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Young! Jones is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Young!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 542 p4p, 196 weight class) and Odin Markkanen (ranked 54 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dismantle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come As You Are. On his way into the cage it seems that Mickey Dismantle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mickey Dismantle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle connects with a body shot that sends Markkanen's belly button to the back.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but Dismantle shows good takedown defense.
Dismantle is looking to clinch.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dismantle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markkanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markkanen throws a big counter head kick but Dismantle avoids it with no problem.
Dismantle blocks a jab.
Dismantle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Markkanen just manages to avoid it.
Dismantle slips under a jab from Markkanen.
Dismantle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Markkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dismantle lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle misses with a hook.
Markkanen misses with a straight left.
Dismantle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle throws a hook but Markkanen blocks it.
Dismantle delivers a nice body kick.
Dismantle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dismantle lands a right hook to the body.
Dismantle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dismantle throws the left hand but Markkanen avoids the punch easily.
Markkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dismantle in his tracks.
Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Markkanen with a hook.
Markkanen defending well as Dismantle loads up on a big left hand.
Dismantle defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Dismantle swings for the body but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 Dismantle is rocked!
Markkanen lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Dismantle crumples to the floor! Markkanen milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Odin Markkanen!
Odin Markkanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 140 p4p, 257 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 28 p4p, 38 weight class). Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. Adrian Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Rose has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a jab when Honorio was well out of range.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Honorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Honorio counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
Honorio has managed to clinch.
Honorio lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio misses with a body punch.
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honorio slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Honorio moved out of range nicely.
Honorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Honorio.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honorio tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honorio is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honorio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Honorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honorio tries to clinch up.
Honorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Honorio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the jab.
Honorio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Honorio misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honorio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Honorio.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab. Honorio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Honorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Honorio ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Honorio counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Honorio to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Honorio misses.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honorio in his tracks.
Honorio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honorio blocks a jab.
Vinicius Honorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Honorio seems unphased.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Honorio counters with a straight right hand.
Honorio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Honorio duly obliges.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Honorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Honorio persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honorio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Honorio's head back.
Honorio misses with a double jab
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honorio throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Honorio takes one to the chin there.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honorio fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Honorio is out of range.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Honorio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Honorio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honorio forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Honorio avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Honorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose prevents a body shot from Honorio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a left hand.
 Honorio is rocked!
Honorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Honorio prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honorio.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio prevents a body shot from Rose.
A short left from Honorio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Honorio has him pressed against the cage.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Honorio controls the action.
Honorio tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Honorio back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Honorio tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honorio blocking some punches.
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Honorio with that takedown attempt.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honorio.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Rose digs a good body shot into Honorio's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Honorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Honorio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honorio. Honorio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Honorio misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Honorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honorio can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Honorio trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Honorio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honorio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Honorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Honorio. Honorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Honorio misses with a combination
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honorio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honorio moves away.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Honorio tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Nice cross by Rose.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Honorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio misses with a few strikes there.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honorio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio misses with a left hand
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 245 p4p, 113 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 30 p4p, 15 weight class). Rhodes comes to the cage accompanied by Bury My Bones. Dusty Rhodes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buster Glover's chin.
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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhodes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover throws a leg kick
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover throws a jab when Rhodes was well out of range.
Glover swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Glover thumps Rhodes with a low kick.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Rhodes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Glover darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes connects with a nice looking jab.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Rhodes connects with a nice looking jab.
Glover lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glover.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhodes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes sizes up Glover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes connects with a jab.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Buster Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhodes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Glover connects with a single shot there.
Glover throws a lazy right hand but Rhodes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover throws a looping overhand right but Rhodes ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhodes lands a slapping body shot.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rhodes jumps guard.
Glover wants to stand but Rhodes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Glover controlling him for the moment.
Rhodes controlling the position.
Rhodes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glover is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Rhodes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rhodes is pulling down on Glover's head to control his posture.
Rhodes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glover defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glover can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Rhodes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Rhodes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Glover must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glover ducks right into an uppercut from Rhodes.
Glover staying out of range there.
Glover throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Rhodes is out of range.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glover with a nice calf kick.
Glover swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover tries a low kick but Rhodes avoids it.
Glover takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes slips a straight right by Glover.
Glover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glover throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it.
Rhodes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Glover.
A shot to the body from Glover misses
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Rhodes as he connects with a hook.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Glover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rhodes's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover scoring well with a low kick there.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Rhodes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buster Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusty Rhodes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes.
It looked like Rhodes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Glover.
Glover misses with a jab to the body
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhodes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glover feints and then cracks Rhodes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rhodes down.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes walks into a jab.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhodes staying out of range there.
Rhodes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rhodes throws a left that rocks Glover and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rhodes dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Glover regain composure!
Glover is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover is looking to regain half guard here but Rhodes keeps moving and retains side control.
Glover is still in real trouble! Can Rhodes finish him?
Rhodes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glover, who protects the arm well.
Rhodes working the ground and pound.
Rhodes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Glover is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rhodes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Rhodes!
A very excited looking Dusty Rhodes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 174 p4p, 236 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). Dustfinger comes into the arena with The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Young has chosen Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Dustfinger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Dustfinger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young digs a good body shot into Dustfinger's ribs.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Dustfinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dustfinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dustfinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dustfinger! Young lets Dustfinger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dustfinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Dustfinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Dustfinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Young misses with a hook.
Dustfinger ducks under a wild hook from Young.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Dustfinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
It looked like Dustfinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dustfinger throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Dustfinger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dustfinger is breathing heavily.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dustfinger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left lands for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger scores with a nice head shot.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dustfinger misses with a looping left.
A jab from Dustfinger does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger 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.
Dustfinger tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Dustfinger throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Dustfinger throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young swings for the body but Dustfinger moves out of range.
Dustfinger clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dustfinger works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Dustfinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Dustfinger counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young defending well as Dustfinger loads up on a big left hand.
Dustfinger throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young misses with a body shot.
Dustfinger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dustfinger at a distance.
Dustfinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dustfinger rather than just go for the knockout.
Dustfinger throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Dustfinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Dustfinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dustfinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young throws a pinpoint strike between Dustfinger's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dustfinger crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Young scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryder Young!
Ryder Young very nearly forgot to thank Action Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Henry Dustfinger spoke after the fight, saying 'Awww Hell!'.
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